Your guide to NYC's public proceedings.
REMARKS
Concluding remarks on fair process and removal of DNA samples
1:14:01
ยท
66 sec
Council Member Diana I. Ayala makes concluding remarks emphasizing the need for a fair process in DNA collection and the importance of removing DNA samples when appropriate. She acknowledges the reality of crime in her community while stressing the importance of protecting innocent individuals.
- Ayala emphasizes the need for a fair process in DNA collection
- She acknowledges the prevalence of crime in her community
- Ayala stresses the importance of removing DNA samples of individuals not convicted or arrested
- The council member calls for immediate removal of DNA samples when a person is found not to be involved in a crime
Diana I. Ayala
1:14:01
Yeah.
1:14:02
I mean I know I see it in my in my community all the time.
1:14:05
We just wanna make sure that the process is fair.
1:14:08
We don't we're not saying you shouldn't be collecting DNA from a person that committed a crime, but we also I also don't believe that we should be storing DNA samples of a young person who hasn't been you know convicted or arrested for any you know for a crime.
1:14:26
And you know in the same case you say it works both ways.
1:14:29
Once that once you know that sample is collected, if you know assuming that it was collected with consent and we find that that person you know is not in fact, that that person's DNA should be removed from a database immediately.
1:14:44
That's all I'm saying.
1:14:46
So I'll leave it at that.
1:14:47
Thank you chair.
Yusef Salaam
1:14:50
Thank you.
1:15:03
I wanna turn the next set of questioning over to the public advocate.