Kotek backtracks (2nd flub this week)

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon
OregonWatchdog.com

After Governor Kotek denied the rounding up a wanted criminal found in Ohio, she faced severe backlash from the public.  The criminal was a thief suspect who stole $100,000 from her company, the Eugene Weekly newspaper, causing the newspaper to shut-down and lay-off 10 people.

Now the Governor has backtracked.  Oregon will now work to extradite the found fugitive to Oregon to face trial.

Kotek’s office says this is an exception, not the rule.

The Oregonian notes, “…the decision to extradite Young does not reflect a change in the state’s extradition policy “but a decision based on the unique circumstances and community concern.” … the state lacks the financial resources to “extradite every fugitive.”

Despite the current budget growth at 20%, there is no extra money to round up criminals according to Kotek.   The message is clear; if you commit a crime in Oregon just move out-of-state and you will be safe because the State of Oregon is too cheap to bring you back home.

This is the second backtrack Governor Kotek has done in the past 7 days.  Previously Kotek pledged to steal the people’s Kicker Income Tax Refund and use it for forest fire funding.  After backlash, she changed her mind and said she meant only the higher income would lose their kicker.

By the way, also this week, we learn that a Canby police captain is being investigated for using the company thermal-radar to hunt deer. He was double-dipping his payroll as he was making not only a police salary but also drawing over $100,000 in Oregon State pensions annually as a retired person.   The average pension is $10,600 a year for the average American.  If this police officer were to be given only a $50,000 a month pension (5x national average), there might be enough to extradite a few dozen of Oregon’s most notorious criminals.

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