Avalos . Thank you chair kim. I do appreciate the applicant put himself forward to serve on the committee. Although i feel there is expertise in doing community work, and working with certainly around the leand avenue area, that is a significant public service. I think someone representing a low income seat, i look for keywords, concerned with demographic changes, poverty. I just wasnt hearing that. I think it is important if we are going to be having a seat looking at overseeing how we do development; how different agencies work together; that we have a clear lens perspective that is real concerns about low income people at heart. I did not hear that coming. Not to say that the person does not have qualifications in other ways. For this seat, i want to make sure we are able to maintain that perspective. It should be clear to me in making a decision to that appointment. I would not support the motion. Supervisor kim i actually feel very torn about this. I represent a portion of market
All less lethal alternatives and complete the obligation to meet with the Community Members on this issue that it is entirely premature to investigate a Pilot Program for tasers in this city, had the department moved more quickly to implement the cit training the incident this summer may have been avoided. Tasers constitute a significant level of force as we have heard today. Too often, they are viewed as homeless, nonlethal devices that temporarily incompass taits that is false. When use as intended they cause pain and as we have seen across the nation they pose a risk of serious jury or death. As you have heard today, in particular people with Mental Health problem are more likely to be at high risk of death, and with that high population in San Francisco and coming in contact often with the San Francisco Police Department, we dont want to run a risk of that population being impacted. And the aclu is also concerned with the civil rights implications that the supervisors spoke of toda
Homeless, nonlethal devices that temporarily incompass taits that is false. When use as intended they cause pain and as we have seen across the nation they pose a risk of serious jury or death. As you have heard today, in particular people with Mental Health problem are more likely to be at high risk of death, and with that high population in San Francisco and coming in contact often with the San Francisco Police Department, we dont want to run a risk of that population being impacted. And the aclu is also concerned with the civil rights implications that the supervisors spoke of today. You know, across the nation and in San Francisco, you will see the African American communities of color are impacted by accessive use of force that would lead us to believe that once they are instituted they would also be disproportionately used against the xhupts of color. Because they are easy to use it will increase over use and officers will be use it as the first line rather than reverting to what
Level of force as we have heard today. Too often, they are viewed as homeless, nonlethal devices that temporarily incompass taits that is false. When use as intended they cause pain and as we have seen across the nation they pose a risk of serious jury or death. As you have heard today, in particular people with Mental Health problem are more likely to be at high risk of death, and with that high population in San Francisco and coming in contact often with the San Francisco Police Department, we dont want to run a risk of that population being impacted. And the aclu is also concerned with the civil rights implications that the supervisors spoke of today. You know, across the nation and in San Francisco, you will see the African American communities of color are impacted by accessive use of force that would lead us to believe that once they are instituted they would also be disproportionately used against the xhupts of color. Because they are easy to use it will increase over use and of
When use as intended they cause pain and as we have seen across the nation they pose a risk of serious jury or death. As you have heard today, in particular people with Mental Health problem are more likely to be at high risk of death, and with that high population in San Francisco and coming in contact often with the San Francisco Police Department, we dont want to run a risk of that population being impacted. And the aclu is also concerned with the civil rights implications that the supervisors spoke of today. You know, across the nation and in San Francisco, you will see the African American communities of color are impacted by accessive use of force that would lead us to believe that once they are instituted they would also be disproportionately used against the xhupts of color. Because they are easy to use it will increase over use and officers will be use it as the first line rather than reverting to what they used in training such as verbal commands and we also have outlined man