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Alex Zielinski
@alexzee.bsky.social
Portland city gov't reporter, Oregon Public Broadcasting.
Past lives: CA, DC, TX 📬 azielinski@opb.org
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But experts say this pattern should be a red flag to the bureau regardless -- as history shows frequently use of low-level force increases the likelihood of officers using deadly force. (See: Derek Chauvin) That's already proven to be the case in Portland.
If anything, it appears this trend is one of the reasons the city remains under DOJ oversight, a decade after being sued by the feds for problematic trends in officer use of force.
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Alex Zielinski
@alexzee.bsky.social
Portland city gov't reporter, Oregon Public Broadcasting.
Past lives: CA, DC, TX 📬 azielinski@opb.org
1.2k followers118 following62 posts