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From: Ruth Camillia <ruthielinnert@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 3:57 PM
To: eComment
Subject: Public Comment for 4/19 Meeting
Hello,
This message is to express my support in banning police officers from blasting copyrighted music as a method
for protecting themselves from having videos shared online. Accountability and integrity are essential to our
community. I was disheartened and angry to recently witness the video where this tactic of blasting copyrighted
music was used by SAPD. I know that council member Jonathan Hernandez was protective and vocal in
standing up to the officers that recently displayed this in our neighborhoods. Help us maintain transparency and
accountability within our public systems. Police should be held accountable and misconduct of this nature
should be banned and punishable. Please ensure that we have oversight that is civilian led and independent for
the future of our city and community.
Thank you!
Ruth Linnert
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From: Maria Ceja <ceja.maria95@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 1:58 PM
To: eComment
Subject: Item #32
Dear Mayor and City Council,
I support directing the City Manager to introduce an ordinance to ban officers from using loud music while on
duty. Playing loud music results in disruption and is a nuisance to our neighborhoods. Also, it obstructs an
individual's constitutional first amendment right to record and prevents them to share it on platforms to spread
awareness due to copyright infringement. What happened on April 4th in the Artesia Pilar neighborhood is an
example of why the City needs an ordinance to prevent these acts from happening and hold officers who partake
in disrespectful actions demonstrating no regard for the community they are hired to serve. I suggest that this
ordinance include penalizing officers for committing such immature and irresponsible acts like this, including
30 days of suspension without pay. Also, if their partner stands by and watches them disrupt our communities in
this way, they must have the "duty to intervene" or they will also receive the same punishment for not stopping
their partner's misbehavior.
Thank you,
Maria Ceja
Santa Ana resident
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From: Greg Camphire <gcamphire@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 12:36 PM
To: eComment
Subject: Agenda Item 32
Hello,
Last week, SAPID officers were captured on video attempting to obstruct the public's First Amendment right to
record police interactions by playing Disney music at high volume close to 11:OOpm. When a member of the
public is recording, it is inexcusable for police officers to use copyrighted music with the intent to prevent the
recording from being shared.
This is a troubling new trend by officers around the country to avoid the most basic measure of
transparency—the public simply observing what they are doing.
In addition to passing a policy for an independent investigatory/auditor model of police oversight for the
SAPID, I support the proposed ban on police officers playing music to obstruct the public's right to record, as
requested by Councilmember Hernandez.
Thank you,
Greg Camphire
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From: Taylor Vivanco (tVivanco) <tvivanco1999@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 7:56 AM
To: eComment
Subject: Comment on Agenda Item 32
To the city council,
The recent video showing how SAPID loudly played music in an attempt to flag any videos with
copyright infringement demonstrates how the department does not respect the constitutional rights
that all people are granted. First, as a Santa Ana community member, I fully support the city council in
enacting any measure banning SAPID from this type of practice in the future, it causes distress and
violates people's first amendment right. Second, this incident underscores the need for more civilian-
led oversight of Santa Ana PD so residents can submit complaints to an independent investigatory
body they can trust to address misconduct.
Thank you for taking the time to consider my comment,
Taylor Vivanco
tvivanco1999@gmail.com
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