HomeMy WebLinkAbout2/16/2021 Item 7, Aguilar
Wilbanks, Megan
From:Bethany Lopez <
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:I Support SLOPD
I was incredibly proud of SLOPD for the way it handled the BLM riots. The use of tear gas as a last resort when water
bottles and fireworks were being thrown was absolutely appropriate. Our Police officers have families too and I feel that
it sent a clear message to rioters that they will be dealt with when they try to intimidate the people of our city with their
agenda.
The BLM activists that essentially held the highway HOSTAGE and used bullying tactics to ram their victimhood down our
throats should know that we will not be bullied, our Police Department will do what it needs to do to keep the general
public safe, and our DA will not back down to the media and 500,000 signatures for holding the organizers that brought
this to our city responsible.
SLOPD made the rest of us feel safe, I was afraid to drive the highways with my young son when this was happening,
often using detours through LOVR and O’Connor Way to get home instead of risking the 101. We should not be made to
feel unsafe on our local highways in the name of ANYTHING.
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-Bethany Aguilar
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