Oregon police officers are rarely held accountable for undue violence. Here are six possible reasons. by Jason Renaud and Jenny Westberg | Street Roots, June 9, 2015 Whenever police officers use lethal force, they well know there could be consequences, including being charged and prosecuted by the district attorney. Charges may include assault, manslaughter, even […]
The Oregonian, Oct. 7, 2014 Portland jury awards Jason Cox $562,000 in police brutality case Jurors 9-3 found that Portland police committed battery against Jason Cox in a beating and tasing incident that was caught on video. A jury’s decision last week to award more than $562,000 to a 40-year-old man who was repeatedly punched in […]
The Atlantic, May 6, 2014 On April 29, the Senate Judiciary Committee met to discuss law enforcement responses to disabled Americans. The committee, chaired by democratic Senator Dick Durbin from Illinois, met against the backdrop of the death of James Boyd, a homeless man who had been in and out of psychiatric hospitals, shot to […]
By Steve Duin, The Oregonian, July 8, 2013 Tidiness makes me nervous. Especially when we’re talking about a 4:15 a.m. mess involving two weary partiers, a half-dozen cops and one Taser, the unofficial mascot of the Portland Police Bureau. For Mshaka Messiah Mitchell — a concierge at The Casey in the Pearl — and his […]
From the Central Oregonian, March 24, 2013 Last month, charges filed by local resident Curtis Hooper against Prineville and Crook County law enforcement personnel were dismissed as part of a settlement agreement. Attorney Robert Wagner, of Portland, defended the City of Prineville and Crook County in the matter, but he could not be reached for […]
TRIGGER WARNING: THE VIDEO BELOW, FROM KTVZ.COM, SHOWS EXPLICIT TORTURE AND MAY BE TRIGGERING From KTVZ.com, November 6, 2012 Curtis Hooper of Prineville is suing two counties, the city of Prineville and 15 people in federal court for more than $5 million. Having had frequent run-ins with the law, he says police in Jefferson and […]
From CBS.com, April 18, 2012 The shooting of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., has sparked a Justice Department investigation of that city’s police force. Authorities will be looking for possible civil rights violations in other cases. There are currently 17 major police and sheriff’s departments under investigation for alleged civil rights abuses across the country. […]
By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian, Friday, January 20, 2012 Portland police Chief Mike Reese wants the City Council to pay for nine new sergeants’ positions to help the bureau change how it investigates officer use of force. The new policy, recommended by the U.S. Department of Justice during its ongoing inquiry into Portland police practices, […]
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