Q&A
Samy Feliz shares negative experiences with NYPD's Community Response Team
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Council Member Salaam asks Samy Feliz about his experience with the NYPD's Community Response Team in his neighborhood. Feliz describes overwhelmingly negative interactions with the unit.
- Feliz reports constant harassment and abuse of authority by the team
- He highlights the fear created by their practices, especially their use of unmarked vehicles
- Feliz emphasizes that these practices are contrary to promises of safer streets
Yousef Salaam
0:40:11
Thank you.
0:40:12
You also mentioned that the NYPD's community response team, what is your experience with this unit in your neighborhood?
Samy Feliz
0:40:22
It hasn't been a good one.
0:40:24
It's been one of, I would say, constant harassment, constant abuse of authority, and a lot of unfair practices where we feel at at threat.
0:40:41
And I would like to see things change because it's just getting worse than than what we were promised.
0:40:49
We were promised to have safer streets, and now we're at more fear to be outside and for those policing us.
0:40:57
And these are happening in unmarked vehicles, so you don't know who's approaching you, who's coming out of these vehicles, so you don't know what's your first reaction until either it's a weapon in your face or them holding you down and telling you not to move because they wanna see what's on your person.
0:41:14
So it's just those practices of abuse that that need to change.
