HOMETOWN
HOMETOWN HERO.>> TRAN12 >>> OUR TOP STORY IS A BIG
QUESTION, OREGON LAWMAKERS ARE
CONSIDERING SHOULD UNDOCUMENTED
IMMIGRANTS BE ABLE TO GET
DRIVERS LICENSES?
DRIVERS LICENSES? THERE WAS A PASSIONATE DEBATE
ON THE PROPOSED BILL TONIGHT.
WHILE YOU ARE LISTENING TO THE
STORY YOU CAN TELL US WHAT YOU
THINK BY GOING TO KGW.COM/VOTE
OR TO YOUR KGW AFT.
BOTH SIDES HAVE STRONG OPINIONS
ABOUT THIS.>> Reporter: IN A
MATTER OF MONTHS, UNDOCUMENTED
IMMIGRANTS COULD BE COMING
RIGHT HERE TO THE DMV TO GET A
DRIVERS LICENSE.
DRIVERS LICENSE. IT'S ALL PART OF HOUSE BILL
2015.
2015.
2015. WE
2015. WE CAN TELL YOU THAT A BUNCH OF
THE LAWMAKING SPONSORS ARE FROM
RIGHT HERE IN THE PORTLAND
METRO AREA.
METRO AREA. AS WE FOUND OUT, TONIGHT IN
SALEM, NOT EVERYBODY IS GIVING
THIS THE GREEN LIGHT.>> USA!
USA!>> COMMOTION IN THE
CAPITAL, AS OPPONENTS OF HOUSE
BILL 2015 LEIVA PUBLIC HEARING
ON PROPOSED LEGISLATION.
>> DRIVING IS A PRIVILEGE, NOT
A RIGHT.
A RIGHT.
A RIGHT. >> THIS IS ONE OF MANY WHO
DON'T BELIEVE UNDOCUMENTED
IMMIGRANTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO
DRIVE>> I DON'T BELIEVE ISSUING
GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS, A
GOVERNMENT ID TO FOREIGN
NATIONALS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN
VETTED IS A WISE IDEA.
>> I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S
APPROPRIATE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE
BROKEN LAWS TO BE GIVEN AWAY TO
BE NORMALIZED.
BE NORMALIZED. >> FOR EVERY OPPONENT OF HOUSE
BILL 2015, THERE WAS A
SUPPORTER, AT LEAST IN THE
HEARING ROOM.
HEARING ROOM. MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS SHOULD
BE GIVEN THE CHANCE TO BE GIVEN
A DRIVERS LICENSE, INCLUDING
THIS DOCTOR.
THIS DOCTOR. >> I'VE BEEN CARING FOR
FAMILIES IN OREGON FOR OVER 10
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. >>
YEARS. >> ONE OF HER PATIENTS IS
BATTLING DIABETES AND
HYPERTENSION, AND BECAUSE SHE
CAN'T DRIVE, SHE MISSES DOCTOR
APPOINTMENTS.
APPOINTMENTS. >> THE PATIENT'S MEDICAL
CONDITIONS HAVE WORSENED, AND
SHE WILL NOW HAVE TO START
DIALYSIS FOR KIDNEY FAILURE.
>> THIS DOCTOR SAYS ALLOWING
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DRIVE IS A NO-
BRAINER, AND SHE'S NOT ALONE.
>> LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN BETTER
ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY WHEN THEY
CAN IDENTIFY MOTORISTS AND KEEP
ACCURATE RECORDS.
ACCURATE RECORDS. >> WE ARE ALL SAFER WHEN
EVERYONE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE A DRIVERS LICENSE, BECAUSE
THEY HAVE TO PROVE WHO THEY
ARE.
ARE.
ARE. >>
ARE. >> I
ARE. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT ARGUMENT,
BUT I DON'T BELIEVE IT WILL
MAKE IT SAFER.
AND I DON'T BELIEVE WE SHOULD
BE REWARDING PEOPLE WHO HAVE
VIOLATED THE LAW.>> BACK OUT
HERE IT'S WORTH MENTIONING THAT
SEVERAL YEARS AGO SOMETHING
VERY SIMILAR TO HOSPITAL 2015
WENT TO THE VOTERS AND WAS
ACTUALLY REJECTED.
