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Page 8 3'l?e flnrtlanb (Observer Honored in Cause for Equality Your Care Our First Priority Trail Blazers C hief Operating O fficer Sarah M ensah was hon ored by the Urban League o f Port land with the Equal O pportunity Day Aw ard at the civil rights group’s annual Equal O pportu nity Dinner. The award is bestowed upon an individual each year who has made significant contributions to the cause of equality in one or more of the Urban League's focus areas, includ ing employment, education, eco Sarah Mensah nomic development or advocacy. Dr. Marcelitte Failla Chiropractic Physician One o f the highest ranking wom en in professional sports, Mensah sits on the board o f di rectors for the Northwest Autism Foundation, Portland Children's M useum, Oregon Sports A uthor ity and All Hands Raised (for m erly know n as the P ortland Schools Foundation). Thom as A schenbrener, presi dent o f the N orthw est Health Foundation, was also presented with an Equal O pportunity Day Award at last m onth’s cerem ony. Seattle Police Used Excessive Force We are located at 1716 N.E. 42nd Ave. Portland, OR 97213 ( Between Broadway and Sandy Blvd.) • Automobile accident injuries • Chronic headache and joint pain • Workers Compensation injuries Call for an appointment! Decem ber 21, 2011 »? (503)228-6140 One Year Anniversary Probe finds officers quick to use weapons (AP) -- Inadequate supervision and training has led Seattle police officers to too quickly resort to the use of weapons like batons and flashlights, and to escalate confron tations even when arresting people for minor offenses, the U.S. Justice Department said Friday. The department launched an in vestigation last spring following the fatal shooting of a homeless Native American woodcarver and other reported uses of force against mi nority suspects. The probe was aimed at determining whether Se attle police have a "pattern or prac tice" of violating civil rights or dis- criminatory policing, and if so, what they should do to improve. Federal investigators said they found Seattle police have engaged in excessive force that violated fed eral law and the Constitution. The Department of Justice is cur rently conducting 20 investigations of police departments across the country, including Portland, and the use of force is a prominent issue in most of them. The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington and 34 other community groups called for the Seattle inquiry after a Seattle officer shot and killed woodcarver John T. Williams in 2010. Video from Officer Ian Bilk's patrol car showed Williams crossing the street holding a piece of wood and a small knife, and Birk exiting the ve hicle to pursue him. Off camera, Birk quickly shouted three times for Wil liams to drop the knife, then fired five shots. The knife was found folded at the scene, but Birk later maintained Williams had threatened him. Other incidents captured on sur veillance or police-cruiser video in clude officers using an anti-Mexi can epithet and stomping on a prone Latino man who was mistakenly thought to be a robbery suspect; an officer kicking a non-resisting black youth in a convenience store; and officers tackling and kicking a black man who showed up in a police evidence room to pick up belong ings after he was mistakenly released from jail. There was no finding that the Seattle Police Department engaged in discriminatory policing, but fed eral investigators believe this area needs more research. Deliveries Stolen off Porches Show dogs is a full service salon. 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