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That Portland #Police Association ( #PPA) President Darryl Turner is also the President of #ORCOPS, the Oregon Coalition of Police & Sheriffs, which he helped launch in 2015?
#PortlandOregon #PortlandOR #PDX #PDXpolice #PoliceUnions #PoliceBrutality #PoliceReform
That Portland #Police Association ( #PPA) President Darryl Turner is also the President of #ORCOPS, the Oregon Coalition of Police & Sheriffs, which he helped launch in 2015?
#PortlandOregon #PortlandOR #PDX #PDXpolice #PoliceUnions #PoliceBrutality #PoliceReform
ORCOPS website says "ORCOPS uses the Portland Police Association office as a home base with an on-staff social media manager, in-house communications, and shared resources so our overhead is minimal."
Tom Perkins is the Secretary-Treasurer, who is also from the #PPA.
#pdx #gov
Tom Perkins is the Secretary-Treasurer, who is also from the #PPA.
#pdx #gov
#ORCORPS touts itself as saying that their "members are the only law enforcement advocacy group in Oregon with a proven history of influence and representation in the State legislature."
This means they like to be involved in law & policy making.
#gov #Oregon #police #law #usa
This means they like to be involved in law & policy making.
#gov #Oregon #police #law #usa
In 2017, #PPA & #ORCORPS President Darryl Turner also helped create a nationwide #LawEnforcement advocacy group called #UCOPS, which stands for "United Coalition of Public Safety."
The website says "nine Law Enforcement Associations came together" but only displays 8 LEAs.
The website says "nine Law Enforcement Associations came together" but only displays 8 LEAs.
The #UCOPS site also lists the 13 current participating #PoliceAssociations in the group:
#PPA, #NYPD, #LAPD, LA Deputy Sheriffs, #LVPD, #SJPD, #SanDiego PD, #SFPD, #Omaha PD, #OaklandCA PD, #Sacramento PD, State of #Hawaii #PoliceOfficers, & #Seattle Police Officers Guild.
#PPA, #NYPD, #LAPD, LA Deputy Sheriffs, #LVPD, #SJPD, #SanDiego PD, #SFPD, #Omaha PD, #OaklandCA PD, #Sacramento PD, State of #Hawaii #PoliceOfficers, & #Seattle Police Officers Guild.
The #UCOPS website displays photos of officers engaging with youths, links to social media, a petition to "Back the Blue" & prominently displays statistical results of a "nationwide survey" on community attitudes towards #police.
The survey had only 1000 participants.
The survey had only 1000 participants.
The #UCOPS mission statement:
UCOPS "works on behalf of law enforcement officers and the communities they serve nationwide to shape strong partnerships and break down communication barriers; building trust through active engagement, honest dialogue, education, and outreach."
UCOPS "works on behalf of law enforcement officers and the communities they serve nationwide to shape strong partnerships and break down communication barriers; building trust through active engagement, honest dialogue, education, and outreach."
Remember when @wweek reported that "Officer Daryl Turner, head of the Portland Police Association, had met with Wolf," back in July?
Wolf, we now know, was inappropriaty appointed to his position as DHS Acting Secretary. https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2020/07/17/rebuffed-by-mayor-homeland-security-chief-apparently-met-with-several-portland-police-officers/">https://www.wweek.com/news/city...
Wolf, we now know, was inappropriaty appointed to his position as DHS Acting Secretary. https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2020/07/17/rebuffed-by-mayor-homeland-security-chief-apparently-met-with-several-portland-police-officers/">https://www.wweek.com/news/city...
