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The proposal to reduce the scale of the system was put forward by Councilwoman Desley Brooks and seconded by Mayor Jean Quan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The vote was 5-4, with Quan casting the tie-breaking vote. She was joined by Brooks and Council members Patricia Kernighan, Larry Reid and Dan Kalb. Council members Rebecca Kaplan, Lynette Gibson McElhaney, Libby Schaaf and Noel Gallo voted against. Most of the opponents on the Council said they wanted to see privacy and data-retention rules finalized before the center is allowed to go ahead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Linda Lye, a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, told the Oakland Tribune the vote was a major victory for the plan’s opponents:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“This is a very significant win for privacy and civil liberties and for participatory democracy. 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Domain Awareness Center opponents have pointed to the danger the system could be used to track residents’ daily activities and that it could have a disproportionate impact on people of color living in East and West Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The City Council is scheduled to consider the center Tuesday night. In \u003ca href=\"http://www.scribd.com/doc/210654130/Open-Letter-From-Mayor-Quan-Regarding-Domain-Awareness-Center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an open letter \u003c/a>released Tuesday afternoon, Quan argues the city does indeed need a centralized information system to help respond to emergencies like the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and the 1991 East Bay Hills firestorm. She cites the example of \u003ca href=\"http://www2.oaklandnet.com/oakca1/groups/police/documents/webcontent/dowd004006.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oakland police Officer John Grubensky\u003c/a>, who died while trying to lead residents to safety during the fire:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>… As they fled downhill on Charing Cross Road, the officer and ten residents became stuck where the road had narrowed and become impassable with abandoned cars. All eleven people perished. However, they might have survived if the officer had better, quicker, broader access to information about the safest routes out. This tragic toll is just one example that underscores the urgency of our work to prepare and organize our resources to more effectively respond when another disaster strikes.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>But Quan also notes the high level of discontent expressed at a series of public meetings on the Domain Awareness Center and suggests a change in approach: first, a new effort to draft policies that would address concerns about privacy and who has access to the system’s data; and second, scaling back the launch of the center so that it operates at first only on Port of Oakland property:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>… We will hold off on the aspects of the project that would include cameras on city streets. We will return to those elements separately, and only when the advisory committee is satisfied that the safeguards we’ve built together with the community are sturdy and enforceable. Any new camera systems, or any other additions to the Center, would have to be proposed separately and go to our City Council in a public process.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>For now, Quan’s proposal is just that — an idea that the City Council will need to go along with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Linda Lye, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, told the San Francisco Chronicle’s Will Kane she thinks Quan’s move is a step in the right direction but the city needs to go further to alleviate concern over the center:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While she was pleased to hear Quan was asking the City Council to slow down the process and limit the surveillance to just the port, Lye worried the city would still reach the same result.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“We endorse the approach of dialing it back, but we want to make sure that the system truly reflects that principle,” Lye said. “One of the main concerns with surveillance systems is mission creep: when it is advertised for one purpose and then used for something else.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Here’s Quan’s “open letter”:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"doc_71230\" src=\"//www.scribd.com/embeds/210654130/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&show_recommendations=true\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original post (Tuesday):\u003c/strong> Oakland Mayor Jean Quan said she’d like to see the city scale back its planned creation of a surveillance system that civil liberties advocates and many community groups oppose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The controversial Domain Awareness Center would use Department of Homeland Security funds to set up a citywide surveillance network, combining live video and data feeds from the Port of Oakland and other sources that could eventually include license-plate readers, traffic cameras and public schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city has touted the center as a way of preparing for emergencies and fighting crime. \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/12/17/oakland-domain-awareness-center-surveillance-plans/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Some reports\u003c/a> have questioned whether the system could actually be used to combat crime and whether the city is simply using that rationale to win support for the project. Domain Awareness Center opponents have pointed to the danger the system could be used to track residents’ daily activities and that it could have a disproportionate impact on people of color living in East and West Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The City Council is scheduled to consider the center Tuesday night. In \u003ca href=\"http://www.scribd.com/doc/210654130/Open-Letter-From-Mayor-Quan-Regarding-Domain-Awareness-Center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an open letter \u003c/a>released Tuesday afternoon, Quan argues the city does indeed need a centralized information system to help respond to emergencies like the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and the 1991 East Bay Hills firestorm. She cites the example of \u003ca href=\"http://www2.oaklandnet.com/oakca1/groups/police/documents/webcontent/dowd004006.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oakland police Officer John Grubensky\u003c/a>, who died while trying to lead residents to safety during the fire:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>… As they fled downhill on Charing Cross Road, the officer and ten residents became stuck where the road had narrowed and become impassable with abandoned cars. All eleven people perished. However, they might have survived if the officer had better, quicker, broader access to information about the safest routes out. This tragic toll is just one example that underscores the urgency of our work to prepare and organize our resources to more effectively respond when another disaster strikes.