ACTUALLY REJECTED. THAT WAS A MAJOR TALKING POINT
TONIGHT FOR THE OPPONENTS OF
HOUSE BILL 2015.
REGARDLESS, A LOT STILL HAS TO
HAPPEN BEFORE THIS BECOMES LAW.
IT OF COURSE NEEDS TO GET
THROUGH THE STATE HOUSE AND
SENATE, AND THE GOVERNOR'S
DESK.
DESK.
DESK. WE
DESK. WE WILL BE FOLLOWING IT AND
BRING ANY DEVELOPMENTS AS THEY
HAPPEN.>> GLAD YOU SAID
PASSIONATE FEELINGS ON BOTH
SIDES.
SIDES.
SIDES. LET'S FIND OUT WHAT YOU THINK.
SHOULD UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS
BE ABLE TO GET OREGON DRIVERS
LICENSES?
LICENSES?
LICENSES? JUST GO TO KGW.COM/VOTE WORK
CLICK THE VIEWER VOICE TAB ON
YOUR KGW AFT.
WE WILL REVEAL THE RESULTS
LATER IN THE SHOW.
>>> ANOTHER BILL THAT HAS
ALREADY PASSED IN THE STATE
SENATE'S PARKING STRONG
FEELINGS ON BOTH SIDES TOO.
IT WILL GIVE JUDGES MORE
LENIENCY TO SENTENCE JUVENILES
WHO COMMIT VIOLENT CRIMES.
>> Reporter: THOSE IN FAVOR SAY
IT WILL GIVE JUVENILES WHO
COMMIT VIOLENT CRIMES A BETTER
CHANCE AT REHABILITATION AND
BECOMING UPSTANDING MEMBERS OF
SOCIETY.
SOCIETY.
SOCIETY. THOSE WHO OPPOSE SAY IT GOES
AGAINST WHAT VOTERS
OVERWHELMINGLY WANTED ONE
MEASURE 11 WAS APPROVED, AND
WILL RELEASE VIOLENT CRIMINALS
EARLY.>> MEASURE 11 CRIMES
INCLUDE ORDER, , SEX ABUSE AND
KIDNAPPING.
KIDNAPPING. IN 1994, VOTERS DECIDED PEOPLE
CONVICTED OF THIS CRIMES MUST
SERVE MANDATORY MINIMUM PRISON
SENTENCES WITH NO POSSIBILITY
OF GETTING OUT EARLY.
IT ALSO MANDATES THAT JUVENILES
AGE 15 AND OLDER BE TRIED AS
ADULTS WHEN CHARGED WITH THOSE
CRIMES.
CRIMES.
CRIMES. >> THERE WAS A FAMOUS CASE
WHERE YOUNG GIRL WAS RUN DOWN
INTENTIONALLY IN LAKE OSWEGO,
AND THE PERSON WHO DID IT SERVE
THREE YEARS
THREE YEARS >> HE ALSO SAYS THAT'S WHAT
VOTERS REJECTED A BALLOT
MEASURE THAT WOULD HAVE
REPEALED IT.
REPEALED IT. >> THIS IS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL
GOVERNMENT PROGRAM IN OREGON IN
THE LAST 25 YEARS.
IT CUT VIOLENT CRIME, I MEAN IT
WASN'T THE ONLY FACTOR, BUT
OREGON WAS THE NUMBER ONE STATE
IN THE NATION IN CUTTING
VIOLENT CRIME DURING THAT 25
YEAR PERIOD.
YEAR PERIOD. AND IT CUT IT BY OVER 50%.
>> THERE IS NOW A BILL THAT
WILL CHANGE HOW JUVENILES
CONVICTED OF MEASURE 11 CRIMES
ARE TREATED.
ARE TREATED. >> WE HAVE TO TRY TO FIND A WAY
TO REALLY ADDRESS THOSE
EGREGIOUS CRIMES.
EGREGIOUS CRIMES. THAT'S NO QUESTION, WE HAVE TO
DO.
DO.
DO. BUT
DO. BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO UNDERSTAND
THAT THESE ARE NOT ADULTS, AND
THAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A
JUVENILE AND AN ADULT, THEY ARE
NOT JUST LITTLE ADULTS.
