After the George Floyd riots, the Washington Post embraced the incredibly stupid progressive idea of defunding the police.

Now? Not so much.

Following various shootings and rising crime, the WaPo is now saying that DC needs more police, not less.

FOX News reports:

WaPo editorial board shifts view on ‘Defund the Police’ since George Floyd riots: DC ‘needs more officers’

Recent editorials from the Washington Post changed the publication’s “Defund the Police” perspective with calls for increased police presence in the D.C. area.

On Friday, the paper’s Editorial Board published a piece arguing “Why police officers need to be in D.C. schools.”

“Many cities yanked officers out of schools while reassessing policing after George Floyd’s 2020 murder. However well-intentioned, the experiment has left kids more vulnerable and classrooms less safe amid surging youth violence. That’s why a notable number have already reversed course — including, in this region, Alexandria and Montgomery County. Other jurisdictions, from Boston to Phoenix, are actively debating whether to follow,” The Post wrote. “D.C. should join them.”

However, the Washington Post was one of many media outlets that entertained the idea of defunding the police after the death of George Floyd in 2020.

“Weeks of sustained anger and grief after the police killing of George Floyd have reignited a public debate over police brutality in the United States. Alongside demands for police reform, another demand has surfaced: Defund the police. This provocative slogan at its most constructive represents a welcome call to reimagine public safety in the United States,” a June 2020 editorial stated…

“Rethinking which institutions truly serve public safety and imagining new ones should be part of that conversation. This work is arduous and demanding — as many community organizers who have been doing it for decades can testify. But no one ever said reimagining public safety would be easy,” The Post wrote.

Here’s the Washington Post in 2020:

READ Editorial | ‘Defund the police’ is a call to imagine a safer America. We should answer it. https://t.co/r0Tp4d5Bk7

— Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) June 10, 2020

Quite a change, isn’t it?

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Another day, another business giving up on Portland, Oregon due to rampant crime.

REI sells sporting goods and accessories for other outdoor activities. It opened twenty years ago but has announced it is going to close due to break-ins and a rise in theft.

What are the people of Portland going to do when there are no more tax-paying businesses in their city?

KGW News reports:

Portland’s only REI store to close early next year, citing rise in break-ins, thefts

The REI store in Portland’s Pearl District will close at the end of February 2024, the company announced on Monday.

In a letter to REI members, the company cited concerns over safety and an increase in crime over the last few years as reasons for the closure.

“The safety of our employees, members and customers is always our number one priority. In recent years, Portland has been dealing with increased crime in our neighborhood and beyond. Last year, REI Portland had its highest number of break-ins and thefts in two decades, despite actions to provide extra security,” REI said in its letter.

REI also added that they have “outgrown” their store near Northwest Johnson Street and Northwest 14th Avenue and “are not able to provide the level of customer and employee experience we strive for at REI.” The company said their lease is up at the end of February next year, which is when the location will close.

In November 2022, someone used a car to break the front door of the store and steal clothing before leaving the scene.

Here’s a local video report:

How much more of this are the people of Portland willing to tolerate?

BREAKING: REI will be closing its only Portland Store

In an email to its members, REI said the store “had its highest number of break-ins and thefts in two decades, despite actions to provide extra security.”

For more context on what led to this: https://t.co/Rc1amvdelt

— Ari Hoffman (@thehoffather) April 17, 2023

Crime is out of control.

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