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Oversight panel backs tighter rules on pepper‑ball and projectile use, calls for chief approval and expanded vulnerable‑person protections
Summary
After a 30‑minute discussion, the commission approved sending cumulative recommendations on draft Policy 5‑315 to the city, urging bans on punitive area saturation, expanded protections for vulnerable people, clearer SWAT exceptions and stronger training language for use of high‑pressure‑air projectiles and launchers.
Commissioners reviewed draft Policy 5‑315, which covers high‑pressure‑air (HPA) projectiles and launchers (often called pepper balls), and approved a set of recommended changes to be compiled by the Policy, Police Research and Recommendations (PPRR) committee and forwarded to the city.
Commissioner McElhinney led off with a multi‑point proposal: ban punitive or retaliatory area saturation during protests, eliminate property‑damage alone as a trigger for indirect fire near crowds, expand the policy’s…
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