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(38,893 posts) Fri Oct 5, 2012, 02:03 PM Oct 2012

Woman pepper sprayed in Occupy protest by Portland police files suit

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2012/10/woman_pepper_sprayed_in_occupy.html

Lawyers for a woman who was pepper sprayed by Portland police during the Occupy protests nearly a year ago filed a $155,000 lawsuit Friday morning in Multnomah County Circuit Court against two officers and the city on Friday.

The complaint accuses two Portland police officers -- Doris Paisley and Jeffrey McDaniel -- of using excessive force against Liz Nichols, 21, who was arrested on Nov. 17 outside Chase Bank on the corner of Southwest Yamhill and Sixth Avenue. The suit says that Nichols followed the instructions of a Portland police sound truck and stayed on the sidewalk but that Officer Doris Paisley pushed her nightstick against Nichols' throat and shoved her backward. When Nichols' shouted her objection, her attorneys say, Officer Jeff McDaniel blasted her in the face with pepper spray.

Portland police declined to comment and referred all questions to the city attorney's office.

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I remember calling the Portland Police to object to the way they were handling sabrina 1 Oct 2012 #1

Hope she wins! ellisonz Oct 2012 #2

sabrina 1

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1. I remember calling the Portland Police to object to the way they were handling

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 06:21 PM

Oct 2012

the protests and asked if they were trying to emulate the shameful behavior of the Oakland police. The person I spoke to, who was a PO, assured me they would not be doing that, he was aware of Oakland and agreed. But he did say he was not in a position to control any of what went on and I should call the Police Chief. I tried but failed to get him on the phone.

Good for her. It seems there will be no justice for the behavior of the police during the OWS protests, except maybe in the Civil Courts.

ellisonz

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2. Hope she wins!

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Sun Oct 7, 2012, 11:13 PM

Oct 2012

And gives the $ to Occupy

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