# DOJ Absolves NYC, Portland, and Seattle of Anarchy Claims **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 21, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-absolves-nyc-portland-and-seattle-of-anarchy-claims/921170 "2020-09-21T18:32:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThisIsTheEnd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisistheend/32/4713_2.png) [@ThisIsTheEnd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisIsTheEnd)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-absolves-nyc-portland-and-seattle-of-anarchy-claims/921170/1 "2020-09-21T18:32:39Z")
> **[Department Of Justice Identifies New York City, Portland And Seattle As...](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-identifies-new-york-city-portland-and-seattle-jurisdictions-permitting)** > > UPDATE The guidance and designations described in the press release below were withdrawn on February 25, 2021 pursuant to a memorandum signed by Acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson.  All Department grantmaking components shall ensure that no... ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-absolves-nyc-portland-and-seattle-of-anarchy-claims/921170/2 "2020-09-21T18:56:42Z")
Pretty sure you need to review the definition of “absolves.” ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-absolves-nyc-portland-and-seattle-of-anarchy-claims/921170/3 "2020-09-21T19:09:31Z")
Absolutely. The definition of “absolve” is to forgive or to hold blameless. Seems to me this is the opposite of what the DOJ is doing. ---
**Author:** ![ThisIsTheEnd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisistheend/32/4713_2.png) [@ThisIsTheEnd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisIsTheEnd)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-absolves-nyc-portland-and-seattle-of-anarchy-claims/921170/4 "2020-09-21T19:12:21Z")
Trump’s memo was titled, Memorandum on Reviewing Funding to State and Local Government Recipients That Are Permitting Anarchy, Violence, and Destruction in American Cities The DOJ PR is titled, Department Of Justice Identifies New York City, Portland And Seattle As Jurisdictions Permitting Violence And Destruction Of Property Notice which word is missing from the DOJ title? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-absolves-nyc-portland-and-seattle-of-anarchy-claims/921170/5 "2020-09-21T19:14:05Z")
> [@ThisIsTheEnd](#): > > Notice which word is missing from the DOJ title? Falsely? ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-absolves-nyc-portland-and-seattle-of-anarchy-claims/921170/6 "2020-09-21T19:15:00Z")
> [@ThisIsTheEnd](#): > > Notice which word is missing from the DOJ title? covfefe? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-absolves-nyc-portland-and-seattle-of-anarchy-claims/921170/7 "2020-09-21T19:16:01Z")
> [@ThisIsTheEnd](#): > > Notice which word is missing from the DOJ title? Stupidly? ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-absolves-nyc-portland-and-seattle-of-anarchy-claims/921170/9 "2020-09-21T22:45:16Z")
**Moderating** This discussion doesn’t have much there there. We need a little bit more a bare link and then a question about a missing word. I’ll close it, but feel free to try again. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-absolves-nyc-portland-and-seattle-of-anarchy-claims/921170/10 "2020-09-21T22:45:27Z")
Closed on September 21, 2020, 10:45pm UTC