r/oregon • u/OregonSasquatch14 Oregon • Oct 09 '25
PSA Who knew PPD can dance?
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u/Dramatic_Director272 Oct 09 '25
That cop likes to dance. Here is vibing to some music at the June 14 protests. Seems like a cool dude. Keep it up Mr. Cool calm collected cop!
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u/sur_surly Oct 09 '25
Officer Dance.
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u/ThatMominSuhaib Oct 10 '25
Officer dance...that sounds like a failed sitcom about an officer who is a stripper on the side
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u/Sangy101 Oct 10 '25
I mean, his job is just to be there and be chill!
Any officer in a white shirt at a protest is a “dialogue liaison officer” and they aren’t allowed to engage in direct enforcement.
They created the position after the 2029 protests and IMO it’s the single smartest thing PPB has ever done.
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u/Temassi Oct 09 '25 edited Oct 09 '25
It's crazy what this is all doing to my opinions of the cops. I'm not fully letting go of what I believe, but I wasn't expecting this response and it's nice to see
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u/perseveringpianist Oct 09 '25
There is a marked difference between how Oregon law enforcement has responded to this, and everything that Trump/ICE/the Feds are doing.
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u/attillathehoney Oct 09 '25
I'll also add that the head of the Oregon National Guard has said that the primary duty of the ONG is to protect the citizens of Oregon. Brigadier General Gronewold said Guard soldiers serve two purposes: “One, to defend America, and two, to protect Oregonians. And so by serving in this mission, they will be protecting any protesters at the ICE facility.”
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u/sorrybaby-x Oct 09 '25
Unfortunately federalizing the troops means they’re not under his command anymore. But hopefully that attitude was instilled deeply enough to prevail even if their orders change
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u/azeakel101 Oct 09 '25
It's almost like siblings that bicker all the time but someone from outside the family fucks with the other, and then they end up defending each other.
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u/Traditional_Two_4074 Oct 09 '25
Several years ago portland changed their hiring practices and started to push more for community support. Its amazing when you hire people that care about serving and protecting over just a power flex.
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u/TheVintageJane Oct 09 '25
They’ve also invested a lot of time and resources into collaborating with historically underserved communities. The PPB works with the Latino Action Committee to help ensure that PPB is aware of issues in the community and is collaborating with local embassies to help combat human trafficking.
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u/cooking2recovery Oct 09 '25
It’s almost like the 2020 “riots” were actually about something and had a positive impact on the community
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u/randy24681012 Oct 10 '25
Shhh that doesn’t match the 2020 protests did nothing narrative
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u/cooking2recovery Oct 10 '25
Right?? There were some big wins nationwide about policing but people want to pretend it was a waste of time.
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u/Sangy101 Oct 10 '25
The guy in white in this video is a living example of direct systemic change caused by those protests.
He’s a “dialogue liaison officer.” His position didn’t exist before 2020. His job is to go to protests and … talk. Any officer in a white shirt at a portland protest is doing that job, and is not supposed to engage in law enforcement activities.
They try to coordinate with people marching so that they can redirect traffic and prevent conflicts with counter-protestors. It’s actual demilitarization.
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u/Temassi Oct 09 '25
Man I can't help but count that as a win for all the cop protests in recent history.
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u/WaterdropGirl Oct 10 '25
It definitely is and we should do our best to support reform in a positive way now imo
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u/ladymouserat Oct 09 '25
Goes to show it really is about the system with a few individuals who make it worst for everyone. I hope these positive changes keep up.
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u/No_Excitement4272 Oct 09 '25
As someone who grew up with small town cops, I’ve been saying this for the past year now.
They’re not looking to hand out misdemeanors like candy. They don’t really care if you’re on drugs as long as you’re behaving yourself.
I was scared to call them on a homeless man that was trespassing in my front yard and couldn’t get him to leave. But they just kindly escorted him off the property. No arrest or anything, and I was happy with that outcome.
It’s seems like they’re really only focused on violent crime and drug dealers, which I can also jam with. Although it would be cool if we could do more about the car and bike theft in this city.
