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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Haydel Michel on Police Misconduct and Accountability
9:28:12
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Haydel Michel testifies about personal experiences with police brutality and provides examples of other cases where law enforcement has allegedly abused their power or mistreated individuals. They ask the council for suggestions on how to address and stop police misconduct and terrorism.
- Michel cites several cases, including Steve Talley, Nella Gomez, and Adrian Schoolcraft, as examples of police misconduct and its consequences.
- They question the council on what steps should be taken when individuals are being assaulted by police, particularly asking what council members would advise their own family members to do in such situations.
- The testimony highlights concerns about police accountability and the need for protection against law enforcement abuse.
Haydel Michel
9:28:12
Thank you council for being here and taking the time to listen to to us.
9:28:17
I came here before previously, and and I was asking for assistance back in 2023.
9:28:23
For years, I've been asking for assistance because law enforcement have brutally sought to me, to pay me the site warrant to cause bodily injuries.
9:28:32
So I'm just mentioning some of the cases that we have in the news, which I gave everybody a copy.
9:28:38
If nobody has one, I have extra.
9:28:41
This guy named is Steve Talley.
9:28:43
He was arrested, made homeless, and blocked from getting the job.
9:28:49
This person's name is Nella Gomez, New York City police detective when she was assaulted like I was, and then police claimed that she was crazy.
9:29:00
This is another one.
9:29:02
New York City police officer Adrian Schoolcraft, he had evidence against police thrown in the sidewalk because police were scared of him exposing their corruption.
9:29:14
So law enforcement likes to terrorize people and since they like to do that so much, this this news article says that the councilman calling cops terrorists.
9:29:25
It was another one by the president calling the people who stole the capital terrorists, which included a couple of people in law enforcement.
9:29:33
So this came from, like, a lawyer's website that mentioned, do we have the right to defend ourselves against the police, which we do.
9:29:41
So my question is, what steps do you suggest that we take when we're being brutally assaulted by police?
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What would you tell your mother, your grandmother, your daughter, or your sister if they're being terrorized by police?
9:29:56
What steps would you suggest that they take to get the terrorism to stop?
9:30:03
I'll just go ahead and listen to your answers like anybody can answer.
Yusef Salaam
9:30:19
Well, definitely thank you for your testimony, all of you.
9:30:22
There's no questions for this particular panel.
9:30:27
Thank you.
Haydel Michel
9:30:29
So there's no suggestions that get law enforcement to stop attacking me?