Im not the smartest commissioner or the most knowledgeable person. This is a constant fight, but you know, this looking at the country, looking at what happened to all of the individuals who have died recently from from White Supremacy and Police Violence, weve got to do better, ive got to do better, and, you know, i didnt really i guess i just as you can see, i got out of i had surge in the last week, and ive spent a lot of time on my back thinking, and i dont have any answers tonight. Some people think that were you know, as i said before, and ive read it online and on social media, were putting a gloss over operator your conference is now in questionandanswer mode. To answer each question, press one and then zero. Commissioner hamasaki do i need to stop for something . Clerk no, you can go. Commissioner hamasaki i dont have anything deep or profound to say, other than i really hope, i really hope that this is a moment that we rise to, and i i just we cant just keep going and reading
And so i would like to at the end of this meeting to adjourn in honor of the members of the San Francisco Police Department who have paid the ultimate price in losing their lives in the line of duty. Sergeant youngblood, can you please call roll. Yes. So Vice President taylor. Vicepresident taylor present. Taylor present. Commissioner dejesus. Commissioner dejesus can you hear me . Okay, present. Commissioner hamasaki. Commisioner hamasaki i am here. Clerk hamasaki present. Commissioner elias. Here. Commissioner brookter. Commissioner brookter present. Clerk you have a quorum. Vicepresident taylor thank you, and thank you again. And its been a long time since we met and i thank the mayor for allowing us to resume our mightings virtually Going Forward. This ensures that the safety of the Commission Staff and the commissioners and the presenters and the members of the public is intact. And for the members of the public to make Public Comment the phone number to use is 888 2733658. And th
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We have a quorum. Vice president taylor thank you. In the last few weeks, we watched the barbaric murder of george floyd by vile, racist Police Officers. We watched Ahmaud Arbery get gunned down by white spr supremacists. Study after study shows that white people and black people are not only more likely to commit crimes, they think that we feel less pain. We have a less nuanced feeling, and less worthy of protection, so we often have to fend for ourselves. Racism is definitely a police problem, one that is as old as our entire nation, but lets be clear no ones off the hook. Racism is an america problem. Trayvon martin, Ahmaud Arbery were killed by citizens. The overwhelming number of hate crimes are committed by ordinary citizens. Every Single Member of this commission is committed to rooting out bias in this Police Department, and after seeing the murder in minneapolis, after seeing the recent video circulating of what appears to be neck restraints used here in San Francisco in janua
Good evening, everyone. This is march 20th, 2020 meeting of the San Francisco Police Commission. I apologize to everyone and we were experiencing quite a few technical difficulties to log on to the meeting so im sorry that were Getting Started a little bit late. And im sorry that you guys cant see me right now but im placing my hand over my heart and if everyone else on the commission and the staff would place their hands over their heart so we can recite the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. So we would be remiss in having a meeting in may without acknowledging that this is Law Enforcement memorial month. And so i would like to at the end of this meeting to adjourn in honor of the members of the San Francisco Police Department who have paid the ultimate price in losing their lives in the line of duty. Sergeant youngblood, c