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Three years after the U.S. Department of Justice found Portland police had a “pattern and practice” of using excessive force, including unjustified stun gun use, against people with mental illness, the ongoing case of Matthew Klug begs notice.
“That pattern and practice – it happened to me personally,” Klug said.
Klug, 46, is a Portlander with a diagnosed mental illness, traumatic brain injury from a car accident decades ago, and epilepsy.
In March, he filed a tort claim in U.S. District Court of Oregon, alleging police used a Taser on him multiple times without probable cause.