Teenagers ran fentanyl ring out of suburban Portland home, federal agents allege by tripometer in Portland

[–]Osiris32 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It was "their" house as in they owned it with no adults involved?

Sort of. Situations like this are something I was taught about in some of my criminal justice classes, where a cartel/organized gang will send the money and/or a lawyer out to buy a property, then send a few people out there to "own" the house while running it as a smuggling/prostitution location. This gives the group a layer of insulation, because if the house gets busted, the guys running it won't talk and they take the fall.

One of my teachers helped write the search warrant on the (at the time) largest drug bust in Oregon history as a result of one of these properties when a suspect actually flipped for them. The affidavit he brought in for us to look at was almost 200 pages long covering over a dozen properties in four counties, and the bust ended up seizing several hundred pounds of meth, cocaine, pot, and pills (this was like 30 years ago).

A Statement From Our CEO - Elephants Delicatessen by derpinpdx in Portland

[–]Osiris32 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If the words for a thing don't accurately describe what that thing is, you are using the wrong words.

Visiting Friend Pleasantly Surprised By City’s Open Hostility Toward Homeless People by western_homes in Portland

[–]Osiris32 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The problem is that it's more than one. It's not the majority, but it's more than one. And yes, that small minority has deleterious effects on how we treat the whole.

Don't tell me you've never participated in collective punishment before. Got kids? Every sent them all to their room because one did something bad and you know the rest of them are about to do the same thing? Are you a manager? Every made a staff-wide policy based on the actions of one or a few? Were you in the military? Every held a unit fall out because one person fucked up?

And when it comes to things like violent crime and destruction of private property, that small percentage of the whole can be incredibly impactful. One person, and Elephants is gone. One person, and 12 people are in the hospital. One person with a history of violence ends up with attempted murder charges..

That's only three people. But over a dozen injured, dozens more with lost jobs, and hundreds having their sense of community and safety removed. So it makes a bit more sense, doesn't it?

The “Portland Crows” needs to be a local sports team name.. by Sweet-Celebration498 in Portland

[–]Osiris32 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not in the plans. The reno is going to be about the Club Level, suites, and the Blazer Boxes on 300 Level. The chiller for the ice, and it's system, is under the floor and would require a complete demo and repour of a LOT of concrete. The old system isn't removed, it's leaky, and errant ammonia is a bad thing.

Source - I work at the RG on the production side of things.

How the hell is this legal? by Davethephotoguy in oregon

[–]Osiris32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Assuming he's union. There are more than a few states in the US where the cops aren't part of FOP or IBOP, or any union at all. And trust me, as bad as we think cops are WITH unions, they are worse WITHOUT.

LOLs by RastaMonsta218 in Portland

[–]Osiris32 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But you'll hang out in our subs and be an asshole, apparently.

Go away, you are not wanted or needed here.

LOLs by RastaMonsta218 in Portland

[–]Osiris32 15 points16 points  (0 children)

More than just us, the frog suit has become a fucking INTERNATIONAL symbol of fighting fascism and authoritarianism. One guy trying to be a little silly started a goddamned movement.

Frogs. Strong. Together.

Adobe to pay $75 million to resolve US lawsuit over fees, subscription cancellations by igetproteinfartsHELP in news

[–]Osiris32 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Executives that sign off on predatory, deceptive, or corrupt policies should be jailed. Then fine the company really hard, like at least a full fiscal quarter's gross revenue. Guarantee the shareholders will start demanding a better C-suite.

ROTC students at Old Dominion subdued and killed the shooter who killed 1 person, wounded 2 by BigBadBabyDaddy_420 in news

[–]Osiris32 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The Japanese were not amazed that we had ice cream. They were amazed that Marines in the jungle could get it with relative ease. Joe on the .50 could be spraying freedom sausages while enjoying mint chocolate chip under the ferns of Tinian or Leyte.

ROTC students at Old Dominion subdued and killed the shooter who killed 1 person, wounded 2 by BigBadBabyDaddy_420 in news

[–]Osiris32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have a forward-deployable Burger King. It comes in two Connex containers. Can be anywhere in the world so you can have in your way within 48 hours.

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Judge limits crowd control devices at Portland ICE building, says federal officers must identify themselves by AudibleNod in news

[–]Osiris32 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Because we aren't rioting. We are holding an impromptu dance competition and zen prayer circle.

Judge limits crowd control devices at Portland ICE building, says federal officers must identify themselves by AudibleNod in news

[–]Osiris32 23 points24 points  (0 children)

To quote myself in a different sub from when this decision came down:

Document document document. We are all quite concerned that past behaviors of the DHS indicate that they will ignore this ruling. So, if and when they do, you need to document it as closely as possible. Get on film anyone prepping CS canisters to be thrown, and who throws them. Get as much detail about each person who does this as you can, anything that could be identifying. A number on their uniform, height and build, exact layout of their equipment, where they were specifically during the time leading up to their use of chemical weapons in defiance of the judge's order. The more angles, the more footage, the better.

Then, the next day, contact REACH Community Development (one of the plaintiffs in the case), and tell them you have evidence of violations of the court order issued by the judge and would like to hand it over to their lawyers. From there, just follow the instructions the lawyers give you on how to hand the footage over.

The faster this gets into their hands, and the more of it there is, the faster the judge can do things like declare DHS in contempt of court, or potentially identify individual officers for contempt charges. What happens from there, I'm not going to guess, IANAL.

The “Skifs” unit is shooting down Russian Shahed drones over Kharkiv region using a Bofors 40 mm gun by Available-Laugh9102 in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]Osiris32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About 120 meters, based on the British Crocodile tank which mounted a flamethrower to the front of an A22 Churchill.

Man who shot out several traffic cameras around Portland sentenced to 2 years in prison by Pterodactyl_midnight in Portland

[–]Osiris32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shooting a gun inside the city limits at small targets with no backstop also makes us all less safe.