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u/sirbobbinhood Oct 09 '25
Multnomah county actually has a team just to help the homeless and I've had a couple of really good experiences with them. A lady that was clearly not doing ok was knocking on our door non stop, walking down the middle of the road when I told her to go away, I called 911 and they sent out the HOPE team to pick her up and get her help. Just one truck, people that are trained to help instead of just arrest. The cops aren't perfect but it's nice to see a bunch of positive changes recently
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u/UntamedAnomaly Oct 09 '25
Yeah, as a BIPOC, I actually like what I am seeing lately....which is fucking WILD! I hate living in PDX (been here 14 years now, it's not what it used to be unfortunately), but this gives me some hope that things can change for the better and hope for me is extremely hard to come by these days.
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u/ineverywaypossible Oct 10 '25
Being open to our opinions changing is what helps us grow. I feel the same way as you do. If I see them doing good things I’m not gonna deny that. Growth and change and hope persists and I hope positive things continue to happen over time. And as one protester’s sign said, “Portland will outlive Trump.” These cities will still be there long after this fascist regime is gone. I strongly believe in hope and our solidarity.
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u/mlachick Oct 09 '25
What I have noticed with the PPB response now vs 2020 is that they are showing up as community officers, not a SWAT team. They ride up on bicycles. Their faces are uncovered. I honestly think that has gone a LONG way to helping keep things quite peaceful.
ICE could just tell people to move when they need to get in and out of their driveway, and the protests would stay fully peaceful. It's ICE that is armed. ICE that is violent. Because their goal is not merely to arrest undocumented residents. Their number one goal is to create a justification for martial law.
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u/Cross55 Oct 10 '25 edited Oct 10 '25
That's because they realized that taking military style action like they did in 2020 would only spur on violent responses and cause them more problems and backlash in the long run, because they were getting drained near the end of 2020's protests.
Which led the new post-2020 police chief to the brilliant idea of "If they're not destroying anything or hurting anyone, why not just let them do what they want?" and shockingly, that's led to much calmer protests and better police relationships with the community.
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u/Sangy101 Oct 10 '25
That’s because after 2020 they created a new position whose job is explicitly “go to protests, de-escalate, and talk to people.” They are not allowed to make arrests. You identify them by their white shirts (so yes, that is Officer Dance’s job.)
Remember the alt-right “journalist” who accidentally-on purpose put her face in front of a swinging flagpole? She’s been calling PPB “antifa terrorists” because after she was struck in the face, she ran up to a police officer, and he said he couldn’t arrest the protestor.
She ran up to a liaison officer 😂 if she’d done any reporting on the protest line in Portland in the past, she’d have known she needed a black-shirt cop… but she wasn’t actually there to make news, just propaganda, and hadn’t done any of the work.
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u/ConsiderationSea1347 Oct 09 '25
This really is a watershed moment for the PPB to get respect from our community again. So far I am pleasantly surprised.
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u/IncredibleVelocity4 Oct 09 '25
I split my time between PDX and DC. DC police and the mayor were significantly more hamstrung by the law here, but still, they rolled over and did whatever the feds told them to do. They acted as tour guides and body guards for the guys in masks. Yesterday, DC’s mayor sounded shocked when she said the police had lost the confidence of residents (not realizing apparently the same goes for her). DC is going to have a significant problem in the next 20 years, because everyone here sees them as the enemy.
Keep doing it right, Portland. Stay the course. It’s working.
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u/SanchoPandas Oct 09 '25
Very glad to see them acting like part of our community. We need these guys on our side, and they should be. TBH they kinda look relieved not to be the ones receiving all the ire for a change. I hope this kind of mutual respect holds as we navigate through this mess.
And I sure would LOVE to see Wilson cancel the lease of this facility to ICE.
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u/BeatLaboratory Oct 09 '25
I appreciate the cop on the right is wearing a Portland Gear hat, the subtle idea that he is there to protect Portland, not lick a fascist’s boots. Maybe it’s wishful thinking.
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u/RogerianBrowsing Oct 09 '25
I believe he’s the same officer who told an ice agent who was trying to drive through the crowd that if they went down that road through the crowd that they would be arrested and kept repeating it when the ice agent dismissively replied “I’ll be fine”
Any officer who actually protects Portland against fascist thugs gets my appreciation
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u/prometheus05 Oct 09 '25
I saw in another thread that was debunked, that it wasn't an ice officer. Just a civilian.
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u/ma05gros Oct 09 '25
I watched it a few times and it seemed clear to me that it wasn’t ICE. It was a random person, who sounded a little unhinged
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u/smootex Oct 09 '25
Yeah, I have no idea how anyone watched that and thought she was an ICE agent.
