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ANCHORAGE - Shane Tasi's widow was among dozens who showed up to Loussac Library, demanding not just answers but action. “We are here because we are concerned about the excessive use of police force that occurred in Tasi's case,” said Miriama Aumavae of the Polynesian Community Center. Attempting to offer answers were Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan, district attorney Adrienne Bachman and Police Chief Mark Mew. “If we changed the hypotheticals you know, this might have had a very different outcome, if Mr. Tasi had stopped and we got more people in there, we could have maybe done something completely different. But he didn't give us that opportunity,” Chief Mew said. Some say there's a lesson in all of this – specifically with APD’s policy on the use of deadly force. “If we thought we weren't being effective, we would make changes,” Chief Mew said. “We're going through the policy changes right now… were before this event came down, I don't know what all we're going to decide.” But most importantly, advocates for change say they want the conversation to continue. |
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TedtheBear said on Friday, Jul 20 at 9:04 AM
What is with the Polynesian community. Mr. Tasi was high on drugs, advanced menacing toward a police officer. Refused to obey a lawfully given order, armed to weapon that can do harm and thus shot for it. There is no question that this was a justified shooting. If Polynesian community want to avoid things like this, they should be trying to get their own people to stop these gangs who are made up of Polyneisens!!
96963546mikey372002 said on Friday, Jul 20 at 9:37 AM
Police did the right thing, if someone was coming at me with a stick , they better think twice when they see I have a gun, then again when grown adults were not taught to stay away from drugs, they have no common sence,And for these punk Polyneisien gangs lets just see who is a much better shot, someone who grew up hunting coconuts, or someone who grew up hunting small and large game animals in the rural part of alaska, lets just see.
96966866Anonymous said on Friday, Jul 20 at 10:28 AM
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96971306Anonymous said on Friday, Jul 20 at 10:30 AM
you were taught a law u would follow till the day you die... only if you know law is not for you but the law uphold us all to learn and obey our own problems only if we aoll want to learn.
96971636Mike J said on Sunday, Jul 22 at 10:18 PM
And yet little concern or discussion about the events that led to Mr Tasi getting into the position he was in. Heck, when he fell out of the car drunk and crazed, his wife left him on his own sitting in the street and moved on. Obiously not the first instance of abuse there. Then he trashed the livingroom and supposedly other areas. So where were these same people during the years of alcohol excess and possibly drugs, and possibly the domestic violence? Where was the Pastor and the Polynesian Community Group then?
97167106concern individual said on Tuesday, Jul 31 at 12:42 AM
Polynesians are not gangs and they are not punks, check your tongue and pick your words correctly. Speak for your self, if your son is shot three times and he is not holding a gun but a stick, you would feel the same. Maybe he was drunk or on drugs as what the paper and the police department are saying, did you saw the report, I don't think so, and how did you confirmed that he trash the living room all we know is what we heard not seeing, photos were taken to make it as reasons to believed. So think about it, and watch what you are saying about the polynesian people.
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