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>But Quan also notes the high level of discontent expressed at a series of public meetings on the Domain Awareness Center and suggests a change in approach: first, a new effort to draft policies that would address concerns about privacy and who has access to the system’s data; and second, scaling back the launch of the center so that it operates at first only on Port of Oakland property:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>… We will hold off on the aspects of the project that would include cameras on city streets. We will return to those elements separately, and only when the advisory committee is satisfied that the safeguards we’ve built together with the community are sturdy and enforceable. Any new camera systems, or any other additions to the Center, would have to be proposed separately and go to our City Council in a public process.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>For now, Quan’s proposal is just that — an idea that the City Council will need to go along with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Linda Lye, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, told the San Francisco Chronicle’s Will Kane she thinks Quan’s move is a step in the right direction but the city needs to go further to alleviate concern over the center:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While she was pleased to hear Quan was asking the City Council to slow down the process and limit the surveillance to just the port, Lye worried the city would still reach the same result.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“We endorse the approach of dialing it back, but we want to make sure that the system truly reflects that principle,” Lye said. “One of the main concerns with surveillance systems is mission creep: when it is advertised for one purpose and then used for something else.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Here’s Quan’s “open letter”:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"doc_71230\" src=\"//www.scribd.com/embeds/210654130/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&show_recommendations=true\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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The boy was eventually found “responsible” for the killing, which is the equivalent of a guilty verdict in adult court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The judge gave Joseph the maximum sentence for a killer his age: up to 10 years in California’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Juvenile_Justice/\" target=\"_blank\">juvenile detention system\u003c/a>, even though the boy’s public defender had secured a place for Joseph in a private, out-of-state holding facility, where his behavioral and psychological needs could be better addressed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In Joseph’s case, evidence of this abuse did come out in the trial phase. But how was it weighed?” says Punam Grewal, Joseph Hall’s new attorney.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She is asking the court to reopen the sentencing hearing to allow new evidence of Joseph’s disabilities and abusive upbringing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Had Joseph been an adult, the evidence of the abuse against the adult that the spouse was extremely verbally abusive, mentally abusive, physically abusive, would have come in to mitigate the sentence or as a complete defense,” says Grewal. “In the same way that we weigh the evidence of abuse in a battered-woman’s-syndrome type of defense. We don’t have that for children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But that could change under a proposal from Democratic state Sen. Leland Yee of San Mateo. If passed it could make it easier for young offenders like Joseph Hall to be held in alternative settings outside state juvenile lockups, by requiring judges to put more consideration into a child’s personal history of abuse and neglect.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So this no longer becomes an option (for the judge). And I’m not talking about letting Joseph Hall off scot-free. I’m saying that at least sentence him on the condition that he get some treatment and get some help,” says Yee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If juvenile offenders prone to violence and with deep psychological and developmental challenges do not get that treatment, they often stay “frozen in time,” according to University of South Florida criminologist Kathleen Heide. She is a leading expert on children who kill and what becomes of them after they are convicted and sentenced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve had cases where I go back and 20 years have passed, but they are still developmentally at the age of 15 or 17,” Heide says. “And if that’s not dealt with, we could have another incidence of lethal violence.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heide says more and more states are re-examining \u003ca href=\"http://casi.cjcj.org/Juvenile/2012\" target=\"_blank\">juvenile sentencing\u003c/a> and placement schemes. In 2005 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the use of the death penalty for juvenile offenders under the age of 18 was unconstitutional. It later made a similar ruling regarding mandatory life sentences.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If the justices of the Supreme Court are recognizing that sentencing structures ought to be different for juveniles based on their developmental maturity, then the states need to look at this,” Heide says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So, in the case of California, I think it’s appropriate to be looking at this, and hold at least the hope for these kids that they can be released at some point.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even some advocates for victims of juvenile crimes approve of legislation like Yee’s. Phyllis Loya is with the National Organization of Victims of Juvenile Lifers, an advocacy group based in Minnesota. 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Another Democratic senator, Roderick Wright, took a leave of absence last week after being found guilty of of perjury and voter fraud.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For more on how Calderon's leave of absence have shifted the senate's political odds, KQED's Mina Kim spoke with John Myers, political editor at KXTV News-10 Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=\"https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/137793687\" params=\"color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_artwork=true\" width=\"100%\" height='166' iframe=\"true\" /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The California Report's\" Rachael Myrow spoke to reporter Scott Glover of the L.A. Times this morning about the magnitude of the scheme that Calderon is alleged to have enabled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Edited transcript:\u003c/em> \u003cstrong>Rachael Myrow\u003c/strong>: Federal prosecutors contend Drobot submitted more than $500 million worth of fraudulent workers' compensation claims over five years as part of this surgery scheme. 