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“The reasons of inconclusive or insufficient evidence were distressing because they are things across the black community, the LGBT community we always see when it comes to holding police accountable for violence in our community,” Wysinger said. In the months following the altercation, the Pride Board requested a review from the DPA into the use of force from the responding officers.Īfter a year of review, the DPA dismissed all counts based on “insufficient evidence”. Without going into too many details of what happened, there was an interaction between the police and protestors which resulted in a very violent result and an arrest of two of the protestors,” Wysinger said. “There was a demonstration that occurred in our 2019 parade that did result in an hour and a half delay of the parade, some of them jumped over the barricade and chain linked themselves/made a link across the parade route. Police are seen pushing protestors, eventually dragging one across the ground and arresting them.
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On Wednesday, board president, Carolyn Wysinger, says the decision is based on events that unfolded in the 2019 Pride parade, seen in this cell phone video. “It’s a big decision, especially being San Francisco Pride and we always, even going back to when we canceled this year’s celebration, we always understand the magnitude of anything that we do,” Carolyn Wysinger said. The Pride board asked for a review from the Department of Police Accountability, DPA, but say no accountability came from it. This landmark decision stems from a violent encounter with police and protesters during the 2019 Pride Parade. (KRON) – On Wednesday, San Francisco Pride’s Board Directors voted to ban the city’s uniformed police officers from participating in the 2021 Pride Parade.įor many years, SFPD’s Pride Alliance was a part of the parade, whether it be driving their patrol cars or walking the parade.