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Discussion on public safety and identification procedures at CUNY
2:44:55
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Council Member Kalman Yeger and Chancellor Felix Matos Rodriguez debate the effectiveness of CUNY's identification procedures and public safety measures, particularly in relation to masked individuals on campus.
- Yeger argues for a rule prohibiting face coverings on campus for security reasons
- Rodriguez explains that individuals must go through security and identify themselves to enter buildings
- Yeger expresses concern about the ease of circumventing current identification processes
- Rodriguez asserts that public safety will take appropriate action if individuals engage in inappropriate conduct
Kalman Yeger
2:44:55
is the Wouldn't it a nerd to the public safety of all the students and and faculty and people who are present on CUNY campuses to have a rule that says don't cover your face on our campuses.
2:45:07
We we you know, you can't get onto a plane with your face all covered.
2:45:12
You gotta show yourself who you are.
2:45:13
It's gotta match your ID.
2:45:15
Can't just walk around wherever I can't walk in here all covered up and the security doesn't know who I am.
2:45:20
Let me in the building.
Felix Matos Rodriguez
2:45:21
We we we have ways, a, to be in the building means that you went through, security, and identified But but
Kalman Yeger
2:45:29
but but chancellor, if if you're causing trouble and you're showing up at a protest and yelling and doing
Felix Matos Rodriguez
2:45:34
If if you're causing trouble and you're one of our students and you have to identify yourself or if you're a child
Kalman Yeger
2:45:40
But the chair already established that the identification process is meaningless because public safety walks up and says, you have ID, and the guy says, sure.
2:45:47
I have ID right here.
2:45:48
Here's my face.
2:45:49
And then puts the mask back up and the and the security guy says, thank you very much.
2:45:53
Have a great day.
Felix Matos Rodriguez
2:45:53
No.
2:45:54
If they're if they're engaged in in inappropriate conduct, public safety will
Kalman Yeger
2:45:57
make will make will make
Felix Matos Rodriguez
2:45:59
the arrest or the kind of disciplinary or disperse the crowd.