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Debate over the necessity of the database versus other investigative tools
1:33:25
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Council Member Stevens argues that the NYPD has other effective tools for crime-solving and that the gang database is unnecessary. She emphasizes the need to restore community trust and questions the NYPD's reliance on the database.
- Stevens asserts that NYPD has other means to locate areas of violence
- Debate over whether the database is essential or just one part of many tools
- Stevens argues for better community policing strategies
- NYPD officials insist the database provides crucial intelligence for deployments
- Discussion on the balance between data-driven policing and community trust
Althea V. Stevens
1:33:25
of it.
1:33:26
Yeah.
1:33:26
And that's what I'm Everything's a part.
1:33:28
Guys have a lot of other tools that could be used and that's what I'm saying.
1:33:31
We're saying the same thing.
1:33:33
I know you have other tools and I know that you use other investigatory ways.
1:33:36
Obviously, there's a shooting, but what I'm saying is there are other tools that you should be using especially when this is you can it's clear evidence that this is racial profiling when 99%
Michael LiPetri
1:33:48
This is
Michael Gerber
1:33:48
not racial profiling.
Michael LiPetri
1:33:50
This is precision.
Althea V. Stevens
1:33:51
We we can't just change and
Michael LiPetri
1:33:52
we're able to give you data because of the database.
1:33:56
That's how you get your data.
1:33:58
If we didn't have a database, you wouldn't be able to get data.
Jason Savino
1:34:01
Council member a database,
Michael LiPetri
1:34:02
and we can give you data.