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Council member addresses perception of adversarial relationship with NYPD
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Council Member Rita Joseph addresses the perception of an adversarial relationship between the City Council and NYPD. She clarifies that the council is not against the NYPD, but their stance is based on lived experiences.
- Joseph emphasizes that the 'us against you' mentality is a perception partly created by the NYPD
- She mentions personal attacks by some officers on council members
- The council member expresses a commitment to continue pushing back while also engaging in dialogue
Rita Joseph
1:52:45
That we're against NYPD.
1:52:47
We're not.
1:52:47
It's based off of experience, lived experience as council member deputy speaker spoke about.
1:52:54
So it's always the Us against you.
1:52:57
It's not I think it's a perception that you guys also put out there as well.
1:53:02
Some of your officers personally have attacked us and so we will continue to push back, but we're also here this morning.
1:53:09
I have a couple of questions around last year we had a conversation around NYPD assistant school safety agent.
1:53:14
I want to follow-up on that conversation.
1:53:17
What is the budget and the actual headcount for school safety agent and assistant school safety agent positions?