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Council Member Williams addresses generational trauma and community needs beyond arrests
2:28:58
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Council Member Jumaane Williams discusses the generational trauma affecting communities plagued by violence and criticizes the overreliance on arrests as a solution. He emphasizes the need for a more comprehensive approach to addressing community needs and violence prevention.
- Williams highlights the generational trauma in communities affected by violence
- He criticizes the repeated use of arrests as the primary response to community issues
- Williams acknowledges the trauma experienced by police officers responding to violent situations
- He calls for addressing the root causes of violence rather than solely relying on law enforcement responses
Jumaane Williams
2:28:58
We are dealing with communities that have generational traumas of violence that have been asking for certain things and all they keep getting is arrest and more arrest.
2:29:07
I am very clear that there are people behind 911 calls that respond to things that are also dealing with trauma on a human being that wanna go home.
2:29:16
And, what I keep trying to say is let's stop putting everybody in these situations when it's not addressing the causes of what we're asking for.
2:29:23
My next question What we're trying to deal with.
2:29:25
My next question is, I believe you said that if the database is taken down, the good work of the collaborative policing around ceasefire would have to stop.
2:29:35
Is that correct?
Michael LiPetri
2:29:37
As it is presently built, yes.