By Joe Rivano Barros, Mission Local
The San Francisco Police Department’s newest recruit class of 46 — 38 men and eight women — walked through the Mission District on Thursday to meet those they would be policing and serving.
“Fuck the police!” yelled one woman at the 16th Street Bart Station as the large group crossed 16th Street.
“It’s understandable for black Americans to be upset,” said Jaron White, a 29-year-old black recruit who grew up in the Bayview-Hunters Point. By joining law enforcement, he says he as a black officer is helping improving the Police Department. All of the new recruits are part of the first class trained with de-escalation tactics, including new body-worn cameras and training meant to emphasize “time and distance” when confronting suspects.
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