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By public officials. >> war of words broken out in portland which has 124 officer vacancies, darrell turner, head of the union, cops are handcuffed by elected officials when policing parades. to help recruitment many departments across the country are easing rules barring facial hair and tattoos, some no longer requiring degrees or all the testing, there's also a bidding war as departments like belview washington are paying 16,000 bonus looking for more support from politicians and public. >> it's all about building relationships. >> good officers are gets backed and the seattle department are...

Respect was worse across town where an officer was hit by a bucket as he made an arrest. in a tweet, vice president pence called the conduct disgraceful. anti-cop sentiment appears on the rise and may be thinning the blue line from portland, oregon, to portland, maine. according to the department of justice, there's been an 11% drop in cops per capita since 1997 and 23,000 of your sworn officers in 2013. the good economy may be one reason but increasingly officers point something else, politics and the lack of support for those who wear the badge. >> police officers being held to an unreasonab...

>> we are losing good people and we know that it's because they feel like they are not supported by public officials. >> a war of words has broken out in portland, which has 124 officer vacancies. darrell turner, the head of the union, says cops are handcuffed by elected officials one police see violent protests involving nt for right-wing educators. turn about "false narratives, nature political reactions along with personal and political agendas, have created a hostile work environment." to help recruitment, many department across the country are easing rules barring facial hair and tattoos,...

Expects -- that he authorizes his police to take the actions that are necessary to protect the community and to affect arrests when and where they can. >> three arrests. the man in the middle accused of beating two men with a metal pipe. the others accused of harassment. the defendants pled not guilty but the head of the police union says portland cops are afraid to act, says darrell turner, "remove the handcuffs from our officers and let them stop the violence through strong and swift enforcement action." andy ngo's lawyer vows to sue the city and those who beat her client. >> this cannot go ...

Condemned this social media group and said it would be investigated immediately. in a statement from the chief, quoting here, it reads "these posts are completely inappropriate and contrary to the honor and integrity i see and expect from our agents day in and day out. any employees found to have violated our standards of conduct will be held accountable." the democratic congressional members say they plan on launching their own investigation into this controversial facebook post. neil? >> neil: thanks very much. let's get the read from the former acting ice director, great to have you. >> tha...