Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte and state Senator Brian A. Benjamin have reintroduced a bill,
A04615A on the Assembly side, and
S1137A on the Senate side, to prevent racial profiling by increasing data collection and reporting standards.
The bill that Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte and I have introduced will prohibit law enforcement officers from engaging in racial or ethnic profiling to help ensure we have one system of enforcement for our city and state.”
I strongly support this bill to combat racial profiling in New York’s law enforcement practices, which is urgently needed now more than ever, and thank my colleagues for their leadership during this time.”
“Historically, to be black in this country is to carry an increased burden,” State Senator Kevin Parker, who is co-sponsoring the bill, added, “a burden that includes not only a higher death rate, but also the continuous presence of racial discrimination and bias by law enforcement officers.
“We shouldn’t need legislation to prohibit law enforcement officers from engaging in illegal and unconstitutional racial and ethnic profiling, but we do,” said Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal, a co-sponsor from Manhattan’s 67th Assembly District.