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That part of the investigation is ongoing, and authorities are reluctant to talk about it and gave few details at the press conference last week. Just how widespread it is remains to be seen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"be032397531cf401f3d330a0f980dbac\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's AP's story on the latest Calderon development.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California state Sen. Ron Calderon, facing federal corruption charges alleging he took kickbacks while in office, said Sunday evening he has taken an indefinite leave of absence from the Legislature while he awaits trial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The departure of Calderon deprives Senate Democrats of the two-thirds margin they need in the 40-member chamber to raise taxes, pass emergency legislation, override gubernatorial vetoes and put constitutional amendments before voters without Republican cooperation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calderon said in a statement that he wasn't resigning but will take time to focus on fighting the charges against him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I do not want to distract from the important work of the Senate and my colleagues on serious issues affecting my constituents and the people of California,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said that because of the complexity of the charges, he expects a lengthy leave stretching until the end of the legislative session in August.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calderon sent Senate President Pro tem Darrell Steinberg the request for leave Sunday evening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I have accepted his request,\" Steinberg said in a two-sentence statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calderon was arraigned last Monday on charges that he accepted bribes totaling $100,000 in cash and trips, funneling some of the money to his children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He pleaded not guilty, but his fellow Democrats had given him until this coming Monday to resign, take leave or face being suspended.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By taking leave, Calderon will continue receiving his $95,291 annual salary but not the $163 daily expense payment he would get if he were traveling to Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calderon, of Montebello, is the second Senate Democrat this week to take leave while he fights criminal charges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sen. Roderick Wright, a Democrat who represents another Los Angeles-area district, requested the leave after he was convicted of perjury and voter fraud for lying about his legal residence. Wright is seeking to have his conviction overturned before he faces sentencing in May.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steinberg, D-Sacramento, had said senators would suspend, but not expel, Calderon because he has not been convicted of a crime. But he and other Democrats called for Calderon to step down because he is charged with activities that Steinberg said \"strike at the very heart of what it means to be a public official.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calderon, 56, is charged with accepting bribes from an undercover FBI agent who pretended to own a Los Angeles movie studio and wanted to expand tax credits for the film industry. He also is charged with accepting bribes from the former owner of Pacific Hospital of Long Beach to back legislation involving state workers' compensation laws.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calderon was elected to the state Senate in 2006 and represents Montebello, Bell Gardens and other southeastern Los Angeles suburbs. Wright, 61, served in the Assembly from 1996 to 2002, and has been in the Senate since 2008. He currently represents areas including Carson, Compton, Gardena, Lawndale, Hawthorne and Inglewood, though redistricting has changed the boundaries since he was accused of misrepresenting his legal residence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Calderon indictments threaten a powerful Democratic political family. His brother, former Assemblyman Tom Calderon, pleaded not guilty last week to eight counts of money laundering and conspiracy resulting from the same federal investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With both senators gone, a spokesman for Steinberg said their staffs will remain to help deal with issues raised by their constituents, while other senators will carry on with any pending legislation they had introduced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calderon is termed out of office after this year, but Wright is in the middle of a term that expires in 2016. Steinberg said he expects Wright would leave the Senate if a formal conviction is entered at his sentencing May 16, meaning a special election would then be held to replace him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some Republicans have not been satisfied with Wright's decision to take leave instead of resigning, but Democrats blocked a move to expel him on Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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Another Democratic senator, Roderick Wright, took a leave of absence last week after being found guilty of of perjury and voter fraud.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For more on how Calderon's leave of absence have shifted the senate's political odds, KQED's Mina Kim spoke with John Myers, political editor at KXTV News-10 Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe width='100%' height='166'\n scrolling='no' frameborder='no'\n src='https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/137793687&visual=true&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_artwork=true'\n title='https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/137793687'>\n \u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The California Report's\" Rachael Myrow spoke to reporter Scott Glover of the L.A. Times this morning about the magnitude of the scheme that Calderon is alleged to have enabled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Edited transcript:\u003c/em> \u003cstrong>Rachael Myrow\u003c/strong>: Federal prosecutors contend Drobot submitted more than $500 million worth of fraudulent workers' compensation claims over five years as part of this surgery scheme. Is it possible that the scheme could have continued if Drobot hadn’t sought the assistance of a state senator?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Scott Glover: \u003c/strong>The allegation is that while it was continuing, Drobot was influencing Calderon to make sure that the favorable law remained on the books. Without that law in place, it’s very unlikely they would be able to do what they were allegedly doing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>RM: \u003c/strong>We hear about workers' comp fraud all the time. What made this alleged scheme different?