The US Department of Justice has declared that, indeed, the Portland Police Bureau has engaged in "a pattern or practice" of violating the constitutional rights of mentally ill Portlanders through the use of excessive force. And at a news conference this morning, both federal and city officials stood together and promised a raft of changes to the way Portland cops are trained and disciplined, and how they interact with members of the community. While making.
Portland police shooting of Aaron Campbell in 2010 under scrutiny by international commission
Updated Jan 20, 2021;
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The Jan. 29, 2010, police killing of Aaron M. Campbell, an unarmed Black man shot in the back after officers arrived to check on his welfare, drew intense scrutiny in Portland, a grand jury rebuke, a march on City Hall and public condemnation from the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
On Wednesday, Campbell’s death garnered international attention.
Campbell’s mother, Marva Davis, and the family’s lawyer, Tom Steenson, had an hour to address an international commission delving into police violence against Blacks in the United States.