Forum: Police Responsibility and Accountability

BFUU-Escalating Inequality Forum:

Define Accountability.
Who trains the Police to serve the public (is public defined)?
Who selects the Police Academy candidates?
What is the Police Academy syllabus?
Use of Force or Use of Words?
How do we end race-based policing!
Who allocates funding for your PD?
How many Police Academy candidates are ex-military?
How many served in Iraq or Afghanistan…how many of those have PTSD?
Should a Social Worker Degree be required for all Police Officers
Is karma relevant? Every action has a consequence.
Should living in Berkeley be a requirement for all Berkeley Police Officers?

Panel:

Ms. Richie Smith
Proverbial Mayor of South Berkeley/Long time member of NAACP/Retired Teacher/Great Grandmother
Ms. Amanda Weatherspoon
3rd year MDiv student, Starr King School for the Ministry/Member Black Lives Matter
Mr. Jesse Arreguin
Member of Berkeley City Council
PTBNL
*Retired Member Berkeley Police Department