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SG: \u003c/strong>For one thing, the amount of money involved. It’s a half-billion dollars. It was a long-running scheme, it was just massive. An official from the state insurance department described it as the largest in the department's history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>RM: \u003c/strong>Drobot is also the subject of at least two other civil lawsuits, including one filed by the state insurance commission fund.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SG: \u003c/strong> Correct. I think various insurers are going to be looking to recoup some of the money that they spent over the years feeding into this $500 million worth of billing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>RM\u003c/strong>: The scale is unprecedented: the number of doctors and chiropractors involved. Can we expect to see a lot of fallout related to the investigation of all the different people involved?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SG: \u003c/strong> I think there’s potential for a lot of fallout. It allegedly involved doctors and chiropractors who were being paid illegal kickbacks in order to send patients to the hospital. That part of the investigation is ongoing, and authorities are reluctant to talk about it and gave few details at the press conference last week. Just how widespread it is remains to be seen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's AP's story on the latest Calderon development.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California state Sen. Ron Calderon, facing federal corruption charges alleging he took kickbacks while in office, said Sunday evening he has taken an indefinite leave of absence from the Legislature while he awaits trial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The departure of Calderon deprives Senate Democrats of the two-thirds margin they need in the 40-member chamber to raise taxes, pass emergency legislation, override gubernatorial vetoes and put constitutional amendments before voters without Republican cooperation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calderon said in a statement that he wasn't resigning but will take time to focus on fighting the charges against him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I do not want to distract from the important work of the Senate and my colleagues on serious issues affecting my constituents and the people of California,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said that because of the complexity of the charges, he expects a lengthy leave stretching until the end of the legislative session in August.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calderon sent Senate President Pro tem Darrell Steinberg the request for leave Sunday evening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I have accepted his request,\" Steinberg said in a two-sentence statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calderon was arraigned last Monday on charges that he accepted bribes totaling $100,000 in cash and trips, funneling some of the money to his children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He pleaded not guilty, but his fellow Democrats had given him until this coming Monday to resign, take leave or face being suspended.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By taking leave, Calderon will continue receiving his $95,291 annual salary but not the $163 daily expense payment he would get if he were traveling to Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calderon, of Montebello, is the second Senate Democrat this week to take leave while he fights criminal charges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sen. Roderick Wright, a Democrat who represents another Los Angeles-area district, requested the leave after he was convicted of perjury and voter fraud for lying about his legal residence. Wright is seeking to have his conviction overturned before he faces sentencing in May.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steinberg, D-Sacramento, had said senators would suspend, but not expel, Calderon because he has not been convicted of a crime. But he and other Democrats called for Calderon to step down because he is charged with activities that Steinberg said \"strike at the very heart of what it means to be a public official.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calderon, 56, is charged with accepting bribes from an undercover FBI agent who pretended to own a Los Angeles movie studio and wanted to expand tax credits for the film industry. He also is charged with accepting bribes from the former owner of Pacific Hospital of Long Beach to back legislation involving state workers' compensation laws.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calderon was elected to the state Senate in 2006 and represents Montebello, Bell Gardens and other southeastern Los Angeles suburbs. Wright, 61, served in the Assembly from 1996 to 2002, and has been in the Senate since 2008. He currently represents areas including Carson, Compton, Gardena, Lawndale, Hawthorne and Inglewood, though redistricting has changed the boundaries since he was accused of misrepresenting his legal residence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Calderon indictments threaten a powerful Democratic political family. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/RswXb4KPh7Y\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2:30 p.m. Friday Update: \u003c/strong>BAY CITY NEWS - Four San Francisco police officers have pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges of conspiring to violate civil rights and steal property, money and drugs seized during searches and arrests. The officers are four of six charged in two separate federal indictments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officers Arshad Razzak, 41, of San Francisco, Richard Yick, 37, of San Francisco, and Raul Eric Elias, 44, of San Mateo, each pleaded not guilty to six counts they allegedly committed while working at San Francisco's Southern Station in 2010 and 2011.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sgt. Ian Furminger, 47, of Pleasant Hill, pleaded not guilty to five counts allegedly committed while he was working at the department's Mission Station in 2009 and 2010.