On Monday, criminal justice advocates gathered in New York City to demand the abolishment of the NYPD's gang database. They argue this database disproportionately targets Black and Latino individuals, with 96% representation within the list, leading to discriminatory policing practices. A City Council hearing planned for Intro 798 aims to abolish this database and requires police to notify individuals listed. The bill's sponsor, Bronx Council Member Althea Stevens, shifted her perspective after researching its impact, emphasizing it perpetuates surveillance and oppression of marginalized communities.
Many speakers wept as they spoke, referring to it as inherently racist. Bronx Council Member Althea Stevens noted that the database is 96% made up of Black and Latino individuals.
Commissioner Jessica Tisch claimed the database is key for tracking and arresting trigger pullers in New York, but advocates argue it's discriminatory.
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