“I wear a head scarf,” said Zahra Billoo of the Council on American Islamic Relations. “I think twice about calling the police. In fact, I can’t imagine the last time I felt safe doing so.”
“The scrutiny officers are receiving regarding inappropriate behavior is warranted and, in this instance, I understand the DA office decision to seek dismissal in minor cases. We are also holding any officer found to have acted inappropriately accountable through our internal investigations,” SJPD chief Eddie Garcia said.
“We have no reason to believe that they have disciplined the police officers or that they have removed them from the force. The police department has not said anything in months,” Billoo said.