Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, April 30, 1992, Page 4, Image 4

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    RALLY
Continued from Page 1
or education
A caravan will start ui
Sou l horn Oregon Si.it*; f x>l
legn Friday morning, joining
students ai iho University,
Orogon Sliilo nnd Western
Oregon Stilt*; Onllogo on to
Sal. in (!sir*. mul busm s will
lo.no .it !() to ii m from 1 :iili
A vo nu (i n nd University
Sllis'l
Kally organizers are also
asking for volunteer drivers,
and parking will be available
before the rally on 1 ith and
University
Students < an become at
live in Ollier events to win
tax reform in Oregon The
Heart of Oregon ( ualitlon is
a grass rixits network to edu
cate the puhlii on Oregon's
system of funding and xer
vices (ail) 5B1-150S to help
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TRIAL
Continued from Page 1
Thrv tine k«•<i off as hebneted officers blocked 1 In'
doors (Inr in;in was arrested unit ob)o< ts ww
thrown at officers
Television nrws i arneras also showed sporadii
•it ts of violence and lootings throughout the south
suit1 Small fin s could U- soon burning
f'In- jury ai (jullti'tl the officers of the more sere
ous assault charge and secondary charges, fnit it
deadlot ked on one count of excessive force
against Of In er Laurent e i'owelt
A hearing was scheduhti for May 1 S to det ide
whether to prosecute Powell on the undecided
count
The jury said it cast four guilty votes and eight
innocent votes ill the excessive fori e count
against Powell after three days of deliberation on
that count alone
The offli ers could have faced four to seven
years in prison if convu list on all i harges
After thi' verdict, the defendants hugged re la
lives, sfiook hands with attorneys and slapped
e.H tl other on the f>ai k
besides Powell. Tl, those acquitted yvere Sgt
Staiey kiKin. 41 and officers Timothy Wind. 12,
and Theodore Briseno. 39
Very happy .' I’owell told reporters "It's fiard
to tie surprised when you felt that wav I know
I'm innoient, and that was the verdict
Wind was overt ome with emotion, saying lu
had "too mum feelings I can't express them
Loon told reporters you can read about it in the
book and lef! Briseno did nol talk to reporters
! yy.is shocked and disappointed," si id the
prosi'f . Deputy District Attorney Terry White
rhat v tile WaV the system works
The jury whirl) ini luded an Asian, a Hispan
ic and no blacks left in a sheriffs bus without
talking to reporters
'This experience has been .1 very difficult and
stressful one. one which we have agonized over a
great deal We feel we have done the (test job we
could have possibly done,' the jury said in a
statement
The trial lasted nearly three months in a raise
that strained rain relations in l-os Angeles and
lort ed the resignation nnnoum omen! of Gates
All four had Iteen charged with assault with a
deadly weapon and excessive force by an officer
under color of authority Knot) and Powell also
were charged with filing a false police report, and
Kfxin with being an accessory after the fact
Wind .1 probationary officer, was fired. Fite
others, who were suspended, now face future po
lice department hearings to determine if they will
(a< e any further disi ipllne, ini lulling dismissal
The acquittals raised fears of unrest in the wake
of the verdicts Police had earmarked S1 million
in overlime in 1 ase acquittals sparked riots
The national lender of the NAAGP, Benjamin
Hooks, also denounced the verdict as "outra
geous. a mockery of justice," but he appealed to
blai ks that "the dec ision he met with calmness
The jury heart) from T>4 witnesses yv-hose retail -
lec lions of the violent night of Mart h T 1 ‘I'll, of
ten conflicted
PROTESTS
Continued trom Page 1
liiadley Police (Ihief Daryl I
dates, ami leaders ill the him k.
community, appeuhsi for i aim
In a scene that « .is captured
t>V news helicopters and broad
i ast live, a trill l. driver was
pulled from bis tractor-trailer
rig. and beaten and clubbed
with a tire iron as looters went
through a nearby liquor store,
gas station and auto parts store
Men who brat tin* trurk driv
er raised their hands and
smiled
The man's pockets were
picked, and he w.is kicked la
fore he was able to stumble to
Ins trin k and dme nwa;
In another attack, about 25
people stood around as looters
pulled a man from a vehicle at
the intersection, beat and
ku ked him
rlu- man slavered about in
the street, his head bloody.
hxiktng fur help or a wav out
After several minutes, two good
Samaritans emerged and lead
tier man away.
A motorr v<:Iist was seen
shooting ,i shotgun at passing
i ers ,it the intersection, and at
least one other person was
wounded
At Parker Center, the down
town polit e headquarters, dem
onstrators demanding dates'
resignation threw roi ks and up
rooted plants
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