PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Raul Rivera, TLC Driver and Advocate, on Intro 825
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Raul Rivera, a TLC driver and advocate, testifies against Intro 825 and expresses strong criticism of the Criminal Justice Committee and the City Council. He argues that prisoners should not receive additional benefits upon release and condemns what he perceives as the committee's focus on defending criminals rather than addressing other issues he considers crimes.
- Rivera opposes Intro 825, stating "If you do the crime, do the time."
- He criticizes the name "Criminal Justice Committee," suggesting it defends criminals rather than addressing justice.
- Rivera expresses frustration with other city policies, such as congestion pricing and the "city of yes" initiative, labeling them as crimes.
Raul Rivera
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Thank you.
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Good afternoon.
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My name is Raul Rivera.
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I'm a TLC driver and a TLC driver advocate.
1:51:27
We have to get creative when it comes to videoing.
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It's it's our right.
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Intro 825, I believe it is.
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We are against it.
1:51:37
Hold on a second.
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Intro, yeah, 825.
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I'm I'm against it.
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If you do the crime, do the time.
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Once you leave prison, you should, get a bus ticket home and start over again.
1:51:53
The fact that we call this committee criminal justice I think is pretty comical.
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I don't know why it's this is defending the criminal.
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Does does that that means it means defending the criminal.
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Criminal justice.
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What it the crimes that are happening here in New York are congested pricing, that's a crime.
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The city of yes is a crime.
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And the biggest criminal in this city council is the speaker who endorses this stuff.
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Our council members do not speak for us, but you do speak for the criminals.
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I don't even wanna be here.
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I don't know why I'm here.
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I'm just repulsed by you guys.
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The the common sense what is it?
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The oppressive caucus?
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That's what you guys are.
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You guys oppressive caucus.
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I know you think everything is funny, but these testimonies are important because many people are afraid to speak up and we're not.
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So we let New Yorkers know and we let you know that this committee is a kangaroo committee.
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It shouldn't even exist.