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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSan Francisco mayor declines to fund taskforce into police bias
Source: Associated Press
San Francisco mayor declines to fund taskforce into police bias
Associated Press in San Francisco
Friday 5 June 2015 19.20 BST
San Francisco mayor Ed Lee says he wont grant a request from the district attorneys office to fund a taskforce eyeing 3,000 arrests handled by officers accused of sending racist and anti-gay text messages.
Authorities say the arrests could have been influenced and resulted in wrongful convictions as the result of bias by 14 San Francisco police officers being investigated for the text messages.
Six officers are facing possible termination. Two have retired. Six others are facing some kind of discipline.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported on Friday that in his proposed budget announced on Monday, Lee declined a request by district attorney George Gascón for $383,315 to expand the taskforce.
The request exceeded the amount of funds available, said Francis Tsang, a spokeswoman for the mayor.
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Associated Press in San Francisco
Friday 5 June 2015 19.20 BST
San Francisco mayor Ed Lee says he wont grant a request from the district attorneys office to fund a taskforce eyeing 3,000 arrests handled by officers accused of sending racist and anti-gay text messages.
Authorities say the arrests could have been influenced and resulted in wrongful convictions as the result of bias by 14 San Francisco police officers being investigated for the text messages.
Six officers are facing possible termination. Two have retired. Six others are facing some kind of discipline.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported on Friday that in his proposed budget announced on Monday, Lee declined a request by district attorney George Gascón for $383,315 to expand the taskforce.
The request exceeded the amount of funds available, said Francis Tsang, a spokeswoman for the mayor.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/05/san-francisco-mayor-taskforce-police-bias
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San Francisco mayor declines to fund taskforce into police bias (Original Post)
Eugene
Jun 2015
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Eric J in MN
(35,619 posts)1. Unlimited money to imprison people. No money to free the innocent. NT
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KamaAina
(78,249 posts)2. Go right to the source and ask the horse, he'll give you the answer that you'll endorse.
He's always on a steady course. Talk to Mister Ed.
malthaussen
(17,217 posts)3. Demonstrating, I guess, that when it comes to PR
... the Mayor of SF would rather kiss police ass than his community's.
-- Mal
MisterP
(23,730 posts)4. they're not attacking rich outside investors, so why would Lee care?