REMARKS
Council Member De La Rosa addresses racial bias in policing policies
2:34:44
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Council Member Carmen N. De La Rosa discusses the inherent racial bias in policing policies, emphasizing that even if individual officers are not racist, they may be executing policies with racial implications. She highlights the importance of recognizing these systemic issues in policing.
- De La Rosa argues that policies can have racist outcomes regardless of individual officer intent
- She emphasizes the need to examine the racial implications of policing policies
- The council member sets the stage for a data-driven discussion on stop and frisk practices
Carmen N. De La Rosa
2:34:44
Thank you, chief and, commissioner for deputy commissioner for being here.
2:34:49
I wanna bring us back to the data because although, the inequities are clear, I think one of the things that is important to note is that if there is a racial bias in a policy, whether the person is racist or not, when they are asked to execute that policy by matter of their job, they're executing a policy that is inherently racist.
2:35:12
Not necessarily their intention to be racist, but the policy that they're being asked to execute has racial implications, and we've seen that in the data.
