Jesse Jackson criticizes Portland, Ore., police in latest fatal shooting
By APMonday, March 29, 2010
Jesse Jackson again critical of Portland police
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Rev. Jesse Jackson is back in Portland, Ore., and he’s critical of another fatal shooting involving police.
The longtime civil rights leader visited the city in February, shortly after an officer shot and killed an unarmed man, Aaron Campbell, on Jan. 29 in what began as a welfare check.
On Monday, Jackson said he thinks the March 22 fatal shooting of a homeless man by a different Portland officer was an excessive use of force and reflects the need for better police training.
The officer who fatally shot Jack Dale Collins had responded to an arboretum after reports that a man with a knife was threatening people. Police say the homeless man was shot after he refused to drop the knife and “physical barriers” prevented the officer from retreating farther.
The Portland officers union president has said the officer in last week’s shooting responded as he’d been trained.
Information from: The Oregonian, www.oregonlive.com
