[Noisebridge-discuss] Police Academy workshop at Noisebridge

[Glen Jarvis]

Greg Gorrales at Aprilsfool.sfpd.ca.gov...

Wow :)


Glen

On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 7:43 PM, <greg.gorrales at aprilsfool.sfpd.ca.gov>wrote:

> Dan,
>
> Thank you very much for the invitation. A few of my guys have told me
> about your "hackerspace" and I wanted to check it out for a while now,
> but I have been unable thus far lacking probable cause or an invitation.
>
> I will send a few officers down there to make sure the space is safe for
> future workshops.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cpt. Greg Gorrales
> San Francisco Police Department, Mission Station
>
> On Apr 1, 2010, at 1:38 PM, aestetix aestetix 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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