and today i come to oppose against tasers and i have to maintain why i oppose against tasers. because they are killing people. the tasers are killing people and we have several number of people that be killing for the police. they be shooting for the police. and the reason why oposing and we are oposing against tasers. so i prefer to see something given, i prefer to see like a weekend create kind of level and consciousness to the police to let me how killing the people. or to feeling better to the people, immigrants like latinos or people who come from around the world to this country. so we don't need to create more, new, forms of how we can killing people. first this is a killer. tasers are killers and we have already known these numbers. so please supervisors be supporting and oposing against tasers, again any time that tasers are weapons to killing people, more with mental illness, for homelessness, with living without any protection, any support. so please, against tasers, thank you so much. >> thank you, next speaker, please? >> couple other cards. david lewis, and ben.

should encounter tasers. if it is only going to crisis trained officers they will see the tasers first, thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> next speaker please? >> micala davis i am an attorney with the aclu of california, most of the supervisors have a copy of the letter that we sent to mayor lee this summer which outlines a majority of our position. but i would like to highlight a few issues here today. we believe that other speakers have said that the police department fulfills the obligation to fully implement the cit program and unless and until they complete a stud yf all less lethal alternatives and complete the obligation to meet with the community members on this issue that it is entirely premature to investigate a pilot program for tasers in this city, had the department moved more quickly to implement the cit training the incident this summer may have been avoided. tasers constitute a significant level of force as we have heard today. too often, they are viewed as homeless, non-lethal devices

are, as a volunteer to be tasered in 2004. this year my living proof of the long term damage of tasers to my sciatic nerve and the conjunctive tissue between the femur and the bone that is permanent and that is why i have been walking with a cane. but i am here to address you how severely concerned we are about sanctuary city, potentially being equipped with tasers. you probably saw some of the national tests, and 7 people are being killed by tasers, nationwide. and 766 people have been killed by tasers. nationwide, since 1983. and a long those, 177 people in california, who are actually the top state like this, about the taxes and we are above florida. and also need to mention to you that 41.9 percent of people killed by tasers in california were latino or hispanic decent. i have all of the names for you, do we want sanctuary to commit that atrosty, please consider it and apply political pressure on the subcommittee for tasers for the police commission, thank you very much.

are tasers necessary for this? i would say, no. psych tech, works in a job where we are working with mentally ill people, they don't use them. okay, you could argue well in the environment of a hospital the psych teches work there are no weapons, but that argument holds no, does not have any validity because the vast majority of cases where people are tased no weapon was involved on the part of the victim. it is true that the... it is true that there is a higher percentage of them that have been tased. this is from national data. and i think that it is also just manifestly obvious that it is going to be used for in cases of lack of compliance, rather than dangers, no tasers. >> i oppose the use of tasers and i am not from the city but i have friends and family here in sf and i am from southern county and i am here because i would oppose the use of tasers in my city just as would oppose it and i am taking steps to make sure that the county is addressing these concerns. and i lived in the city for series of years when i got my ba in

encounter tasers. if it is only going to crisis trained officers they will see the tasers first, thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> next

that if tasers are so safe, why do you need to have a defibrillator available? >> it was the recommendation that came from one doctor. although there is not a single. there is one case out of arizona where the medical examiners identified tasers as being the cause of death. and every single other case there are a multitude of issues surrounding the in-custody death but not one that has been identified as being caused by electronic control weapons. >> but with that said, it is a matter of what safe guards can we put in place in the event that one is used and there is an issue with a short shopage. >> and that is my point, defibrillators are to treat life threatening. if we are trying to replace a lethal weapon a gun with a non-lethal weapon, we are talking about replacing a gun with a taser where because of the potential lethality of it you actually have to have this instrument available in the event that there is a life-threatening incident. that is the problem that i is that you know, in theory, even if you agree with the concept that you go and you replace a l

