REMARKS
Council Member Farah Louis Explains Her Vote to Override the Mayor's Vetoes
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Council Member Farah Louis discusses the importance of the How Many Stops Act in addressing transparency, accountability, and the disproportionate impact of policing on black and brown communities.
She expresses disappointment in the public controversy surrounding the bill while reaffirming its necessity for systemic transparency within the NYPD.
Louis also acknowledges the personal stories of families in her district affected by police violence, thanking leadership for their support and highlighting the importance of a careful implementation process.
Speaker 31
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Lewis.
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Permission to explain my vote.
Speaker 1
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Permission granted.
Speaker 31
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Thank you, madam, majority leader.
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The Harmony Stops Act went from being a bill about transparency, accountability, and accountability to a public spectacle.
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About our lack or ability to lead, negotiate, and compromise on legislative matters to address existing public safety policies that impact black and brown people, particularly men, our sons, cousins, uncles, fathers, guardians, and so on.
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Therefore, I'm not shocked by the pushback because historically in this city, there's a notion that black and brown men are better at being statistics and incarcerated.
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I am not shocked by the fear mongering and fragmented information being shared with my Jewish constituents and AAPI constituents and communities in Flatbush and in Midwood, and the fragmented messaging in the press.
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It's clear that we have different opinions and that's okay.
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But what concerns me is the fact that we are being asked to retain an existing system that lacks transparency.
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This is extremely problematic.
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NYPD is a necessary force.
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It is a group of practitioners to provide public safety services to New Yorkers.
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And our goal is not to deter them from being and doing their jobs as we understand NYPD response times are critical.
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That's why 586a provides an implementation process that can be designed to ensure NYPD personnel have the time to conduct every part of their job that includes reporting.
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I want to acknowledge the mothers and family members that have lost the loved ones to police violence in my district.
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Natasha Duncan, Carol Gray, who is the mother of Kamani Gray, and the family of Dwayne Jones.
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Thank you, madam speaker, for your leadership throughout this process.
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Us.
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I know it was not easy as well as you're a public advocate and council member of the Hudson, council member of Villas, I saw you on every new station.
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Thank you for your leadership.
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I look forward to the administration working with you, madam, speaker, to ensure this is done the right way.
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I vote I on all.
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Thank you.