Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you very much for your indulgence and your patience in allowing us to have your time to speak. Its greatly appreciated. My names allen levine. Weve heard forcyte sometime across the country and in the bay area a change for the use of deadly force, and the use of bullets and batons. A friend of mine many years ago chaired with me a dilemma they had. They said they wanted change in their life and wouldnt stand for it, and thats what i hear here in the bay area. Theyre calling for change, but when change is offered, they wont stand for it. Tazers are not a persolutionfe solution. Theyre not the only solution, but they are an alternative to the use of guns, theyre an alternative to the use of batons. Tasers may, of course, inflict unintended harm, but i know the harm that bullets and batons can do. Ive worked in the city of San Francisco for more than three decades now. Where my office is located, the federal blank Police Across the street carry ta