New York City Council overrides mayor's veto of police transparency bill

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ON HOW THIS IS IMPACTING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON CBS2 NEWS BEGINNING AT 4:30. >>> A MAJOR WIN FOR POLICE REFORM ADVOCATES. THE CITY COUNCIL OVERRIDES THE POLICE VETO OF A POLICE TRANSPARENCY BILL BY A VOTE OF 42-9, CBS2 LISA ROZNER REPORTS, NOW POLICE WILL BE REQUIRED TO DOCUMENT THE AGE, RACE AND GENDER OF EVERY PERSON THEY STOP, EVEN FOR NONCRIMINAL ENCOUNTERS. >> Reporter: COME JULY, NYPD OFFICERS REQUIRED TO LOG BASIC INFO ABOUT EVERY CIVILIAN THEY STOP FOR LOW-LEVEL ENCOUNTERS, KNOWN AS LEVEL ONE STOPS, SUCH AS A SEARCH FOR MISSING PERSON. COUNCILMEMBER YUSUF SALAAM SAY IT WILL BRING RESIDENT CHANGE TO THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND ANOTHER FOR BLACK AND LATINO MEN WERE FALSELY ACCUSED AND CONVICTED OF A WHITE JOGGER IN CENTRAL PARK IN 1989. >> OF THESE LAWS WERE IN PLACE, IN 1989 -- I VOTE AYE. >> Reporter: OF THE 51 COUNCIL MEMBERS, 42 VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE BILL, SAYING THAT IT WILL PREVENT RACIAL PROFILING. A FEDERAL MONITOR OVERSEE THE NYPD STOP AND FRISK TACTICS LAST YEAR FOUND 97% OF PEOPLE STOPPED WERE BLACK OR HISPANIC. >> WHEN WE SEE THE RED AND BLUE LIGHTS OUR HEARTS DROPPED LOWER STOMACH. >> Reporter: SEVERAL DEMOCRATS EVEN VOTED IN FAVOR OF WHO HAD NOW PREVIOUSLY. >> WHERE PEOPLE HAD TO RECONSIDER HOW THEIR EXPERIENCES ARE DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT THAN SOME OF THEIR COLLEGE OF COLOR. >> Reporter: ALL THE REPUBLICANS ALIKE COUNSEL VOTED AGAINST IT. >> WE MUST ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SMALL INCREMENTS IN ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS THAT CAN HAVE CASCADING EFFECTS ON OUR ALREADY STRETCHED RESOURCES. >> IS ASKING THEM TO DO MORE WHILE THEY HAVE LESS. >> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT THE POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION SAYS THIS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO RISING 911 RESPONSE TIMES AND DIMINISH POLICE PRESENCE IN NEIGHBORHOODS. COUNCILMEMBER OSWALD TOOK THE MAYOR'S INVITATION TO DO A RIDE ALONG WITH THE NYPD OVER THE WEEKEND. HE DIDN'T CHANGE HIS MIND. BEAM EQUITY TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE MODERNIZING THEIR SYSTEMS, SO THAT THEY WON'T HAVE TO DO PAPERWORK >> Reporter: THE MEMBERS THEY GREETING THE PUBLIC AND PROVIDED DIRECTIONS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE DOCUMENTED AT CITY HALL. LISA ROZNER, CBS2 NEWS. >> WE DID REACH OUT TO THE MAYOR FOR AN INTERVIEW, HE DID SAY THAT THROUGH A STATEMENT
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Channel: CBS New York
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Keywords: CBS2 News At 11, NYPD, New York City Council
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Length: 2min 27sec (147 seconds)
Published: Wed Jan 31 2024
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