Posted on 08/12/2020 6:56:21 PM PDT by bitt
The new DA will decline to prosecute a list of offenses
Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced that his office would decline to press charges against protesters and rioters in the demonstrations in Portland, Oregon.
Schmidt made the announcement Tuesday at his first media briefing since assuming the office on Aug. 1.
Schmidt said in his statement that the policy change was intended to make society more equable.
"If we leverage the full force of the criminal justice system on individuals who are peacefully protesting and demanding to be heard, we will cause irreparable harm to them individually and to our society," he said.
"The Multnomah County District Attorney's Office will presumptively decline to prosecute a case where the most serious offense is a city ordinance violation or where the crime(s) do not involve deliberate property damage, theft or the use or threat of force against another person," Schmidt explained.
The statement included a list of offenses from protesters that the office would decline to prosecute. The offenses that will be ignored included the following, according to KGW-TV:
Interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer
Disorderly conduct in the second degree
Criminal trespass in the first and second degree
Escape in the third degree
Harassment
Riot (unless accompanied by a charge outside of this list)
"As prosecutors, we acknowledge the depth of emotion that motivates these demonstrations and support those who are civically engaged through peaceful protesting. We will undermine public safety, not promote it, if we do not take action to bring about immediate change," Schmidt added.
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Another Soros DA???
F’ng liar, nobody got arrested for being peaceful protestors.
The States Attorney said out loud he will not prosecute rioters.
Portland is dead from this day forward.
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So, when someone “takes care of” this so-called prosecutor, can we assume that no one will prosecute them?
May this slime fear for their life in their home. But fear only for a short time......
This is NOT tolerable. Take action against this puke.
Where do these lunatic DA’s come from? Is he another Soros plant?! Portland, Seattle, New York City, Minneapolis, Chicago and other Dem controlled cities are pulling this country down.
so why are you there and taking taxpayer money ?
When enforcement by the state stops, vigilantes arise.
“When enforcement by the state stops, vigilantes arise.”
Yep.
Best get ready.
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Under true socialism “Some pigs are more equal than others”.
The DA show he is a true socialist, and which pigs he sees as superior, and above the law.
It’s called street justice and the non violent among us best take a crash course.
Multnomah county would re-elect this idiot right now even after recent events and knowing of his policies. Wouldn’t even be close.
another one, for Soros’ birthday.
U F Believable. why is he let live to destroy America??
why is he let live to supply lasers to blind LEO,
and bricks and bullets to kill everyone —
as the Nazi hides for another war HE CREATED.
That way, their crime rate will be lower.
Mike Schmidt,District Attorney
Multnomah County Courthouse
1021 S.W. Fourth Avenue, Room 600
Portland, Oregon 97204.
Don’t they have elections in Portland? In Oregon? Get these f’ing jackasses out of there.
Hard to believe any of the big blue cities can turn around. We’ll find out in November where the rest of us stand.
Not a good idea.
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