REMARKS
Council Member Yusef Salaam Explains His Vote
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Council Member Yusef Salaam emphasizes the significance of today's vote.
He corrects misconceptions about the bill hindering police-community interactions by highlighting that it encourages trust-building casual conversations and requires only investigative interactions to be reported.
Salaam articulates the bill's delineation between necessary reporting and everyday interactions, advocating for its role in fostering a more just and transparent criminal justice system.
Speaker 2
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Salon.
Speaker 16
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Permission to explain my vote.
Speaker 1
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Permission granted.
Speaker 16
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Today, I do not plan to step down, but rather to step up.
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I vote I because today, the New York City Council is fighting for the implementation of 2 bills that would bring generational change.
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In our criminal justice system.
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Firstly, intro 586 a, also known as the how many stops x, The tractors of this bill would tell you that it would create a rift between our police and the communities they serve by discouraging casual conversations.
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According to the patrol guide, published by NYPD, and language in this current bill, casual conversations that Bill Trust are encouraged.
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Your hellos and goodbyes and request for directions are all the very casual conversations that Bill Trust.
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The build language very clearly states these sort of conversations have no need for reporting.
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Only investigation, only investigative conversations tied to the possibility of crime, are required to be reported.
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If these laws were in place in 1989, avoda.