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Readers respond: Mental health assessments aren’t police work
Readers respond: Mental health assessments aren’t police work
Readers respond: Mental health assessments aren’t police work

Published on: 01/06/2026

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The police made a mistake not following up on a nonfatal stabbing, and the assailant later stabbed and killed another person, (“Two families devastated by Portland police mistake: ‘Now somebody’s dead,’” Dec. 27).

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/01/readers-respond-mental-health-assessments-arent-police-work.html

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