One imagines that concerns about the safety of involved officers is being invoked in this decision.

It reminds me of the time when I spoke with a Prop 8 (2008) supporter defiantly declaring that he put up a “Yes on 8” lawnsign despite the risk to his life and safety... 1/ https://twitter.com/kpbsnews/status/1276576071069118464
I had to remind him that it was LGBTQ+ people getting beaten or killed because of discrimination—not straight men like him.

Police are not being forced into unmarked cars at gunpoint by BLM activists. They’re not being beaten or gassed or shot in the streets by BLM activists. 2/
Transparency is a major component of every effort building trust.

Broken trust is the hardest kind to repair.

It seems prudent for SDPD to consider a more transparent & open process. Especially if they expect the public to entrust them with the right/ability to take lives. 3/3
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