>> THE BILL WOULD ELIMINATE
MANDATORY ADULT PROSECUTION FOR
CERTAIN OFFENSES, GIVE
JUVENILES A CHANCE AT A SECOND
HEARING HALFWAY THROUGH THEIR
SENTENCE AND GIVE THE OPTION TO
BE RELEASED WHEN THEY ARE 25
INSTEAD OF TRANSFERRING TO AN
ADULT RESIN, AMONG OTHER
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. THE CHANGES ARE SOMETHING THAT
SOME SUPPORT.>> IS ONLY ADULT
ROLE MODELS WERE GANG MEMBERS,
HE FELL INTO THAT LIFESTYLE AND
DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL IN NINTH
GRADE.
GRADE.
GRADE. AT
GRADE. AT 17, HE WAS INVOLVED IN
SEVERAL SHOOTINGS, AND WAS
ULTIMATELY CONVICTED OF
ATTEMPTED MURDER AND ASSAULT
ARE
ARE
ARE >>
ARE >> I
ARE >> I WAS SERVING 12 AND HALF
YEARS UNDER MEASURE 11.
>> WHILE SERVING HIS SENTENCE,
HE CHANGED HIS LIFE, HE GOT A
COLLEGE DEGREE IN TERMINOLOGY
AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
HIS DEDICATION TO CHANGE WAS
NOTICE, AND HE WAS GRANTED
CLEMENCY WHEN HE TURNED 25.
HE WAS RELEASED EARLY.
HE'S NOW 29 AND HAS DEDICATED
HIS LIFE TO HELPING KIDS HE WAS
ONCE LIKE.
ONCE LIKE. >> A LOT OF MY JOB IS COACHING
THEM, AND JUST TO GET THEM TO
STOP AND THINK.
>> IF HE HAD BEEN RELEASED
EARLY HE WOULD HAVE JUST GONE
OUT LAST NOVEMBER, AND LIKELY
WOULDN'T BE WHERE HE IS
TODAY.>> I DIDN'T HAVE THE
OPTION, MY ONLY HOPE WAS
CLEMENCY.
CLEMENCY.
CLEMENCY. AND JUST WITH THAT HOPE, I
WORKED FEVERISHLY EVERY SINGLE
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. >>
DAY. >> THEY WERE MANY THAT SAY THEY
SHOULD BE FOLLOWING FULFILLING
THEIR FULL SENTENCES.
>> THESE PEOPLE WOULD HAVE
MURDERS, ROBBERS AND RELEASED
IN LESS TIME, LET THEM SAY
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. DON'T LET THEM SAY ALL, THESE
ARE KIDS THAT MADE A MISTAKE.
BECAUSE THAT'S JUST COMPLETELY
DISINGENUOUS, IT'S MISLEADING
OREGON VOTERS.
OREGON VOTERS. >> THE BILL PASSED THE SENATE
AND IS NOW IN THE HOUSE.
AGAIN, AS YOU HEARD, THEY WERE
VERY STRONG FEELINGS ON BOTH
SIDES OF THIS BILL, AND I
COULDN'T COVER EVERY ISSUE IN
THIS BE SO WE WILL HAVE MORE AT
KGW.COM.
KGW.COM.
KGW.COM. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL BE
FOLLOWING THE BILL CLOSELY.
>>> ROADS IN OREGON CITY ARE
BACK OPEN TONIGHT AFTER A
DRIVER HIT AND KILLED A
PEDESTRIAN.
PEDESTRIAN. IT HAPPENED AT THE INTERSECTION
OF MOLALLA AVENUE AND
GROCERY, BOTH WERE CLOSED FOR
SEVERAL HOURS.
SEVERAL HOURS. POLICE SAY THE DRIVER IS
COOPERATING WITH THEIR
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. THEY HAVE NOT RELEASED THE NAME
OF THE VICTIM.
>>> A WASHINGTON COUNTY
SHERIFF'S DEPUTY AND ANOTHER
DRIVER WERE HURT IN THE CRASH
THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS HAPPENED IN RURAL
HILLSBORO ALONG GLEN COVE ROAD.
