Portland's NAACP president questions bias crimes measures

Portland NAACP president, James Posey, doesn't think the state's reporting system is effective.

"First of all, people don't even know about it," he said.

He thinks trust begins with building a relationship.

“I mean, it honestly is a joke. And we can tell when something is designed to fail. When I’m the president of the NAACP and no one's approached me,” he said. “It's been the other way around. I have to approach them.”

Posey also wants Portland police to take more accountability.

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[janibeg]

didn't scotland have a hate crime hotline? it was a national joke. A "bias" hotline with 3, 600 calls - that is 10 calls every day.

[OfficerDominickIzzo]

Wait, so cops are investigating NON CRIMES? Did she just say that at the end?

[westonhemperley]

This is what happens when you run out of fresh ideas to whine and complain about. Do literally only has one job: to cry. And he can't even do that right

[johnskibajr]

All bias incidents - criminal and non-criminal. What? A hotline for nonsense and another step towards big brother. How about dealing with real crimes period and stop trying to slap labels on these piss ant complaints.