The incident, which occured late last August but was only widely reported last week, took place in Josephine County, Oregon, when a woman's ex-boyfriend tried to break into her home.
Instead of sending an officer to the scene, the police dispatcher advised, “I don’t have anybody to send out there. You know, obviously, if he comes inside the residence and assaults you, can you ask him to go away? Do you know if he’s intoxicated or anything?”
The man eventually forced entry to the house, wherein he proceeded to "brutally rape" the woman before fleeing. After the attack, police went in search for 29-year-old Michael Bellah, and arrested him.
The Sheriff's Department blamed the lack of resources due to recent public funding cuts. “There isn’t a day go by that we don’t have another victim,” said Josephine County Sheriff Gil Gilbertson. In Josephine County, 80 percent of sheriff’s deputies lost their jobs when the cuts were made. The few that remain cannot respond to emergency calls during the evening or on weekends.
“How is it that there were no officers available to assist the woman who was about be raped, but they did have officers available to go and arrest the man after the rape? The police department should be sued for their failure to protect a tax paying citizen,” Julia Mason, 28, of Portland, Oregon said after she was asked what she thought about the police who failed to help a woman who was about to become a rape victim.
After the government budget cuts, which occurred before the rape incident, Josephine County Sheriff Gil Gilbertson said in a press release that victims of domestic violence should "consider relocating to an area with adequate police services."
Bellah was charged with Kidnapping, sex abuse, stangulation and theft among other things. His bail was set at $437,500.a
Look on the bright side, since this woman was in Oregon, she was probably a liberal gun hater.
ReplyDeleteAt least, she used to hate guns...
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DeleteOregon does not have a low percentage of gun owners, it is in the middle. But then, you are a clueless moron who could not be bothered to look up what you did not know.
Deletehttp://usliberals.about.com/od/Election2012Factors/a/Gun-Owners-As-Percentage-Of-Each-States-Population.htm
26. Oregon - 39.8%
There is no "bright side" to rape! Not all liberals are gun haters. Ever heard of a "Red Neck Hippie"? If someone had found some weed you can bet ALL "law enforcement" would have been there with bells on! Rape, it appears, not so much. No funds, you say? What a terrible was to extract more money from the citizens. Neighborhood watches would be more effective.
ReplyDeleteLots of conservatives in Oregon. Disturbing one's perceived political persuasion can lead another to look for the bright side of her rape. I suspect if the police spent less time pursuing victimless crimes (which are much safer to prosecute) they might have more resources to fight actual crime. By police thinking, until the rape occurred there was no crime, so to send someone out is a waste of resources. But afterward, they get to hunt the violent rapist. Heroic.
ReplyDeleteI live in Oregon and was completely unaware that we hate guns. Anon, you appear to be an idiot.
ReplyDeleteThis story is disgusting and people need to quit relying on the police be responsible for our safety. Self defense is a personal obligation.
Can't sue the government or the police for failure to protect you. Google it. It's been tried all the way up to the Supreme Court and they ruled that the police/law enforcement has NO responsibility to protect you, me or anyone!
ReplyDeleteYep that's right. The government is pretty much without responsibility for darn near everything, so you can't sue the police for not doing their job. But the the same rules don't apply to you. You are responsible for everything, even if you didn't know about it.
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