“Sometimes that carries with it the implication that it would be a good idea for the police department to cooperate, otherwise the Department of Justice might take stronger measures”, he said.
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The shooting of Mario Woods in the Bayview by police officers in December embroiled San Franciscans in the conversation about police confrontations with minorities that has been carried out in cities across the nation over the previous year.
Police said Woods stabbed a stranger and then refused to drop a knife when approached by officers.
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors recognized the pain and grief of Woods’ family and their supporters on Wednesday by issuing a day of remembrance on Woods’ birthday, July 22. The video doesn’t appear to show him holding a knife. WATCH VIDEO: Mario Woods’ mother accepts his diploma weeks after shooting”We will allow ourselves to be exposed by way of practices that we have and practices we should end and those we should adopt”, he said.
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“I will not tolerate hate or bigotry in our community or from my fellow officers”, states one section of the seven-point pledge.
“It is the right and decent thing to do and a step in the right direction toward healing in the African American and Latino communities”, John Burris said in a statement, according to the Associated Press (AP).
Zimring said San Francisco police had a very low rate of fatal officer-involved shootings between 2009 and 2012, when he studied use of force in 14 major police departments. The department will also require officers to file use-of-force reports if a gun is pointed at a person, the Chronicle reported.
The captured footage has also sparked protests in the city.
They gathered at Union Square at 11 a.m., and marched to Super Bowl City along the Embarcadero.
In May, San Francisco’s district attorney appointed three retired judges to review the integrity of 3,000 arrests involving more than a dozen police officers who engaged in racist and homophobic text messages.
The 2012 texts were disclosed in a 2014 court filing that prosecutors made in a police corruption case.
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The probe aims to ensure, she said, that “every member of the San Francisco community has the protection and service they deserve”.