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another officer named in that indictment, Edmond Robles, 46, of Danville, declined to enter a plea today while a former officer also charged, Reynaldo Vargas, 45, of Palm Desert (Riverside County), entered a plea on Thursday. All six men have been granted release on $50,000 bond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3 p.m. Thursday Update: \u003c/strong>Here's law enforcement reaction to the federal grand jury indictment of six San Francisco police officers on civil rights violations, conspiracy and other charges:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, Police Chief Greg Suhr:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Yesterday the US Attorney’s Office handed down Federal Criminal Indictments for 5 San Francisco Police Officers and 1 former San Francisco Police officer for their conduct as related to the FBI Investigation initiated in March of 2011 into alleged warrantless searches captured on video. The felony indictments come as a result of a thorough 3 year investigation by the FBI with which the San Francisco Police Department fully cooperated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The summons for the criminal charges were served on the officers involved this morning by SFPD Command. The affected officers have been suspended without pay, effective immediately; and will remain so until this matter has been adjudicated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of the many concerns my administration inherited from past administrations, this investigation – by far as the public’s trust is everything to us (SFPD) – has been of the gravest concern.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As I said on the day that I was sworn in as Chief of Police when asked about this ongoing investigation, “There is no place in the San Francisco Police Department – and shouldn’t be in any police department - for a dishonest cop.” Should these officers be proven guilty of any of the charges as alleged, I will seek immediate termination and expect that the Police Commission will agree and act expeditiously to make that happen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I am grateful to US Attorney Melinda Haag, former Special Agent in Charge Stephanie Douglas, and current Special Agent in Charge of the FBI David Johnson for their thorough and comprehensive investigation into this matter.\u003cbr>\nAlthough federal authorities have represented that they found no evidence that the conduct of these few officers, as alleged, is an indicator of a larger “systemic concern” within the SFPD, I want to assure the public that policies, procedures, and on-going training to those policies and procedures; along with additional supervision of officers working in plainclothes was put in place during the first weeks of my administration to safeguard against even the suggestion of anything like this happening again.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Next, Public Defender Jeff Adachi, who brought the alleged police misconduct to light in 2011:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\"Today's indictments are confirmation that the constitutional rights of San Franciscans matter. I commend the U.S. Attorney for taking seriously the reports from ordinary citizens who had been humiliated, stolen from and hurt by police officers sworn to protect them. For years, our clients told us their rights were being violated, and for years we raised the issues in front of judges. Ultimately, it took a federal investigation to hold accountable those who would violate the public trust.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Then, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón, who was police chief when the alleged crimes took place:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>I am relieved to know that the officers have been indicted, after I referred the matter to federal authorities. It is extremely disappointing that the officers violated the trust of the community and tarnished the reputation of all the hard working men and women in uniform. As law enforcement, we must all work hard to ensure our agencies operate with the highest integrity and are deserving of the trust the public bestows upon us.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Finally, Martin Halloran, president of the San Francisco Police Officers Association, who told the Associated Press the indictments were apparently based on the questionable testimony of unreliable informant witnesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"However, we do understand that these are nonetheless serious charges,\" Halloran said. \"It is important to remember that the accused officers will have their day in court since federal grand juries only hear one side of the story.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Thursday, KQED's Mina Kim spoke with Stanford Law professor Robert Weisberg, who co-directs Stanford's Criminal Justice Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I wouldn't want to view this as an indictment of the whole department,\" Weisberg said. \"I don't know that this would be described as 'deep and systemic' ... One could still describe it as an isolated incident, but it's a really bad isolated incident.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe src=\"https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/137124146&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_artwork=true\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original post: \u003c/strong>Federal prosecutors have announced the indictment of six San Francisco police officers, including a former officer, in a case in which police are alleged to have conducted illegal searches and stolen property from residents of single-room-occupancy hotels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Separate grand juries brought charges against the officers, including deprivation of rights under color of law, conspiracy against civil rights, conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, falsification of records and extortion. Three of the accused officers worked out of the department's Southern Station; three were at the Mission Station.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">Conviction on the most serious charges in the indictments would carry a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>The indictments announced today stem from allegations made in 2011 by San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi. He made public \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2011/05/11/s-f-public-defender-releases-new-video-of-apparent-police-misconduct/\" target=\"_blank\">a series of videotapes\u003c/a> (including the one embedded at the top of this post) that showed police officers conducting apparently illegal searches, roughing up suspects and stealing property.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Adachi's disclosures resulted in charges being thrown out against more than 100 defendants charged with drug offenses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The officers named in Thursday's indictments are:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Southern Station Defendants\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>• Officer Arshad Razzak, 41, of San Francisco\u003cbr>\n• Officer Richard Yick, 37, of San Francisco\u003cbr>\n• Officer Raul Eric Elias, 44, of San Mateo\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mission Station Defendants\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>• Sgt. 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The affected officers have been suspended without pay, effective immediately; and will remain so until this matter has been adjudicated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of the many concerns my administration inherited from past administrations, this investigation – by far as the public’s trust is everything to us (SFPD) – has been of the gravest concern.