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Overall Sentiment <br /> IIIIIIIII4D )u�d,�;,Ir,��',? <br /> IIIIIIIIIIII i 1, rm i,o+=>N"I <br /> k­ponwj) ,, <br /> Tim Collingwood <br /> Location: <br /> Submitted At: 9:47am 04-19-21 <br /> It is bothering me that the basketball court in Madison Park is being blamed for the uptick in gun violence as if the <br /> patrons of that court are at fault for people running to guns to solve their problems instead of de-escalation <br /> techniques. And while the park needs more lighting regardless of the racism of surveillance, it just seems like that <br /> well is tapped too much and too frequently. The tapped well is now in the form of Safer Lakewood. While the city <br /> has an Anti-Racism Task Force now, I am concerned that the recent response from the city is backtracking the <br /> commitments it has made after May 20, 2020 in making the city of Lakewood a more welcoming city for diversity <br /> with a couple members of Council looking favorably on Safer Lakewood. This response does not seem tempered, <br /> and I would like a more tempered response that isn't amplifying systemic racism, and including the perceptions of <br /> Black and Brown residents of the city who do not feel comfortable speaking to the racism they experience in city <br /> limits, which Safer Lakewood is also insuring by its existence. Gun violence does need to be dealt with, but <br /> racism is not going to make it better. Safer Lakewood does not plan to make Lakewood safe for Black and Brown <br /> residents and further continues Lakewood's individual history of racism. One just has to see the social media <br /> postings on city pages. This reflects poorly on a city that claims it wants more racial diversity and inclusion of <br /> minoritized people. If Council is going to be anti-racist then they need to be publicly openly anti-racist on social <br /> media and when they see something racist they should name it. I won't feel safe in Lakewood until Black and <br /> Brown residents and their concerns regarding Madison Park and valid concerns about racism in city limits are <br /> addressed. I support measures which are outside of the realm of policing and surveillance that are evidence- <br /> based strategies that work. <br /> r ��, , iii, <br /> G�r�r.,����.J Il�r,.,o�ia. <br /> !,,�Oflstic Safety <br /> Overall Sentiment <br /> 1111111111111 N, Jml,IY�,� <br /> Mary Anne Crampton <br /> Location: <br /> Submitted At: 4:07pm 04-19-21 <br /> 1 support the holistic approach to gun safety as outlined in the Communication from Kepple/Neff/Shachner. I <br /> would like to make comments as to why this is approach is the only way to sustain an public safety for all <br />