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Mike Erickson: “Half of them are on drugs, are drunk.”

Featuring: Mike Erickson, Former Candidate, U.S. House Oregon, District 6

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Published April 10, 2022 | Video Starts at 07:30

And you see them on the streets of Portland and Salem, they're just lined up everywhere. And if you ever walk around the streets of Salem or Park or Portland and just talk to some of these people, Half of them are on drugs, are drunk. and we got to change that. We're a welcome mat. And that welcome mat needs to be pulled out from underneath them. We need to change the laws immediately. (07:30–07:33)

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Asserts that half of the homeless individuals in [Portland and Salem] are under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

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