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As I said on the day that I was sworn in as Chief of Police when asked about this ongoing investigation, “There is no place in the San Francisco Police Department – and shouldn’t be in any police department - for a dishonest cop.” Should these officers be proven guilty of any of the charges as alleged, I will seek immediate termination and expect that the Police Commission will agree and act expeditiously to make that happen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I am grateful to US Attorney Melinda Haag, former Special Agent in Charge Stephanie Douglas, and current Special Agent in Charge of the FBI David Johnson for their thorough and comprehensive investigation into this matter.\u003cbr>\nAlthough federal authorities have represented that they found no evidence that the conduct of these few officers, as alleged, is an indicator of a larger “systemic concern” within the SFPD, I want to assure the public that policies, procedures, and on-going training to those policies and procedures; along with additional supervision of officers working in plainclothes was put in place during the first weeks of my administration to safeguard against even the suggestion of anything like this happening again.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Next, Public Defender Jeff Adachi, who brought the alleged police misconduct to light in 2011:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\"Today's indictments are confirmation that the constitutional rights of San Franciscans matter. I commend the U.S. Attorney for taking seriously the reports from ordinary citizens who had been humiliated, stolen from and hurt by police officers sworn to protect them. For years, our clients told us their rights were being violated, and for years we raised the issues in front of judges. Ultimately, it took a federal investigation to hold accountable those who would violate the public trust.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Then, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón, who was police chief when the alleged crimes took place:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>I am relieved to know that the officers have been indicted, after I referred the matter to federal authorities. It is extremely disappointing that the officers violated the trust of the community and tarnished the reputation of all the hard working men and women in uniform. As law enforcement, we must all work hard to ensure our agencies operate with the highest integrity and are deserving of the trust the public bestows upon us.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Finally, Martin Halloran, president of the San Francisco Police Officers Association, who told the Associated Press the indictments were apparently based on the questionable testimony of unreliable informant witnesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"However, we do understand that these are nonetheless serious charges,\" Halloran said. \"It is important to remember that the accused officers will have their day in court since federal grand juries only hear one side of the story.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Thursday, KQED's Mina Kim spoke with Stanford Law professor Robert Weisberg, who co-directs Stanford's Criminal Justice Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I wouldn't want to view this as an indictment of the whole department,\" Weisberg said. \"I don't know that this would be described as 'deep and systemic' ... 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update: Tuesday, Feb. 25:\u003c/strong> A New York man convicted of killing three police officers in 1971, including one in San Francisco, has been denied parole. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A three-member New York state parole panel rejected the application from Herman Bell, 66, who was convicted of murder in the killing of New York Police Department Officers Joseph Piagentini and Waverly Jones and pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the killing of San Francisco Police Sgt. John Young.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">'You chose ... a life of extreme violence against those charged with protecting society. Your merciless actions destroyed families.'\u003ccite>Parole panel ruling\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Bell was making his sixth attempt at parole, and cited a wide variety of factors to persuade the board he was ready for release. Bell has earned both a bachelor's and a master's degree in prison, has counseled homeless children by mail, and has enjoyed support from some public officials and even from Jones's family. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the panel decided in a ruling released today that despite Bell's attempts at rehabilitation, there is a reasonable probability he would again violate that law and his release \"is incompatible with the welfare of society.\" \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The panel's decision was critical of Bell's statements at a parole hearing last week: \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Your four-page statement, as well as a significant part of your presentation, focuses on a self-serving explanation of the tumultuous era in which you grew up; it was devoid of any true acceptance of responsibility for your extremely violent and repeated criminal actions, which included acting in concert in armed robbery and the killing of a San Francisco police sergeant [redacted]. Despite having educational opportunities and a supportive family, you chose instead a life of extreme violence against those charged with protecting society. Your merciless actions destroyed families. And while the assassination of Martin Luther King continues to be a national tragedy, you exploited it as an excuse to choose a life of extreme violence and murder. \u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Bell will be eligible for parole again in two years. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original post (published Sunday, Feb. 23):\u003c/strong> A 66-year-old man convicted of killing three police officers in 1971 — two in New York City, one in San Francisco — has another chance at freedom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Herman Bell went before a New York parole board last week, the sixth time the former Black Panther Party member has done so, seeking an end to a 25-year-to-life sentence after four decades behind bars. A board spokeswoman said a decision will come on Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The case of Herman Bell is stirring debate about a recent history of race and violence in the Bay Area, and how society should heal those wounds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cop killers\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bell and Anthony Bottom were both convicted of murder in 1975 for shooting New York police Patrolmen \u003ca href=\"http://www.odmp.org/officer/7273-patrolman-waverly-m-jones\" target=\"_blank\">Waverly Jones\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.odmp.org/officer/10661-patrolman-joseph-a-piagentini\" target=\"_blank\">Joseph Piagentini\u003c/a> to death. In addition, Bell took a plea deal of manslaughter in 2009 for the 1971 killing of San Francisco police Sgt. \u003ca href=\"http://www.odmp.org/officer/14631-sergeant-john-victor-young\" target=\"_blank\">John Young\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">'It’d be an insult to every police officer in the country.'