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Police commission pauses vote on taser pilot, orders committee to complete community outreach and study
Summary
After heated public testimony and expert testimony about medical risks, the San Francisco Police Commission voted unanimously to remove the possible-action portion of a taser pilot item and directed a commission working group, OCC and SFPD to pursue further study and community consultation before any pilot is approved.
The San Francisco Police Commission on Aug. 1 heard hours of testimony and expert evidence before voting unanimously to remove the "possible action" from a proposed pilot program to equip Crisis Intervention Team officers with conducted energy devices, commonly called tasers.
Commissioner Chesa Chan moved to strip the item of its action component, citing a Feb. 23, 2011 resolution that required a 90-day study and community consultation before any pilot. After extended debate and presentations from SFPD, a Taser International representative and independent medical and civil-rights experts, the commission approved the amendment by roll call (President Mazuko, Vice President Marshall, Commissioners DeJesus, Chan, Kingsley, Turman…
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