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about 2 days ago - David Brooks makes an inept analogy: 4-year-olds, contrary to popular belief, are not egocentric or self-centered. nyti.ms/2rDL1Oy
about 2 days ago - After harming herself, volleyball star Lanesha Reagan asks fellow student-athletes to help others espnw.ly/ArrrHV7p via @espnW
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about 2 days ago - @MetricMaps Next Lord of the flies?
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about 3 days ago - Hand Movie was shot in 1966 when dancer Yvonne Rainer was recovering from major surgery & was unable to dance. youtu.be/TcfSKwB-QpU
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Tag Archives: Taser
Eugene police injure woman shielding her mentally ill son from Taser
AP.com, August 5, 2015 The president of an NAACP chapter contends Eugene police used excessive force on his sister after she tried to stop an officer from deploying a Taser on her 19-year-old son. Eugene-Springfield NAACP President Eric Richardson said … Continue reading
Federal lawsuit alleges Douglas County deputies, Tasers at fault in death of man, 26
Associated Press via OPB.org, March 4, 2015 The mother of a Southern Oregon man who died during an incident with law enforcement officers has sued the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, alleging deputies wrongfully fired stun guns. The federal lawsuit filed in … Continue reading
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Tagged Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, excessive force, lawsuit, stun guns, Taser, Walter Ray McKelvey
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It’s been more than 4 years since Keaton Otis was shot by police, but many still remember the 25-year-old
Daily KOS, March 27, 2014 In May it will be four years since 25-year-old African-American Keaton Otis was killed by Portland police in a frenzy of 32 shots in seven seconds… recorded on the iPhone of a witness. He was … Continue reading
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Tagged Albina Ministerial Alliance, excessive force, Fairness Hearings, HEAT, Hotspot Enforcement Action Team, Keaton Otis, Michael Simon, police shootings, Portland Police, Portland Police Association, Portland Police Review Board, settlement, Taser, U.S. Department of Justice
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Man with Mental Illness Tased by Portland Police in Grocery Store
By Sara Roth, KGW News, Nov. 18, 2013 Portland police tased a man armed with knives who was reportedly threatening shoppers and stealing at Whole Foods in Northwest Portland Friday. Officers recognized him from prior mental health incidents. The incident … Continue reading