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    As you may already be aware, the debate about whether to allow Berkeley Police to have Tasers has recently come into the open, and the City Council voted in 6-3 to have the City Manager conduct a study on whether to give BPD officers tasers. The City Manager will report back to the council on September 9th and from there, anything could happen. We expect that they will try to implement a “pilot program” with just a few officers and then gradually make it standard issue. This is a wrong turn for Berkeley. The Coalition for a Taser Free Berkeley is asking for your endorsement of a ban on police use of Tasers. We believe that Berkeley needs to use its resources and money to assist the people in our city who are suffering from homelessness, mental illness, poverty and lack of education. Berkeley recently authorized the police to buy a $750,000 boat that will be paid by the city and Homeland Security. They even tried to get an armored personnel carrier, but the public wouldn’t let them. This constant rush to war and weapons instead of seeking humane alternatives has to stop. We must come together to demand that the city and police find humane alternatives for dealing with mentally ill people and those who don’t immediately respond to police orders.

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    As you may already be aware, the debate about whether to allow Berkeley Police to have Tasers has recently come into the open, and the City Council voted in 6-3 to have the City Manager conduct a study on whether to give BPD officers tasers. The City Manager will report back to the council on September 9th and from there, anything could happen. We expect that they will try to implement a “pilot program” with just a few officers and then gradually make it standard issue. This is a wrong turn for Berkeley. The Coalition for a Taser Free Berkeley is asking for your endorsement of a ban on police use of Tasers. We believe that Berkeley needs to use its resources and money to assist the people in our city who are suffering from homelessness, mental illness, poverty and lack of education. Berkeley recently authorized the police to buy a $750,000 boat that will be paid by the city and Homeland Security. They even tried to get an armored personnel carrier, but the public wouldn’t let them. This constant rush to war and weapons instead of seeking humane alternatives has to stop. We must come together to demand that the city and police find humane alternatives for dealing with mentally ill people and those who don’t immediately respond to police orders.

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    Taser Endorsement Letter

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    Berkeley Copwatch
    As you may already be aware, the debate about whether to allow Berkeley Police to have Tasers has recently come into the open, and the City Council voted in 6-3 to have the City Manager conduct a study on whether to give BPD officers tasers. The City Manager will report back to the council on September 9th and from there, anything could happen. We expect that they will try to implement a “pilot program” with just a few officers and then gradually make it standard issue. This is a wrong turn for Berkeley. The Coalition for a Taser Free Berkeley is asking for your endorsement of a ban on police use of Tasers. We believe that Berkeley needs to use its resources and money to assist the people in our city who are suffering from homelessness, mental illness, poverty and lack of education. Berkeley recently authorized the police to buy a $750,000 boat that will be paid by the city and Homeland Security. They even tried to get an armored personnel carrier, but the public wouldn’t let them. This constant rush to war and weapons instead of seeking humane alternatives has to stop. We must come together to demand that the city and police find humane alternatives for dealing with mentally ill people and those who don’t immediately respond to police orders.

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    COALITION FOR A TASER FREE BERKELEY

    Dear Berkeley resident,



    As you may already be aware, the debate about whether to allow Berkeley Police
    to have Tasers has recently come into the open, and the City Council voted in 6-3 to have
    the City Manager conduct a study on whether to give BPD officers tasers. The City
    Manager will report back to the council on September 9
    th
    and from there, anything could
    happen. We expect that they will try to implement a pilot program with just a few
    officers and then gradually make it standard issue. This is a wrong turn for Berkeley.

    The Coalition for a Taser Free Berkeley is asking for your endorsement of a
    ban on police use of Tasers. We believe that Berkeley needs to use its resources and
    money to assist the people in our city who are suffering from homelessness, mental
    illness, poverty and lack of education. Berkeley recently authorized the police to buy a
    $750,000 boat that will be paid by the city and Homeland Security. They even tried to get
    an armored personnel carrier, but the public wouldnt let them. This constant rush to war
    and weapons instead of seeking humane alternatives has to stop. We must come together
    to demand that the city and police find humane alternatives for dealing with mentally ill
    people and those who dont immediately respond to police orders.

    Please join other organizations that are standing together to find a humane
    alternative.

    Berkeley Copwatch
    East Bay Media Center
    Coalition for Safe Berkeley
    Berkeley NAACP
    Aram James, former Public Defender
    Berkeley Gray Panthers
    The Coalition for Justice and
    Accountability
    Street Spirit
    East Bay Community Law Center
    De-Bug San Jose

    Stop the Ban (on vehicle habitation)
    Veterans for Peace (East Bay Chapter
    162)
    ACLU Berkeley/NorthEastBay chapter
    Ecumenical Peace Institute
    Peace and Freedom Party
    Oakland Privacy Working Group

    And more! Please add YOUR name!

    Berkeley Mental Health Commission and the Berkeley Peace and Justice Commission voted against
    allowing police use of tasers.
    Please endorse our campaign.
    Learn more at: http://coalitionforataserfreeberkeley.org
    Send us an email at: taserfreeberkeley@gmail.com
    with Taser Endorsement in the heading and that will be great!

    Like us on Facebook and stay up to date: Coalition for Taser Free Berkeley

    If you write a letter, please send a copy to your City Council Member and the City Clerk.
    clerk@cityofberkeley.info




    PLEASE CONTACT YOUR COUNCILPERSON

    Mayor Tom Bates (510) 981-7100 P mayor@CityofBerkeley.info
    District 1 Linda Maio (510) 981-7110 P lmaio@CityofBerkeley.info
    District 2 Darryl Moore (510) 981-7120 P dmoore@CityofBerkeley.info
    District 3 Max Anderson (510) 981-7130 P manderson@CityofBerkeley.info
    District 4 Jesse Arreguin (510) 981-7140 P jarreguin@CityofBerkeley.info
    District 5 Laurie Capitelli (510) 981-7150 P lcapitelli@CityofBerkeley.info
    District 6 Susan Wengraf (510) 981-7160 P swengraf@CityofBerkeley.info
    District 7 Kriss Worthington( 510) 981-7170 P kworthington@CityofBerkeley.info
    District 8 Gordon Wozniak (510) 981-7180 P gwozniak@CityofBerkeley.info

    Please feel free to join our campaign. We need your help to get endorsements, talk with
    neighbors and to make this an election issue. Berkeley has a proud history of humane
    treatment and progressive social services. Tell the Council NO TO TASERS!

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