With a referendum on the ballot, early voters in Rochester are already weighing in on a proposed police accountability board. The proposed board has caused intense debate within the community. If approved, the civilian-led oversight board would act independently from city government and the Rochester Police Department to investigate complaints of police misconduct.
The Rochester Police Locust Club says the legislation is not legal, despite a recent decision by a panel of state Appellate Division justices to allow the vote.
Our guests debate the proposed board and discuss police-community relations. In studio:
- Mike Mazzeo, president of the Rochester Police Locust Club
- Adam DeVincentis, secretary of the Rochester Police Locust Club
- Ted Forsyth, member of the executive committee for the Police Accountability Board Alliance
- Rev. Lewis Stewart, co-chair of the Rochester Coalition for Police Reform, and president of the United Christian Leadership Ministry
- Stanley Martin, member of the executive committee for the Police Accountability Board Alliance
- Iman Abid, co-chair of the Rochester Coalition for Police Reform, and local chapter director of the ACLU of New York
