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Debate over criminal activity requirements for database inclusion
1:41:13
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Council Member Cabán and NYPD officials engage in a heated exchange about the criteria for inclusion in the gang database, particularly focusing on whether criminal convictions are necessary and the distinction between arrests and convictions.
- NYPD confirms that evidence of criminal activity is not required for database inclusion
- Officials state that only 1% of individuals in the database have not been arrested
- Cabán emphasizes the difference between arrests, accusations, and convictions
- The debate highlights concerns about due process and the potential for over-inclusion in the database
Michael Gerber
1:41:13
Correct?
1:41:14
If your question is, does someone have to have committed a crime order to be in the database?
1:41:19
The answer to that question is no.
Michael LiPetri
1:41:21
And that's okay.
1:41:22
Let me just add to that.
1:41:23
That's 1% of the database.
1:41:25
1%.
Jason Savino
1:41:27
Yeah.
1:41:27
It vast majority of the individuals in the database have committed a multitude of crimes and a multitude of violent crimes.
1:41:36
And that one percent
Tiffany Cabán
1:41:37
Have been convicted of?
Jason Savino
1:41:38
Of I'm sorry.
Tiffany Cabán
1:41:40
Have been convicted of?
Jason Savino
1:41:40
Arrested of.
Tiffany Cabán
1:41:41
Okay.
1:41:41
So they have not been convicted of?
Jason Savino
1:41:43
I have
Tiffany Cabán
1:41:44
not been proven beyond a reasonable doubt to be of a crime.
1:41:48
They have only been so ninety nine percent of people have been accused of A multi crime on that list.
Jason Savino
1:41:53
Of arrest.
1:41:53
In fact, a very low No.
Jumaane Williams
1:41:55
I think
Tiffany Cabán
1:41:55
you've answered my question.
Jumaane Williams
1:41:57
There's a
Tiffany Cabán
1:41:57
difference between accused and arrested and convicted.
Jason Savino
1:42:01
And and that one
Tiffany Cabán
1:42:02
I'm gonna move on.
1:42:03
Thank you for answering my question.
Michael LiPetri
1:42:04
I I have a few more felony.