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Christian, Kevin
From:Taylor Alexis Collins <tcolli04@calpoly.edu>
Sent:Tuesday, June 2, 2020 1:45 PM
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Redirect Police Funding
Dear City Council,
My name is Taylor Collins and I am a resident of San Luis Obispo and a student at Cal Poly. As you are probably well aware,
George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and so many unnamed others have been killed because our
country's systematically racist criminal justice system.
In light of these recent events, we 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, equality, and inclusion line item.
We believe that 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 for your consideration,
Taylor Collins
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