Approximately 50 police officers working for Portland's rapid response unit resigned this week, a day after a team member was indicted for allegedly assaulting a protester last year.
Participation in the unit was voluntary, and the officers will continue working for the police department in their regular assignments, according to a department press release.
The union representing the officers defended those who resigned, blaming local officials for failing to protect officers during the months of protests and riots that took place in the city.
This is not the first time a group of officers have resigned from a voluntary post after colleagues have been punished
In June of last year, officers in Buffalo, New York, resigned from an emergency response team after two officers were suspended without pay over a viral video showing police shoving a 75-year-old man.
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