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Council Member Salaam addresses inappropriate comments and attempts to redirect
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Council Member Yusef Salaam responds to inappropriate comments made by a member of the public, Alex Stein. Salaam attempts to maintain decorum and redirect the conversation to stay on topic.
- Salaam states that describing a person's body is disrespectful
- He tries to establish rules for respectful conduct in the government setting
- Salaam attempts to redirect the speaker to stay on topic
Yusef Salaam
3:21:32
Uh-huh.
3:21:32
Describing a person's body is totally, totally disrespectful.
Alex Stein
3:21:36
What do you mean?
3:21:37
I can't describe somebody's head?
3:21:38
You can't describe somebody's body?
Yusef Salaam
3:21:40
I wouldn't describe your head.
3:21:42
Okay.
Alex Stein
3:21:42
I wouldn't describe yours either.
Yusef Salaam
3:21:43
But I'm just saying But describe a person's body You're allowed to
Alex Stein
3:21:46
describe I'm allowed to be descript.
3:21:48
Sir?
Yusef Salaam
3:21:48
Uh-huh.
3:21:50
Yes?
3:21:50
To disrespect anyone.
Alex Stein
3:21:52
Is that disrespectful?
3:21:53
How is that We
Yusef Salaam
3:21:53
have already established the rules.
Christopher Leon Johnson
3:21:56
Don't understand
Yusef Salaam
3:21:56
why this is And being respectful in the government
Alex Stein
3:22:00
You just had a councilwoman talking about sex workers, did you?
3:22:03
Not about how this software is gonna be used to recognize their face and
Yusef Salaam
3:22:06
divorce sex As long as you stay on top
Alex Stein
3:22:08
I know what I'm saying.
3:22:09
I So she can talk about sex work, but I can't say big booty Latina.
3:22:12
I'm confused on how that's not the same thing.
3:22:15
Know, but explain to me because you don't know the First Amendment.
3:22:17
You don't understand, I'm not being crude.
Yusef Salaam
3:22:19
Sir, I'm not denying you of your First Amendment rights.