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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPortland county pays $100,000 in lawsuit tied to Blue Lives Matter flag
Source: Associated Press
Portland county pays $100,000 in lawsuit tied to Blue Lives Matter flag
Associated Press in Portland, Oregon
Sat 20 Apr 2019 20.50 BST Last modified on Sat 20 Apr 2019 23.42 BST
An Oregon county has agreed to pay $100,000 to a black employee who alleged she was harassed after asking that a Blue Lives Matter flag not be displayed in her office.
In a lawsuit against Multnomah county filed in January, Karimah Guion-Pledgure said the flag demeaned the Black Lives Matter movement, the Oregonian/OregonLive reported. She said she was harassed after she and other black co-workers complained.
Guion-Pledgure had worked for the department of community justice since 2011 as a corrections technician. She originally sought $420,000. The settlement, reached on Thursday, was first reported by an alternative bi-weekly newspaper, the Portland Mercury.
Black Lives Matter is an activist movement formed in 2013 that campaigns against violence and systemic racism. Proponents of Blue Lives Matter say they support and honor the work of law enforcement officers.
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Associated Press in Portland, Oregon
Sat 20 Apr 2019 20.50 BST Last modified on Sat 20 Apr 2019 23.42 BST
An Oregon county has agreed to pay $100,000 to a black employee who alleged she was harassed after asking that a Blue Lives Matter flag not be displayed in her office.
In a lawsuit against Multnomah county filed in January, Karimah Guion-Pledgure said the flag demeaned the Black Lives Matter movement, the Oregonian/OregonLive reported. She said she was harassed after she and other black co-workers complained.
Guion-Pledgure had worked for the department of community justice since 2011 as a corrections technician. She originally sought $420,000. The settlement, reached on Thursday, was first reported by an alternative bi-weekly newspaper, the Portland Mercury.
Black Lives Matter is an activist movement formed in 2013 that campaigns against violence and systemic racism. Proponents of Blue Lives Matter say they support and honor the work of law enforcement officers.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/20/portland-multnomah-county-100000-lawsuit-blue-lives-matter-flag
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Portland county pays $100,000 in lawsuit tied to Blue Lives Matter flag (Original Post)
Eugene
Apr 2019
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benld74
(9,889 posts)1. STL has a sign which I've seen
I support our police
Placed in peoples yards. Now Ive always supported them. Ive also called them out for behaviors which should be frowned upon.
Then instead of bright porch lights on at night. Some have taken to replace them with a blue light. Not to subtle.
All began after the BLM came out
Mariana
(14,849 posts)2. Those signs that say, "I support our police,"
are meant to convey the message "I support our police when they kill black people."
snort
(2,334 posts)3. Or: Hope you notice this sign Officer
so maybe won't shoot me.
SharonClark
(10,005 posts)5. Seen those as well as blue duck tape across the rear window of cars.
magicarpet
(13,945 posts)4. Subtle racism is still racism.