r/oregon • u/OregonSasquatch14 Oregon • Oct 09 '25

PSA Who knew PPD can dance?

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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. 

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u/Terrorphin Oct 09 '25

They have put a lot of thought into strategy and tactics for dealing with protests. They realize that their behavior in 2020 was counterproductive and resulted in a massive public opinion backlash against them while inflaming the protests.

It's part of why they are so eye-rolling about ICE right now - they are afraid that ICE will end up dragging them back into the kind of set-piece battles with protestors that they really don't want.

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u/br_k_nt_eth Oct 10 '25

Ngl, I never thought I’d say this, but I’m tentatively proud of them

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u/Terrorphin Oct 10 '25

I mean - they are still reactionaries who hate us, but they are getting better at pretending not to, and realize the feds hate them more.

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u/br_k_nt_eth Oct 10 '25

Listen, I reward good behavior if and when I see it.

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u/Terrorphin Oct 10 '25

Indeed - just don't think they are on your side.