N17 Pepperspray Deployment - Portland Police

This information is in regard to a specific confrontation that occurred during the 12-hour N17 protest that occurred on Thursday, November 17, 2011. Around 4:30 p.m., Portland Police Officers were attempting to remove people from Southwest Yamhill Street so that vehicular traffic and light-rail traffic could resume. Many people were in the street in what was a very dangerous situation.
At the same time, officers were also preventing any additional people from entering the Chase Bank, located on the corner of 6th and Yamhill. Police were inside the bank arresting individuals who had entered the bank to protest.

Police made repeated loud-hail commands and officers on the ground reiterated those commands for people to clear the street and leave the area. A confrontation occurred between a group of protestors who would not disperse. Projectiles were thrown at police and an unidentified man struck a police horse.


During this confrontation, police deployed pepper spray on 20-year-old Elizabeth Evon Nichols. Nichols had been told by police repeatedly to disperse. Immediately following the pepper spray, officers applied water to Nichols' face. She was then arrested for Disorderly Conduct and Interfering with a Police Officer.


Nichols was also arrested by the Federal Protective Service (FPS) previously on Sunday November 13, after police removed her from a cement block in which she was chained during the clearing of Terry Schrunk Plaza.

The Police Bureau is releasing a police video that contains this incident in an effort to remain transparent to the community. The Bureau is also releasing a video of the horse being struck. Anyone with information about the identity of the person involved in this incident should call Central Precinct at (503) 823-0097.

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[nookyes]

Portland police ADMITTED they gave us two conflicting orders simultaneously. We were on the sidewalk.

[nookyes]

Lieutenant Robert King, police spokesman, tells me the whole operation arose to clear the way for the arrests inside the Chase branch on 6th and Yamhill. He also said the bureau is investigating whether individual officers issued pepper spray warnings and acknowledged that the directions given to some marchers, between the bureau's PA van and officers, may have been confusing.

[gijanearmy]

@shannonmorris People also need to understand that with Capitalism, there are rises and falls in profits. It happens. We just happen to have a tough fall in 08'... Its slowly starting to bounce back up. People expect things to be fixed now which is so unrealistic. Its slowly gaining. Soon, there will be more job growth and the baby boomers are going to be retiring very soon.

[gijanearmy]

@shannonmorris Funny... I didn't hear it on Fox News. Though the Rich giving their money to the left fortunate may have not been the official demands of the movement, people are demanding it. Check out some of their posters... That's your proof right there.

[gijanearmy]

@shannonmorris Yup... Still working for me today... Still making good money, still have my $250K house, bills are all paid, Xmas presents bought for 20 family members, plenty of food in the pantry for a couple months, oh!!... And we already have enough money for our vacation next year AND more!! Yea... I think it's working pretty good for my husband and I!

[shannonmorris]

@towerclimber37 - Listen to me, ok? I am NOT a democrat, so you can give up on that hackneyed approach right now. I am not a fan of Obama, so go ahead and hate him all you want, just try to keep your reasons within the realm of reality. Speaking of reality: I simply cannot believe that after REPEATED instances, you still fail to see any of this as brutality.

[shannonmorris]

@gijanearmy - And your point is? Maybe Moore realized how STUPID it is to suggest that Occupy supporters want to take money from rich people. That is NOT the point of this movement, no matter what Fox News says.

[shannonmorris]

@gijanearmy - It worked a lot better before 2008. Try it again today, and see how well things work out for you.

[gijanearmy]

@shannonmorris This isn't Capitalism? I went from growing up on a farm with three sister where my parents had to have us work on the farm to help out. I have some college as well as my husband. My mother in law had the kids in rags. Throug hard work we own a beautiful house in a wonderful neighborhood! We don't struggle at all! Capitalism DOES work.

[shannonmorris]

@towerclimber37 (Getting back on topic)

You probably think Obama wants to take all your guns, and yet you defend police brutality when it comes to "disarming" the voice of the Occupy movement.

[shannonmorris]

@towerclimber37 - McCarthy was right, and socialists are ruining America. Wow. I have to STRONGLY disagree. What brought the country to this point is the fact that we have lost our government to money.

I have NO problem with capitalism. In fact, I really do think we should try it.

This is not capitalism. Capitalism is a game played on a level field, not a field bought out by special interests or the team with the most money.

You're probably worried about Obama taking your guns too, and yet...