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i am trying to share the pain, and i am committed to, if allowed, to hire civilians to do what civilians do. when we went again through these hiring crunches, and had to hire the small civilian classes, they did not contribute to the complement. since we are trying to get the i.t. up, we have several stations up. this has been better than 15 years. we will be there by the end of this fiscal year. this is maybe for another presentation. this is going as low as it goes. we have a whole generation, technologically. we have some kind of device that we are working with, we're trying to get -- >> the department had the civilianized several positions and how many of the 251 recommended positions? >> we have 251 police officers. we have a number of those -- >> we do have a certain number of officers who are modified duty. >> i completely understand that many districts are going through -- we would like more officers. we have the patrol work we are able to do. >> i am glad you brought this up. we don't ever seem to get a concrete plan on how the police department implements this. if you think we
i am trying to share the pain, and i am committed to, if allowed, to hire civilians to do what civilians do. when we went again through these hiring crunches, and had to hire the small civilian classes, they did not contribute to the complement. since we are trying to get the i.t. up, we have several stations up. this has been better than 15 years. we will be there by the end of this fiscal year. this is maybe for another presentation. this is going as low as it goes. we have a whole...
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the attacks included terrorizing a civilian population including burning of civilian homes, murder, sexual violence, physical violence, illegal recruitment of child soldiers, abduction, and forced labor, and looting. procedural background -- the prosecution case commenced on june 4, 2007 and closed on debris 27, 2009. during the defense case, the prosecution was granted leave to reopen its case to call 3 additional witnesses who testified in august of 2010. 94 witnesses testified for the prosecution including three expert witnesses. a total of 782 prosecution exhibits are admitted into evidence, including 5 expert reports. the defense opened its case on july 13, 2009 and closed on november 12, 2010, having called 21 witnesses, including the accused, who testified for seven months from july 14 to 2009 until february 18, 2010. a total of 740 defense exhibits were admitted into evidence. the prosecution closing arguments were heard on the eighth and ninth of february, 2011. defense closing arguments weren't on the ninth and 10th of march, 2011. oral responses by both parties were heard on the
the attacks included terrorizing a civilian population including burning of civilian homes, murder, sexual violence, physical violence, illegal recruitment of child soldiers, abduction, and forced labor, and looting. procedural background -- the prosecution case commenced on june 4, 2007 and closed on debris 27, 2009. during the defense case, the prosecution was granted leave to reopen its case to call 3 additional witnesses who testified in august of 2010. 94 witnesses testified for the...
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we had about 700,000 civilians there, not including contractors. >> we've had reductions in the civilian core as well. >> fairly modest at the moment. about 15,000 over the five-year period. >> okay. >> something we do need to look at again in terms of the balance. >> that's a question then, obviously, you are dealing with a significant -- why? you have 120,000 uniform and 15,000 civilian reductions. can i ask as far as what you are thinking is the type of civilian reductions there or why the disparity between the two? >> i think our hope is on civilian reductions that we tie that to efficiencies. getting rid of overhead, the contract operations that we don't need. so the reductions on the civilian side are pursuant to a list of efficiencez thies we've to put in place. >> so the 15,000 is a floor rather than a ceiling? >> exactly. >> are there key areas you are already looking at that you can say, this is -- you mentioned a couple of them in broad terms. more specifically, whether we're dealing with, for instance if we close down a line of aircraft. obviously, there are civilians that ha
we had about 700,000 civilians there, not including contractors. >> we've had reductions in the civilian core as well. >> fairly modest at the moment. about 15,000 over the five-year period. >> okay. >> something we do need to look at again in terms of the balance. >> that's a question then, obviously, you are dealing with a significant -- why? you have 120,000 uniform and 15,000 civilian reductions. can i ask as far as what you are thinking is the type of civilian...
