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Portland State University disarms campus police officers

By Tess Novotny (OPB)
Aug. 26, 2020 11:13 p.m.

Broadcast: Thursday, Aug. 27

The family of Jason Washington, a man killed by PSU police in 2018, speak at a rally June 12, 2020, demanding the university disarm police.

The family of Jason Washington, a man killed by PSU police in 2018, speak at a rally June 12, 2020, demanding the university disarm police.

Elizabeth Miller / OPB

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For the past seven years, students and faculty at Portland State University (PSU) have called on university officials to strip campus police of their firearms. In 2018, the movement gained momentum after campus police shot and killed Jason Washington. Now, two years later, university officials have decided to disarm campus police officers. We hear about the decision from Willie Halliburton, PSU’s new chief of police. We also hear from Angeline Booth, a student who has been involved in the Disarm PSU movement.

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