The Act Would Require, Among Other Things, That Referees Fill Out Form Every Time They Speak to a Season Ticket Holder Regarding Any NNFL Action.
Mayor Eric Adams was right to veto the How Many Stops Act, and now the City Council must vote to uphold that veto.
I can see how many council members didn’t fully understand what they were signing onto when they approved this bill.
I was an assistant district attorney for 42 years, and I had to read it several times to really appreciate this bill’s practical impact and harmful effects.
The act would require, among other things, that police officers fill out a form every time they speak to a witness or possible witness to a crime.
If the officer approaches someone on the street and asks if he or she saw anything in relation to a crime, the officer has to fill out a form.
We are not talking about “stops” in the traditional sense, where police detain a person. Those are already covered by another mandatory police report, commonly known as the stop-and-frisk report, which has been around for decades.
The new bill requires reporting when the officer approaches people on the street and asks them questions for any “law enforcement or investigative purpose.”
Yes, as supporters say, it doesn’t require a form if the officer just says “Hello” or “How ya doin’?” But pretty much anything else to do with investigating crime, community policing, conditions in the neighborhood, or fears that people in the community might have will require a form.
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