NYC Council Nixes Mayor Veto of Bill Regulating Police Stops.

The New York City Council has overridden Mayor Eric Adams's veto of a bill that requires police officers to document their low-level investigative encounters with civilians, despite opposition from the police department and law enforcement unions. The bill will require officers to record the race, ethnicity, gender, and age of anyone they talk to, along with the reason for the encounter and the basis for stopping the person. The council also overrode the mayor's veto of a bill that bans solitary confinement in city jails. Mayor Adams, a former NYPD captain, has expressed concerns that the legislation will slow down police response time and create burdensome paperwork. Supporters of the bill argue that it is necessary to address racially biased and unlawful stops. [Extracted from the article]

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