About 550 cases from the weeks of protest in Portland, Ore., have been sent for prosecution. The district attorney said Tuesday that cases 'relating solely to protest activities,' including interfering with police or criminal trespass, will be dropped.
A protester is shown being taken into custody by federal officers in Portland, Ore., last month."We recognize that we undermine public safety, not promote it, if we leverage the force of our criminal justice system against peaceful protesters who are demanding to be heard," Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt said on Tuesday.A protester is shown being taken into custody by federal officers in Portland, Ore., last month.
"We recognize that we undermine public safety, not promote it, if we leverage the force of our criminal justice system against peaceful protesters who are demanding to be heard," he added. The rallies in Portland had begun to lose momentum before July. But President Trump's deployment of federal agents to guard a downtown federal courthouse in early July reinvigorated the demonstrations that often end in violent clashes.
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