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Wilbanks, Megan
From:Trent Acosta <
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Retire Tear Gas
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To Who It May Concern
The use of tear gas on June 1st of 2020 was unacceptable. I participated in the peaceful protest on June 1st up until
30 mins before the SLO Police tear gassing. I would come home later to find out that San Luis Obispo police officers used
tear gas on peace protesters that evening. Though I wasn’t there to directly be inflicted with the gas, it still was
completely unnecessary for the SLO Police department to use it. Knowing that they used it that evening means SLO
Police is incapable of deciding the appropriate response to a protest.
I urge you to retire and eliminate tear gas from SLO Police hands and allow people to peacefully protest without
being tear gassed or harmed by the police in anyway. Please hold SLO Police department accountable for using
unnecessary actions in peaceful situations.
Sincerely
Trent Acosta
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