. >> my name is pastor dimitrius. i'd just like to go on record and say this is a very strong moral issue, that one -- we understand the difficulty that -- the job that the police department has to do. but we also must understand that as board of supervisors members and those that oversee this process, you are partially responsible in making sure that there are parts of this deal that allow the community to have a voice at this table. how is it that we can talk about public safety that doesn't include the voice of the public themselves? i understand the difficulty that chief scott has overseeing thousands of officers, buts aa person of faith, i want you to think about this. there is a passage of scripture who was talking about a de-monddemon possessed man who was cutting himself. it said he was unpettered, and he was out of control. i want you to know that the p.o.a. has created a type of environment that makes the public look at the police department like that same scary man in the tomb, that people are out there, an