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almost 1 in 4 civilian employees in the federal government work at the defense department. that's 764,000 out of 2.1 million federal employees. that proposal would result in the department of defense cutting over 80,000 civilian workers over the budget period. now, as part of your budget, you emphasized and strengthen the defense acquisition and workforce, and in order to save taxpayer money to make sure that we're not wasting money, to make sure we have such capacity and capability. in fact, you say that this workforce determines the quality of dod's acquisition outcome, and an area of the budget which we all agree is in need of improvement. mr. secretary, and i would point out gao, is highlighted this as an important area as well, and pointed out that in many cases we actually now hire contractors to oversee the contractors as part of the acquisition process because we don't have enough inhouse expertise, a practice that raises conflict of interest issues which gao also point out could waste taxpayer money. i want to know if we were to mandate a 10% cut in the dod civilia
almost 1 in 4 civilian employees in the federal government work at the defense department. that's 764,000 out of 2.1 million federal employees. that proposal would result in the department of defense cutting over 80,000 civilian workers over the budget period. now, as part of your budget, you emphasized and strengthen the defense acquisition and workforce, and in order to save taxpayer money to make sure that we're not wasting money, to make sure we have such capacity and capability. in fact,...
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the civilian oversight function is paramount for the community to really be safe. have to feel like the police department serves them and is there to protect them. specifically, as i have told both of you in our conversations, as someone who reads the paper in the morning, i am struck with a number of stories that raise my concerns about federal authorities surveiling americans without reasonable suspicion or probable cause. it as a longstanding issue that no one has said it is ok. there shouldn't be secret ones that implicate the part mental or general order, it says are officers shall never surveil without probably cause . if the fbi is telling you to do one thing in your general order is telling you to do something else, the general order trumps. the fvbi has that understanding, too. as a matter of process, there is no officer that is conducting himself in that way that carries a badge for the sentence is the police department. that being said, it doesn't mean that the community feels like that is actually what is happening. that is where the commission plays an
the civilian oversight function is paramount for the community to really be safe. have to feel like the police department serves them and is there to protect them. specifically, as i have told both of you in our conversations, as someone who reads the paper in the morning, i am struck with a number of stories that raise my concerns about federal authorities surveiling americans without reasonable suspicion or probable cause. it as a longstanding issue that no one has said it is ok. there...
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in terms of your views on civilian oversight, i am wondering if you can expand on that. a civilian oversight works for a lot of different reasons, and ultimately, the police commission is the one that makes the policy for the police department. if you look at someone like the chief, the commission president indicated he has done great work. it is something that is systemic and has to transcend the individuals in power. we want to make sure that we have in place a structure that protect civilian oversight. so i am wondering if you can, in the context of civilian oversight, talk about the ordinance that supervisor kim introduced and what the role the police commission should have with respect to mlu's. >> thank you for that question. the civilian oversight function is paramount for the community to really be safe. have to feel like the police department serves them and is there to protect them. specifically, as i have told both of you in our conversations, as someone who reads the paper in the morning, i am struck with a number of stories that raise my concerns about feder
in terms of your views on civilian oversight, i am wondering if you can expand on that. a civilian oversight works for a lot of different reasons, and ultimately, the police commission is the one that makes the policy for the police department. if you look at someone like the chief, the commission president indicated he has done great work. it is something that is systemic and has to transcend the individuals in power. we want to make sure that we have in place a structure that protect civilian...
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now obama and holder fully believed one hundred percent that the men should be tried in civilian court and even there michael bloomberg expressed his support for that move not only to bloomberg say the city's police force could handle the security but also said the following that it is fitting that nine eleven suspects face justice near the world trade center site where so many new yorkers were murdered but then the media stepped in. the obama administration says it's only fitting that the man who claims he had masterminded the september eleventh attacks just visited new york city fleet shaikh muhammad and his coconspirators in the nine eleven attack will enjoy the protections of the american criminal justice system the controversy and decision to bring five nine eleven suspects to american soil to face trial for. drug running and service we have a civilian trial this is the most reckless dangerous and irresponsible decision that he has made want crime to attack you giving them a platform where they can preach to lease of terrorism into the united states shaikh mohammad the mastermind
now obama and holder fully believed one hundred percent that the men should be tried in civilian court and even there michael bloomberg expressed his support for that move not only to bloomberg say the city's police force could handle the security but also said the following that it is fitting that nine eleven suspects face justice near the world trade center site where so many new yorkers were murdered but then the media stepped in. the obama administration says it's only fitting that the man...