OREGON STATE POLICE SAY THE 24-
YEAR-OLD DRIVER CROSSED INTO
THE ONCOMING LANE TO MAKE A
LEFT TURN AND HIT THE DEPUTY'S
CAR HEAD-ON.
CAR HEAD-ON. DEPUTY FRANK WARD AND THE
DRIVER OF THE OTHER CART WERE
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH
SERIOUS INJURIES.
SERIOUS INJURIES. >>> THE CLARK COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE SAYS THAT MORE THAN 25
PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED IN THE
INVESTIGATION INTO THE KILLING
OF DEPUTY JUSTIN DEROSIER.
TODAY AUTOPSY RESULTS CAME
BACK ON BOTH DEROSIER AND HIS
KILLER, THEY BOTH DIED FROM
GUNSHOT WOUNDS.
GUNSHOT WOUNDS. LAW ENFORCEMENT IS ALSO LOOKING
INTO THREATS AND STATEMENTS
MADE AFTER THE SHOOTING BY THE
PARENTS OF THE KILLER.
THERE WILL BE A MEMORIAL FOR
DEPUTY DEROSIER AT 1:00 ON
APRIL 24, A WEEK FROM TODAY AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND.
IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHOW YOUR
SUPPORT.
SUPPORT.
SUPPORT. THERE WILL ALSO BE A LIVE VIDEO
FEED OF THE SERVICE AT NEW LIFE
CHURCH IN LONGVIEW FOR PEOPLE
WHO CAN'T MAKE IT TO PORTLAND.
>>> DEPUTY DEROSIER'S DEATH IS
HITTING LAW-ENFORCEMENT HEART,
AND THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON
MENTAL HEALTH SAYS LAW
ENFORCEMENT REPORT MUCH HIGHER
RATES OF PTSD THAN THE GENERAL
PUBLIC THAT GETS WORSE WHEN AN
OFFICER IS KILLED IN THE LINE
OF DUTY.
OF DUTY.
OF DUTY. THAT'S WHY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE
BEHIND THE BADGE PROVIDE
COMPREHENSIVE AND IMMEDIATE
SUPPORT TO FAMILIES, AGENCIES
AND COMMUNITIES.
AND COMMUNITIES. A SERGEANT WITH THE HILLSBORO
PLEASE DEPARTMENT WORKS CLOSELY
WITH THOSE AFFECTED BY IT LINE
OF DUTY DEATHS.
HE SAYS WHEN PEOPLE LOOK AT AN
OFFICER, THEY OFTEN SEE THE
UNIFORM FIRST.>> AT THE END OF
THE DAY, WE ARE HUMAN BEINGS.
OUR HEARTS HURT JUST LIKE
EVERYBODY ELSE'S DOES.
AND WHEN ONE OF US FALLS IN THE
LINE OF DUTY, IT'S A DEATH IN
THE FAMILY.>> WHETHER IT'S
THROUGH DONATIONS, OR BEING
THERE FOR FUNERAL PROCESSIONS,
THE COMMUNITY CAN SHOW THEIR
OWN SUPPORT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND FOR THE DEROSIER FAMILY.
AND IN THAT KELSO/LONGVIEW
AREA, PEOPLE ARE DOING JUST
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. SOME DUTCH PROS COFFEE SHOPS
ARE DONATING A PORTION OF THEIR
SALES TO DATE TO THAT DEROSIER
FAMILY.
FAMILY.
FAMILY. OTHER BUSINESSES ARE HELPING
OUT TO.
OUT TO.
OUT TO. FOR EXAMPLE, PAT PALMER OWNS A
COFFEE TODAY IN KELSO, HE
DECIDED TO PRINT POSTERS AND
THESE STICKERS.>> MONDAY NIGHT
WE HAD THE LAYOUT, AND I KNEW I
HAD ENOUGH STOCK TO MAKE 5 TO
8000 STICKERS, AND THEN WE
PRINTED EVERY PIECE WE HAD AND
WE GAVE OUT OVER 10,000
STICKERS YESTERDAY.
STICKERS YESTERDAY. >> PROMISES JUST YESTERDAY
PEOPLE DONATED ABOUT $3000 TO
HELP THE