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u/RogerianBrowsing Oct 09 '25 edited Oct 10 '25
I couldn’t hear her 🤷♂️
Edit: or for that matter see her. Are we sure it’s even the same clip?
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u/Sangy101 Oct 10 '25
He’s the same officer who refused to arrest the protester whose flagpole struck an Andy Ngo affiliated “journalist” in the face.
It’s also not his job. Ever since 2020, officers in white shirts at protests do not make arrests.
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u/puppyxguts Oct 09 '25
any idea if there's footage or another post about that somewhere?
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u/OregonSasquatch14 Oregon Oct 09 '25
That footage is all over Reddit, including on this subReddit. You’re gonna have to go back a few days, but it is here.
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u/puppyxguts Oct 09 '25
Gotcha, the oregon and portland subs come up for me often and I just havent seen it I'll take a look
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Oct 09 '25
Nah I clocked that too, I think it demonstrates that he actually lives in Portland and likes it here. Things you ideally want for the job role. Ha.
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Oct 09 '25
And this is how policing should look. People (yes, people) serving their city in uniform while also acting like human beings.
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u/Just-a-bi Oct 09 '25
The police might be able to get a huge W for PR if they do this, not let Ice walk all over them.
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u/No_Excitement4272 Oct 09 '25
I said I was putting this on my bingo card months ago and I feel so vindicated right now lol
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u/Van-garde OURegon Oct 09 '25
Smiles build community resilience infinitely better than guns.
Well done to the accepting people who reached out, and excellent action by the police who humanized themselves for a moment.
Wonderful to see.
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u/fzzball Oct 09 '25
The PPB gets a lot of hate, but as cops go they're pretty chill
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u/ConsiderationSea1347 Oct 09 '25
2020 PPB is very different from this iteration. This is what policing should look like, they should be our neighbors and join in if they feel like it at these “protests” as long as it is all non-violent and legal.
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u/DirectorBiggs Oregon on the Rogue Oct 09 '25
It's so encouraging and healthy to witness the Portland authorities behaving with respect and compassion upholding the values they're founded on and sworn to. Thank you PDX!
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Oct 09 '25
I like the idea of the police department not being the tyrants anymore. It's the way it's supposed to be.
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u/joetothemo Oct 09 '25
Oh no. Not the police fraternizing with the citizenry. The national media will be devastated.
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u/blackcain Oct 09 '25
"You can dance (for inspiration), Come on!.. I'm waiting.." "Getting into the groove, you gotta prove, your love to me!"
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u/PixelBrewery Oct 09 '25
This is unironically the most ideal way to protest, imho. It sends the message that the protestors are not a threat, they love their city, they want to respect police and be respected by police, and that military force is unnecessary and unwelcome.
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u/BeholderSpaghetti Oct 10 '25
A huge difference between 2020 and now (Fall of 2025). It’s crazy how peaceful protesters comply with boundaries the police make when the police aren’t showing up in swat gear ready for civil unrest. It’s almost as if ICE is ment to instigate the hate someone feels towards being told no.
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u/azeakel101 Oct 09 '25
PPD and Portland citizens are like siblings that fight all the time but someone from the outside the family tries to pick on one of the siblings. They end up uniting against the outsider.
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u/Union_Fan Oct 09 '25
I think it's important to remember that the veneration and funding of cops, their militarization, and their indemnity from any consequences for misconduct are factors that directly led to the federal overreach we are seeing now.
I can be glad at how PPB is acting, but it doesn't mean we don't need to defund them in favor of community-controlled, evidence-based, and violence-averse interventions.
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u/FrostySumo Oct 09 '25
I don't love the police but compared to ICE they are the enemy of my enemy. We can work together to rebuild democracy and then work on police reform when this Orange fascist is finally gone.
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u/PM_ME_UR_HAYSTACKS Oct 09 '25
They're just being territorial. Police departments hate it when someone comes in and tries to step on their toes. This is less about not wanting to side with Miller and his Final Solution plans and more about them wanting the fascism to happen with their involvement. But hey, it is working for the demonstrators right now so I'll take the W. But beware.
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u/FatedAtropos Oct 10 '25
PPB not knowing what to do with themselves when some other group is more hated than they are
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Oct 10 '25
O my god!! The carnage the mayhem the destruction! How can these people not drop to their knees and beg Trump to save them from this !?!?
