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September 17, 2014
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Taser Takes Down Teen
P o lice said th ey w ere d is ­
patched to the neighborhood to
a profanity-laced com m entary.
investigate 9-1-1 calls regarding a
The older brother was charged disturbance, property dam age and
with interfering with police, re­ threats to shoot som eone in the
sisting arrest and disorderly con­ area. The group o f people in­
duct and pleaded not guilty on volved was described as approxi­
M onday. The younger brother is m ately nine A frican-A m erican
accused o f assault, interfering m ales and fem ales.
with a peace officer, resisting ar­
Police did not have sufficient
rest, assaulting a public safety evidence, however, to charge either
officer, attem pted assault on a of the Gurule brothers or anyone
public safety officer, harassment, else in connection with the reported
and attem pted strangulation.
vandalism, officials said.
continued
Sesame Street actor and writer Sonia Manzano helps the YWCA o f Clark County with its mission to
eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice freedom and dignity for all.
Sesame Street Actor Empowers
from page 3
Sesame Street actor and writer
Sonia Manzano shared her perspec­
tive on overcoming social and cul­
tural norms as she pursued profes­
sional and personal goals during a
fundraising luncheon for the YWCA
of Clark County.
The recent event raised $ 134,165
to support YWCA programs which
serve more than 11,800 people each
year and share a mission to elimi­
nate racism, empower women, and
promote peace, justice, freedom and
dignity for all.
Sonia spoke to 400 guests about
a myriad of topics, including the
importance of empowering children
through example and leadership.
MN
Racial
Disparities
c o n t i n u e d f r o m page 3
disparate racial impacts of criminal
and child welfare policies. African
Americans, for example, make up
about 2 percent of Oregon’s general
population, but about 10 percent of
the state’s prison population. Na­
tionally, black males are more likely
to be imprisoned than receive a 4-
year college degree.
He said the law gained traction
toward passage when provisions
were added to reflect the racial
impact o f victim populations, and
provide a requirem ent that racial
impact statem ents only m ove for­
ward when requested by two leg­
islators from each m ajor political
party.
The first purpose of the legisla­
tion, however, is to put the brakes
on any future law that dispropor­
tionately impact people of color.
“The bill passionately says this
is another tool to make sure we
don ’ t make minority over-represen­
tation worse,” Shields said. “If you
hear about a bill that will dispropor­
tionately impact people of color,
you can always petition your legis­
lator for a racial impact statement.”
The scheduled speakers for the
public forum included Craig Prins
form the Oregon Criminal Justice
Commission and Nicole Porter from
the Sentencing Project, a national
organization working toward sen­
tencing reform.
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