The main Portland police union said city officials who demonized law enforcement were the primary cause of mass resignations from the police bureau’s riot-squad last week. Daryl Turner, executive director of the Portland Police Association union, said that “political venom” caused the Rapid Response Team (RRT) to resign. The 50-member squad made the decision after a Portland officer, Corey Budworth, was recently indicted for allegedly assaulting a photographer during a riot last year. Those officers “put themselves in harm’s way to restore order and peace when destruction and mayhem struck,” Turner said on June 18. “Rather than acknowledging and thanking those officers, rather than prioritizing public safety and peace, politicians criticized the RRT, further fueling the fires in our City.” Aside from that, he added, “local politicians celebrated the destruction of our City as if looting, arson, property damage, physical violence, and even murder were permissible and lawful First Amendment …