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NetQuarterLatte t1_j67hl9n wrote

On the topic of police violence, remember that not every representative in NYC voted in favor of the "Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022".

These were the votes against the bill by the representatives from NYC:

  • Malliotakis (R)
  • Ocasio-Cortez (D)
  • Zeldin (R)

https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022525

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gambalore t1_j67vh2c wrote

Lee Zeldin’s district was entirely on Long Island, not part of NYC.

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NetQuarterLatte t1_j68q8ir wrote

He might still run for governor again and show up in the ballots in NYC. I don’t see the downside of remembering it.

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gambalore t1_j68rwa2 wrote

No way is he going to be able to defeat soon-to-be Governor Santos. I’ve never seen such a qualified candidate.

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ardvarkforce t1_j6buo1o wrote

Did you hear he was the 3rd man on the moon? Now that's a qualified candidate.

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thoughtsarefalse t1_j67rrxj wrote

I wonder if AOC voted no because it wasnt enough? Odd that she would vote no for any other reason.

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gambalore t1_j67vpts wrote

AOC and other progressives voted against the bill because of a lack of any kind of accountability attached to the bill or the training and because it was fast-tracked to the floor without going through committee where there might have been a chance to add some teeth to it. Basically Congress wanted to pass something that made it seem like they were doing something about policing without actually doing anything about policing and the people who actually care about the issue saw through it.

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NetQuarterLatte t1_j68qu6b wrote

The link you gave was about the Invest to Protect Act, which is a different bill.

Still a bad vote, in my opinion. But not applicable to NYC because the NYPD has more than 125 officers.

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NetQuarterLatte t1_j68uvtv wrote

A big part of that bill was to fund the DOJ to research/develop a model police training program that can used across police departments in the country.

It’s kind of pointless to say we are not going to vote for a bill that didn’t have studies associated with it, when the bill itself is also supposed to help produce such studies.

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