Lethal law enforcement
PORTLAND, OREGON: Portland Police Bureau Chief Jami Resch resigned from her post in June, following intense criticism over the Bureau’s response to protests in that city, including firing tear gas and “non-lethal” projectiles into crowds. The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon called the police response “excessively violent and dangerous.”
Police in Oregon have killed 123 people since 2013, with all but about 20 of the killings occurring outside of Portland, often in rural areas or small towns. This aligns with nationwide trends: Police shootings have dropped somewhat in the bi¨est cities, but they’ve climbed over the last several years in rural areas.
On May 30, riot gear-clad police officers poured out of a giant armored vehicle onto a Salt
