REMARKS
Council Member Farah Louis introduces legislation for NYPD incident reporting
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Council Member Farah Louis addresses a recent shooting incident involving NYPD officers on the L train in Brooklyn, which resulted in injuries to innocent bystanders. She introduces Introduction 1095, which mandates reporting of civilian injuries or deaths caused by NYPD to the Civilian Complaint Review Board within 24 hours.
- The incident on September 15th left two innocent bystanders with serious injuries.
- Louis emphasizes the need for better de-escalation training for officers.
- She urges colleagues to support the bill to protect New Yorkers from preventable tragedies.
Farah Louis
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Thank you, madam, majority leader on September 15th as 2 NYPD officers sought to subdue a fair evader on the L train in Brooklyn.
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9 shots were fired, leaving a police officer, a suspect, and 2 innocent bystanders wounded.
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Gregory Delpesh, forty nine years old, an employee at Woodholt Hospital, was shot in the back of the head sustaining a serious brain injury.
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Twenty six year old Carrie Galhal was left with a bullet lodged in her leg, which will remain there for the rest of her life.
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This incident will alter the course of their lives forever.
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And unfortunate and irreversible outcome incurred due to negligence by those who were sworn to protect us.
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This tragedy results from a larger issue that demands our attention and decisive action In response, I am introducing intro 1095, which mandates that any injury or death to a civilian cause by NYPD must be reported to the civilian complaint review board within 24 hours of the injury.
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We must address pervasive trends and the lack of training of our offer our officers receive, especially in de escalation of otherwise non violent situations.
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In risky interactions in our public spaces, we must set a precedent towards de escalation is the norm and innocent bystanders will be protected.
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The public safety of New Yorkers should be our utmost priority, and those who protect us should be accountable for their actions while serving and protecting others.
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I urge my colleagues to sign on to this bill to protect our fellow New Yorkers and commuters from preventable tragedy, and I thank attorney Keith White for his swift indecisive support for the impacted families and account member, Chris Banks, for co sponsoring this legislation.
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Thank you.
