Despite Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler's harsh words for “antifa anarchists," many are skeptical anything will change. Gabe Johnson with the Coalition to Save Portland says authorities have set a bad precedent for months.
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A small fraction of 1,000+ arrests at demonstrations are currently being prosecuted.
One protester described continued arrests as "BS." Police book you & you're out within hours.
"Then you get a no complaint on your court date. So it’s like, why are you arresting people?”
One protester described continued arrests as "BS." Police book you & you're out within hours.
"Then you get a no complaint on your court date. So it’s like, why are you arresting people?”
As of this morning, the mayor had not met with the DA to talk about his plan to crack down on crimes committed during the demonstrations. But I spoke with an attorney who called one part of the plan "unenforceable and unconstitutional."
Wheeler wants harsher penalties for people who are arrested at multiple protests, but Juan Chavez of @OJRCenter said that would be a due process violation.
“There’s a process for this through which a jury of your peers gets to decide whether or not you committed a crime.”
“There’s a process for this through which a jury of your peers gets to decide whether or not you committed a crime.”
Right now, it doesn’t look like there are any repeat offenders from a legal standpoint. I only found one person with multiple protest-related cases still active in the court system and neither case has gone to trial yet.
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