In their own words: Oregon activists, politicians react to Derek Chauvin conviction
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FILE Thousands gather at Pioneer Square in downtown Portland for the sixth day of demonstrations for equal rights and protesting against racial injustice in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man killed by police in Minneapolis. Sean Meagher/Staff
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Oregon activists and elected officials reacted in masse Tuesday after jurors convicted a former Minneapolis police officer of the murder of George Floyd, a Black man who died after the officer knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes.
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Portland protests shape District Attorney Mike Schmidt’s young tenure: Now what?
His decision not to prosecute most protest-related crimes drew fire from President Trump and praise from reformers. What’s happened since.
Updated on Feb 02, 2021;
Published on Jan 30, 2021
Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt on Sat., Jan 15, 2021. Schmidt, 39, campaigned as a reformer and won 77% of the vote. His approach to protest-related arrests has won praise and encountered resistance. “You re not damaging anything, you re not lighting things on fire, then you re not the person we re going to prosecute,” he said. “There is no public safety value to prosecuting that person because a year-and-a-half from now when it actually goes to trial, even if we convicted you, what good did we do? Oregonian staff/Dave Killen Dave Killen