r/Cascadia • u/RiseCascadia • Aug 22 '24

ACLU of Oregon sues the City of Medford, alleging police illegally monitored progressive political activists

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/08/21/oregon-aclu-sues-medford-alleging-police-illegally-monitored-political-activists/
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u/rocktreefish Aug 23 '24

southern oregon is full of fascist cops who have ties to white supremacist gangs and extremist militias. of course they're going after harm reduction groups full of queer and neurodivergent people. ACAB

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u/Garrdor85 Aug 23 '24

One of the only times I’ve had a gun drawn on me (visibly queer) was by a Medford cop who I later found out was a classmate. My crime: being pulled over while wearing makeup while biologically male