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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-07-20 Public Comment - A. Hamre - PoliceFrom:agenda@bozeman.net To:Agenda Subject:Thank you for your public comment. Date:Sunday, June 7, 2020 2:01:50 PM A new entry to a form/survey has been submitted. Form Name:Public Comment Form Date & Time:06/07/2020 2:01 PM Response #:404 Submitter ID:27389 IP address:71.15.192.164 Time to complete:12 min. , 1 sec. Survey Details Page 1 Public comment may be submitted via the form below, or by any of the following options. Public comment may also be given at any public meeting. Email: agenda@bozeman.net Mail to: Attn: City Commission PO Box 1230 Bozeman, MT 59771 In-person delivery to: Due to City Hall's closure in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, in-person delivery of comments is not available until further notice. First Name Andrea Last Name Hamre Email Address ahamre@gmail.com Phone Number Not answered Comments Dear Mayor and City Commissioners, I am a resident of Bozeman and registered voter, and am writing to urge you to take the My Brother's Keeper Alliance Mayor Pledge to address police use of force policies in Bozeman. This pledge is a national call for mayors, city councils and commissions, and police oversight bodies to: 1. REVIEW your police use of force policies. 2. ENGAGE your communities by including a diverse range of input, experiences, and stories in your review. 3. REPORT the findings of your review to your community and seek feedback. 4. REFORM your community’s police use of force policies. https://www.obama.org/mayor-pledge/ Second, I am writing to urge immediate adoption in Bozeman of the 8 Can't Wait use of force policies: 1. Ban chokeholds and strangleholds 2. Require de-escalation 3. Require warning before shooting 4. Require exhausting alternatives before shooting 5. Duty to intervene 6. Ban on shooting moving vehicles 7. Require use of force continuum 8. Require comprehensive use of force reporting https://8cantwait.org/ Sincerely, Andrea Hamre If you would like to submit additional documents (.pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .gif, .jpg, .png, .rtf, .txt) along with your comment, you may alternately address agenda@bozeman.net directly to ensure receipt of all information. Thank you, City Of Bozeman This is an automated message generated by the Vision Content Management System™. Please do not reply directly to this email.