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From:Kristin Horowitz <kristin@thepadclimbing.org>
Sent:Tuesday, November
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Request for Consideration: Public Safety Center
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To our city council members, as well as those who may have a stake in this decision:
It’s come to my attention that discussion about funding a new police center is returning, and should it go
forward - I am not currently informed enough to have an opinion on that - I would respectfully request
consideration in naming it the Benedetti Public Safety Center.
As someone close to the tragedy of May 10th, I can not adequately express my feelings on the matter, but I do
have a story to tell that may help all sides appreciate this choice.
When my five year-old children asked me about the blue ribbons downtown, I made a painful and necessary
decision on my part to be transparent about why they were there.
It fostered a discussion about someone they considered a friend needing help, our inability to support him,
about people in harm’s way in reaction to his actions as a result of that, the weight of those in authority and
power needing to work within systems in place, and the decisions they make costing others’ and their own
lives.
I hope my honesty with such young children will support them in the future as they grow up here and are
confronted with life in all its challenges, because talking about it with them is gut wrenchingly difficult, as it is for
me to write this.
I feel that should you choose to name the Public Safety Center after Detective Luca Benedetti, these kinds of
conversations will continue not only for those indelibly affected by it, but for those who were not - hopefully
teasing out nuance and sensitivity with every opportunity, all while honoring someone we all can agree
deserves it.
Whether people believe in #defundthepolice or #backtheblue or something in between or neither - honoring
Detective Benedetti in this way will ensure conversation is something that can help improve the policing,
policies, and honor those involved in the tragedy long into the future.
Thank you for the consideration,
Kristin Horowitz
The Pad Climbing
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