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cgod  ·  1474 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Portland votes to create community-run police oversight board

It's almost certainly going to be declared unconstitutional and we knew that. A big part of passing this is getting support behind a new city charter and real state level reform over the legal structures that support policing.

The re election of the mayor and the loss of a progressive council woman to a guy who is more pro-bootlicking probably means we will only see piecemeal reform and are in for another 2-4 years of protests.

Best hope of reform is on the state level right now.

People seem pretty serious about No Justice, No Peace.





uhsguy  ·  1474 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Why is a police oversight board unconstitutional? Do they have too much authority or the POG contract so strong it’s constitutionaly protected?

cgod  ·  1473 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I wish I understood all the legal ins and outs of the the bill. There are so many claims and counterclaims about how the whole thing will turn out legally that all I know is semi reliable sources say it's not going to make it past the courts and that there are several ways the union might be able to tank it.