NYPD brass revealed that the city spent over $1.4 million in three months on overtime due to the 'How Many Stops Act,' raising questions about the law's efficacy in public safety.
Councilman Bob Holden criticized some of his colleagues for focusing on political theatrics instead of addressing public safety, highlighting the excessive paperwork created by the new law.
NYPD Deputy Commissioner Michael Gerber testified that officers spent about 18,000 hours filing reports under the How Many Stops Act, significantly impacting police response times.
Despite the implementation of the How Many Stops Act to document police encounters, critics noted that up to 30% of such encounters remain undocumented.
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