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on the civilian side it's much worse than it is on the military side for instance every bomb that's dropped there are so innocent civilians that get killed that brings up all sorts of problems for the society at large and then that the soldiers that are engaged in war as well the dehumanization process that takes place the psychological damage church can only take that for so long and we're seeing at this point i think within the u.s. ranks a breaking shattering of discipline and i think there needs to be some general rethinking about this whole thing about open ended war and these men and women are coming home eventually i mean how should we be concerned about their ability to readjust their pets this is right a decade of war has done to our men and women in arms there is no doubt that those who enter the civilian life coming from the military have the hardest psychological challenge to enter back into civilian life i mean not only serve four years in the marines so many regard my service as nothing compared to some of the people that have been doing it for that much law. longer bu
on the civilian side it's much worse than it is on the military side for instance every bomb that's dropped there are so innocent civilians that get killed that brings up all sorts of problems for the society at large and then that the soldiers that are engaged in war as well the dehumanization process that takes place the psychological damage church can only take that for so long and we're seeing at this point i think within the u.s. ranks a breaking shattering of discipline and i think there...
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that is what real civilian oversight is. it is for that reason that this ordinance should be passed. president chiu: thank you. colleagues, any further discussion? supervisor elsbernd: no. supervisor farrell: no. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor olague: aye. supervisor weiner: no. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. president chiu: aye. supervisor chu: no. supervisor cohen: no. >> there are six ayes and five nos. president chiu: this ordinance is finally passed. [applause] thank you, colleagues. why don't we now move to item 2 below? >> ordinance authorizing the director of the port to execute an agreement with bae systems to install shoreside power equipment at dry dock north 2 at perce 70, -- at pier 70, not to exceed $5.70 million. supervisor campos: i have a question for the port. can you explain how this is different from item 22, which is currently on the agenda? >> supervisor campos, through the chair, brad benson, special projects manager with the port of san francisco. this waves virt
that is what real civilian oversight is. it is for that reason that this ordinance should be passed. president chiu: thank you. colleagues, any further discussion? supervisor elsbernd: no. supervisor farrell: no. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor olague: aye. supervisor weiner: no. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. president chiu: aye. supervisor chu: no. supervisor cohen: no. >> there are six ayes and five nos. president chiu: this ordinance is finally...
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that can be civilianized. and increasing the police force, we have the other is happening as well. my second question is something that i brough with his previous appointment, local hiring. what are some ideas they have ensuring that the police department does higher in the communities? >> it is incredible conversation and one of the things i would like to introduce in the future is your idea, the idea of having a program of the school district where we have students fobry -- dovetail. it's a quasi police academy. they become cadets, train them in law enforcement, we get a first look at them, and they are san franciscans. long ago, there was a restraint were you had to be born in san francisco. i think you need to understand san francisco. i know the city, i know the different districts, i don't want to use an analogy, but somebody has lived at home with his or her parents, a suburb far north or south of san francisco, the first interaction is a police officer, that causes me concern. local hires, get back to
that can be civilianized. and increasing the police force, we have the other is happening as well. my second question is something that i brough with his previous appointment, local hiring. what are some ideas they have ensuring that the police department does higher in the communities? >> it is incredible conversation and one of the things i would like to introduce in the future is your idea, the idea of having a program of the school district where we have students fobry -- dovetail....
