PORTLAND, Ore. — Earlier this month, Multnomah County's new District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced a new policy saying his office would not prosecute many of those arrested while demonstrating in Portland. The policy states they will not prosecute unless there is deliberate property damage, theft, or threat of force against another person. For the last two months, numerous protesters like Berkeley Franklin were awaiting their arraignment. Franklin says they, along with other protesters, were in downtown Portland at a protest in early June walking away from police with hands raised when taken into custody. "I wouldn’t necessarily say that I...
