AltWeeklies Wire
To Camp or Not to Campnew
Booted from another park, Occupy Portland debates on the movement's future.
The Portland Mercury |
Denis C. Theriault |
12-12-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Portland
The Moment When the Police Lost the Occupy Portland Narrativenew
During a choreographed effort to pull a few dozen protesters out of the Chase bank branch, part of a hundreds-strong day of action, Portland police officers resorted to a decidedly more muscular show of force in a clash watched by TV cameras and rush-hour commuters. Suddenly all the fun—the dance parties, the union songs, the peaceful arrests earlier on the Steel Bridge and at Wells Fargo—was for naught.
The Portland Mercury |
Denis C. Theriault |
11-18-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Portland
When Should Cops Call for Help?new
IN A CASE WITH striking similarities to the death of James Chasse Jr. in 2006, a man arrested by Portland police—after an intense chase early Sunday, July 10—fell gravely ill in custody, after complaining he was short of breath, and later died at a hospital.
The Portland Mercury |
Denis C. Theriault |
07-14-2011 |
Crime & Justice
