Straight Line of the Day: Is There Any Job Easier Than Being a Portland Prosecutor?

Straight Line of the Day: Is there any job easier than being a Portland prosecutor?

Portland Prosecutors Drop 90 Percent of Cases Stemming from Riots
Breitbart | October 08, 2020 | ILDEFONSO ORTIZ

Prosecutors in Portland, Oregon, have dismissed charges on 90 percent of the protesters arrested during Antifa and anti-police riots in September.

One [Joseph Sipe] had also been charged with attempted murder, assault, and arson. Of the 213 arrested that month, only cases for 19 are pending.

In addition to dropping 9 out of every 10 cases in September, authorities dismissed more than 70 percent of the almost 1,000 arrests since May, a case tracker kept by the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office revealed.

The figure is worsened by reports from The Oregonian that more cases have been dismissed than those shown on the tracker.

The majority of the other defendants had their charges dismissed due to a policy implemented by Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt, where his office would not prosecute crimes related to protests.

According to KOIN, the dismissed charges include interfering with a peace officer, disorderly conduct, criminal trespass, escaping from authorities, harassment, and rioting.

The policy was advertised as a way to focus resources to prosecuting violent crimes.

It remains unclear why Schmidt’s office dismissed the most serious charges against Sipe.

36 Comments

  1. Ethical advisor for any Democrat politician.

    Advisor: “So, what are the chances you’ll get caught?”
    Politician: “Absolutely none – we’ve got it all worked out”
    Advisor: “Well OK, then. Have fun!”

  2. Portland Prosecutor’s Wife: “Ain’t you never going to work?”

    Portland Prosecutor: “Why?”

    Portland Prosecutor’s Wife: “To get outta my hair every day?”

    Portland Prosecutor: “Adorable. Where’s that Nolle Prosecco?”

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