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# 📧 “Anti-military hate crimes” (ignored)
- URL: https://gijustice.com/20241028-oregonian/
- Published: 2024-10-29T01:11:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-18T21:43:01.000Z
- Author: Logan M. Isaac
- Tags: OR, For The Record, Oregon, Betsy Hammond, The Oregonian, Jamie Goldberg, Election 2024

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On [our phone call last Thursday](https://gijustice.com/record/oregonian-gijustice), you said "“we cover state issues and local Portland area issues.” Indeed, the Oregonian reported on hate crimes [when a veteran attacked an Iraqi restaurant](https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2017/04/marine%5Fsuffering%5Ffrom%5Fptsd%5Fcha.html?ref=gijustice.com) in Portland in 2017\. But the paper did not apply the same standard when it reported on a crime in which ***veterans*** were targeted in 2010\. The bias crime law under which the veteran was charged, [ORS 166.155](https://archives.oregonlegislature.gov/ORS%5FArchives/1981-Chapter-166.pdf?ref=gijustice.com), was created in 1981, so it's not like it wasn't at law enforcement's disposal in 2010\. I know you don't decide what laws to apply, but...

The Oregonian's editorial decisions normalize depriving military families of the rights their sacrifices secure.

I know The Oregonian does not decide what charges to bring, but you told me it was "an overstatement" when I informed you that Oregon does not protect veterans. Do you still stand by that claim? If not, **when will *your* editorial priorities reflect the democratic values from which you benefit, but to which you have not contributed?**