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It is obvious this UASI fund is being used a personal piggy bank for Chief Valentin when the fund is supposed to <br />protect the whole community. If we do not prepare for this Fall and Winter with the COVID crisis upon us or in the <br />event of a major earthquake, or a disaster from the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant, or even to address the pandemic <br />today, we are in for a major wake up call at the expense of thousands of lives. The question is never IF a disaster will <br />happen, it is WHEN. And who is the most prepared, will suffer the least. <br />Please vote NO on item 22B. Now is not the time. Especially when one of the Chief's justifications was in response to <br />civil unrest. A vehicle that is actively being used in war zones does not belong in a city of civilians. Even Lou Correa <br />launched an inquiry into the DHS recently sending one of their militarized vehicles in June saying, "Earlier today, <br />DHS's Homeland Security Investigations unit conducted an operation in our community. My office and I are <br />investigating this incident." <br />"The idea of militarizing police, this is something that we've been seeing throughout North America, <br />throughout the world, for the past decade or two. It's rather distressing to those who study police and <br />public relations. The police are intended to serve and protect but instead, they can start to appear as if <br />they are the enemy. People tend to feel more afraid when they see an armoured vehicle in the streets of <br />their city, so these things can actually reduce the sense of safety." <br /> <br />Frank Cormier - criminology professor at the University of Manitoba <br /> <br />If you want to fix public perception of police in Santa Ana, don't but them a tank in response to protestors. It <br />definitely sends the wrong message. It sends one of domination. <br /> <br /> <br />Steve Gallegos <br /> <br />9 <br />