they also don't have tasers. but he said that he would like to entertain something like we are discussing here but for budget constraints, but no the memphis model is a good model. i actually believe that ours is almost a memphis model plus. >> we will be going to that with the commanders, but i appreciate you can here. and talk to you soon. >> well, let's call of our commanders. >> would you like opening comments? >> we are joined by supervisor david compos as well. >> good morning, i am the current coordinator of the police department's crisis intervention team. just kind of want to give you an overview of what has taken place since i have taken charge of this effort in september of last year. since that time, we have had three classes where we trained not only san francisco police officers, but officers from other agencies in total we have trained 118 san francisco police officers that would be three lieutenants, and 13 sergeants and 103 patrol officers. and those officers are equally disbursed in the patrol f

fatalities every one of those studies were funded by taser international. of the independent studies not funded by the people profiting off these weapons, they found things like the 2009 ucsf study that the deaths more than doubles in the first year and the following years the number of shootings decrease but stayed above what it had been before tasers and this seems to be the trend, when tasers are introduced they are a new tool, it is exciting and get used a lot. and when that initial excitement levels out it is not decreasing fatalities. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> are there any other members of the public who would like to comment? in this hearing? and seeing, none, come forward we will close the public comment. we want to thank the members of the public for being here and taking part of in hearing and sharing their thoughts and concerns and their expertise as well. it is critical that we hear especially from folks who work in the neighborhood that probably have the highest incident of mental health crisis in san francisco where we would se

taser. taser. taser. >> lay her down. let her go. >> don't move.s it. >> that's the effects. five second. >> we want the guys to be able to function under any circumstance. you don't want anybody going home any other way than from the way they came. >> i just finished being sprayed with oc in the eye. oc in the mouth. and getting washed off. then getting tased. all in a day's work. i love my job. >>> training is put into action on a nearly daily basis at bexar county. a code two. a major disturbance. requires the team to rush to the special observation unit. an inmate has been throwing chairs and trash throughout the day room. when they arrive the inmate has returned to his cell. but since it is arnulfo guerra, the matter is far from closed. guerra has been at the center of several disturbances and is prone to frequent mood swings. they reached the peak one month earlier when he attempted to hang himself. and while staff no longer consider guerra suicidal they continue to keep him under close observation. >> he is upset because another officer, all

i am concerned personally about the use of electronic controlled weapons, tasers, especially how theyld be used in a show of force, not just bringing about compliance but in a show of force on people who are mentally ill in san francisco and i think that for me it makes a lot of sense that we make our work around crisis intervention as strong as it can be. before considering, you know, use of lethal force in the department. i am not a decision maker through but this is part of a hearing from hearing from the supervisors and members of the public. we also have here, i am happy to have chief greg sure and who is here to present on this issue. he only has a limited amount of time here this morning and so i would like to call him up first to discuss his objective or his interest, the work of the department around electronic control weapons, tasers, mr. sure. >> good morning, members of the public. thank you for affording me the time prior to this hearing being schedule, i had made a commitment to be at fransisco middle school to talk to the students and i like to keep my commitments to th

i see it separate from the issue of tasers and electronic control weapons. it is almost like we are backwards in training a team to be able to deescalate violence and mental health crisis, and at the same time equip them with a tool that if used could have a detrimental effect on the deescalation, and also, it could open a door for, you know, greater usage within the department. that is my personal concern. and it has been a lot of people in san francisco share, i think that you can go out on the road in san francisco, and you can find a lot of people who are going to give, you know, license to the department to move forward on that. i think that as moving forward, i think that it is really important to look at the part of san francisco that probably experiences the greatest concentration of mental health crisis that we have that would be the neighborhood in district six and work well with the community to see what you are hearing from them on the issue. and i think that is something that will be really critical of moving forward. i worry that, you know, we

then they use a taser on him. >> i don't get this. i don't get tasering a restrained guy.akes no sense to me. to me that's torture. >> according to an officer he turned violent in his cell, hit his head against the cell wall and tried to spit at another cop. he attempted to attack officers and that's when the taser was used on him. his mother talked to wpxi where we saw this video and said her son is bipolar. >> he's been in different treatments through the years. it's wrong for what they had did to my son and was totally uncalled for. >> was arresteddrunkenness, di and resisting arrest. they said he was in a fight but tried to flee. we don't see the alleged kicking incident but attorneys are wanting to see the full video if there is more video to see, what really actually happened either before or after the tasering incident. >> who's filming this? >> we don't know where this video came from because it was leaked to the media. >> it's tough to judge on this one, i will say, when you do only see a slice of video. we don't really know what happened before. >> we've put in a

