2012-12-21 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawai‘i Police Commission Regular Session Minutes December 21, 2012 Page 10 JENNIFER RUGGLES spoke about her complaint which she handed to Ms. Pelayo mid- way through the meeting. She does yoga every morning outside. On countless occasions the green harvest helicopters fly over her, and itÓs an invasion of privacy. She talked about two officers coming to her house to do a compliance check. They had an argument with her father. They took all the plants from one property because there were too many plants. They did not leave a receipt. An officer gave her dad a middle finger gesture and cussed at him. SATIVA SULTAN stated we have federal law conflicting with state law. The commission is one of the bodies that set the standards. They send the message out. In this confusion, we have medical patients. President Nixon made marijuana illegal. He put it on Schedule I which cannot be medicinal. It was his way to get back at those who protested against him. This was a bad law. She thinks many officers that she talked to want this to become legal so they donÓt have to hassle with it a Regarding the case of the child being taken away, she knew the m terrible example of a mother. She was in her neighborhood. She let a child molester in her house and let her son in his car and let her two boys have s They talked to the board at Seaview. They got rid of the child molester. He is no longer on the island because word got in the community. They drove him EXECUTIVE SESSION Commissioner PeÒa-Ferrari moved to meet in executive session to consider discipline and charges against officers or employees of the HawaiÒi Police Department, to consider sensitive matters relating to public safety, and to consult with Corporation Counsel on questions and issues pertaining to the commission's powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities pursuant to HRS 92-5 (a) (2) (4) (6) and the HawaiÒi County Charter Section 13-20 (b). Commissioner Marques seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. Executive session convened at 4:05 p.m. Regular session reconvened at 4:44 p.m. ACTION ON COMPLAINTS HPC 12-29: Complainant alleged that officers took his medical marijuana. Commissioner Victorine moved to refer the complaint to the Polic customer service, procedural, and operational concerns as noted in the complaint. Commissioner PeÒa-Ferrari seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. HPC 12-30: Complainant reported that her son was missing. She police report discredited her, and that the police are holding information from her. Commissioner Victorine moved that there was insufficient evidence to prove the complainantÓs allegations of misconduct. Commissioner Mende seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously.