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Please add any comments below regarding your thoughts on police oversight. I attended a patriotic rally in Santa Ana that turned violent when thugs, who brandished brass knuckles, attacked the peaceful rally attendees. The attendees included women and children. The Santa Ana Police Department conducted itself with professionalism. It promptly ended the violence that was orchestrated by the perpetrators and ensured that all attendees were able to safely leave the event by escorting them to theirs cars. Outstanding officers! An oversight committee would only serve to debilitate the SAPD6CT11 s efforts to keep the Santa Ana community safe. A committee would also be a waste of taxpayer dollars. Stop impeding the citya€T"^s law enforcement capabilities with anti -police rhetoric. This a€ceoversighta€ seems to be agenda -driven to demoralize the SAPD, rather than to protect the community. Thank you. There should be an oversight made up of Santa Ana residents with no influences by city council or law enforcement. We need Police oversight asap. We need results and accountability Working with several law enforcement agencies across the State, including most of all OC local law enforcement, I have encountered SAPID to be one of the most kind, caring, professional and understanding forces. SAPID does not have the same issues as other Local PDs around the country. We need to support both community and SAPID and focus on collaboration. I want to continue to be comfortable to call PD when I see a crime and also receive unexpected help from them when I am having trouble changing my car tire or catching my dog who ran off on me. SAPID is not only LE but also part of the community. Outside organizations have no right to manipulate the city when they themselves have never sat down and had a genuine conversation without an ulterior motives. Commissions are excellent ways to waste and hide money. That being said a citizen run, odd -numbered, and financially conservative committee may provide a good intermediary between public complaints and police affairs. In order for the committee to be effective it needs powers to discipline, but should not have the power to terminate employment. That power should be held exclusively by police and city leadership. Should not be nominated by the Council; as elected officials are allowed to receive campaign contributions from organizations like the POA. Which would in turn create a bias. We need a system of checks and balances! The oversight committee should be completely independent with absolutely no familial or business ties to the police Any organization forms its own culture, which is often a good thing, but can become insidious and in the case of police can create a sense that they have rights to do whatever. An oversight committee or council makes it more important for them to remember that they are here to protect the public and to keep it safe. TELL OFFICERS TO STOP FLASHING THEIR SPOT LIGHTS AT RANDOM CARS DRIVING PAST THEM. ALMOST CRASHED BECAUSE OF IT City Council 34 — 71 9/7/2021