Deal on Portland police reforms filed in court
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice and the city of Portland have filed a court-enforceable agreement to address claims that police too frequently use excessive force against the mentally ill.
The agreement was filed Monday in U.S. District Court.
The federal government opened its investigation into the police department's use of force last year and issued findings in September. The parties then negotiated a settlement that was recently approved by the City Council.
The city has agreed to revamp its policies on the use of force and Taser stun guns. It's also creating an intervention team to respond to calls that involve people with mental illness.
Christ almighty - half the population in Pdx is mental. So now the police will have to make an assessement of your psychopaths committing crimes and then be all cuddly because some mental delinquent is waving a gun a people. The wrong people will die in this scenario.
An intervention team.
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Is there some reason the city and police bureau brass couldn't have
taken these steps earlier without a court order?
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#1 Rule in Government: NEVER admit you are or were wrong.
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Your argument would be more convinching if you didn't have spelling errors. [See what I did there]
I will find this a toughy, with all the shootings and what not, there main goal should be to protect and serve. What I hate the most is that some of the mentally ill use there illness as a scapegoat to get a away with what ever they want.. There not totally stupid.