50-a repeal tests how far police reforms go
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The Riverdale Press
Obviously, one bill does not solve all of our problems,” she said. “I think the biggest thing we are seeing across the country right now — and especially in New York — is a real need to reimagine what law enforcement and public safety are.”
Making these disciplinary records public is not going to undo a system of violence, of systemic racism, or any of the issues we have seen,” the senator said. “If we pass all the laws we want and don’t change the system under which the laws are functioning, then all we’ve really done is add another layer of policy that is not going to make it into the public discourse.”