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@mentalhealthpdx- RT @parisreview: “The most important lesson is also the most ironic.” —Ken Kesey theparisreview.org/interviews/183…
about 4 hours ago - RT @SallyQYates: My first tweet as a private citizen. Read my op-ed responding to AG Sessions on the need for criminal justice reform https…
about 4 hours ago - RT @TrueNkenge: A day to celebrate Lolenzo Poe formerly of @PPSConnect, and @ULPDX as Board Chair. He is a leader, a brotha & a mentor to m…
about 4 hours ago - RT @StreetRoots: Director’s Desk: With #Oregon Legislature ignoring housing crisis, local progress is crucial @IsraelBayer https://t.co/WeV…
about 4 hours ago - RT @GoodintheHood2: Thank you for your continuous support and love. #UnityInTheCommunity #GITHPDX2017
about 4 hours ago - @ABraskey @A_New_Freedom Doctors (& dentists) are a big part of the problem.
about 4 hours ago - Told no we don't need your hospital in Oregon, out of state private psych corp sues Oregon Health Authority: globenewswire.com/news-release/2…
about 18 hours ago - @ABraskey @A_New_Freedom Yeah. Probably a better idea is to stop using heroin.
about 19 hours ago - Multnomah County's response to homelessness is a strategic & measurable failure - thelundreport.org/content/multno…
about 19 hours ago - Last year alone, more Americans died from a drug overdose than were lost fighting the war in Vietnam. wnyc.org/story/60f12016…
about 1 day ago - Nationally, 61% of female and 44% of male federal prison inmates suffer from some form of mental health condition. usat.ly/2tt3Kx7
about 1 day ago - @A_New_Freedom Think of something MORE stigmatized. The recovery message has many powerful and thoughtless enemies.
about 1 day ago - @A_New_Freedom Recovery is the least expensive & most effective model of crime prevention.
about 1 day ago - @A_New_Freedom Recovery is the solution. TX may be a part of recovery - not essential for everyone. Do community le… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
about 1 day ago - @A_New_Freedom Interdicting opium growers was the prime political purpose of the Taiiban. They saved millions of li… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
about 1 day ago - “The number of people overdosing is skyrocketing, and we have no indication that we’ve reached the peak.” nyti.ms/2sTp8yu
about 2 days ago - “I’ve helped him out because that could be me, or that could be my son out there tomorrow.” registerguard.com/rg/news/local/…
about 2 days ago - RT @PoppotGroup: For some drug deaths, pot is the gateway, for others marijuana is the direct road to suicide. We mourn these losses: https…
about 2 days ago - RT @thehill: HIV/AIDS advisors who quit Trump council bash GOP ObamaCare repeal bill: "It will kill people" hill.cm/6ldNCZh https:/…
about 2 days ago - Note: treatment isn't recovery - treatment professionals typically have only second-hand knowledge of recovery theguardian.com/us-news/2017/j…
about 2 days ago
- RT @parisreview: “The most important lesson is also the most ironic.” —Ken Kesey theparisreview.org/interviews/183…
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