\u003ccite>SFPD officer Gary Delagnes\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Bottom pleaded no contest to a conspiracy charge in the Young case that named both men part of the “San Francisco Eight.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their parole hearings – Bottom’s is coming this summer – are \u003ca href=\"http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCkQqQIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2014%2F02%2F17%2Fopinion%2Fnew-yorks-broken-parole-system.html&ei=3-8HU8SnGYrdoATM8YLoDQ&usg=AFQjCNFwM-c0CiLXetVImNwrfRAn4Zu2Og&bvm=bv.61725948,d.cGU\" target=\"_blank\">raising questions\u003c/a> about the power of parole boards to effectively lengthen prison sentences. Bell has an exemplary record in prison. He earned a master’s degree behind bars and started a \u003ca href=\"http://www.freehermanbell.org/VictoryGardens.html\" target=\"_blank\">program\u003c/a> to teach urban and rural communities to grow their own organic produce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He’s articulate, he’s intelligent, he’s compassionate,” said Stuart Hanlon, Bell’s San Francisco attorney. “He’s clearly not the person who in the 1970s was a member of the black underground and the Black Panther Party. He’s changed. And so how do you judge him?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The murders\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bell and Bottom recently admitted to ambushing the New York patrolmen, Jones and Piagentini, as they responded to a fake 911 call.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones was shot in the back of the head and died instantly. Piagentini was shot more than a dozen times and died on his way to the hospital.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco police say Bell and Bottom moved to the Bay Area after the New York ambush. Police suspected the men and six others of setting off a bomb at Stonestown Mall to create a distraction, then fatally shooting Young with a shotgun inside Ingleside Station. A civilian employee was also seriously wounded. Thus, the \"San Francisco Eight\" moniker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Manslaughter in San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_127360\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 100px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/02/police0222.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-127360\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/02/police0222.jpg\" alt=\"From top to bottom: New York police Patrolman Joseph Piagentini, San Francisco police Sgt. John Young John Young and New York police Patrolman Waverly Jones. (Courtesy the Officer Down Memorial Page)\" width=\"100\" height=\"375\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From top to bottom: New York police Patrolman Joseph Piagentini, San Francisco police Sgt. John Young John Young and New York police Patrolman Waverly Jones. (Courtesy the Officer Down Memorial Page)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The fact that the men are even eligible for parole is a bitter pill for San Francisco police. They know Bell for his association with a different group, the Black Liberation Army, which carried out militant attacks on police officers, bombings and armed robberies throughout the '70s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If Bell is paroled, “it’d be an insult to every police officer in the country,” retired SFPD officer and former San Francisco Police Officers Association President Gary Delagnes said. “These are people that put their butt out there for you, and when one of them is murdered, it better be taken seriously.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco charges against the eight suspects were dropped in the '70s after the confessions that built the case were found to be the result of torture. Prosecutors brought Bell and Bottom back to San Francisco in 2007 with newly discovered forensic evidence, but ended up giving the two their plea deals, with no additional jail time beyond what they'd already served.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hanlon said Young’s murder was a “pointless, outrageous act.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But that doesn’t mean anybody charged with it, with the Panthers, is guilty, and that was the problem we were facing,” he said. “I was not convinced by the evidence, not even close to it. The other lawyers certainly weren’t, and I don’t think the government was because the prosecutors dumped six of the eight people and got voluntary manslaughters for probation on the two who were already doing life sentences.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Delagnes said the plea deal was a mistake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because of the manslaughter plea, they’re now openly seeking parole in New York, which is a shame.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=\"https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/136092473\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Parole board's authority\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hanlon said he doesn’t necessarily expect Bell to get paroled, but he has some hope because of \u003ca href=\"http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCkQqQIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2014%2F02%2F17%2Fopinion%2Fnew-yorks-broken-parole-system.html&ei=3-8HU8SnGYrdoATM8YLoDQ&usg=AFQjCNFwM-c0CiLXetVImNwrfRAn4Zu2Og&bvm=bv.61725948,d.cGU\" target=\"_blank\">recent criticism\u003c/a> that the New York Parole Board too often denies release based solely on the seriousness of the crime. He said Bell’s sentence of 25 years to life contemplates parole after the 2½-decade prison term, and Bell has served 15 more years than that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The parole board, acting at the request of the police, is turning it into a life sentence without parole, and that’s not right,” he said. “The law is on his side.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=\"https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/136092802\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco police suspect Bell and Bottom of many other crimes in the city, including the 1970 Park Police Station bombing that killed SFPD Sgt. \u003ca href=\"http://www.odmp.org/officer/8924-sergeant-brian-v-mcdonnell\" target=\"_blank\">Brian McDonnell\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It doesn't matter whether this happened 30, 40 or 50 years ago,” Delagnes said. “These were vicious killers and they should never be on the streets again.