Brian Cox

SF Deputy Public Defender Integrity Unit. Views expressed are my own.

[Brian Cox @bcoxsfpubdef]

@microsoft - can yall update Word's autofill with the constitutional presumption of innocence? don't love that it adds "guilty" after I type "pleaded." #notguilty #publicdefenders

[San Francisco Public Defender's Office @sfdefender]

Excellent work by Mapping Police Violence documenting more than 1 million uses of police force in America showing that police agencies with higher budgets have a higher rate of use of force and that 83% of people subjected to force by police in America are unarmed.

[Brian Cox @bcoxsfpubdef]

Imagine if we spent that $$$ (& more of @sfpd's budget, tbh) on things that mattered for the most vulnerable instead like housing, healthcare, and infrastructure...smdh #dobetter
SFPD spent $250K on overtime for Dolores Park hill bomb https://t.co/iTUaKAdMnq via @MLNow

[Brian Cox @bcoxsfpubdef]

Imagine if the City had invested that money in areas of need instead of this....🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️
SFPD spent $250K on overtime for Dolores Park hill bomb https://t.co/iTUaKAdMnq via @MLNow

[Lance Wilson @LanceMackWilson]

Racially biased pretext stops disproportionately affect Black and Brown communities in SF, causing daily harassment. It's time to end these wasteful practices. Join us in urging @SFPDCommission to take action now! #EndBiasedStopsSF

[Brian Cox @bcoxsfpubdef]

The @SFPDCommission MUST stop letting the POA “cop-block” and MUST enact the policy limiting racist pretext stops NOW. Our community is united in its desire to put common sense reform measures in place to #EndBiasedStopsSF!

[Angela Chan @angelafchan]

Daunte Wright, Willie McCoy, Cristian Cobian & Philando Castile should all be alive today. Instead they were stopped by police for "driving while Black" & tragically killed by police. We must prevent tragedies like these from happening in SF. @SFPDCommission #StopThePretext

[Sameena Usman @SameenaU]

Daunte Wright, Willie McCoy, Cristian Cobian & Philando Castile should all be alive today. Instead they were stopped by police for "driving while Black" and tragically killed by police. We must prevent tragedies like these from happening in #SanFrancisco elsewhere #StopThePretext

[San Francisco Public Defender's Office @sfdefender]

This RIPA report confirms what we've urged the @sfpdcommission to do for years: Implement the policy limiting @sfpd pretext stops b/c they are racist, ineffective, and harm our community. #endthepretext

[Brian Cox @bcoxsfpubdef]

Is SF returning to the war on drugs? Despite reservations, some Black leaders are OK with that.  https://t.co/cKbp0WbYMD via @MLNow

SF isn't returning to the #warondrugs. It never left the streets: more cops, arrests, & prison. Meanwhile, POCs bear the brunt... #nomoredrugwar

[Brian Cox @bcoxsfpubdef]

Is Reviving a Private Police Agency the Solution to SF's Crime Woes?

NO! SF doesn't need more unaccountable cops. Also, research says more cops doesn't always = less crime. https://t.co/Cxwbgdokvm (Reuters)
https://t.co/kfDjaGAazL (NYT)

https://t.co/gtlzt5OSXi via @sfstandard

[Brian Cox @bcoxsfpubdef]

For those who believe @sfpd can reduce racial disparities on their own without literally being forced to by this @SFPDCommission and community pressure, please read this. #blm #endbiasedstops

SFPD use-of-force racial disparities skyrocket https://t.co/oAUxj6jVY4 via @MLNow

[Brian Cox @bcoxsfpubdef]

Even this DA agrees that traumatizing children wasn't the right move and just illustrates how desperately we need alternatives to @SFPD. Looking at you @SFPDCommission 🧐
Hill bomb: DA poised to dismiss almost all cases against youths https://t.co/bBTS8ANfO7 via @MLNow

[Mano Raju 力儲文 @ManoRajuPD]

The militarized police response to a youth-led skateboarding event was a tremendous overreach that escalated tensions, endangered young people and onlookers, and violated people’s rights. Here’s my full statement 7/10/23.

[Peter Calloway @petercalloway]

We won’t be able to fix any of San Francisco’s problems if ppl w platforms like this “citizen journalist” keep lying about the causes. The policies he names as responsible for “the problem w law enforcement in SF,” whatever that means, aren’t even in effect! Just shameless.

[Marcus White @marcuspwhite]

Three years after George Floyd’s death, what has — and hasn’t — changed in San Francisco?

In my latest @sfexaminer, I spoke with @bcoxsfpubdef, @MaxMCO, and @ACLU_NorCal’s Yoel Haile for their perspective.
https://t.co/kgYamqNPVi

[Brian Cox @bcoxsfpubdef]

https://t.co/1yUoJyeSas via @sfchronicle

The "understaffing" convo ignores @SFPD cops on desk duty b/c of serious misconduct. 11 NEW cases just reported to @SFPDCommission. Why should SF keep paying for cops who can’t work b/c of excessive force, lying, bias, & sexual assault?

[Brian Cox @bcoxsfpubdef]

Don’t believe me? Check out another Bay Area city that is about to pay an “excessive amount” for “cultural and systemic problems” related to racist text message scandals. https://t.co/cKQ5hmRZ8o

[Brian Cox @bcoxsfpubdef]

A Police Union Leader Was Busted for International Fentanyl Smuggling https://t.co/kO8sUHHreS via @vicenews

FTW you've been blaming immigrants and POCs when it was the police all along...

[Brian Cox @bcoxsfpubdef]

We can't arrest our way out of a public health crisis. The humans suffering don’t need tough love (i.e. jail/prison), they need support (i.e., housing, healthcare, etc). We must also be careful about investing in an institution we know has systemic problems.