i am also here to speak on the matter of tasers. obviously very current issue, right now. i want to thank the subcommittee particular for the form that was held on the 22nd of january. where the community got a chance to voice its concerns and in particular, at that subcommittee meeting, during my presentation a few, there was a little bit of informational requests made to me and i brought with me the information requested and this is not the full amount of research that we have, and we are going to be sending another fuller report, by e-mail to the commission, and the subcommittee as well, but i have here, documentation of taser-related deaths in california. and actually excuse me, taser-related deaths in north america that establish that the majority have occurred in california. i have a document here documenting the discriminatory that most are of hispanic or latino origin. i was requested to provide the commission any information on sheriff, san francisco sheriff and sfpd-related lawsuits and i have here articles documenting a $385,000 sellingment in an accessive force

. >> and in just 90 seconds, taking police to task over tasers. >> they kill people and we know thatthey kill people. >> what tonight's meeting could mean for the future of stun guns in one bay area city. >>> new at 10:00, a hot button issue returns to san francisco as the city's police chief renews his push for tasers. heather holmes is live now in the city where members of the police commission got an ear full at a community meeting tonight, heather. >> reporter: every top cop since heather fonb in 2004 has lobbied for these devices but without success. everyone who came here are hoping that the current chief's efforts will fail too. >> we have serious concerns. >> reporter: the the proposal to put tasers on police hands is not letting up. >> reporter: chief greg suhr continues to push for a pilot program to arm 500 officers about 5% of the force with tasers after completing crisis intervention training. prelong who's family said was mentally ill had used a boxed cutter. he then lunged at a police officer with the bloody box cutter. >> it's sad that an individual lost their life. >

one of them whips out a taser and confronts the powerful bull. >> you see this cop with a taser gun, that's like swatting an alligator with a flyswatter. >> the officer gets within a few feet of hardball and lets the taser fly. >> that just made the bull even angrier, because how would you like to be tasered. it doesn't feel good. >> the bull charges the officer, missing him by inches. then when all hope seems lost, the cavalry arrives. >> here comes the cowboy. he'll take care of this. watch this. here's a cowboy. >> in a scene straight out of an old western, three wranglers rush in on horseback. >> there was a lot of tension in the parking lot. are they going to be able to get him, are they going to be able to, you know, pull him back, you know, away from everyone. >> within seconds, one of the cowboys ropes hardball. >> they got that bull. they got that bull. >> if you don't have a cowboy on a horse with a rope, you can't control a raging bull. it just doesn't happen. a taser gun is not going to do the trick. it's got to be a cowboy. >> the cowboys, they could have just sat back a

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i brought my taser. [ taser crackles ] he's got a taser, and he's in character.llent, mi amigo. okay, what else can we change around here? uh, the band leader. yeah, right. what's your name? i'm cleto. yeah, no, i'm sorry. i've never heard of you. uh, why don't you say hello to the new band leader? this is sheryl crow. [ cheers and applause ] we'll miss you a lot, cleto. we'll miss you a lot. [ cheers and applause ] thank you so much for being here, sheryl. that's amazing. now, do you think you can handle this? i got this. i'm sheryl crow. amen. all right. this is unbelievable. it took jimmy 10 years to accomplish what i just accomplished in 90 seconds. oh, wait. we have the announcer. oh, dick. dicky? yes, boss? i mean, you're from boston, man. you can stay. wicked, boss! [ cheers and applause ] you know, look, jimmy is not all that bad. he's actually got some really good qualities. he's funny, he's smart, he's good to his family, he's an excellent lover -- wait a minute. what is going on here? i didn't write any of this. what are you do-- oh, come on, man! i'm

