The San Francisco Police Department Gets Violent

The San Francisco Chronicle reports:

For years, the San Francisco Police Department has failed to control officers who repeatedly resort to force, hitting, choking, clubbing and pepper-spraying citizens at rates far higher than fellow officers who patrol the same streets.

Walking to work, partying at a club, taking in a ballgame -- residents of San Francisco and visitors to the city have learned painfully that force often is the first option for these officers.

The Chronicle began an investigation of how often San Francisco police use force after a violent confrontation on Union Street in November 2002 between off-duty officers and two men carrying a bag of steak fajitas -- a case that led to indictments, later dismissed, of the department's top brass.

Here's a question to ponder.Does the Blue city of San Francisco want to ban handguns so no one can oppose those who would have a monopoly on guns? Would you really feel safe in San Francisco knowing you can't own a handgun when the police force gets violent when they feel like it?