what is extremely emobile to me is ross mirkarimi is our colleague and friend to some of most of allrequires healing. i have tremendous empathy for ross and his family, ross, eliana and their family and want to see them heal and see nothing but happiness for them but my feelings for them must not override high commitment to zero tolerance policy of domestic violence and the only path forward is to recognize how serious a crime it is and what an abuse of power it is. i speak from my own personal experience as well. people shared tonight. my late grandmother was a victim of domestic violence 12@ei the scars were not only physical bruises on!shfÑ her arms but emotional scars that have lasted across generations for me and my family and the damage that silence perpetrates upon its victims. i wanted to thank the commission on status of women and domestic violence consortium and the victims that have spoke up. as an activist against violence i must honor my grandmother's history. it cannot be silenced in the face of the crime. i don't believe it's right to allow someone with an admitted rec