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county's much much simpler is like these civilians like this amount of civilians were killed over all this was killed by gunshot and this was killed by something else i mean that's it those are the categories you get the f.b.i. on the other hand published first of all these different words they use killed they use the use gone down these all these in the press releases they broke down the number of officers that were killed in big towns small towns the kind of criminals well it was used with a gun whether you use a knife what kind of police activity was going on these murders happened i mean this is to say not to be crude it was a publicity stunt you would have it's interesting viewpoint all that out here right because it seems like they're being like they really have it all broken down into every little area and yet they don't have anything to attribute to as the cause they can't say that more police officers are being killed in line of duty because or because oh no now you know but so that's where the problem lies and do you think that because we know the reason we're even talking a
county's much much simpler is like these civilians like this amount of civilians were killed over all this was killed by gunshot and this was killed by something else i mean that's it those are the categories you get the f.b.i. on the other hand published first of all these different words they use killed they use the use gone down these all these in the press releases they broke down the number of officers that were killed in big towns small towns the kind of criminals well it was used with a...
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for overtwo decades, lra advertised communities across huge squaths of ugandan abducting civilians and forcing children to become soldiers. it was finally driven out of uganda in many 2006 and since then, northern u dan da has undergone a transformation that is tangible. people can move freely, banks and stores are open. and fields are being cultivated. poverty declined from 61% nrs 2005 to an estimated 46% in 2010. and 95% of the more than 1.million ugandans who were displaced by the conflict have returned to their homes. working with the government of uganda and civil society organizations, the united states has done a tremendous amount to solidify this progress by supporting the rebuilding of communities and economies. today, the lra's numbers are significantly reduced but it continues to commit atrocities throughout large parts of central africa, the central african republic, democratic public of congo and south sudan. lra violence has displaced more than 445,000 persons in an area the size of california that is harsh, remote and underdeveloped. as the threat has shifted from north
for overtwo decades, lra advertised communities across huge squaths of ugandan abducting civilians and forcing children to become soldiers. it was finally driven out of uganda in many 2006 and since then, northern u dan da has undergone a transformation that is tangible. people can move freely, banks and stores are open. and fields are being cultivated. poverty declined from 61% nrs 2005 to an estimated 46% in 2010. and 95% of the more than 1.million ugandans who were displaced by the conflict...
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make the civilian elite for a number of pieces of it, have the civilian be the one leading different the client to designate who we want to represent him. so that's kind of how it works. and they are entitled to investigate, investigate resources and other things to help them out. these things get litigated. i will be the last to say that a defense counsel be standing after talking to you saying he is happy, he or she is happy with the level, and that is healthy. you will see that in every system. i believe if you look at the resourcing angelika the litigation of this has happened in some of the cases where the judge has decided some of the requests for additional translators and investigators and other things, then you would see that there is a robust resourcing of the defense function. and by the way, all those choices, our review by the supreme court. ultimately, reviewable by the federal courts. so they are preserved on a field, if some of things there not being fully represented by counsel, not effectively represented. that's subject to review. great question. [inaudible] >> goo
make the civilian elite for a number of pieces of it, have the civilian be the one leading different the client to designate who we want to represent him. so that's kind of how it works. and they are entitled to investigate, investigate resources and other things to help them out. these things get litigated. i will be the last to say that a defense counsel be standing after talking to you saying he is happy, he or she is happy with the level, and that is healthy. you will see that in every...
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you can't do that with civilian employees, they are there forever. you can't hire them fast, can't fire them fast, you can't move them around. civilian managers have four, five, six, different systems. they have to manage. in one department. it is the unions have control of the civilian population in that department to the point where people f they want something done, go to a military person or a contractor. now is that waste? you bet. there is waste in there. how much i don't know. is there other waste, of course. and there are billions that can be saved. my recollection is there is smog like while i was there about $12 billion. in the congressional add ons that were put in that we didn't want for things that had nothing to do with the department of defense. when i was there i decided to rebalance our forces. we still had air force capability in ice land. they were there to track the russian
you can't do that with civilian employees, they are there forever. you can't hire them fast, can't fire them fast, you can't move them around. civilian managers have four, five, six, different systems. they have to manage. in one department. it is the unions have control of the civilian population in that department to the point where people f they want something done, go to a military person or a contractor. now is that waste? you bet. there is waste in there. how much i don't know. is there...
