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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Christopher Leon Johnson, Member of the Public
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140 sec
Christopher Leon Johnson testifies in support of the proposed bills while also calling for the refund of a political donation from a lawyer involved in ADA lawsuits. He expresses concern about abusive lawsuits against businesses while emphasizing the importance of disability rights.
- Calls for Councilmember Julie Menin to have her political club, Lexington Dems, refund a $250 donation from lawyer Darren Martin
- Suggests stricter requirements for filing ADA lawsuits, such as proof of visiting the business
- Supports the bills but wants to address the issue of potentially abusive lawsuits
Christopher Leon Johnson
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Okay.
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My name is hello.
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Hill chairs, Williams and the police.
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My name is Christopher Leon Johnson.
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I'm here to support all the bills, but at the same time, I am calling on the council member Julie Menon to have her political club, the Lexington Dems, refund a $250 donation from mister Darren I think it was mister Darren Darren Martin Darren Martin who is who donated $23 to the Lexington Democratic Club.
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I am calling on Vanessa Aronson, who is the president of I'm staying on topic.
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Yeah.
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The return of the money because, yes, she was right and these council members are correct about the abusive lawsuits that mister Joslyn Pierre who has filed a 13 lawsuits, against these businesses, but at the same time, the lawyer donated money to these to that, political club.
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I'm calling that political club to refund that money or donate that money to a nonprofit that is that's gonna be part of the intro twelve sixty that's gonna be part of twelve sixty that'll provide legal assistance to, any small business like NYGLAG or, right to counsel.
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My thing is that is that, look, we have a big issue with we we I love my disabled people.
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Disabled people need their rights, but at the same time, they shouldn't be able to abuse these lawsuits.
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They should put a bill in this into the city council to help the state assembly where, the only way you could sue a business if you if you even touched if you ever been around you have to have proof that you was at that business.
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You at the business, not at the picture, but you have to be like, the cameras and stuff like that, you have to be at the business.
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That's the that's my that's my opinion about this stuff.
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So like I said, but going forward, like I said, I'm calling on the the the city council member Julie Menon to condemn Lexington Democrats and calling them to refund the $203 donation $203 donation from mister Darren, mister Darren, mister from the lawyers.
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That from 02/2023 is on New York State campaign finance web website, New York State campaign finance, board website.
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So I'm calling them to refund that money and missus Vanessa t Aronson to refund that money and if she don't, the city council if she whoever's get elected by the city council, they should question about that.
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Thank you.
Nantasha Williams
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Thank you.
Christopher Leon Johnson
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Thank you.
Nantasha Williams
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Have a good day.
Christopher Leon Johnson
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Thank you.