Oliver Lefiti also known as Big O

The Polynesian Community has served this Nation well when it comes to real service. More Polynesian women and men have died for this country then members of any other community.

I am making this statement because when it comes to bravery or having guts the Polynesian Community and more the Samoans are second to none. The Somoans may be mild and tolerant but enough is enough. The death of Big "O" deserve some investigation but more sensible protocol that should be in place as soon as possible.

Since when has it become kosher to kill to shoot unarmed citizens?

How many times have we gone before the SF Police Commission and spoken about Human Rights as laid down in the United Nations Charter?

How many times have we spoken about Rights in the Constitution of this Nation?

How many times have we explained to the SF Police Chief, the SF Police Commissioners, the Police Officers Association that is it wrong to kill any human being?

Things are getting completely out of hand.

We have several cases where victims have had over 16 bullets pumped into their innocent bodies. This nonsense must stop. And on July 5, 2006 the world and San Francisco will understand what I have been saying for a long, long time. We will testify before the SF Police Commission and the SF Police Department will listen to the constituents.

I was for Proposition H but I was not for a Mickey Mouse SF Police Commission that has no clout.
It is a shame that the SF Police Commission allows so much nonsense to happen within the SFPD.

There should be a policy in place to stop the killing of innocent human beings when they are in a vehicle. Also, in the case of some who is in an attic and far removed but yet is shot to be killed.

After the killing on innocent human beings - the fabrication produced by the SFPD bedevils anyone. The Press is quick to print lies and bias. This shit must stop.

In the case of Big "O" the SF Police Department did not visit the family in hospital.

Did not contact the family at home. The first contact was made by the SF Chronicle that continues to print lies and not basic facts as I have pointed out.

Why the SFPD giving out information to dubious journalists to create confusion? Espeically White Journalist who know about Whip Cream but little about people of color? I challenge these journalists to speak at the SF Police Commission on July 5, 2006 and explain about the fabrication in the press?

Can we have some protocol NOT to give out information to the Press without first giving the information to the family?

Can we have some protocol in place to inform the family and make contact as soon as the SFPD injures or kills any person?

We are the tax payers paying for these so called Law Enforcement Officers that some break the law too many times in too many situations that can be controlled.

What is happening to the Chain of Command in the SFPD?

There is so much confusion that the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing?

What is Mayor Gavin Newsom doing about these cases? The Law Enforcement situation is running amuck and all the Spin and Media hype does not help much.

Big "O" was not perfect but no human being deserves bullets that kill when in this case the situation could have been resolved. The same with Asa in the attic. The same with many other victims all shot to kill by some trigger happy cowards wearing the Blue uniform and doing injustice to their profession.

Take the guns away and the cowards cannot face reality but more life. Some of these cowards cannot respect themselves so how can they respect other human beings and more a professional job. Some of them are not fit to be dog catchers.

Perhaps it is because most of these Police Officers just come to San Francisco to earn their salary and lots of Over Time. Who is responsible for the OT and more for the attitude that is bringing a very bad name to San Francisco?

They come here to use the constituents in the name of LE of San Francisco and then go way to their nests far away from reality. They have no connection with San Francisco except the money, the greed, and some are blood thirsty - perhaps.

The death of Big "O" shoudl be a BIG eye opener to the injustice meted out to the citizens of San Francisco and any other victim that is in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Francisco Da Costa
Director
Environmental Justice Advocacy