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i do think that it is a different take on civilian oversight. while i respect where you are coming from, it is one i disagree with. i feel that the thing about civilian oversight, if it is going to work, is that the commission has to have the final say on certain things and i think that without that, it cannot really function well. that is not anything specific to the current chief of police. i have a lot of respect for chief surh. it should be independent with who was there. that said, i am impressed by the people who are here and who were here, including fox, a lot of people -- folks and a lot of people here. i do not know that i am prepared to move forward with a positive recommendation to the full board at this point. the question that we have with us as a committee is whether or not we hold it up in committee, whether or not we move it forward. i am comfortable, given the people who are behind this nomination, given the personal experience that has been laid out and the thoughtfulness of the responses to move it forward to the board so that
i do think that it is a different take on civilian oversight. while i respect where you are coming from, it is one i disagree with. i feel that the thing about civilian oversight, if it is going to work, is that the commission has to have the final say on certain things and i think that without that, it cannot really function well. that is not anything specific to the current chief of police. i have a lot of respect for chief surh. it should be independent with who was there. that said, i am...
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very good point there is a lot less migration coming into the united states and even supporters of civilian border watchers will admit that you know putting people on the border is only a band-aid the economy has a lot more to do with actual migration from one country to another so to determine whether this civilian border militia will do anything to do to deter migration it will it may only be minor but it really ignores the larger picture that the economy is having a huge effect on the amount of people coming into the country and ramon you talk about these armed militias at the border i can't help but think back to the case in two thousand and nine when one of the members of the arizona minutemen
very good point there is a lot less migration coming into the united states and even supporters of civilian border watchers will admit that you know putting people on the border is only a band-aid the economy has a lot more to do with actual migration from one country to another so to determine whether this civilian border militia will do anything to do to deter migration it will it may only be minor but it really ignores the larger picture that the economy is having a huge effect on the amount...
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hundreds of civilians have still not been released. however, farc has promised there will be no more kidnappings for ransom payments. colombian president juan manuel santos has welcomed the move, but says it's not enough to open direct peace talks with the rebels. >> the hostages are finally out of their presence. they hopped down from the helicopter sent by brazil that look to them from the jungle and the hands of their farc captors. some of these soldiers and policemen had spent 14 years in captivity. it marked the end of an era. farc have promised not to engage in any more kidnapping. they also abandoned any hope of forcing the government into a prisoner exchange, admitting failure in the attempt to get their comrades in jail back into rebel ranks. the farc are hoping they are offered -- hoping their offer to sit down and have peace talks will be accepted. president juan manuel santos made it clear that more was needed. >> [speaking foreign language] >> this release, and above all, the promise of the farc not to return to kidnapping
hundreds of civilians have still not been released. however, farc has promised there will be no more kidnappings for ransom payments. colombian president juan manuel santos has welcomed the move, but says it's not enough to open direct peace talks with the rebels. >> the hostages are finally out of their presence. they hopped down from the helicopter sent by brazil that look to them from the jungle and the hands of their farc captors. some of these soldiers and policemen had spent 14...
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lebanese civilians in the boonies towns and lebanese villages. for the weapon in the in the resistance here that's between one thousand nine hundred. ninety two. after ten years of resistance. that we started reacting. the month earlier only and strictly to stop israel shelling our civilians so the one thousand nine hundred three there was an understanding. that it was in direct between the resistance and israel and the understanding. of ninety ninety six and that understanding that. makes clear that both sides of always shelling civilians and we always used to say if you don't quote the shell of it it just understands it and we have nothing to do with your villages and your tides so this message hezbollah resorted to egypt after the known years of aggression against lebanese civilians stop and its aim is. to make a kind of the terror and balance to prevent israel from killing lebanese people. according to wiki leaks cables coming out of the u.s. embassy. you see if you were shocked. about how corrupt his members are problematic because some of h
lebanese civilians in the boonies towns and lebanese villages. for the weapon in the in the resistance here that's between one thousand nine hundred. ninety two. after ten years of resistance. that we started reacting. the month earlier only and strictly to stop israel shelling our civilians so the one thousand nine hundred three there was an understanding. that it was in direct between the resistance and israel and the understanding. of ninety ninety six and that understanding that. makes...
