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Orozco, Norma <br />From: Lindsay Anderson <lindsayjessicaa@gmail.com> <br />Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2020 2:46 PM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: Public Comment Police Department Raise <br />Santa Ana Police Department was ranked the 9th deadliest police department out of the 100 police departments <br />in California. SAPD used more force than 85% of departments, used more deadly force than 70% of <br />departments, and police shootings where police didn't attempt non -lethal force before shooting was 69%. What <br />is going on with SAPD? Why is it that 62% of homicides victims unsolved were Latinx? Could I be next? <br />Citizens of Santa Ana are desperate for police reform, not police raises. The people should absolutely have a say <br />in whether or not the police department get's a raise, because after all, they work for us. They are there to serve <br />and protect ALL of us, each and every single last resident of Santa Ana. Why are they so selective with who <br />they serve? Are Latinos and Black people exempt from public safety? Whose public safety are we really <br />prioritizing here? Because I, like so many others, feel unsafe around police. If 9 million dollars is going straight <br />to SAPD, at least give them psychological tests, therapy for the trauma they go through, bias tests, frequent <br />background checks on their mental health. Mental health needs to be more of a pressing issue. Is SAPD <br />breeding traumatized people? If these officers are in charge of someone's life, shouldn't they be mentally stable <br />enough to hold a gun? Is SAPD breeding mental illnesses? If you prioritize police over special education <br />classes, over mental health, over therapy for kids working through trauma, over school programs, then we are <br />not going anywhere. We are begging you to please redistribute those funds to the most vulnerable in our local <br />society. Please re -consider the impact you have. <br />Lindsay Anderson, 20 <br />