But it didn't happen anywhere else, it happened in Portland.  Honestly I have not heard many stories of good samaritans being robbed and that sounds like a story that the media would be sure to jump on so maybe it's not as common as you'd like to believe.  Portland, like Boulder and other pretentious towns, love to preach their tolerance and superiority to the rest of the country but actions speak louder and define a place more than words do.