Q&A
Discussion of Floyd v. City of New York case and anti-crime units
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Council Member Yousef Salaam brings up the landmark Floyd v. City of New York case and inquires about the former anti-crime units and their practices.
- The council member highlights concerns about the new neighborhood safety and public safety teams potentially replicating problematic practices of the former anti-crime units.
- Questions are raised about the types of operations conducted by the former anti-crime units and their deployment strategies.
- The discussion aims to identify what was problematic about the former anti-crime units and how current practices differ.
Yousef Salaam
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I definitely understand that.
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The named plaintiff in the landmark case Floyd versus the city of New York was a 28 year old black man named David Floyd.
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In 20 in 2007, mister Floyd was repeatedly stopped and frisked near his home in the Bronx.
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And at the time, the officer who put their hands on into mister Floyd's pocket searched under his shirt.
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These, officers were part of the anti crime unit.
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This unit had previously been abolished as part of the NYPD settlement that resolved litigation claiming unconstitutional policing.
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However, in the Adams administration, they created a new neighborhood safety and public safety teams that have faced criticism in that they appear to replicate many of the practices of the former anti crime unit that stopped mister Floyd.
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So my question is, what types of operations did the former anti crime unit conduct?
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How were they how were former anti crime units deployed?
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And to what extent did these units utilize investigative encounters or street stops while operating in communities?
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And can the department identify what problem what what was problematic about the former anti crime unit?
2:49:12
That was a lot, but Yeah.
