The mayor wants 'unambiguous criteria' for usage after complaints about how police handled protests last year.
The use of military weapons and equipment by San Diego police would face greater scrutiny and be more transparent to the public under a new policy Mayor Todd Gloria says he will unveil next month.
The policy, which Gloria is scheduled to present to the City Council’s public safety committee Sept. 22, also would require that the public be notified when the Police Department acquires any military-grade equipment.Gloria’s staff also is working with Police Chief David Nisleit and his staff to determine precisely when military equipment, particularly tanks or armored support vehicles, can be used.
“We haven’t seen anything go away yet,” said Francine Maxwell, president of the local NAACP chapter. “And we have some of the latest and greatest.”“Unless we have a culture shift, it won’t create the trust we need,” she said. Other proposals address the use of tear gas and gang injunctions, as well as police hiring practices and training focused on reducing racial bias.
The program, which dates to the 1990s, transfers excess military equipment to civilian law enforcement agencies. Through 2020, 8,200 local law enforcement agencies had participated in the program and received more than $5.1 billion in military material. Police Department officials say they don’t have any tanks, but the department does have an armored support vehicle, which is less sturdy than a tank but is designed to move multiple people and gear.on how officers can respond, including when they should give dispersal orders and when they can fire rubber bullets.
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