• AutoTL;DRB
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    31 year ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    Text messages between a Portland police bureau (PPB) officer and far-right leader Joey Gibson appear to show a warm and cooperative relationship and even exchanges of legal and tactical information.

    Niiya also appears to advise Gibson about avoiding the arrest of group member Tusitala “Tiny” Toese, who has allegedly been involved in acts of violence in the city.

    On 8 December 2017, discussing Toese’s presence at a rally at a time when he was the subject of an outstanding warrant, Niiya wrote: “Just make sure he doesn’t do anything which may draw our attention.

    Mayor Ted Wheeler, also the PPB commissioner, called the messages “disturbing” and said: “Incidents like this contribute to the distrust that so many community members have about the Portland police bureau.”

    On 4 August 2018, PPB officers fired “less than lethal” rounds into a crowd of counterprotesters, injuring several, including a woman who said she was peacefully protesting and who has commenced legal action.

    Eric Ward, the director of the anti-racist Western States Center, said: “This continued cycle of collusion with the ‘alt-right’ places the PPB directly at odds with the rule of law and values and priorities expressed by elected Portland city leadership.”


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  • Piecemakers
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    21 year ago

    And water wets things. Shocking.

    FYI, >85% of Portland police are from outside the metro area, with the majority of them being from Vancouver, WA. Fuck the police. ACAB. 🤬🖕🏽