i am the current president for the san francisco latino police officers association. i want to echo what the lieutenant was saying. this is a device that i think would help benefit both the police officer and the public in maintaining and preventing the loss of life, which is our ultimate goal, that everybody go home safe, that every child in person we encounter leaves the same way they came to us. i wanted to stress one thing. i don't know if you have noticed. we come in every size, shape, and form in the police department. some of us have the advantage of being 6'2". there is a height and weight difference across the board. a tool like this helps equalize that level. when we come across the individual that is coming out of state prison, all the have had time to do is work on their physique, and their desire to continue on in the force. i am not a big guy. i cannot take on that individual. for me having this tool would benefit myself and that individual from both of us being hurt, one from being possibly injured lethally, and myself from being injured. i wanted to tak