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Feds a Bad Influence on Portland Police

Posted on January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 by hardspace

Testify! Civilian authority seeks to reclaim control of local police. Click here to read testimony submitted to Portland, Oregon Commissioners, 15… Read more Feds a Bad Influence on Portland Police

Mic Check: Whose Act are you Following?

Posted on March 18, 2018February 16, 2019 by hardspace

A cautionary tale. Guns represent lethal power. Those with honest-to-God political power do not generally align with protest agendas. Who… Read more Mic Check: Whose Act are you Following?

Nets in Information Flow

Posted on November 22, 2017December 14, 2017 by hardspace

Hold egalitarianism in your mind. Fairer equality of opportunity was a central demand by revolutionary American colonials. Now consider pending Federal… Read more Nets in Information Flow

Surveillance: whose eyes are where?

Posted on November 18, 2017May 28, 2019 by hardspace

I ask you to consider copwatchers as documentary filmmakers. Given policing’s absolute lack of oversight by local authority, their in-the-field… Read more Surveillance: whose eyes are where?

US AG Sessions addressing Portland law enforcement, September 2017.

Obstruction of Justice, Portland Style

Posted on November 15, 2017November 15, 2017 by hardspace

Portland, Oregon’s All-white City Council bargained with Jeff Sessions: they got out of reforming racist police. US Rep. Karen Bass,… Read more Obstruction of Justice, Portland Style

Behind the City’s Terrorism Task Force Stands a TITAN Fusion Center

Posted on November 9, 2017December 30, 2017 by hardspace

“The time is ripe for Portland to be part of a national movement to protect residents and citizens from further… Read more Behind the City’s Terrorism Task Force Stands a TITAN Fusion Center

Pardon Us, from Law Enforcement’s Civil Rights Violations

Posted on August 28, 2017August 29, 2017 by hardspace

The Arizona Republic reported in September 2016 that, since Sheriff Joseph Michael Arpaio first took office in 1993, his antics… Read more Pardon Us, from Law Enforcement’s Civil Rights Violations

Text box: Portland’s new mayor, Ted Wheeler, ran on a campaign that promised transparency and change. His police reform platform was ambitious but vague: He vowed to “take further steps to end racial profiling,” to “actively demilitarize the police force,” and to “implement police body-mounted cameras and transparency policy with public input,” among other goals.

Holding Hands with Bigots De-legitimizes Local Government

Posted on August 23, 2017December 11, 2017 by hardspace

“We had [City of Portland Police Chief Larry O’Dea] shoot someone and we didn’t have a city investigation for a… Read more Holding Hands with Bigots De-legitimizes Local Government

Sheltering White Supremacy in Portland Policing

Posted on August 19, 2017August 19, 2017 by hardspace

“I’ve received dozens of emails from people who don’t support the amendment,” said Commissioner Eudaly, on 3 August. At issue… Read more Sheltering White Supremacy in Portland Policing

Gut Checkpoint

Posted on July 26, 2017July 26, 2017 by hardspace

Injustice at the border. Two womens’ noble resposes. At the Facebook group ForWARD: For White Accountability in Racial Dialogue, a friend… Read more Gut Checkpoint

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