. >> my name is colleen rebecca. i work with homeless youth alliance. we provide basic services, including clothing, food, and a safe place to be to homeless youth in the haight. many are people with mental illness, people who have lived super -- lips through severe trauma, despite their young age, and many of whom use illegal and legal substances. we are very concerned about the potential use of tasers. we do our best not only to keep our youth safe, but also to help them into programs that have been shown to give them better lives and a chance to be fully functioning members of society that they want to be. my concern is that the introduction of tasers will turn non-legal situations that could be dealt with through the escalation -- deescalation will be concluded with use of a taser. we want a safer community, not a more heavily armed police force. we need to talk about this more as a police community, how we can have a separate community for everyone, from homeless youth to officers to work on our streets. this should be the beginning, not the end of