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Community speakers urge commission not to recommend tasers; working group and DOJ input cited
Summary
At the July 19 Police Commission community meeting, multiple public commenters urged the commission to reject renewed consideration of electronic control weapons (tasers), citing past referendums, alleged taser-related deaths and concerns about impacts on people experiencing homelessness; commissioners said further expert review and two community meetings are planned before any vote.
Dozens of members of the public used the commission’s public comment period on July 19 to urge the San Francisco Police Commission not to recommend introducing electronic control weapons (commonly called Tasers) to the San Francisco Police Department.
Jeremy, a public commenter, said the devices have caused civilian deaths and cited a numerical tally: “The current body count is estimated at 10 12 dead since 1983, 400 of those since 02/2009,” he said. Daryl Rogers told the commission he believed San Francisco residents had…
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