Here’s what Turman has to say for himself:
I bring a unique perspective to law enforcement on the issues of training, cultural competencies, secure communities, and creative means of providing resources in tough budgetary times through my hands-on experience working alongside members of law enforcement, understanding police procedure, and creating avenues for community involvement. After growing up in a community with a strong police presence, and going on to serve as a federal prosecutor, I’ve had both positive and negative experience with law enforcement, which, I believe, can be useful to the SFPD and the greater community it serves.
More than five years ago, I was pulled into and found myself involved in an extremely difficult time in another person’s life. Unfortunately, the situation is now being used against me as a political side show. I learned through this experience to recognize potential abusive situations and seek guidance from friends and families. I can personally attest to the fact that when domestic violence is inflicted upon you, you must endure one of the most complex and emotional issues that the legal system deals with and that there are many sides to a story. As I stated before, I’ve done nothing wrong and these allegations are false. No prosecution or disciplinary action has ever been leveled because I am innocent. The District Attorney’s Office and the State Bar of California never filed any charges against me in this matter from years ago demonstrates that these claims were and are without merit.
As a Black, gay employment lawyer — active in my community, and committed to equality and justice — I am confident that the support I’ve received from my many communities, and many city leaders, can speak to my character, qualification, and longtime dedication to San Francisco, and will serve me well should I have the privilege of being appointed to the Police Commission.
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Mick
Turman sounds like a decent, hard working and accomplished man to me. I hope everything works out in his favor.
Cam
If everything that people are saying about Bush is true, why has he been allowed to get away with that for so long??
anon
This is what happens when you bring in that young trade and they figure they do not have to do nothing else but keep it hard to have free room and board.
I bet he was smarter the next time around.
Larry Bush
Thanks for checking with me for a comment — only you didn’t. I would have pointed out that Turman had the worst attendance record of any member of the city’s Human Rights Commission, missing over half of all commission meetings. As an appointee to the subcommittee on LGBT issues, he missed every single meeting. The point I raised is that appointing someone to a commission with a heavy workload who has a record of poor attendance was “scrapping the bottom of the barrel” and pointing out that the President of the Harvey Milk Club, another gay man with extensive work on police oversight, was being rejected in favor of Turman. I think your readers deserved to know the full story.