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Christian, Kevin
From:David Gross <moorlock@gmail.com>
Sent:Thursday, February 18, 2021 9:16 AM
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Consider reassigning "homeless outreach" responsibilities
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Law enforcement personnel are not a good choice to do social work, as yesterday's news of an fatal attack by "homeless
outreach deputies" from San Clemente shows:
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/newly-released-video-shows-deputies-confront-black-man-over-alleged-jaywalking-
before-fatally-shooting-him-in-san-clemente/
Perhaps SLO could consider a model more like that in Denver, which uses mental health professionals rather than law
enforcement agents: zero arrests, beatings, tasings, or shootings, and the response time was
quicker:
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210208/10214946206/mental-health-team-handling-911-calls-denver-wraps-up-
six-months-with-dozens-people-helped-zero-people-arrested.shtml
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