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many of them are civilians.has been said by independent groups and journalists as well, i higher number of civilian victims -- that has to be reported to the american public so they can make an informed judgment on drones. if the american government should let killing people overseas and their names. >> shahzad akbar, most of these attacks in pakistan are occurring in the tribal areas that are essentially cordoned off by the pakistani government to the outside world. could you talk about the particular conditions in these tribal areas? >> yes, most of the drone strikes are taking place in north waziristan, a trouble area on the western border of pakistan -- trial area on the western border of pakistan. there is the presence of over 40,000 troops in waziristan. drone strikes, why they're taking place so easily in that area is because this area is cordoned off by the military and no one from the rest of the country can go in and find out what is really going on. it is very difficult for information to get out of w
many of them are civilians.has been said by independent groups and journalists as well, i higher number of civilian victims -- that has to be reported to the american public so they can make an informed judgment on drones. if the american government should let killing people overseas and their names. >> shahzad akbar, most of these attacks in pakistan are occurring in the tribal areas that are essentially cordoned off by the pakistani government to the outside world. could you talk about...
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lebanese civilians in the boonies towns and lebanese villages. for the work of the poem in the in the resistance here that's between one thousand nine hundred. ninety two. after ten years of resistance. that we started reacting. only and strictly to stop israel shelling always civilians so in one thousand nine hundred three there was an understanding. that it was in direct between the resistance and israel and that understanding. of nine hundred ninety six and that understanding that. i was in makes clear that both sides of always shelling civilians and we always used to say if you don't call don't share of it is that then we have nothing to do with you if it is the new york times so this message has a lot of resorting to it after knowing years of aggression against lebanese civilians to hide and. to make a kind of mess to terror and violence to prevent israel from killing the second. according to wiki leaks cables coming out of the u.s. embassy. you see if you were shocked. let out how corrupt his beloved members are problematic because some. me
lebanese civilians in the boonies towns and lebanese villages. for the work of the poem in the in the resistance here that's between one thousand nine hundred. ninety two. after ten years of resistance. that we started reacting. only and strictly to stop israel shelling always civilians so in one thousand nine hundred three there was an understanding. that it was in direct between the resistance and israel and that understanding. of nine hundred ninety six and that understanding that. i was in...
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the guerrillas have got to release those that they're still holding, the civilian hostages, and until that is done, it sounds like there's going to be no official process beginning. >> political analysts are saying there won't be any peace talks or peace continuation between the government and the rebels, maybe not until the 2014 presidential polls. >> that certainly would be a very strong card for the president to play during his reelection campaign, if he can say, all right, we are now going to begin a peace process with the guerrillas, and we will seek to bring an end to 48 years of conflict. that would certainly be a strong reelection card to play. >> the west african regional body has imposed sanctions in response to a military seizing power almost two weeks ago. the junta have had to promise a return to rule. alex reports. >> mali finds itself in a very uncomfortable position now. people are bracing themselves for the impact of the sanctions imposed by ecowas. they decided borders with neighboring countries will be closed until it is given back to civilian leadership. the associ
the guerrillas have got to release those that they're still holding, the civilian hostages, and until that is done, it sounds like there's going to be no official process beginning. >> political analysts are saying there won't be any peace talks or peace continuation between the government and the rebels, maybe not until the 2014 presidential polls. >> that certainly would be a very strong card for the president to play during his reelection campaign, if he can say, all right, we...
