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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Richard William Flores, Member of the Public
4:57:07
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Richard William Flores testifies about his concerns regarding crime in New York City, particularly focusing on his personal experiences as a victim of physical and sexual assaults. He expresses dissatisfaction with the NYPD's and other agencies' responses to these incidents and questions the accuracy of crime reduction claims.
- Flores reports being assaulted multiple times in May, including a violent incident outside his former workplace.
- He criticizes the NYPD's handling of his case, mentioning that an officer at the First Precinct did not officially take his incident report.
- Flores calls for a more sincere and factual account of measures being taken to ensure the safety of law-abiding citizens in NYC.
Richard William Flores
4:57:07
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to testify to the city council, especially to council member Justin Brennan, who has been present at the last three testimonials that I've made here in the month of May.
4:57:21
Commissioner Tisch and the NYPD testimonials today while explaining all of the efforts to combat reductions in crime, I don't feel are being assessed accurately by this council or by the NYPD or other municipal agencies including the Department of Inspection, Internal Affairs Bureau, Department of Homeless Services, Department of Social Services, HRA, Health and Hospitals, and even the Social Security Administration and other federal agencies including the DOJ, FBI, and CIA.
4:57:55
In the month of May alone, I have been targeted as a victim of crime experiencing both physical and sexual assaults on the streets of New York with no official resolution by the NYPD or other agencies namely the DOI and the IAB or even agencies like the CCRB.
4:58:14
These assaults were particularly violent on one occasion.
4:58:17
As I mentioned just the other day, a young college age person kicked a MTA glass partition glass repeatedly with the objective of shattering it, which I believe is a form of biochemical terrorism.
4:58:33
As far as the safest memorial day in terms of zero shootings, a criminal doesn't need a gun to kill someone.
4:58:41
I was physically assaulted in broad daylight at 17 State Street outside of a building where I used to be employed, again as I mentioned as a CCR agent for a company called Shareholder Communications from 1995, '19 '90 '8, and 02/2001 where I witnessed the attacks at the World Trade Center on 09/11.
4:58:59
I reported this assault from Memorial Day to the First Precinct.
4:59:03
I was told by an officer who did not and they did not officially take the incident report.
4:59:11
I was told and asked by the officer at the First Precinct whether I called 911 after the incidents.
4:59:20
I believe this is ridiculous and absurd.
4:59:23
The budget hearing is on what the NYPD policies are doing to combat crime in NYC and specifically commissioner Tisch and the NYPD and the affiliates should go over and beyond this meeting to have a sincere and factual account of what measures are being taken to ensure the safety of law abiding American citizens.