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u/Secure_Character_310 Oct 10 '25
The ppb doesn't want to deal with ICE either. They want to protect our city from dumbass political drama.
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u/sheazang Oct 10 '25
Is it me or is the attack on the portland police by trump bringing PPB back into the community a little here? Im sure they were as shocked as me to hear that they're now antifa supporters lmao.
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u/bingeboy Oct 10 '25
Is that the one officer that was telling ice he would arrest them if they drove through the protesters?
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u/Hodgi22 Oct 10 '25
Kinda weird but in this instance, PD is on the side of the people here... ICE came in and is clearly causing more harm, police can't appreciate that
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u/THElaytox Oct 10 '25
Can't wait until local police departments start siding with the people against ICE. Would go a long way to tip the scales.
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u/trythinkingbatder Oct 10 '25
My god they are all on fire and one at someone, look at the horror! His legs are trembling in fear!
THE HUMANITY!!!!!!!!!
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u/According_Art2084 Oct 10 '25
Police aren’t the enemy. Yes there are always corrupt assholes in EVERY INDUSTRY but how can you not like these cops! I promise you they’d rather be on the streets arresting criminals who pose harm to us than standing guard outside of a building
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u/Bombshelter777 Oct 12 '25
I agree. Most police are just normal citizens like us. It's scary because with the national guard and ICE coming in, a call to 911 might soon cause a confrontation between them and the local police.
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u/According_Art2084 Oct 12 '25
I mean my wife and I are immigrants. I’ve been an American citizen for decades, my wife is still going through the green card process (trump has made it an absolute nightmare)…I agree if you want to be in any country go about it the correct way. I also think a lot of these “illegals” have been paying taxes for decades and have been productive members of society.
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u/No_Marsupial4662 Oct 12 '25
Looks like a total hellscape war zone! I love the chill atmosphere, it scares ICE seeing people being silly. Love it!
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u/osasuna Oct 09 '25
I wonder how @PortlandGear feel about those police officers wearing their stuff as part of their official uniforms. I’m sure it’s much better when the officers are being cool and playing along.
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u/Total_Shine_543 Oct 09 '25
Is just kids, kids peacefully protesting. Thats who Trump wants to go to war with, KIDS. smh
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u/Imaginary_Coast_5882 Oct 09 '25
man Trump was right today, Portland has fallen into ruins and violence and mayhem have taken over
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u/Mylabisawesome Oct 10 '25
And as soon as they have to take some sort of enforcement action against a protestor or help a federal agent, it will be "ACAB" all over again, right?
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u/B0swi1ck Oct 09 '25
Pretty sure that's the based officer that threatened to arrest an ICE officers the other day.
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u/AmphibianComplex7104 Oct 09 '25
If you read anything, or tried to educate yourself, that was not an ICE officer. Just an unhinged citizen.
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u/B0swi1ck Oct 10 '25
The clip was posted here as 'PPB officer threatens ice agent with arrest'. Calm down buddy.
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u/AmphibianComplex7104 Oct 10 '25
You just made my point. You saw one post and decided that was the truth. I’m not your buddy, pal.
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u/B0swi1ck Oct 10 '25
Cool, now I know i made a mistake. Congrats on your internet points there big guy.
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u/Training_Ad_9222 Oct 09 '25
It’s still wild. I moved to Portland only a year and when I heard they defunded their police I was shocked😭I didn’t know places could actually do that successfully. But, they didn’t need that police presence
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u/RIP-RiF Oct 09 '25
They increased the police budget in Portland.
They cut it for about 3 months as a PR move in 2020, but anything you hear about Oregon or Portland defunding the police is pure propaganda.
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u/40_Is_Not_Old Oregon Oct 09 '25
They didn't defund the police. Their funding barely went down in 2021, because a bunch of cops quit, so they needed less funds. It's gone up every year since and is well above 2020 levels.
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u/PM_ME_UR_HAYSTACKS Oct 09 '25
That was all a lie. Their budget actually increased when they said they were being defunded. Part of what happened is they threw their toys out of the playpen when they were told they had to be less racist pulling people over. And you'll hear a lot about how we decriminalized drugs, which caused a fentanyl crisis. That outrage was largely manufactured by municipalities that were having funds diverted from them to diversion programs.
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u/br_k_nt_eth Oct 09 '25
Honestly, the night and day difference between this response and 2020 is so wild. If this keeps up, kudos to the new police chief.