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Council Member Alexa Aviles Explains Her Vote to Override the Mayor's Vetoes
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Council Member Alexa Aviles shares her perspective on overriding the vetoes related to solitary confinement and transparency in police stops.
She expresses pride in co-prime sponsorship of Intro 586A as part of the How Many Stops Act, aiming for increased transparency in community policing. Aviles thanks Speaker Adams for her commitment, acknowledges the contributions and commitment of families affected by police violence, and emphasizes the legislation as a step toward justice and accountability.
Speaker 2
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Avelis.
Speaker 15
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I vote.
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I permission text by my
Speaker 1
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vote, permission granted.
Speaker 15
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I'm proud to have co primed intro 5 86A, a component of the How Many Stops Act aimed to deliver more transparency to our communities.
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I want to send my sincere thanks to Speaker Adams for holding firm in her commitment to not only passing this less legislation, but now delivering this veto.
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I want to also acknowledge the families who have lost loved ones, 2 police violence, who have worked only worked tirelessly to get this legislation passed, but again, to assert their commitment to justice by standing with all of us today.
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As we override this veto.
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Another round of thankees goes to those who have turned their publicly lived trauma into a concert an effort for reform and accountability.
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This legislation we are talking about today is a baseline level of transparency that New Yorkers deserve.
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Quite frankly, from any city agency.
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This veto will be for every person who has had an unlawful encounter that took away some of their dignity.
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For every young person, especially young black men who are consistently made feel, made made to feel like a suspect rather than a scholar.
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For every person who experienced violence and harm for stops that were never recorded, for all of those who lost their life.
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My sincere hope is that this veto will move us closer to ending the need for the dreadful talk.
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Where families of color have to have with their children to save their lives.
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Rationally biased and unlawful stops are an ongoing problem that we must address with intentionality.
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I can't understand why the mayor and the NYPD does not want to do this work.
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The mayor should be focused on ensuring NYPD follows the law.
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Just like every other agency and should be focused on the enormous scale of misconduct lawsuits and rising complaints.
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True public safety includes putting an end to solitary, an end to discriminatory, and unconstitutional policing.
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Thank you.
