1 week Ago By Letters to the editor
If going on a police ride along is a “triggering, traumatic experience” that would prevent people from seeking seats on Portland’s new police accountability board, so be it, (“ A required police ride-along for members of Portland’s new police accountability board prompts judge to promise: I’ll come, too ,” Aug. 29). Portland police absolutely need public accountability - for the good of the public and the police - but absolutely no person should sit in judgment of the police if that person is not willing to observe police doing their jobs.
The fact that the rulings of U.S. District Judge Michael H.
Simon appear to be unsettling both current and former city leadership suggests he is getting it right. Bob Mensel, Portland To read more letters to the editor, go to oregonlive.com/opinion .
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