Hilarious meltdown of pro-crime Portland activist after her iPhone was stolen ‘by vagrants’
This is the moment a Portland pro-crime activist begs vagrants to give her iPhone back because she’s not rich.
Independent journalist Kevin Dahlgren captured the moment the unidentified woman pleaded with several unhoused men who she thought had her phone.
‘If you stole it from rich fools, by all means keep it and sell it, but I’m, really, [lovely]’, said the woman in the video taken by the photographer Tara Faul.
“If you guys come with my iPhone, I will give you more than… Like, I’m an honest person,” she added.
Dahlgren later reported that despite her pleas, the woman did not get her phone back.
The woman also claimed she would not call the police, the journalist said.
It’s not clear what the woman was doing in the area or how her phone was stolen, but Dahlgren described her as a liberal activist.
Portland and other cities in the western US are struggling to address a growing number of homeless encampments.
Many officials say they need to be able to manage encampments to keep the streets safe and sanitary, while advocacy groups say people should not be criminally punished for not having housing.
A Portland pro-crime activist is seen begging vagrants to give her iPhone back because she’s not rich
Dahlgren later reported that despite her pleas, the woman did not get her phone back from the men, one of whom is pictured above
Last month, Portland voters elected Keith Wilson as their new mayor, following a campaign in which he capitalized on years of growing frustration over homeless encampments, open drug use and concerns about quality of life.
Wilson, the CEO of a transportation company and founder of a nonprofit dedicated to increasing homeless shelter capacity, has made an ambitious pledge to end unsheltered homelessness within a year of taking office.
The Portland resident says he will accomplish this in part by increasing the number of overnight emergency shelters at existing facilities such as churches and community centers.
His message appears to have resonated in a city where surveys in recent years have shown that residents view homelessness as a top problem.
Last month, Portland voters elected Keith Wilson as their new mayor, following a campaign in which he capitalized on years of growing frustration over homeless encampments.
“It’s time to end unsheltered homelessness and open drug use, and it’s time to restore public safety in Portland,” he said in his acceptance speech.
‘Voters are not interested in pointing fingers. They just want us to get things done.”