Even as antifa and alt-right clashes continue, passive policing at violent demonstrations has become a point of pride for the Portland Police Bureau.
. The directive places emphasis on"de-escalation" and"self-monitoring" as a means of managing potentially violent protests.
Seventy-five year-old Kent Houser, a lifelong Portland resident, has been one of the most vocal critics of the mayor. To address resource shortages in the past, the PPB has relied on help from other police departments, both state and local, to provide additional officers. But many of those long-standing mutual aid partnerships have ended in acrimony. Last year, Pat Garrett, the sheriff in neighboring Washington County,unless it was directly connected to a case in their county.
Four protesters injured at an antifa protest in 2018 are suing the PPB and city for injuries allegedly resulting from officers'"excessive force." One of them, represented by the ACLU of Oregon, is seeking $250,000 in damages.
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