Posted on 12/13/2018 9:01:46 AM PST by pabianice
Police officers in San Francisco may no longer demand that suspects – whether handcuffed or not – sit on the ground or sidewalk at a crime scene, the city’s police chief writes in a department memo.
The practice is viewed as “demeaning” to suspects, city police Chief William Scott has determined, according to the Bay Area’s FOX 2.
The change is “aligned with 21st century policing, our department values and our commitment to providing safety with respect to everyone whom our officers encounter,” a police department spokesman told FOX 2.
“In order to carry out duties respectfully and professionally, sitting a subject on the ground or sidewalk should be done only as a last resort and only when necessary,” the chief’s memo says.
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So when the perps take off running—which if course they will do—it’s more respectful to tase them and/or sic a K-9 on them?
Police chief is. MORON.
He’s kind of got a point: Making someone sit on a gross San Francisco sidewalk is more than demeaning, it’s a health hazard.
It’s San Francisco, so sitting on the ground is very likely to result in sitting in poop.
But, it’s San Francisco, so sitting in poop may be a sexual turn on to the suspect.
Fat 6 digit salaries for police chiefs like this? Duuhh.. Only in SF? and Select Liberal Bastions of SnowFlakes globally.
I guess the P c has never been in a foot chase. What a nimrod
The police chief must have hired Cardinal Biggles as a consultant.
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“I don’t want any more trouble like you had last year in the Fillmore District. Understand? That’s my policy.”
Biker gigs are fun, actually. Nobody but nobody hassles the musicians from what I’ve seen (might be different if someone were a jerk). ‘Born To Be Wild’ always required :-). The booze flows freely and the pay is usually great. I’ll take playing for the H.A’s or Jokers over the typical posh set in a country club as long as the pay is decent.
It’s a feint so they can get them in caged vehicles for safety and control
“It is basic officer safety to get the person down and under control.”
And they can still do so if it is necessary. But it is no longer an accepted general practice to force every person to submit to police authority by being ordered to sit down.
That kind of nonsense breeds nothing but contempt for police.
Good idea chief, just make sure the suspects your cops are investigating remain standing right behind your officers...This way the suspects and criminals are not offended.
Every police car should carry a red velvet gold throne in the trunk.
Especially in San Francisco.
Rofl!
If they made the police responsible for cleaning up the human waste..bet the crapping in the streets would stop in short order.
Perhaps a latte and some Funyuns before they are placed in the cruiser and then of course an apology for begin in a caged vehicle.
Eventually the little leftist are going to reach a point where they will find no one willing to work in law enforcement because they will not put up with the abuse from the criminals and worse still the elected elites. Then the crap hits the fan.
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