Overwhelmed Portland police haven’t done comprehensive review of force used during protests, outside monitors say
Updated Jan 28, 2021;
Posted Jan 28, 2021
The city-hired consultants said the Police Bureau continues to be out of compliance with a federal settlement agreement, particularly regarding their reporting and review of how officers use force.Dave Killen/The Oregonian
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Even though the size and frequency of Portland protests have significantly diminished, police still haven’t done a comprehensive review of their crowd control response to the civil unrest.
Outside consultants found that officers sometimes couldn’t explain why they used force or their supervisors didn’t adequately review officers’ force reports.
Police Chief Chuck Lovell’s two-part strategy also calls for greater community oversight of the patrol team and its tactics, as well as monthly reports on their investigative stops and searches.
Portland’s confidence crisis: Steve Duin column
Updated Jan 16, 2021;
The over/under is five years.
And of all the speculators I spoke to this week, the most incisive message arrived from Warren Rosenfeld, the president of Calbag Metals.
“The comeback,” Rosenfeld wrote in an email, “is dependent on when folks have confidence (the city) is safe and clean.
“Seems democracy’s oxygen is confidence. Confidence someone won’t run a red light. Confidence that currency is backed by the full faith and credit of the government. Confidence that our officials will faithfully carry out their duties.”
That is the crisis at hand in the city, and it is personal and disabling.
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The city's lead negotiator, labor lawyer Steven Schuback, said the city-sought reforms reflect the need for the Police Bureau to reestablish public trust. Union attorney Anil Karia calls for "common sense policing."