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Council Member Holden emphasizes the importance of the gang database for law enforcement
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Council Member Robert F. Holden expresses strong support for the NYPD's use of the gang database, emphasizing its crucial role in law enforcement and crime prevention. He argues that the database is an essential tool for police work, helping officers identify patterns of violence and allocate resources effectively.
- Holden criticizes attempts to eliminate the gang database as 'ridiculous' and 'against common sense'
- He highlights the database's importance in cataloging suspected gang members and aiding in case resolution
- Holden warns that removing the gang database could lead to increased gun violence and overall crime
Robert F. Holden
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Thank you, chair, and thank you, commissioner, again for an outstanding testimony.
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As always, you came prepared.
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Your team is very prepared.
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And, you know, we we we heard about the benefits of the gang database today, but sometimes that just goes in one ear and out the other because it's it serves a key function for NYPD.
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For any law enforcement agency, you have to know who you're looking for, what area to start.
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You just can't say, well, let's look over the eight and a half million people in New York City and let's let's start from there.
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So crime prevention.
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We talked you talked about that.
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You catalog individuals suspected of gang involvement.
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That's where you start.
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Basic, basic police work.
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They wanna take that away from you with this.
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It's ridiculous.
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It's totally ridiculous.
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It's it's against common sense.
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You know, the way you identify patterns of violence is police work, drug trafficking, police work, other criminal activity.
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You have to know where you're looking who you're looking for.
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Resource allocation, like you mentioned, is driven by policing.
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It relies on tools like the gang one tool, like the gang database.
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It's not the only tool.
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It's good detective work.
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It's asking questions.
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It's it's talking about individuals and understanding where to deploy officers.
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Because you know if there's a gang shooting, they're gonna retaliate, most likely.
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So you know where to look.
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Also, the in the in the case resolution, database aids in solving crimes by linking suspects to gang networks.
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Take that take that away from NYPD, you're going to have more gun violence and just violence.