PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Christopher Leon Johnson, Member of the Public, on the POST Act and NYPD Surveillance Technology
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Christopher Leon Johnson testifies against the POST Act, arguing for the need of surveillance technology to address crime concerns, particularly related to immigrants. He criticizes the City Council's efforts to defund the NYPD and remove surveillance tools like ShotSpotter.
- Johnson expresses support for facial recognition technology to identify potential criminals.
- He claims that the City Council's actions are aimed at defunding the police and supporting "corrupt nonprofits" and NGOs.
- Johnson is interrupted by Council Member Yusef Salaam for going off-topic but insists his comments about ShotSpotter are relevant to the POST Act discussion.
Christopher Leon Johnson
3:22:41
Hello.
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My name is Christopher Leon Johnson.
3:22:44
I I love your stuff, Alex.
3:22:45
You're a funny guy.
3:22:46
You're a funny person.
3:22:47
Actually the the Gutierrez video, you're right about that.
3:22:50
Okay.
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So I wanna speak against the post act.
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I'm gonna explain why because look, if this was like 2018, okay, it would be Ford, but this is 2025 and he's right.
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We got a lot of legal immigrants and that's what they are because Trump is saying it, in this city.
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They commit a lot of crimes and we need this technology to know who these people are because if we get facial recognition, we could probably find out who these people are.
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It's a it's a it's a new time right now.
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This is not 2018, it's not 2017, and we need this we need this technology.
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One thing I'm really concerned about a lot is this thing about ShotSpotter, which I guys want to get rid of ShotSpotter.
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All this is about with the city council is getting rid all these software, these tech software programs, defund the NYPD, defund the police, and give these corrupt nonprofits.
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Give them these corrupt NGOs that keep you guys, including you mister Salaam, into office.
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And I know that you're running your boy, Raymond Santana, and he's trying to get in the city council in the Eighth District, and you're trying to and this is all about.
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You want to defund the NYPD so you could take that money
Yusef Salaam
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and get to remind you to stay on topic, sir.
Christopher Leon Johnson
3:24:02
I am staying on topic.
Yusef Salaam
3:24:03
That's not Why are you being it is on topic, dude.
Christopher Leon Johnson
3:24:05
It is on topic, man.
3:24:07
It is on topic, bro.
3:24:09
It is on topic.
3:24:10
Shockspotter is part of the post act, bro.
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It's part of post act.
Yusef Salaam
3:24:13
Sir?