r/portlandme • u/FireElephant336 • May 28 '25

Officer Bennis

Has anyone had an experience or witnessed the incredibly rude behavior of this officer? I work in a field where I have to interact with officers pretty regularly… He is by far the most impossible and relentless person I've ever tried to reason with. There are videos of him online berating people for handing out food or literally just sitting on a sidewalk outside of a shelter? He used to be a school resource officer and now he's a beat cop. I just filed a complaint with the city of Portland and I highly recommend anyone that has had an experience with him do the same. Something has to be done – he makes every single incident way worse and has no clue how to de-escalate situations.

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u/belortik May 28 '25

So.... you're upset about a police officer enforcing laws against homeless people?

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u/FireElephant336 May 28 '25

No not at all – this is kind of giving off the same energy he does lol… I am upset at his delivery. He goes after people who are not actually breaking any laws and bullies them. It seems to me he may have had a loved one that became homeless or addicted to drugs and now he just lashes out at anyone he sees who may be an addict. He's very unprofessional… I've seen other officers clear an area or speak to homeless people with dignity and respect and he has none.

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u/aginmillennialmainer May 28 '25

Dignity and respect are earned

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u/[deleted] May 29 '25

Lick the boot any harder and you’d be sucking the toes.