my name is francis sheehan. i was made of tonight's meeting from the san francisco office. i flew in from southern california to attend and be supportive of this program tonight. on approximately 11:00 a.m., august 7, 2008, my mentally disabled sister was shot a minimum of six times resulting in 14 bullet wounds by the sfpd. the last shot was execution-style to her head. she has survived. thank god. i have asked the san francisco police officers, responding to feinstein what their protocol has been. she needed help, not bullets. mental illness is a diagnosed brain disorder and those affected need to be treated with the same respect, dignity, and compassion as those with heart disease, alzheimer's, diabetes. i read with interest the recently advertised police chief of san francisco. it stated in part "the city has been implementing an unprecedented series of studies that laid out a framework of fundamental changes for sfpd transforming it into the national mold he will for the 21st century urban policy. the new chief will have the conviction and courage to address problems a