How Many More Stores Will Shut Down in Portland?

(My new American Thinker post)

The latest victim of “woke leadership” is a clothing store in Portland.  Here is the sad story:    

A Portland, Oregon, clothing shop permanently shut down this month after facing a string of break-ins that has left the store financially gutted, according to a note posted to the front of the store. 

“Our city is in peril,” a printed note posted on Rains PDX store reads, according to KATU2. “Small businesses (and large) cannot sustain doing business, in our city’s current state. We have no protection, or recourse, against the criminal behavior that goes unpunished. Do not be fooled into thinking that insurance companies cover losses. We have sustained 15 break-ins… we have not received any financial reimbursement since the 3rd.” 

The store’s owner Marcy Landolfo said that after 15 break-ins over the last year and a half, the business can’t survive the financial burdens the crimes have cost the shop. 

“The problem is, as small businesses, we cannot sustain those types of losses and stay in business. I won’t even go into the numbers of how much has been out of pocket,” she said.

“The products that are being targeted are the very expensive winter products and I just felt like the minute I get those in the store they’re going to get stolen,” Landolfo continued to KATU2.

Elect woke and your business will go broke? I don’t know who this business owner voted for but too many in her city reelected the people who allow criminals to run free.  

Where are the police? They are probably not enough of them, as more blue cities face recruitment issues? Where is the local government? Thy are probably attending a social justice seminar this weekend. Where is the governor? She’s been missing during the whole chaotic situation.  

So Portland moves on and more Oregonians want to join Greater Idaho. I can’t blame them.

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