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the police commission is also a civilian body. the function of the office of citizen complaints is to assist the police department in building trust with the community by being the bridge between the public and the police in matters of police misconduct and police practices. to that end, the occ's mission is to ensure police accountability by conducting fair, timely, and unbiased investigations of police misconduct allegations, making recommendations on police policies and practices, and also conducting mediation between the complainant and the police. the investigation of complaints, and we make policy recommendations on police the power of policy. law-enforcement agencies must have a procedure to receive complaints by members of the public against peace officers. the occ serves that purpose for the san francisco police department. our office is staffed by a diverse group of civilians who have never been san francisco police officers. currently, the occ has 35 employees. the majority our investigators. we conduct investigations t
the police commission is also a civilian body. the function of the office of citizen complaints is to assist the police department in building trust with the community by being the bridge between the public and the police in matters of police misconduct and police practices. to that end, the occ's mission is to ensure police accountability by conducting fair, timely, and unbiased investigations of police misconduct allegations, making recommendations on police policies and practices, and also...
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inflicted civilian deaths here to discuss this with me is jefferson morley writer at salon and author of the forthcoming book snowstorm in august ashington city francis scott key and a forgotten race riot of eight hundred thirty five pacific special joining us tonight. ok so you you know when you write about this you start telling us what it is. like inside that control operating system you know and so how many people are involved right how many screens do we have going how many buttons are there the drone consul operating station is true seats typically there is some variations but the most common model in the air force is two seats a couple of screen several keyboards and various inputs coming in from other sources. so it's a complicated set of. now when we find out from the air force advisory a scientific advisory board and they do this looking at what some of the issues are you know technically they say stands out well they found a lot of flaws this was a study done by the u.s. air force but were done in april two thousand and eleven finished and they had been looking at the the e
inflicted civilian deaths here to discuss this with me is jefferson morley writer at salon and author of the forthcoming book snowstorm in august ashington city francis scott key and a forgotten race riot of eight hundred thirty five pacific special joining us tonight. ok so you you know when you write about this you start telling us what it is. like inside that control operating system you know and so how many people are involved right how many screens do we have going how many buttons are...
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it's difficult it's difficult i mean how many civilians have been killed the estimates vary widely thelong war journal which i would say is a pro military source has a low estimate of one hundred thirty nine civilians to me years bureau of investigative journalism has one more thorough methodology they say between four hundred and eight hundred civilians including maybe one hundred seventy five children so that's the range of estimates these are difficult statistics that we are by and the government does not offer any but we can see whatever estimate you take even if you take the low ones there's a there's a significant cause for concern and remember too this is not this is a policy that is the beta even in the military dennis blair the former director of national intelligence four star admiral was one of the biggest critics of the group were and says we're relying on it way too much so there's a lot of debate around the house and i think i think it's going to you know i guess that we talk about all the time on the show there needs to be more debate but it's interesting that we can som
it's difficult it's difficult i mean how many civilians have been killed the estimates vary widely thelong war journal which i would say is a pro military source has a low estimate of one hundred thirty nine civilians to me years bureau of investigative journalism has one more thorough methodology they say between four hundred and eight hundred civilians including maybe one hundred seventy five children so that's the range of estimates these are difficult statistics that we are by and the...
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now, that civilian has not been identified but several neighbors told ktvu that the civilian was a locksmithpating in this eviction yesterday. police are taking the lead in this investigation and a short time ago, modesto police came up to us and told us he was going to have an update for us in our investigation with that civilian. sew we'll continue to be out here. more on this information. live in modesto, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in new hampshire, a police chief is dead and four other officers after being shot during a drug bust there. it happened in greenland. the man was held up with a woman until this morning. police went in and found them both dead at 2:00 a.m. two of the officers are in intensive care. the other two were treated and released. the police chief that died was days away from retirement. >>> in florida, the neighborhood watch volunteer who says he shot trayvon martin in self-defense was in court for the first time. the new lawyer for george zimmerman is busy, preparing his case and trying to get zimmerman out of jail. we'll bring you the update from court plus you will he
now, that civilian has not been identified but several neighbors told ktvu that the civilian was a locksmithpating in this eviction yesterday. police are taking the lead in this investigation and a short time ago, modesto police came up to us and told us he was going to have an update for us in our investigation with that civilian. sew we'll continue to be out here. more on this information. live in modesto, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in new hampshire, a police chief is dead and four...
