To: New York City Council
New York City Council: Stop discriminatory policing by the NYPD / Al Consejo de la Ciudad de Nue...
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New Yorkers want to live in a safe city where police officers treat all residents equally and respectfully, and are not above the law. In the coming weeks, the City Council will vote on landmark police reform legislation aimed at ending discriminatory policing and bringing real accountability to the NYPD. New York City Council: Pass a strong ban on discriminatory profiling and create an NYPD Inspector General for independent oversight now!
Los neoyorquinos desean vivir en una ciudad segura, en la que los oficiales de policía traten a todos los residentes de la misma manera y con respeto, y no se consideren por encima de la ley. En las próximas semanas el Consejo de la Ciudad votará sobre una legislación sin precedente de reforma a la policía, destinada a terminar con su actitud discriminatoria y a hacer al NYPD verdaderamente responsables de sus actos. ¡Consejo de la Ciudad de Nueva York: aprueben una resolución fuerte que acabe con la utilización de criterios raciales y discriminatorios, y establezcan de inmediato un Inspector General que lleve a cabo una supervisión independiente del NYPD!
Los neoyorquinos desean vivir en una ciudad segura, en la que los oficiales de policía traten a todos los residentes de la misma manera y con respeto, y no se consideren por encima de la ley. En las próximas semanas el Consejo de la Ciudad votará sobre una legislación sin precedente de reforma a la policía, destinada a terminar con su actitud discriminatoria y a hacer al NYPD verdaderamente responsables de sus actos. ¡Consejo de la Ciudad de Nueva York: aprueben una resolución fuerte que acabe con la utilización de criterios raciales y discriminatorios, y establezcan de inmediato un Inspector General que lleve a cabo una supervisión independiente del NYPD!
Why is this important?
In a couple of weeks the City Council will vote on two major police reform bills, banning racial profiling and creating an Inspector General to provide oversight for the NYPD. But Mayor Bloomberg is threatening to veto this important legislation.
In his time as mayor, Bloomberg has increased the number of “Stop-and-Frisks” six fold—mostly targeting young Black and Latino men and boys. And now he is accusing the New York Times, the New York Civil Liberties Union, and City Council Members of putting the city in danger with these reforms. In a political move we’ve seen time and again over the last decade, he used the tragic deaths in Boston last month and on 9/11 to justify policing practices that violate our civil liberties, saying “God forbid terrorists succeed in striking our city” because of these laws.
Both bills are cosponsored by at least 32 City Council Members—a majority of the City Council—but we need 34 votes to overcome a veto from Mayor Bloomberg.
Policies like Stop-and-Frisk and the widespread spying on Muslim mosques and college Muslim Student Associations (which the NYPD admits has never produced a single lead), degrade the police-community relationship that is needed for a safe city and turn some New Yorkers into second class citizens.
We all need safe communities -- for our kids, our parents, our friends, and our loved ones. But we can't make our neighborhoods safe by violating the fundamental civil rights of our neighbors.
Take action now for a better NYPD and a safer New York. Please sign this petition, and then forward it to your friends.
In his time as mayor, Bloomberg has increased the number of “Stop-and-Frisks” six fold—mostly targeting young Black and Latino men and boys. And now he is accusing the New York Times, the New York Civil Liberties Union, and City Council Members of putting the city in danger with these reforms. In a political move we’ve seen time and again over the last decade, he used the tragic deaths in Boston last month and on 9/11 to justify policing practices that violate our civil liberties, saying “God forbid terrorists succeed in striking our city” because of these laws.
Both bills are cosponsored by at least 32 City Council Members—a majority of the City Council—but we need 34 votes to overcome a veto from Mayor Bloomberg.
Policies like Stop-and-Frisk and the widespread spying on Muslim mosques and college Muslim Student Associations (which the NYPD admits has never produced a single lead), degrade the police-community relationship that is needed for a safe city and turn some New Yorkers into second class citizens.
We all need safe communities -- for our kids, our parents, our friends, and our loved ones. But we can't make our neighborhoods safe by violating the fundamental civil rights of our neighbors.
Take action now for a better NYPD and a safer New York. Please sign this petition, and then forward it to your friends.