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Convicted killer kept in police oversight role as city council dismisses concerns over public safety
FOX NEWS ^ | December, 22, 2025 | By Stepheny Price

Posted on 12/23/2025 7:11:42 AM PST by artichokegrower

A convicted Oregon killer is back on Salem’s police oversight board following a narrow city council vote that opponents say jeopardizes public trust and ignores warnings from law enforcement about his violent past.

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KEYWORDS: democratincompetence
Addressing concerns about a twice-yearly police ride-along requirement for board members, Vang noted the city manager can waive the rule, and Hedquist is already ineligible due to his felony conviction.


I think a police ride along would be a fine idea. Just don’t bring him back

1 posted on 12/23/2025 7:11:42 AM PST by artichokegrower
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To: artichokegrower

A convicted killer is on a police oversight board?


2 posted on 12/23/2025 7:17:25 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

What woke “inclusive” fools!!!


3 posted on 12/23/2025 7:26:17 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: conservative_cyclist; ten18; Twotone; VeryFRank; Clinging Bitterly; Rio; aimhigh; Hieronymus; ...
If you would like more information about what’s happening in Oregon, please FReepmail me. Please send me your name by FReepmail if you want to be on this list.
4 posted on 12/23/2025 7:47:04 AM PST by Twotone ( What's the difference between a politician & a flying pig? The letter "F.")
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To: BenLurkin
A convicted killer is on a police oversight board?

That's the gist of it.

The killing was a cold blooded execution of a teenage girl that he thought was going to roll over on him. He only served 27 years.

5 posted on 12/23/2025 8:22:34 AM PST by Rinnwald
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To: BenLurkin

Of course!
(A member of a protected race, religion, sex, gender, political party and ideology MUST BE KEPT in such a position protecting all others in a race, gender, religion, sex, and ideology from the police.)


6 posted on 12/23/2025 8:34:03 AM PST by Robert A Cook PE
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To: BenLurkin
A convicted killer on a police oversight board?

Forget it, Jake. It's Oregon.

7 posted on 12/23/2025 8:54:58 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution.)
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To: artichokegrower

Rumor has it that the Salem City Council will consider replacing the police force with a proven organization dedicated to the law of the jungle - Tren De Aragua


8 posted on 12/23/2025 11:05:01 AM PST by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try )
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To: artichokegrower

Find a tall tree
and 'decorate' it...



9 posted on 12/23/2025 1:14:24 PM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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