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Do you have children, or pets? How do you respond to commands when you are freaked out and overpowered?  This is a very naive comment.

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Thank you Portland Jesse for having the courage to disclose this incident. This is exactly what I am talking about, the disconnect between what is good for the public and what is good for police bureaucracy and preserving their "tough guy" culture.  

It is very, very troubling especially as I am a mental health professional and know exactly what damage was done to the woman that night.  Bless you for showing compassion.

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This was a very disappointing interview with the interviewers hardly asking the really tough questions.

The Chief sounds overwhelmed, anxious and not at all up to the job. I was particularly concerned with her comments on education.  People go to school for four years to learn how to think and use higher brain function not just for "facts".

We suffer from a vastly undereducated police force and what sounds like a burnt out Chief.  

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I would like Chief Sizer to talk about the problem with the culture of the Portland Police Dept and how she is going to turn around the noisy faction of paranoid, defensive and psychologically ignorant staff (whom I know do not speak for the whole dept).

Also,  what programs is she open to for combining mental health and policing.

Lastly, please comment on stronger sanctions, evaluations and follow up on acting out police officers.

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