[Noisebridge-discuss] Police Academy workshop at Noisebridge

[Micah Lee]

April fools?

On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 10:38 AM, aestetix aestetix <aestetix at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I got approached last night by one of San Francisco's Finest with a really
> interesting proposition.
>
> Because the city and state have been dealing with significant budget cuts
> (even with the stimulus package), the local SFPD cannot afford their lease
> on their training facility. Several police officers have been watching
> Noisebridge's relentless reachout to the community in general, and want to
> help.
>
> They are interested in setting up a weekly workshop where their rookie
> officers can learn the basics of San Francisco city law, idiosyncrasies of
> the different districts within the city, and proper taser etiquette. In
> exchange, not only is one of their senior officers willing to teach a class
> on civilian rights, but they will offer Noisebridge members discounts on any
> tickets they receive while using public transit or hosting events.
>
> I know there has been some concern about things like this in the past, so I
> want to emphasize that this is not a sponsorship of any kind. If an
> individual member wishes to participate and help out with the general
> community, that rocks.
>
> We're still figuring out exact details and possibly working out an
> arrangement with one of the local donut shops, so I'll keep everyone posted
> on what develops.
>
> aestetix
>
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