Comptroller
John C. Liu stated the following today on the vote
in the City Council’s Committee of the Whole to override the Mayor’s
veto of the racial profiling bill, the passage in the full body of which
is now a foregone conclusion:
“The
Council is doing the right thing in overturning the Mayor’s veto and
standing up to his bullying. Ultimately, stop
and frisk should be abolished. In the meantime, we need protections
against racial profiling by police. Police should be working with
communities to keep everyone safe, instead of treating innocent New
Yorkers as if they are criminals.”
