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Commission hears broad public support for stakeholder 'version 2a' of use-of-force policy; no final vote
Summary
At a special meeting on DGO 5.01, department and stakeholder presenters outlined three draft policies (versions 1, 2 and 2a). Community groups and many public commenters urged adoption of the stakeholder-edited 'version 2a' and stronger accountability; commissioners postponed action and requested legal advice before voting.
San Francisco — The Police Commission on Monday heard a series of presentations and extended public comment on a rewrite of Department General Order 5.01, the San Francisco Police Department’s use-of-force policy, but took no final vote.
Acting Chief Tony Chaplin told the commission the department sought public input as it replaces a policy more than two decades old. Deputy Chief Garrett Tom and Captain Jack Hart summarized how staff consolidated three earlier general orders into two draft policies and how a third stakeholder-edited document (called "version 2a") was developed by civil-rights groups, the Bar Association and other community representatives.
Stakeholders, including the Office of Citizen Complaints’ Samara Marion and representatives from the ACLU, the Blue Ribbon Panel and the Coalition on Homelessness, told the commission that version 2a raises the standard above the Supreme Court’s Graham v. Connor reasonableness test and uses stricter language to guide officer training and accountability. "Words do make a…
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