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June 6, 2018 Page 5 Unlawfully Held C ontinued from f ront sitive time for the city, following a double murder on a MAX light rail train in which Jeremy Chris- tian, a 35-year-old Portland res- ident, was accused of stabbing three men, killing two of them, who came to the defense of two Muslim women from his alleged racist and Islamophobic taunts. Christian had been filmed at a Pa- triot Prayer demonstration in east Portland the month before the at- tack where other demonstrators tried to kick him out for spewing white nationalist rhetoric. In the protests countering a pro-Trump rally that followed, the ACLU lawsuit claims the po- lice actions against innocent peo- ple expressing their rights were heavy-handed, frightening and dangerous. They said bystanders were detained without individual- ized probable cause or reasonable suspicion, making the actions un- constitutional. The ACLU says the detain- ments trampled on the First and Fourth Amendments—freedom of speech and unreasonable search and seizure -- as well as Oregon’s Constitution, for not having prob- able cause or reasonable suspicion when they detained individuals. Besides Mayor Ted Wheeler, who oversees the Portland Police Bureau and was said to be at a police command center when the kettle occurred, the lawsuit names a number of police officers as de- fendants, including Dan DiMatto, Chris Lindsey, Jason Christensen, Michael Pool, Justin Rapheal, and Kerri Ottoman, but more may join them. When police used the “kettle” technique to hold people, they were not given access to food or bathrooms for nearly an hour and only allowed to leave after police photographed each individual, de- manded IDs, and recorded their identifying information. Although then-police Chief Mike Marshman first denied use of the photos and then insisted that “any photographs not used in a criminal investigation will be purged pursuant to PPB policy,” the Independent Police Review re- port found that they have still not been deleted, nor were there pol- icies in place about the retention of digital images. Now, the photos cannot be destroyed due to a court protective order. The IPR report also revealed an admission from an unidenti- fied police lieutenant that police treated anti-Trump protestors dif- ferently than Trump Rally dem- onstrators. Many community members expressed a concern that police were being preferential to the Trump Rally, the report stated. Rose City Antifa’s lack of lead- ership and hierarchical structure made it difficult for police to com- Chicago-Style Steppin Fun, Healthy Social Dance for Couples and Singles. Weekly Classes www.groovinhighsteppers.com Denise Johnson 503-819-4576 Hernandez Williams 206-683-4101 Co-Founders and Instructers Subscribe! 503-288-0033 Fill Out & Send To: Attn: Subscriptions, PO Box 3137, Portland OR 97208 $45.00 for 3 months • $80.00 for 6 mo. • $125.00 for 1 year (please include check with this subscription form) Name: Telephone: Address: or email subscriptions@portlandobserver.com municate lawful orders to them, the lieutenant said. The independent review stated that the bureau “should recognize that leaderless or less hierarchical groups are not inherently more dangerous and should not be treat- ed differently.” In response to the IPR report, police said media or legal observ- ers at protests in the future will not be arrested or detained “solely for their role in observing, capturing and/or reporting on demonstra- tions or events” so long as they “obey all laws and follow all law- ful orders.” The bureau also agreed that mass detentions should only be carried out under “extraordinary circumstances.” The IPR report also recom- mended that police use cameras during crowd events and keep a recording of encrypted radio chan- nels for criminal proceedings and transparency. The bureau agreed to add cameras and plan to release a feasibility plan to Chief Danielle Outlaw by July 1, but disagreed about recording encrypted radio channels, citing officer and public safety. The bureau said it plans to add guidance in regard to photograph- ing detained individuals to their policies effective this October. The ACLU of Oregon is ask- ing people who were detained by police and prevented from leav- ing the June 4, 2017 protest to contact them via their website at action.aclu.org/legal-intake/june- 4-2017-kettle-lawsuit. Spring Special Sweet Street Food Cart Located at 15th and Alberta call 503-995-6150 to place order Mon. - Fri., 11:00am - 9:00pm • Sat. 11am - 6:00pm • Closed Sun. Wednesday Special: 3 Wings $2.00 Friday Special: Rib Sandwich, Beef or Pork, $4.00 5010 NE 9th Ave Portland, Or 97211 Phone: 503 284-2989 Stylist Wanted We specialize in a variety of cuts for men and women, hot towel razor shaves, braiding, hair extension, Shampoo, blow dryer and Platinum fade. Call Today or Walk in !!!
