I'm heartened by PPB's new "Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement" (ABLE) training program -- and by OregonLive's mention of the similar "Ethical Policing is Courageous" (EPIC) training at New Orleans Police Department. This welcome news comes from the Portland Police Bureau, via OregonLive. Here's the story, verbatim, with kudos to the OregonLive and The Oregonian …
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First published in The Tumalo Lookout Aug. 27, 2020. Guest Column: Support Shane Nelson for sheriff BY MICHAEL THORNTON 1 hr ago I’m a member of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Citizens Advisory Panel (CAP). My comments do not represent the opinions of any other CAP members, Sheriff L. Shane Nelson, or the Deschutes County Sheriff’s …
Why didn't former Bend Police Chief Jim Porter recommend Schaier to replace him when he retired? Simple: Schaier isn't ready for the job. Yet Porter would have us elect Scott Schaier for Deschutes County’s next sheriff. Don't be persuaded by Porter's endorsement. Mr. Schaier may have a lot of enthusiasm, good ideas, and potential as …
Who convinced Schaier that he's ready for the job? Photo Source: NPR. In order to accept Porter's endorsement of Schaier for Sheriff, we'd have to believe that Schaier is ready for Porter's old job of police chief -- and not even Porter would admit to that. Retired Chief of Police Jim Porter would have us …
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Updated October 9, 2020: I strongly encourage readers of Porter's endorsement to carefully consider retired Deschutes County Sheriff Les Stiles' endorsement of Shane Nelson. Stiles has a damning, first-hand account about Porter's actual opinion of Scott Schaier's qualifications for sheriff -- and according to Stiles, Porter's actual opinion of Schaier is exactly opposite of his …
The following is a complete and verbatim copy of Retired Bend PD Chief Jim Porter's endorsement of Scott Schaier for Sheriff. You can find the original at Mr. Schaier's website, under Endorsements. Why, you might well ask, would I publish Porter's endorsement of Schaier in my blog, when I've already publicly endorsed Sheriff Shane Nelson? …
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