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Christian, Kevin
From:Jamison Nutting <jnutting@calpoly.edu>
Sent:Tuesday, June 2, 2020 2:51 PM
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Relocating Police Funds for Diversity
Dear City Council,
My name is Jamison Nutting and I am a resident of San Luis Obispo and a student at Cal Poly studying
biomedical engineering.
As you know, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and countless unnamed others
have been killed because of our country's systematically racist criminal justice system.
In light of these events, I ask that in today's review of the 2020-21 budget, you reallocate some of the funds
currently directed toward the police department to other programs and alternative forms of policing, such as
community policing, community development, or even a specific diversity, equity, and inclusive line item.
We believe this is a small request to begin to address the massive inequities and systems of oppression that
have been perpetuated by governmental inaction. Though this will not fix the problem, it will move our city in
a positive direction and demonstrate a tangible commitment to addressing systematic racism.
Thank you. I'm sure you are receiving many of these emails but hopefully the volume of people speaking up
will demonstrate just how potent this problem is.
All the best,
Jamison Nutting
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