2022-11-18 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes November 18, 2022 Page 4 non-violent communication skills, for the officer's mental and physical well-being. He stated that it's very important to be healthy if you're trying to be a guardian for the community; mentally, physically, and spiritually healthy. He shared an ABC news article featuring what he's done in San Francisco with Police Officers and how the officers benefited from it. He stated he could volunteer, but the department could also pay a teacher to teach meditation to officers, effective communication skills, non-violent communication, de-escalation techniques in creative ways, self-care and self-love, and self-recognition. He stated almost 95% of police officers at SF PD have sleep and substance abuse issues. Chair Bertsch thanked Mr. Singh and stated he was very interested in what he's doing, and asked that he forward his information to Ms. Correa. Commissioner Toci thanked Mr. Singh for looking into the health of the police officers, as they have a stressful job. She stated what he presented is a good idea. Improving the health and well-being of their officers. • John Erickson provided testimony via Zoom. He stated the true pecking order or chain of command in this nation is God, who created man, man created the constitution to protect the people, and the constitution created the government to protect not restrict the people. The government created corporations, and as a result, America functioned as a democracy, instead of a republic. He further spoke about the voting system, the grand jury system, and the US Constitution. He stated the lawlessness of our government is out of control and the people need protection, we need someone to protect our rights. • Chris Hirose gave testimony via Zoom. He stated the chief of police should honor their oath to the Constitution, the Constitution was put into place to be a shield against tyranny and tyranny is coming to our country. The police chief should use the Constitution as a shield to protect not only the public but his own people. He spoke about the owners of the central bank and federal income tax which funded WWI, he stated the US citizens funded the war through federal income tax. He stated COVID was like a world war because all the countries around the world went into debt to their privately-owned central banks. It was a biological, psychological, and economical war. • Jason Blair provided testimony via Zoom. He stated he would like the commission to choose a candidate that would follow the rule of law, starting with the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. Business as usual cannot be the way of the new police chief. The new chief should follow the US rule of law, including and especially the second amendment. He/she must know and understand the meaning of the words "shall not be infringed" regardless of unconstitutional laws that are passed by the county council and state legislature. The new chief must be strong to lead the entire police department in upholding the rule of law. He/she must also be available to the public.