The president of Portland's police union says federal agents need to communicate better with local enforcement. 'There needs to be communication and coordination to be able to make sure that we keep protesters safe,' Daryl Turner says.
Federal officers use tear gas and other crowd dispersal munitions on protesters Friday outside the Multnomah County Justice Center in Portland, Ore.Federal officers use tear gas and other crowd dispersal munitions on protesters Friday outside the Multnomah County Justice Center in Portland, Ore.Federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Marshals Service and elsewhere have been in the streets of Portland, Ore.
He talked with NPR about the situation in Portland and his experience as a Black man in America. Here are selected excerpts of the interview: There needs to be communication and coordination to be able to make sure that we keep protesters safe, for them [to be] able to exercise their First Amendment rights of speech and protest as well. And still keeping them safe from the people who want to act out and commit violent acts and rioting. ...
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