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Council Member Salaam advises on legal resources
2:32:20
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Council Member Yusef Salaam engages with a member of the public who has been seeking assistance with law enforcement issues. Salaam recommends reaching out to the Neighborhood Defender Service for legal counsel.
- The member of the public expresses frustration with previous attempts to get help
- Salaam emphasizes the importance of legal recourse as a first step
- The interaction ends with the member of the public noting down the recommendation
Yusef Salaam
2:32:20
I have a question.
2:32:21
Have you reached out to the neighborhood defender services to seek counsel?
2:32:25
No.
2:32:27
That may be some that may be like a good first step to assist because when you talk about needing support in what you're going through oftentimes it's legal recourses that you have to go through first in order to find ways forward.
2:32:43
National Neighborhood Defender Service.
UKNOWN
2:32:49
I think I think I've been to them already because I'm into legal aid.
2:32:54
I'm into a couple.
2:32:56
So so far, like, nobody assisted me.
2:32:58
So, like, I'm into a I'm now into legal aid and something in Manhattan with the lawyers, lawyers guild or or whatever it was.
2:33:07
So so far, like, nobody is assisting me in getting law enforcement to stop attacking me, which I would say it has to be them because they are refusing to investigate my claims.
Yusef Salaam
2:33:17
Gotcha.
2:33:18
Gotcha.
2:33:19
Well, hopefully, they'll be able to assist you from now.
UKNOWN
2:33:23
Okay.
2:33:23
So neighborhood Defender service.
2:33:25
Defender service.
2:33:26
Okay.
2:33:27
Thank you very much.