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Senator Yee and Assemblyman Ammiano Announce Legislation to Provide Better Accountability and Oversight of BART Police
By Senator Leland Yee and Assemblyman Tom Ammiano
Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) and Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) issued the following joint statement in response to the New Year’s Day shooting involving a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police officer.
The recent incident involving a BART police officer fatally shooting an unarmed man is extremely tragic and disturbing. Although all the evidence surrounding this case is not yet known, the video footage is beyond troubling. While the vast majority of our men and women in uniform serve with dignity and honor, there is an unfortunate reputation that has plagued the BART police force for years.
BART currently lacks adequate public oversight and accountability of its police department. Complaints and grievances against BART police officers have been investigated and adjudicated internally without any independent review. This is a classic case of the fox guarding the hen house.
In 1957, BART was constituted as a result of state legislation with governance granted to an elected Board of Directors. Regrettably, the Board has failed to provide a proper mechanism for public input and comment on BART police policy. Unlike the San Francisco Police Commission, BART lacks any real means for the public to air their grievances regarding police conduct or for an independent body that can propose corrective actions.
The taxpayers of the Bay Area deserve their law enforcement officials, including the 206 BART officers, to be held accountable. As two of the state legislators who represent communities serviced by BART, we plan to immediately introduce joint legislation that will finally ensure an independent oversight body is established, public input is accepted, complaints and grievances are fairly considered, and responsible action is taken.
While serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, together we responded to incidents of government malfeasance by authoring one of the nation’s strongest sunshine ordinances. This latest incident again highlights the need for new legislation to ensure greater accountability and public oversight.”
Leland Yee is a member of the California State Senate Democratic Leadership team and the Assistant President pro Tem of the Senate. Senator Yee is also a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley.
Tom Ammiano is a long-term leader in San Francisco who was recently elected to Represent the 13th District in the Assembly.
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It is very,very tragic,that a valuable precious life was taken,unnecessarily~this could have been prevented easily.It goes to show,that we the people,cannot trust law enforcement,because they believe,they are untouchable,because there is no accountability or independent oversight~its too late for Oscar Grant & the pain his friends,family & the public are enduring. This negligence stems directly from the foxes guarding the hen house~just like the prison guards,who have been getting away with abuse & murder,in our prison 4 profits matrix systems~the only real accountability are lawsuits by the citizens,against this,out of control law enforcement~no one believed the inmates of the horrific problems in the prison system,and now with the Grant Case,the video tells it all,yet they say not all evidence surrounding this case is not yet known~~the video shows a deliberate act of cold blooded murder,that's enough evidence for me~~Thank God several videos exist,because if none existed,imagine the lies that would have been formulated,slandering Grant,to justify this senseless killing~~there are no excuses 4 this violent act~~
Posted by: wearealldoingtime at January 12, 2009 11:06 PM
See for yourself~~Video
http://www.ktvu.com/video/18409133/index.html
Posted by: wearealldoingtime at January 12, 2009 11:29 PM
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