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Black social justice organizers in San Diego are feeling both a sense of justice being served in the wake of the Derek Chauvin guilty verdicts, paired with a strong feeling of the necessary next steps toward achieving a greater sense of equity.
We Stand United San Diego leader KC Short organized the La Mesa protest on May 30 in response to the death of George Floyd, a Black man, after Derek Chauvin, a White Minneapolis police officer, knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes.
It was the first time the U.S. Army veteran had organized a protest, but after seeing the death of Black men and women at the hands of the police for years, it was the final event that pushed him into activism.
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A police spokesman said department leaders were not available to discuss the policy. The San Diego Police Officers Association’s president said he is satisfied with it.
“It is essential because it carefully spells out our officers’ role in all types of First Amendment activity, from peaceful assemblies through full-out riots,” union leader Jack Schaeffer said. He added that the policy helps the public understand how police respond to demonstrations.
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The effort began with the now defunct Community Review Board on Police Practices, which researched policies in other cities and shared them with the Police Department to offer guidance. The policy is similar to one put in place by the Oakland Police Department.