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  • Indictment of Portland officer good news, but only small step, protesters say

    06/16/2021 5:08:17 AM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 22 replies
    KATU-TV Portland, OR ^ | June 16, 2021 | by Lincoln Graves
    PORTLAND, Ore. — The indictment of a Portland police officer for excessive use of force is drawing reaction from those in the city's protest community. "The initial reaction is that it's good news," said Solamon Ibe, who's affiliated with the group Rose City Justice. "It is pretty big as far as the precedent that it has the potential to set for future cases that are similar." Ibe believes the decision by a grand jury is a direct result of relentless demonstrations. "I could not overstate the importance of this past year and the amount of just civil action and the...