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A new take on distress calls

December 5, 2011
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Opinion by the editors of The Oregonian, December 5, 2011 Nearly two years ago, The Skanner newspaper issued a startling SOS call about, well, SOS calls. The African American newspaper advised its readers not to call the Portland Police Bureau. “We cannot have faith that innocents won’t get caught in the firing line when trigger-finger […]

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Posted in <a href="https://www.oregonarchive.org/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a> Tagged <a href="https://www.oregonarchive.org/tag/aaron-campbell/" rel="tag">Aaron Campbell</a>, <a href="https://www.oregonarchive.org/tag/bernie-foster/" rel="tag">Bernie Foster</a>, <a href="https://www.oregonarchive.org/tag/jenny-westberg/" rel="tag">Jenny Westberg</a>, <a href="https://www.oregonarchive.org/tag/lisa-loving/" rel="tag">Lisa Loving</a>, <a href="https://www.oregonarchive.org/tag/mike-reese/" rel="tag">Mike Reese</a>, <a href="https://www.oregonarchive.org/tag/multnomah-county/" rel="tag">Multnomah County</a>, <a href="https://www.oregonarchive.org/tag/police-shooting/" rel="tag">Police shooting</a>, <a href="https://www.oregonarchive.org/tag/portland-police/" rel="tag">Portland Police</a>, <a href="https://www.oregonarchive.org/tag/the-oregonian/" rel="tag">The Oregonian</a>, <a href="https://www.oregonarchive.org/tag/the-skanner/" rel="tag">The Skanner</a> Leave a comment

Having an Emergency? Don’t Call the Police

February 12, 2009
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Editorial by Bernie Foster of The Skanner News, February 12, 2009 The recent sorry string of preventable incidents of police violence is pushing the local community into a state of fear and anger that will soon launch Portland into the national spotlight. On Tuesday, Feb. 16, Jesse Jackson speaks at the Maranatha Church about the […]

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Posted in <a href="https://www.oregonarchive.org/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a> Tagged <a href="https://www.oregonarchive.org/tag/aaron-campbell/" rel="tag">Aaron Campbell</a>, <a href="https://www.oregonarchive.org/tag/bernie-foster/" rel="tag">Bernie Foster</a>, <a href="https://www.oregonarchive.org/tag/dan-saltzman/" rel="tag">Dan Saltzman</a>, <a href="https://www.oregonarchive.org/tag/mike-schrunk/" rel="tag">Mike Schrunk</a>, <a href="https://www.oregonarchive.org/tag/portland-police/" rel="tag">Portland Police</a>, <a href="https://www.oregonarchive.org/tag/ron-frashour/" rel="tag">Ron Frashour</a>, <a href="https://www.oregonarchive.org/tag/rosie-sizer/" rel="tag">Rosie Sizer</a>, <a href="https://www.oregonarchive.org/tag/skanner/" rel="tag">Skanner</a>, <a href="https://www.oregonarchive.org/tag/t-allen-bethel/" rel="tag">T. Allen Bethel</a> Leave a comment

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