{"id":2657,"date":"2011-02-22T17:57:28","date_gmt":"2011-02-23T01:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/?p=2657"},"modified":"2022-06-28T06:06:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T14:06:49","slug":"civil-rights-groups-pen-letter-opposing-tasers-in-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/2657\/civil-rights-groups-pen-letter-opposing-tasers-in-san-francisco\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil Rights Groups Pen Letter <br>Opposing Tasers in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\">\n<dl id=\"attachment_2659\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 365px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\"><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/author\/luke\/\">Luke Thomas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>February 22, 2011<\/p>\n<p>A coalition of civil rights groups and community based organizations, including the Harvey Milk Democratic Club, have joined forces in opposing the use of Tasers in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/docs\/community_letter_tasers.pdf\">February 11 letter<\/a> to the San Francisco Police Commission ahead of a rehearing on the use of Tasers tomorrow, the groups urge commissioners to &#8220;vote &#8216;no&#8217; on any effort to bring Tasers to San Francisco. Tasers are highly controversial and ultimately will erode trust between communities and the police.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->In a split 4-3 decision in March 2010, the Commission voted against the implementation of the potentially lethal stun guns, refusing to implement a policy drafted by then SFPD Chief George Gasc\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>People of color and the mentally ill are particularly vulnerable to the disproportionate use of Tasers, the groups say.\u00a0 And while the city grapples with a $350 million projected budget deficit, litigation resulting from accidental Taser deaths could far outstrip the $2 million estimated cost of purchasing and training in the use of\u00a0 Tasers.<\/p>\n<p>A study by the United Nations Committee Against Torture has condemned the use of Tasers citing their use as tantamount to &#8220;torture,&#8221; and an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/19268749\">independent study<\/a> by the University of California, San Francisco, found that incarceration sudden deaths increased almost six-fold where Tasers are used.<\/p>\n<p>Proponents of Tasers argue their use could reduce the number of police involved shootings and deaths.<\/p>\n<p>The Harvey Milk Democratic Club has scheduled to host a community forum on Tasers tonight, 7 pm,  at the <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;q=Women%27s+Building&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=us&amp;hq=Women%27s+Building&amp;hnear=San+Francisco,+CA+94102&amp;cid=0,0,5344710652538904972&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=A\">Women&#8217;s Building<\/a>. Acting SFPD Police Chief Jeff\u00a0 Godown and  Commissioner Petra DeJesus are expected to be in attendance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a February 11 letter sent to the San Francisco Police Commission ahead of a rehearing tomorrow on the use of Tasers, the groups urge commissioners to &#8220;vote &#8216;no&#8217; on any effort to bring Tasers to San Francisco. 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