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lebanese civilians in the boonies towns and lebanese religious. for the work of my interest in the resistance here between one thousand nine hundred three and until ninety two. after ten years of resistance. we started reacting. only and strictly to stop israel shelling our civilians so the ninety nine three if there was an understanding. that it was in direct between the resistance and israel and that understanding. of nine hundred ninety six and that understanding. makes clear that both sides are following shelling civilians are you always used to say that if you don't. shell out of it it is. said we have nothing to do with your villages and your child's so this method with hezbollah resulted so we did after knowing years of aggression against lebanese civilians stop and. rather to make a kind of mess with terror and balance to prevent israel from killing lebanese. according to wiki leaks cables coming out of the us embassy. you said that you were shocked. so sad how corrupt his beloved members are probably not because some of his beloved member
lebanese civilians in the boonies towns and lebanese religious. for the work of my interest in the resistance here between one thousand nine hundred three and until ninety two. after ten years of resistance. we started reacting. only and strictly to stop israel shelling our civilians so the ninety nine three if there was an understanding. that it was in direct between the resistance and israel and that understanding. of nine hundred ninety six and that understanding. makes clear that both sides...
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lebanese civilians in the boonies towns and villages. for the weapon industry in the resistance here and that's between one thousand nine hundred. ninety two. after ten years of resistance. that we started reacting. only and strictly to stop israel shelling our civilians so the one thousand nine hundred three if there was an understanding. it was in direct between the resistance and israel and that understanding. of nine hundred ninety six and that understanding they sent. makes clear that both sides are following shelling civilians and we always used to say if you don't product. of it it just sounds that we have nothing to do with your traditions and your talents so this message has a lot of hezbollah results which after an unknown year of aggression against lebanese civilians and its aim is. to make a kind of that terror and balance to prevent israel from killing up in he said. according to wiki leaks cables coming out of the us embassy. you said that you were shocked. so sad how corrupt his beloved members are father wanted to because
lebanese civilians in the boonies towns and villages. for the weapon industry in the resistance here and that's between one thousand nine hundred. ninety two. after ten years of resistance. that we started reacting. only and strictly to stop israel shelling our civilians so the one thousand nine hundred three if there was an understanding. it was in direct between the resistance and israel and that understanding. of nine hundred ninety six and that understanding they sent. makes clear that both...
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and while civilian militias arm themselves to defend the u.s. borders there's another mildly intimidating menace currently under development by the u.s. department of defense's advanced research projects agency all right so think back way back about twenty years to the days when robocop and the terminator two came out and human five word version of arnold schwarzenegger filled the movie screens a future with robots that seem so realistic and human like but were almost too fantastic to imagine well that distant future might be closer than you would get. me ten minutes to like a humanoid robot that can do it all he can walk up stairs and run on a treadmill faster than most humans can and has all the physical dexterity of its organic creators yet expresses none of the five fatigue a normal human would would while running and that's not all this bad boy can do it can climb carry heavy loads do pushups crawl and even balance itself to withstand a heavy kicks and attempts to knock it over are you impressed at all i can also do all of this during expos
and while civilian militias arm themselves to defend the u.s. borders there's another mildly intimidating menace currently under development by the u.s. department of defense's advanced research projects agency all right so think back way back about twenty years to the days when robocop and the terminator two came out and human five word version of arnold schwarzenegger filled the movie screens a future with robots that seem so realistic and human like but were almost too fantastic to imagine...