Christine Quinn Opposes Bill To Let New Yorkers Sue Over Racial Profiling By Cops
Thursday, April 25th, 2013
(New York Daily News) City Council Speaker Christine Quinn will oppose a bill that would allow New Yorkers to sue if they are racially profiled by cops, she said Wednesday.
In a speech outlining her public safety agenda, the mayoral contender came out against the bill to rein in stop and frisk by creating the right to sue in state court if cops stop them because of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion or other factors – even as she defended her support for a related measure to create an NYPD inspector general.
“I believe this presents a real risk that a multitude of state court judges issue rulings that could take control of police policy decisions away from the mayor and commissioner,” she said.
“Just as importantly, it could hamstring individual police officers, and make them fearful of the decisions they have to make on a moment’s notice, putting both their safety and the public’s safety at risk,” she said.
Christine Quinn Opposes Bill To Let New Yorkers Sue Over Racial Profiling By Cops