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Victims' families disagree\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The widow of Piagentini testified against Bell’s release at his parole hearing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They have denied our two daughters a loving father, our two grandchildren have been denied the love and warmth of their granddad, and I have been denied a husband for our entire lives,” Diane Piagentini said, according to the New York Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association. “There is no parole for the wonderful man they killed, and there should be no parole for these cold-blooded murderers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others, including Jones' son, believe letting Bell out of prison could help society heal from the violence and racism in the '60s and '70s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Waverly Jones Jr. wrote a letter to the New York Parole Board, saying that keeping Bell in prison would not ease the pain of his family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"By releasing them through recognizing the good work of Mr. Bell and Mr. Bottom have done while incarcerated, by recognizing that they have done decades in prison and are different people than they were 35 years ago, you can bring some peace to our family,\" he wrote in 2009.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original post (published Sunday, Feb. 23):\u003c/strong> A 66-year-old man convicted of killing three police officers in 1971 — two in New York City, one in San Francisco — has another chance at freedom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Herman Bell went before a New York parole board last week, the sixth time the former Black Panther Party member has done so, seeking an end to a 25-year-to-life sentence after four decades behind bars. A board spokeswoman said a decision will come on Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The case of Herman Bell is stirring debate about a recent history of race and violence in the Bay Area, and how society should heal those wounds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cop killers\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bell and Anthony Bottom were both convicted of murder in 1975 for shooting New York police Patrolmen \u003ca href=\"http://www.odmp.org/officer/7273-patrolman-waverly-m-jones\" target=\"_blank\">Waverly Jones\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.odmp.org/officer/10661-patrolman-joseph-a-piagentini\" target=\"_blank\">Joseph Piagentini\u003c/a> to death. In addition, Bell took a plea deal of manslaughter in 2009 for the 1971 killing of San Francisco police Sgt. \u003ca href=\"http://www.odmp.org/officer/14631-sergeant-john-victor-young\" target=\"_blank\">John Young\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">'It’d be an insult to every police officer in the country.'\u003ccite>SFPD officer Gary Delagnes\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Bottom pleaded no contest to a conspiracy charge in the Young case that named both men part of the “San Francisco Eight.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their parole hearings – Bottom’s is coming this summer – are \u003ca href=\"http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCkQqQIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2014%2F02%2F17%2Fopinion%2Fnew-yorks-broken-parole-system.html&ei=3-8HU8SnGYrdoATM8YLoDQ&usg=AFQjCNFwM-c0CiLXetVImNwrfRAn4Zu2Og&bvm=bv.61725948,d.cGU\" target=\"_blank\">raising questions\u003c/a> about the power of parole boards to effectively lengthen prison sentences. Bell has an exemplary record in prison. He earned a master’s degree behind bars and started a \u003ca href=\"http://www.freehermanbell.org/VictoryGardens.html\" target=\"_blank\">program\u003c/a> to teach urban and rural communities to grow their own organic produce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He’s articulate, he’s intelligent, he’s compassionate,” said Stuart Hanlon, Bell’s San Francisco attorney. “He’s clearly not the person who in the 1970s was a member of the black underground and the Black Panther Party. He’s changed. And so how do you judge him?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The murders\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bell and Bottom recently admitted to ambushing the New York patrolmen, Jones and Piagentini, as they responded to a fake 911 call.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones was shot in the back of the head and died instantly. Piagentini was shot more than a dozen times and died on his way to the hospital.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco police say Bell and Bottom moved to the Bay Area after the New York ambush. Police suspected the men and six others of setting off a bomb at Stonestown Mall to create a distraction, then fatally shooting Young with a shotgun inside Ingleside Station. A civilian employee was also seriously wounded. Thus, the \"San Francisco Eight\" moniker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Manslaughter in San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_127360\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 100px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/02/police0222.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-127360\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/02/police0222.jpg\" alt=\"From top to bottom: New York police Patrolman Joseph Piagentini, San Francisco police Sgt. John Young John Young and New York police Patrolman Waverly Jones. (Courtesy the Officer Down Memorial Page)\" width=\"100\" height=\"375\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From top to bottom: New York police Patrolman Joseph Piagentini, San Francisco police Sgt. John Young John Young and New York police Patrolman Waverly Jones. (Courtesy the Officer Down Memorial Page)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The fact that the men are even eligible for parole is a bitter pill for San Francisco police. They know Bell for his association with a different group, the Black Liberation Army, which carried out militant attacks on police officers, bombings and armed robberies throughout the '70s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If Bell is paroled, “it’d be an insult to every police officer in the country,” retired SFPD officer and former San Francisco Police Officers Association President Gary Delagnes said. “These are people that put their butt out there for you, and when one of them is murdered, it better be taken seriously.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco charges against the eight suspects were dropped in the '70s after the confessions that built the case were found to be the result of torture. Prosecutors brought Bell and Bottom back to San Francisco in 2007 with newly discovered forensic evidence, but ended up giving the two their plea deals, with no additional jail time beyond what they'd already served.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hanlon said Young’s murder was a “pointless, outrageous act.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But that doesn’t mean anybody charged with it, with the Panthers, is guilty, and that was the problem we were facing,” he said. “I was not convinced by the evidence, not even close to it. 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