shiff mirkarimi has taken responsibility for his actions in what should of been a private disagreement between his husband's -- between a husband and a wife, which happens in most marriages. he will be a better husband. it would have been somewhat of a challenge for me to be here if mrs. mirkarimi had received a black eye or a broken nose or ribs or a busted up lip or a tooth busted up or had not forgiven her husband or stood up for him, but for a bruise on her arm, words said in anchor, up to be charged of official misconduct and hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars wasted, in a democracy where majority votes world, as strongly as bad as being stopped. the honorable board of supervisors and our honorable mayor, who encouraged him to change his position and run for mayor, i appeal to you for the good and future of our great city that to exercise mercy, forgiveness, a unit, and support for our democratically an elected sheriff madrassa will remain -- sheriff ross mirkarimi, so he can do the work that he was elected to perform and that we know he will do. [applause] >> i just want t