San Diego NAACP leader calls de-escalation plan 'utterly inadequate'

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The president of the NAACP San Diego Branch on Saturday criticized the proposal to de-escalate confrontational law enforcement situations adopted Wednesday by the San Diego County Police Chiefs and Sheriff's Association.

The plan calls on all police personnel to "use tactics and techniques to persuade'' suspects to "voluntarily comply'' and mitigate the need to use increased physical tactics to resolve situations safely, the association said.

Francine Maxwell, NAACP San Diego Branch president, issued a statement in reaction to the proposal: "We find this document to be profou...