A man died on a Portland sidewalk Sunday, sitting curled in the middle of the pavement, eyes closed, tinfoil clutched in his left hand, a small baggie in his right.
For hours, hundreds of people walked past his body. Most didn’t even glance down. Independent journalist Kevin Dahlgren finally stopped, checked for a pulse, and called 911. He waited an hour for someone to come collect the body. It’s the hundredth time he’s seen this year.
This is where we are…