A year ago this week, James Chasse died in police custody after being beaten, Tasered, and hogtied by officers, and then transported to the county detention center instead of being taken to a hospital. It shocked the city, given that police had targeted Chasse for merely acting suspiciously. After coming back from vacation almost two […]
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Remembering Chasse
Protests Mark One-Year Anniversary
Activists are planning protests outside Portland’s downtown Justice Center and at city hall on September 17 to mark the one-year anniversary of the controversial death in custody of James Chasse. Chasse, a schizophrenic chased through the Pearl District by Portland police after urinating in the street, was tackled to the ground opposite the Bluehour restaurant […]