Forum on Police Disarmament In Brattleboro

The carrying of firearms by police officers puts the public, and officers, in an unacceptable degree of danger. Sidearms pose an imminent risk of fatal escalation in all situations.

Brattleboro is a safe town for officers. There is no need to endanger people on the street, residents at gatherings, and students in schools, or to make them feel threatened.

Brattleboro Common Sense’s S.A.F.E. Policing Plan specifies the removal of sidearms from regular patrols, community meetings and events, and school visits and events. We believe this will transform police relations and public safety.

The SAFE plan, which includes pilot projects for unarmed policing, was recommended by the recent Community Safety Review Committee report. Town staff and the Selectboard negated the recommendation, along with many others.

Those actions denied residents any discussion of town staff’s justification for countering the community process. This forum replaces that lost opportunity, at least for this issue.

The forum will begin with a short talk by Officer Graeme Donald of Police Scotland. Graeme has thirty-five years’ experience as an officer, Inspector and Chief Inspector. He has dealt with many violent situations as an unarmed officer, and has been an authorized firearms officer and a firearms commander. He is BCS’s chief consultant on the SAFE project.

Join us to debate and discuss these issues this Saturday, February 12, from 3:30p to 5:30p, by Zoom video/tele-conference.

You can register for the link here: forms.gle/SzMNaJR3VWXE42yD9

Questions and Information: info@brattleborocommonsense.org

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