"Four members of the Portland Street Medic Collective who had travelled to the RNC to provide medical care to the radical community were arrested on 9-1-2008.

"The four medics helped with the evacuation of at least five patients, including one with a broken hand from being hit with police weaponry, one with an injured ankle from being hit with police weaponry who needed physical support to walk, and one who was blinded by pepper spray.

"Later in the week, a group of six medics, three of them from Portland, were again the targets of police misconduct.

"The second medic was questioned as to why they were carrying a backpack and hip pack. The medic explained their status as an EMT and allowed officers to take their registration card as proof.

"During the search, officers repeatedly made threats about possible criminal charges against the medic, including "medical terrorism."

"These police actions were not based on any reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing.