Sam Adams, the former mayor of Portland, said the frustrated disciplinary effort showed “how little control we had” over the police. Over 50 years, these protections, expanded in contracts and laws, have built a robust system for law enforcement officers. Many police contracts and state laws allow officers to appeal disciplinary cases to an arbitrator or a review board, giving them final say. Another officer fired six beanbag rounds at Campbell’s back after he failed to obey orders to raise his hands higher. Besides terminating Frashour, officials suspended the officer who fired the beanbags and two supervisors for two weeks without pay.

Source: bd News24 December 23, 2020 09:33 UTC