Q&A
Long-lasting impacts of police interactions on individuals and communities
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Council Member Diana I. Ayala discusses the long-lasting impacts of police interactions on individuals and communities, particularly on young men of color. Chief Jeffrey Maddrey acknowledges the need to address these concerns.
- Ayala emphasizes the lasting psychological impact of police interactions, even for law-abiding citizens
- She shares personal experiences of anxiety during police encounters
- Discussion highlights the need for NYPD to recognize and address racial disparities in policing
- Ayala stresses that the majority of community members are good, hardworking people
- Chief Maddrey agrees to take a closer look at these issues and work on improving the situation
Diana I. Ayala
2:06:03
And people ask me all the time too, but I know better than that.
2:06:05
Right?
2:06:05
And so when people ask me that, I also explain that while, yes, we're absolutely right to wanna feel safe in our in our in our buildings, in our place of residence, in our, you know, in our streets, that there's also, you know, a fine line when now we're, you know, trampling on people's basic rights, right, to to walk the street.
2:06:25
And these are young, impressionable oftentimes, impressionable young, you know, men of color.
2:06:31
And that has a a a long lasting impact on that individual for many, many more years.
2:06:38
I can tell you every interaction that I've had with an NYPD officer.
2:06:43
And I haven't even done anything.
2:06:44
Like, you know, I have I've never been arrested.
2:06:46
I have never committed a crime, and yet I and and, again, and that's part of the implicit bias.
2:06:52
Right?
2:06:52
Like, the the it goes both ways.
2:06:54
Absolutely.
2:06:54
Whenever I see a police officer that's interacting in a specific, you know, type of of stop, like, I'm nervous.
2:07:01
And I, you know, I tell my husband all the time, do not make eye contact.
2:07:04
Like, when we're driving, I tell him, do not make eye contact.
2:07:07
Because I've made eye contact with an officer that looks like me that has stopped me
Michael Gerber
2:07:11
Mhmm.
Diana I. Ayala
2:07:11
Because I looked at him.
Jeffrey Maddrey
2:07:13
Right.
Diana I. Ayala
2:07:13
And, you know, and so these things, you know, they continue to happen, and I just you know, I and I I don't think we're gonna get to a resolution today.
2:07:20
I think I would like you know, I would love there to be some sort of initiated, response from the NYPD that says, like, look.
2:07:27
We're looking at this data, and you're absolutely right.
2:07:29
Especially because we have so many people of color at the top, you know, we expect a little bit more because these are our communities that we're talking about.
2:07:37
And I'm not saying that everybody's a saint, and I'm not saying that crime is not being committed.
2:07:40
Those things are happening.
2:07:42
But 95, 97 percent of the people that live in my community are good, decent people that are going to work every day that are just trying to live, you know, a decent life.
2:07:51
And, you know
Jeffrey Maddrey
2:07:53
And I agree with you, council member.
2:07:55
We could definitely take a better look, and I don't want people to feel that way.
2:07:58
We will work on it.
Diana I. Ayala
2:07:59
I appreciate that.
2:07:59
Thank you.