opponents of the plan say even though tasers are considered non lethal, they can be deadly. the sfpd not currently using tasers. >>> caltran's crews are working to repair sections of the bay bridge damaged when an ail tanker hit a tower this month. our chop you are flew overhead as the work began this morning. the agency is sending as much $3 million in taxpayer money. officials say the actual pier is not damagede ed officials say the actual pier is not damagede e officials say the actual pier is not damagede ed officials say the actual pier is not damagede damaged. the work is expected to last four and a half months. caltran may be able to recoup some of the money pending the investigations. >>> next, this couch now simply just a piece of charred rubble after a fire sated at a furniture outlet in fremont. firefighters say a working sprinkler system was able to keep the flames from spreading further. >>> the goal of making east bay residents feel safe for another public meeting to explain the impact of closing several fire stations. officials will meet with walnut creek resi

that is taser. how did taser make your list? you know, their earnings growth is, in the fast pace of earnings growth, not a cheap stock by any means. but the whole gun control debate without taking either side of the debate here, we seem to have reached a tipping point over the last several weeks here. and any legislation that makes guns harder to legally obtain, is going to benefit potentially -- potential alternatives. and another aspect which makes taser somewhat atrackive here is, while there is talk about arming people in schools and most people i think are against that, but i think more people would be amenable to having maybe a security guard with a, you know, a nonhandgun type alternative to subdue potential intruder. >> i have to agree with that one. i would feel more comfortable with that in my kids school. paul, the last one is united on-line. >> right. taser may be an expensive stock. united on-line trades on ten times earnings. more conservative here. 7% yield and done so for a very long time. the company owned ftd

it's taser meetings is the common word and parlance i guess.we're having meetings across the city to hear from community members about the chief's proposal and the department's proposal to arm the cit officers with tasers. and we want to hear from community members. there's a lot of strong feelings, and we're reaching out, going into different neighborhoods to make sure we get a broad swath and the department is reaching out to the neighborhoods and groups to make sure people know. i know there are folks here who care deeply about this. january 22 at the recreation center at 1900 geary, there's a note that says spanish which makes me think we will have spanish language access there. see how i figured that out on my own? >> good job, commissioner. >> thank you. february 4th, 2013, from 6:00 to 8:00 at 2815 19th avenue and february 11 from 6:00

taser makes stun guns. tasers mainly for the military and law enforcement.ems there is never a good time to discuss guns but we must do the homework. the stock is up 53% over the past three months thanks to the add-on video products and improved state government and the budgets and a new upgrade cycle. yesterday taser announced the orders and said the revenue would be better than expected. but it is speculative and had a huge run based on fears of tighter gun control laws in the future. if you want to be in it wait for a pullback. maybe closer to eight bucks. that's a better entry point. like the long-term fundamentals but this one trades on new contracts which are difficult to time and trade. let's answer some tweets. here's one from gary rhoda of course at woffy the dog. jimmy kimmel read from that the other day. kidding. he asks if bkw is for real? strange action. daily roler coaster since last week. burger king is doing better and mcdonald's doing worse. i don't like the burger wars, period. stay away. next, a tweet from @dividendbuddy who says, boo-yah,

10:00, a hot button issue returns to san francisco as the city's police chief renews his push for tasers heather holmes is live now in the city where members of the police commission got an ear full at a community meeting tonight, heather. >> reporter: every top cop since heather fonb in 2004 has lobbied for these devices but without success. everyone who came here are hoping that the current chief's efforts will fail too. >> we have serious concerns. >> reporter: the the proposal to put tasers on police hands is not letting up. >> reporter: chief greg suhr continues to push for a pilot program to arm 500 officers about 5% of the force with tasers after completing crisis intervention training. prelong who's family said was mentally ill had used a boxed cutter. he then lunged at a police officer with the bloody box cutter. >> it's sad that an individual lost their life. >> tasers pose a danger, we know that they can kill people and they kill people. >> i would have to see an asian american getting killed simply because he doesn't understand or doesn't speak english. and there was no optio

