REMARKS
Council Member Paladino's views on policing and racial issues
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Council Member Vickie Paladino presents her views on policing, racial issues, and related topics, touching on controversial subjects and sparking further debate.
- Paladino argues that police encounters are not solely a 'black and brown' issue
- She discusses gang problems, illegal immigration, and expresses support for police officers
- Her remarks include controversial statements about deportation and the upcoming presidential election
Vickie Paladino
1:07:17
Let me start over?
1:07:18
Let me start over.
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We have 4 people sitting on this panel.
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One is the Center For Coalitional Rights, the other represents the Justice Committee, the other represents Vocal New York, and the other represents the Gang's Coalition.
1:07:35
Now I've sat here and I've listened to you speak, And I'm really up I was going to get to you and your loss of your family member.
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And I wanted to start there, and I wanted to start the right way.
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And the right way was this.
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I'm sorry for your loss.
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I wanted to move on to the gentleman who represents Vocal New York.
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When you spoke about York and what happened to you 30 some odd years ago, I want you to be aware, I was around 30 some odd years ago and we were pulled out of cars too because they didn't like the way we wore our hair or they didn't like the way we dressed or anything like this.
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We have made this situation here a black and brown issue.
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This is not a black and brown issue.
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And I sit here each and every time, and I listen to what is supposed to be the safety committee, and I listen to everybody turn this into black and white or brown and white as if the people who are white skinned don't matter at all.
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And this is absolutely pushed too far.
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Our police officers do their job.
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My colleague brought up the most recent murder of a police officer.
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We have a gang problem whether you like it or not.
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Trump is going to be our next president whether anybody likes it or not.
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And you know what?
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As far as a gang's database goes, soon enough we won't much have to worry because a lot of our gang members are here illegally and they will be deported.
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Now with that being said, that the
Yousef Salaam
1:09:18
That's sweet.
1:09:18
Let's let's make
Vickie Paladino
1:09:20
sure.
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Sit real well, does it?
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Well, I'm here to tell you that our police do their very best, and there are innocent cops getting killed each and every day.
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And I'm really sorry.
Yousef Salaam
1:09:31
Thank you, council member Paladino.
Vickie Paladino
1:09:32
Council member Paladino.
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I'm really sorry.
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That's why my reports get doubled up
Yousef Salaam
1:09:37
I would like to
Vickie Paladino
1:09:37
because I get interrupted every time I talk
Diana I. Ayala
1:09:40
because she doesn't like what I asked
Michael Gerber
1:09:42
you to say.
Vickie Paladino
1:09:42
Council member Paladino.
1:09:44
Enough.
