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These 4 Days of 420 are for you. I applaud the Portland Police Bureau for their thoughtfulness, for their planning, and their attention to detail, Wheeler said during a virtual press conference.
He was referring to PPB s reinvigorated reliance on a tactic called kettling, in which officers corral and detain a large group of people under the presumption that they may be involved in criminal activity.
On Friday night, a group of at least 100 individuals were kettled by PPB officers during a march through Northwest Portland s Pearl District. According to police, several members of the protest had begun smashing nearby shop windows, and officers had reason to believe that vandalism would continue if police didn t stop the march. At 9:30 pm, PPB had successfully kettled the crowd and charged at least 13 people with related crimes. Those who weren t charged with crimes (including members of the media) were photographed, and officers reco
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Originally published on March 13, 2021 7:22 pm
Portland police rolled out an old tactic against protesters Friday night and potentially waded into a legal morass as they surrounded a group of at least 100 protesters on a block downtown in response to what the police bureau said were multiple instances of vandalism.
The controversial tactic, known as kettling, has been at the center of multiple lawsuits and is broadly criticized by civil rights advocates as dangerous and so indiscriminate as to violate civil rights.
In a press release Saturday morning, PPB included photos of two broken windows.
Numerous protesters reported police taking individuals aside and photographing them with their names and date of birth.