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West Linn police corruption

2020-02-14 17:38:44.717944+01 by Dan Lyke 2 comments

‘Old-boy-style racism’ by small-town cops leads to $600,000 payout to Portland man

“This case vividly illustrates a ready willingness on the part of the West Linn police to abuse the enormous power they have been given, and a casual, jocular, old-boy-style racism of the kind that we Oregonians tend to want to associate with the Deep South rather than our own institutions,” Buchanan said.

That settlement isn't enough, and isn't coming from the right people.

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#Comment Re: West Linn police corruption made: 2020-02-15 13:46:30.401829+01 by: DaveP

I’d read elsewhere that Oregon was one of the more racist places in the country, but don’t recall where I saw it. Seems this is another bit of anecdata for that conclusion.

#Comment Re: West Linn police corruption made: 2020-02-20 06:13:46.776265+01 by: spc476

Portland, Oregon has more white people than Salt Lake City, Utah.