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Dramatic infighting of the Oakland Police Commission came to a head this week when the body's chair, Tyfahra Milele, lost her bid to keep her spot for a second term and announced she's suing the attorney who heads up the panel that selects the new round of commissioners.
"The Oakland Police Commission was proud to work with community members and OPD (Oakland Police Department) to unanimously pass a first of its kind, progressive policy on the treatment of armed and unresponsive citizens such that the Hogg's and Pawlik's of the world may never again have to pay with their lives," commission Chair Regina Jackson said in a statement. The policy calls for a police response that is centered on preserving human life, including police, members of the public and the unresponsive person. It emphasizes de-escalation, stresses a police response that is strategic rather ...