出版日期：7月22，2020

 

俄勒冈州的公共服务和护理提供者联盟SEIU 503发布了有关波特兰联邦警察的以下声明： 

There is a long history in this country of using police and private security forces to suppress unions, break strikes, and intimidate workers who are expressing their First Amendment rights.在这个国家，使用警察和私人安全部队镇压表达其第一修正案权利的工会，罢工和恐吓工人已有悠久的历史。 Knowing this history, every union member should fear what's happening in Portland right now.了解了这段历史，每个工会会员都应该担心波特兰目前正在发生的事情。 

Peaceful demonstrations in Portland have been a positive – if at times messy – response to the senseless killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and other Black people.波特兰的和平示威活动对Ahmaud Arbery，Breonna Taylor，George Floyd和其他黑人的无谓杀戮是积极的（有时是凌乱的）反应。 The demonstrations have had tangible results, moving the city to create new programs and示威活动取得了明显的成果，使这座城市得以创建新的节目并 转移资源 into projects that will build up Black communities.项目将建立黑人社区。 Public opinion has shifted as well, with舆论也发生了变化， 现在大多数美国人都支持“黑人生命”问题。 These changes would not have happened, and future reforms are unlikely to happen, without collective action.如果没有集体行动，这些变化是不会发生的，未来的改革也不太可能发生。 

Over the last two weeks we have seen a frightening overreach from the Trump Administration.在过去的两周中，我们看到了特朗普政府的令人震惊的过度扩张。 Let's not mince words: Using federal police to stop American citizens from protesting is a violation of the First Amendment and goes against everything we stand for as a free nation.让我们不要轻描淡写：使用联邦警察阻止美国公民抗议是对《第一修正案》的违反，并且违反了我们作为自由国家所主张的一切。

The presence of federal police in Portland has made a tense situation worse.波特兰联邦警察的存在使紧张局势更加恶化。 It has escalated violence, not reduced it.它升级了暴力，但没有减少暴力。 There is no justification.没有理由。 The Trump Administration should reverse course immediately.特朗普政府应立即改变方向。