Pertaining to crimes and police
Here’s an audio update and overview of the current status of US Department of Justice v City of Portland, a “pattern and practice” suit which in 2023 found the Portland Police Bureau routinely harm people with mental illness. This interview with longtime Portland police reform activists Dr. Rochelle Silver and Jason Renaud by Lisa Loving […]
From KATU.com April 2023 Several business owners are accusing Gresham Police of overreacting after officers were caught on camera repeatedly using a stun gun on a 59-year-old homeless man. It happened at Cheap Charlie’s Beer and Wine Superstore on the afternoon of March 9. Surveillance video shows Ronnie Amato frantically rushing into the store after […]
The prospect of removing people from communities to be put in institutions has been a project of social control Perspective by Elliott Young Elliott Young is professor of history at Lewis & Clark College and the author of “Forever Prisoners: How the United States Made the World’s Largest Immigrant Detention System.“ Washington Post – January […]
Pierce Brooks was retired as Chief of Police in Eugene when Nathan Thomas and Bryan French were both killed by Portland Police in January 1992. Brooks was hired by the City of Portland to provide a report on the incident. Nathan Thomas was twelve. Bryan French crept into his home and held Nathan hostage. Police […]
From APNews.com, September 1, 2022 One summer night, Misty Castillo stepped out of her house in Salem, Oregon, called 911 and asked for the police, saying her son was mentally ill, was assaulting her and her husband and had a knife. “He’s drunk and he’s high and he’s mentally ill,” Castillo told the emergency dispatcher, […]
The Ku Klux Klan in Oregon – Same wine, different bottle By Steve Law Originally published in the Portland Tribune in August 2022 and reposted here with permission of the author. READ – Part 1: The Klan arrives in Portland READ – Part 2: The Klan seizes power statewide READ – Part 3: A push […]
The Ku Klux Klan in Oregon – The Klan self-destructs By Steve Law Originally published in the Portland Tribune in August 2022 and reposted here with permission of the author. READ – Part 1: The Klan arrives in Portland READ – Part 2: The Klan seizes power statewide READ – Part 3: A push to […]
The Ku Klux Klan in Oregon – The Klan gets a pass from media By Steve Law Originally published in the Portland Tribune in August 2022 and reposted here with permission of the author. READ – Part 1: The Klan arrives in Portland READ – Part 2: The Klan seizes power statewide READ – Part […]
The Ku Klux Klan in Oregon – The Klan seizes power statewide By Steve Law Originally published in the Portland Tribune in August 2022 and reposted here with permission of the author. READ – Part 1: The Klan arrives in Portland READ – Part 2: The Klan seizes power statewide READ – Part 3: A […]
The Ku Klux Klan in Oregon – The Klan arrives in Portland By Steve Law Originally published in the Portland Tribune in August 2022 and reposted here with permission of the author. READ – Part 1: The Klan arrives in Portland READ – Part 2: The Klan seizes power statewide READ – Part 3: A […]
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