Youth have a right to protest, just like everyone else. It is important
that this right be recognized to be held by all people, regardless of
age.
When constitutional rights are being eroded, youth are often among
the first targeted and stripped of their rights to freedom of speech,
assembly, and the press. I want young people to know that there are
people prepared to help them in defending their right to speak out.
I hope that the San Francisco Police Department will agree not to
arrest or detain any youth who choose to exercise their right to
peacefully gather and protest.
-Jeff Adachi, San Francisco Public Defender