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POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY CAMPAIGN SEEKS SIGNATURES IN FINAL STRETCH In early November, the Police Accountability Campaign-2002 (PAC-2002) announced it had collected 34,000 signatures to get its initiative for an independent police review board onto Portland's May, 2002 ballot. While that is more than the 28,000+ needed to qualify for the ballot, it is not quite enough to ensure that the required signatures can be validated. With this in mind, the Campaign is trying to reach 40,000 signatures by January. The police "union," the Portland Police Association, has created a Political Action Committee called "Keep Portland Safe," specifically set up to defeat the PAC-2002 initiative (Rap Sheet, October, 2001). What's interesting is that the PAC-2002 initiative is designed to keep Portland safe, so the marketing firm who came up with that name (rumored to be M&R Associates, who have a lot of labor unions for clients and should know better) are really into double speak.
What people are saying about the PAC-2002 initiative: Portland Police Association: Robert King, President: "There are those in this community who do not believe we can police ourselves. The police accountability 2002 group [sic] are [sic] out collecting signatures, hoping to get a civilian review board on the May 2002 ballot. We believe the changes made to IPR are good and they must be given the time to work." (Rap Sheet, October, 2001) Portland Copwatch: General meeting membership: "The PAC-2002 initiative contains all the basic elements for an effective independent police review board. It is far superior to the Auditor's current model, the Independent Police Review Division (IPR), which primarily audits police investigations of misconduct allegations. The review board proposed in the PAC-2002 initiative will be an important and constructive part of ending police brutality, racism and corruption and promoting police accountability in Portland."
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December, 2001
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