CPR Statement Re: Re: Mayor de Blasio’s Announcing End of City Lawsuit Challenge Discriminatory Profiling Law (Local Law 71)

In response to Mayor de Blasio announcing that the city will end the lawsuit – initiated by the previous administration – challenging the Community Safety Act law (Local Law 71) that prohibits ‘bias-based’ police profiling, Communities United for Police Reform released the following statement from spokesperson Joo-Hyun Kang.

“We applaud Mayor de Blasio for announcing that he will drop the frivolous lawsuit initiated by the previous administration against the City Council for passing a historic, common-sense law to protect New Yorkers from bias-based police profiling. New Yorkers should never be profiled by the police simply because of who they are – whether based on their race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, housing status, or other factors that have nothing to do with reasonable suspicion of criminal activity. The de Blasio administration’s move to end this ill-advised Bloomberg-era lawsuit and its waste of taxpayer dollars is a victory for the public safety of all New Yorkers.”

About Communities United for Police Reform

Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) is an unprecedented campaign to end discriminatory policing practices in New York, and to build a lasting movement that promotes public safety and policing practices based on cooperation and respect– not discriminatory targeting and harassment.

CPR brings together a movement of community members, lawyers, researchers and activists to work for change. The partners in this campaign come from all 5 boroughs, from all walks of life and represent many of those unfairly targeted the most by the NYPD. CPR is fighting for reforms that will promote community safety while ensuring that the NYPD protects and serves all New Yorkers.

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