By Dan Brekke and Alex Emslie, KQED News Fix
Amid community outrage over the videotaped police shooting of a Bayview man last week, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee said the city is “moving fast” to give the Police Department more options to de-escalate confrontations with suspects “with a minimum use of force.”
Lee and Police Chief Greg Suhr announced at a Monday press conference at City Hall that the Police Commission would open its review at Wednesday’s meeting. At the top of the commission’s agenda will be considering whether officers should carry Tasers — a step long opposed by community activists who have argued the devices are dangerous and don’t do much to prevent officers’ use of firearms.
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