Who Runs San Francisco? A Rogue Police Department that No Public Official Reins In
https://medium.com/%64karenfleshman/who-runs-san-francisco-a-rogue-police-department-that-no-public-official-reins-in-f27b726baf7
San Francisco is run right now by a rogue Police Department who has killed 21 people without an indictment since Greg Suhr was appointed Chief by Mayor Ed Lee in 2011 and routinely sends racist sexist and homophobic texts.
SFPD can do whatever they want with impunity, because despite the concerted efforts of the #Justice4MarioWoods Coalition, #Justice4AlexNieto Coalition, #Justice4AmilcarPerezLopez Coalition, and the #Frisco5 Hunger Strikers who are active in these coalitions, the public officials with authority to hold SFPD accountable refuse to do so.
The union of police officers, San Francisco Police Officers Association, coupled with their counterparts across California, exert far more influence over public officials than we do, and have gotten legislation passed in California that makes it virtually impossible for the public to hold them accountable.
If you believe this is unacceptable, here’s how to get in touch with the public officials who do have authority over SFPD and ask them to use it:
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