[Noisebridge-discuss] Police Academy workshop at Noisebridge

[Ian Atha]

Nobody would want to impersonate a law enforcement agent... It seems
like this pokes fun at http://sf-police.org/index.aspx?page=819

On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 21:16, Glen Jarvis <glen at glenjarvis.com> wrote:
> 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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