RE: https://convo.casa/@b/115328398109346773

MULTCO DA: We Agree With The MAGA People Who Do The Bomb Threats And Stuff, It Is Wrong To Prosecute Violent Chuds Who Travel To Portland With The Intent To Assault People And Start Fights In Our Streets

A right-wing journalist and influencer arrested at a Portland immigration protest acted in self defense and will not be prosecuted, a senior deputy district attorney determined.

The arrest sparked a political maelstrom, drawing condemnation from President Donald Trump’s press secretary and prompting the U.S. Department of Justice to probe whether local officers have engaged in “viewpoint discrimination.”

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BTW Sortor assaulted people again last night while shoving his way into a medic tent set up by anti-ICE protesters.

#pdx #Portland #Oregon #orpol #USpol #MAGA #fascism #nicksortor #propaganda #harmeetdhillon #kristinoem #nathanVasquez

people in Portland need to learn how to vote for DA 😞 #ACAB #NathanVasquez https://kolektiva.social/@alissaazar/115176792498737596

the only good that could come out of Mike Schmidt starting this stupid podcast is if it’s bait to unveil the dark money shit pit that funded his even-worse opposition.

#PDX #portland #oregon #orpol #mikeschmidt #nathanVasquez #angelaTodd #proudBoys

DA nixes deal, demands tougher manslaughter sentence. Grieving spouse calls it ‘performative cruelty’

a man whose wife was killed by a drunk driver slammed District Attorney Nathan Vasquez for ripping up a plea deal approved by his predecessor and imposing a tougher sentence.

“It just feels like performative cruelty,” said Lauran Parise, who was sitting in the passenger seat next to his wife, Jennifer Parise, two years ago when a drunk driver slammed into their sedan, killing her.

#pdx #portland #Oregon #pnw #orpol #nathanVasquez #publicDefense #sadism #cruelty #grief #farright #MAGA #GiftLink #giftArticle

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/myth-vs-reality-trends-retail-theft

“But an analysis by researcher Jeff Asher showed that, according to the limited data available, the stores Target closed in Portland and Seattle had less crime than stores that were not closing.”

Local media outlets (and particularly the one known for training up future police spokespeople) shared flagrant & harmful corporate disinformation about “organized retail theft”, and very few of them ever corrected the record. Not only is this hugely fucking irritating, this dishonest “law and order” fearmongering also 100% contributed to the political climate which enabled the current fascist takeover of the US govt.

#KGW #Portland #PDX #Oregon #orpol #disinformation #disinfo #classwar #oligarchy #farright #fascism #USpol #maga #coup #ElonMusk #nathanVasquez https://pnw.zone/@RhysInPDX/111133384925778358

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/02/05/oregon-public-defenders-crisis/

“Our district attorney’s office could take actions that would help with the public defense crisis,” Reding said. “In Multnomah County, our attorneys prepare a lot of cases for trial that turn into dismissals on the eve of trial. If our district attorney’s office could identify those cases that are dismissals much earlier in the process and dismiss them, that would save many hours of defense attorney time that we could then turn around and focus on taking new cases.”

Or y’know, just stop charging so much shit. Oregon’s well-fed prosecuting attorneys are operating in bad faith, and often on extremely flimsy charges.

#orPol #Oregon #PDX #publicDefense #publicDefender #uspol #nathanVasquez #Portland

https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025/02/readers-respond-public-defenders-prevent-government-overreach.html

In Multnomah County, the district attorney has unfairly demonized public defenders, blaming us for systemic failures beyond our control. The reality is that we stand as a check against government overreach, ensuring that justice is not necessarily swift, but fair.

#USPol #pdx #Portland #orpol #publicdefense #publicdefender #nathanvasquez #acab #PortlandPolice #portlandpolicebureau

A rigorous study by the American Bar Association which found that Oregon has 31% percent of the Public Defenders it needs has been overruled by a DA Clique's vibes-based assessment.

https://mstdn.social/@OregonLive/113833237470635340

#orpol #publicdefense #criminaljustice #nathanvasquez #farright #uspol #sadism #publicdefender #PublicDefenders #Oregon #pdx #Portland

Okay, this is a great reason not to vote for #NathanVasquez as #Multnomah district attorney.
https://www.opb.org/article/2024/04/15/multnomah-county-district-attorney-schmidt-vasquez-ethics-complaint-voters-guide/

h/t @risibledog

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/04/15/multnomah-county-district-attorney-schmidt-vasquez-ethics-complaint-voters-guide/

“Designed to influence public opinion and electoral outcomes, Mr. Vasquez’s statement risks prejudicing potential proceedings and heightening public condemnation of an individual who has not been charged with the crimes mentioned,” Kaplan wrote. “Mr. Vasquez’s actions demonstrate a disregard for the ethical obligations that safeguard the fairness and impartiality of legal proceedings, essential tenets of the justice system he is sworn to serve.”

#pdx #portland #oregon #NathanVasquez #mikeschmidt #publicdefense

anyhow: please consider this mandatory reading for all decent people. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/19/blm-march-portland-shooting

#portland #pdx #fascism #acab #police #portlandPolice #portlandPoliceBureau #portlandpoliceassociation #TedWheeler #NathanVasquez #nazis #murder #antifascism #abolition #YearsOfLead https://infosec.exchange/@risibledog/111962005664086043

every last #PortlandPoliceBureau officer should hang their head in fucking shame. this has been their regular thing ever since the 2016 round of #fascist incursions began. they actively assist murderous fascists, & actively harm decent #pdx residents who protest against them. they did everything they could to try to help this fascist murderer. again.

a lot of people who seem to still be confused why people (and especially people in #Portland) say #ACAB should read this article.

#portland #PortlandPolice #TedWheeler #NathanVasquez #ProudBoys #nazis #YearsOfLead https://infosec.exchange/@risibledog/111961969188388567