{"id":2577143,"date":"2026-03-07T07:20:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T12:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-city-paradise-portland-man-wearing-dress-and-bloody-beard-gropes-innocent-woman-had-open-arrest-warrant-since-2023\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T07:24:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T12:24:39","slug":"blue-city-paradise-portland-man-wearing-dress-and-bloody-beard-gropes-innocent-woman-had-open-arrest-warrant-since-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-city-paradise-portland-man-wearing-dress-and-bloody-beard-gropes-innocent-woman-had-open-arrest-warrant-since-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue City Paradise: Portland Man Wearing Dress and Bloody Beard Gropes Innocent Woman &#8211; Had Open Arrest Warrant Since 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblue-city-paradise-portland-man-wearing-dress-and-bloody-beard-gropes-innocent-woman-had-open-arrest-warrant-since-2023%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2577143&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The piece centers on a recent crime incident in Portland adn uses it to argue for a tougher approach to crime and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-candidate-consulted-for-group-with-dark-money-ties\/\" title=\"House candidate consulted for group with dark money ties ...\">mental health policy<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-matt-gaetz-expected-to-leave-congress-soon-report\/\" title=\"Report: Matt Gaetz, Re...an, to Depart Congress Soon.\">liberal-leaning states<\/a>. it blends reporting with opinion, suggesting that leniency toward offenders with mental health issues endangers the public and that the system has shifted away from inpatient care toward outpatient management.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A 39-year-old man, joel Thomas Faith, was arrested in Portland on charges of third<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-teacher-and-track-field-coach-arrested-on-sexual-abuse-incest-charges\/\" title=\"Oregon Teacher and Track &amp; Field Coach Arrested on Sexual Abuse, Incest Charges\">-degree sexual abuse<\/a> and harassment after allegedly groping a woman outside a market; he was wearing a dress and had a bloody beard, and police later located him near a Kentucky Fried Chicken. He also had a warrant connected to a 2023 stalking protection order, issued in July 2025, and was held without bail.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article notes the prevalence of violent and disturbing news cycles, arguing that Portland\u2019s incident reflects a troubling norm in today\u2019s media and society.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; It contends that the United States shifted in the 1960s away from inpatient psychiatric care toward outpatient treatment, and argues that this shift has overestimated the success of outpatient care, leaving society with more frequent encounters with the ill in public life.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece links the portland case to broader concerns about public safety,arguing that serious mental illnesses deserve hospitalization and that compassionate policies should not come at the expense of safety.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; It cites another high-profile example, the stabbing of a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee in Charlotte, North Carolina, to illustrate risks associated with lenient release practices; the report references Fox News for details.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The author calls for a return to stricter, more preventive criminal justice practices in blue states, arguing that giving multiple chances without serious consequences puts lives at risk and that \u201casylum must make a return.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Throughout, the tone is critical of contemporary liberal policies and advocates for shifting the balance from compassion to justice in handling serious offenses and perilous individuals.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Blue states would rather mentally ill criminals be able to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >terrorize law-abiding citizens<\/a> than actually crack down on this insanity.<\/p>\n<p>With a news cycle that often includes school shootings, sexual deviance, or other violent and disturbing events, the latest out of Portland feels like the norm.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/katu.com\/news\/local\/docs-cross-dressing-man-with-blood-stained-beard-gropes-woman-at-portland-market-152nd-southeast-division-joel-faith-multnomah-county-oregon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KATU<\/a> reported that 39-year-old Joel Thomas Faith was arrested after being charged with third-degree sexual abuse and harassment, and is currently being held without bail.<\/p>\n<p>Court documents say Faith approached a woman outside a market as she was leaving her vehicle, groped her buttocks, and ran away.<\/p>\n<p>Faith did not exactly look unassuming, as he was wearing a dress and his beard was bloody. About 30 minutes later, police found him near a Kentucky Fried Chicken.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The episode gets worse when learning that Faith had a warrant for his arrest related to a 2023 charge of violating a stalking protective order. The warrant&rsquo;s issuance came in July 2025.<\/p>\n<p>In May 2023, police were alerted to Faith yelling at people on the street, telling one woman getting her mail, &ldquo;Die, die, die.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Making threats, stalking, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-p-diddy-indictment-is-also-an-indictment-of-our-depravity\/\" title=\"The P. Diddy Indictment Is Also An Indictment\u00a0Of Our Depravity\">allegedly sexually assaulting people<\/a> should be enough to commit a man in a dress, but this is Oregon.<\/p>\n<p>There was a time when this behavior landed you in an asylum, but now it makes you the object of adoration as &ldquo;stunning and brave.&rdquo; The police can make arrests, but Faith and others aren&rsquo;t being given serious treatment or lengthy prison sentences. Instead, they&rsquo;re back on the street in no time.<\/p>\n<p>The asylum must make a return.<\/p>\n<p>The 1960s saw a shift in mental health praxis away from inpatient care in favor of psychiatric medication in hopes of helping patients foster productive lives.<\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s been an overestimation of the successes of outpatient care.<\/p>\n<p>We haven&rsquo;t seen a healthier and more productive society, but one where the mentally stable must navigation life among the ill.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, criminal law in blue states must shift from compassion to justice.<\/p>\n<p>Giving multiple second chances only puts lives at risk &mdash; the most infamous recent example being 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska getting stabbed to death by 34-year-old DeCarlos Brown Jr. on public transport in Charlotte, North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Brown had a history of charges, was known to have schizophrenia, and was part of former North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper&rsquo;s early release program for inmates during COVID, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/charlotte-rail-murder-suspect-linked-inmate-release-approved-under-ex-dem-governor-republicans-records-show?msockid=3031e98ed77467320848ffd3d6146670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>&nbsp;reported.<\/p>\n<p>Serious illnesses require hospitalization. Serious mental illnesses require the same treatment. 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KATU reported that 39-year-old Joel Thomas Faith was arrested on third-degree sexual abuse and harassment charges and is being held without bail. Court records say Faith approached a woman outside a market, groped her buttocks, and then ran off. He reportedly looked strikingly unusual\u2014wearing a dress with a bloody beard\u2014and about 30 minutes later police found him near a Kentucky Fried Chicken.<\/p>\n<p>The article notes Faith had a warrant from a 2023 charge for violating a stalking protective order, issued in July 2025. It also recalls an incident from May 2023 when police were alerted to Faith yelling at people on the street and telling a woman delivering her mail, \u201cDie, die, die.\u201d The author argues that threats, stalking, and alleged sexual assaults should lead to confinement, but in Oregon such behavior is often downplayed or even celebrated as \u201cstunning and brave.\u201d While police can make arrests, the piece contends Faith and others aren\u2019t given serious treatment or lengthy prison terms and quickly return to the streets. It calls for a return to asylum-style care, criticizing the shift since the 1960s away from inpatient mental health treatment toward outpatient care and psychiatric medications. The author argues this has not produced a healthier society, but rather one in which the mentally stable must navigate life among the ill, urging criminal law to prioritize justice over compassion. It cites a recent North Carolina case\u2014where a man with schizophrenia who had been released early from prison during COVID killed a Ukrainian refugee on public transit\u2014as evidence that serious illnesses require hospitalization, and serious mental illnesses deserve equivalent treatment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2577144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-03-06T165637.698.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[75279,50403,4133,3619,75280],"class_list":["post-2577143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-arrest-warrant-2","tag-crime-2","tag-news","tag-portland","tag-sexual-assault-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-03-06T165637.698.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2577143"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2577147,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577143\/revisions\/2577147"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2577144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2577143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2577143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2577143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}