the san francisco police department continues its push to add 'tasers' to the arsenal available to the force. just moments ago. a special community meeting for community members to voice their concerns wrapped up. kron 4's reggie kumar is live in san francisco with the details. reggie? >> as you know the san francisco police department's is going to add the changes. but there has not thoubeen enough support. tonight, they will explain how this new proposal will help for the public. this could help save in this technology will save lives. the chief wants to equip a 5%, or 100 cops with a crisis intervention officers. there was mixed reaction about the proposal. will hear from the commander and these will only be used in certain circumstances. like trying to use someone that is.. possibly mentally ill. taser use. >> in the instances when they present a serious threat not only to the officer with the general public. we are not talking about a person that runs a stop sign or anything of that nature. however, if there has been a dangerous conduct. we are talking about using this to give ind

i got my taser. >> he's got a taser and he's in character. excellent, mi amigo. what else can we change around here. the band leader. what's your name? >> i'm cleto. >> i'm sorry. i've never heard of you. why don't you say hello to the new band leader. this is sheryl crow. [ cheers and applause ] >> we'll miss you a lot. >> thank you so much for being here, sheryl. do you think you can handle this? >> i got this. i'm sheryl crow. [ cheers and applause ] >> this is unbelievable. it took jimmy ten years to accomplish what i just accomplished in 90 seconds. [ laughter ] look, jimmy is not all that bad. he's actually got some really good qualities. he's funny, he's smart, he's good to his family, he's an excellent lover -- wait a minute, what is going on here? i didn't write any of this. oh, come on, man. >> i'm sorry. [ cheers and applause ] >> oh, come on. >> forget it, matt, i couldn't do it to jimmy! >> oh, ben, come on! >> i never wanted it to end up this way. >> he doesn't even love you like i love you. you'll see! he'll see. all right, what's next? let's see.

the chief is pushing for a pilot program to arm 100 officers with tasers.h considered a less leaser -- lethal alternative, they are still considered dangerous. >> tasers do have dangers. they do kill people and we know that they kill people. >> members will hold two more meetings with the community and the police chief. this subcommittee will make a recommendation to the full commission. >>> well, pittsburg is one step away of banning pot clubs. the council approved the proposal last night. the final vote is scheduled for next month. the canceled staff says marijuana dispensaries increase crime such as burglaries and vandalism. a two-year moratorium is set to expire in april. the u.s. supreme court will hear the issue of gay marriage on march 26th. proponents of proposition 8 filed a legal brief yesterday. they argue that same-sex marriage goes against tradition and that heterosexual marriages are necessary for children. gay rights activists are expected to file their legal arguments next month. >>> a new abortion bill was introduced in sacramento on the 40

said, i just want to go through the numbers because i one of the things that is coming up during the taser meeting is a sense of the department and the complaints against the department and i know that came up in the last meeting. what i have assembled from the numbers that we have been given over the last few weeks is that somewhere between 1.1 million and 2.2 million calls for service in 2012, which netted 25,000 arrests. out of those 25,000 arrests there were 740 complaints filed with the occ that resulted in 11 sustained complaints is that right? >> well, commissioner loftus, not only are there arrests but there are other types of contacts that the officers might have and i am not sure whether you are including those numbers. >> that would be in the 1.3, 1.2 calls for service, so it is a big number. >> so the point is that it is a big number of contacts and i want to make sure that i am reading the statistics correctly that given the number of contacts and calls for service that the officers have had, 740 complaints in the year 2012 and eleven of them being sustained in that year seems

eventually a deputy races in and uses a taser to subdue the suspect. the victim suffered bumps and bruises and we hoped to show you the video. we will try to get it on abc2 muse.com. >>> coming -- abc2news.com. >>> we know knick wallenda is a scare devil but walking this har without a net or harness is risky. details on the latest adventure ahead. >>> and he is a legend but this makes the most seasoned surfer nervous. we will tell you about the monster wave that may have broken records if the tale of the tape hold up. we continue in a moment. >> and that makes me nervous thinking about it. no delays on 695 at wilkins avenue. but we have a crash on route 295. i will have more on the delays coming up on good morning maryland. >>> from magnet middle school good morning maryland. >> good morning to you. we daunt want to show you video- - want to show you video caught on camera. an ohio courtroom. this is war woman was seeking a -- where a woman was seeking a civil protection order against her boyfriend. and she is knocked to the ground and punched and a de