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Resp. ID Comments Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 1 No Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Panhandling has gotten out of control throughout the city. This acutely affects quality of life for city residents and also presents a horrible image to people who live outside the city who we depend on to patronize our businesses.
This should be top priority for City Hall. In order to discourage this behavior, the punishment should be drug/alcohol rehabilitation and/or mental health 3 counseling. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Let the police accountability board operate with it's full authority, including 5 disciplinary powers, like the residents voted for them to do. Yes Yes Unsure Yes No Actively try to reduce poverty in Rochester in conduction with better 6 policing reform Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure
Reallocation of funds in the city budget, specifically I saw that new departments were being built in areas. It is far more important to put those resources into areas that would benefit from it. Police’s role in our communities is too broad and should be narrowed down. Furthermore The police agencies within Monroe County should all reexamine the hiring standards for police officers (Bachelor’s degree at minimum). Modern policing develops a culture of rewarding silence. There needs to be a negotiation with the police unions to not only prevent officers from being rehired, but also come up with a form of licensure for officers so that if they violate the terms of their duty then they have their license revoked. Much 7 like registered nurses. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I support a significant (30%+) cut to RPD budget, with those cuts going to support other crisis intervention programs and wellness programs that get to the root of violent and criminal behavior in our city.
If municipal buildings or community policing fit within that reduced framework, I support them.
Justice and Peace come when we break the cycles that cause injustice and violence. Punishment & enforcement can't do that. Services that support 8 our communities and the people who live in them can. Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure 9 Mayor Warren needs to resign! Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Enforce laws, rules and policies for all, civilians & officers. Hire a police chief and empower him or her to do their job and if they don't, then fire them. Mayor has to support the RPD in the public eye or their difficult job in a 11 world of anti-authority is more dangerous than it already is. No No Yes Yes Yes You have to let the police officers do their job. This current situation is not working. Pan handling is out of control. You have to put a stop to it. There is a total disregard for vehicle and traffic laws in certain city neighborhoods. People speed, ignore traffic control devices, and drive unlicensed dirt bikes, ATVs, and go karts on city roads with zero consequence. Open air drug activity is more blatant than ever. It's disgusting to watch every day. You need to enforce the noise ordinance. People are blasting car and home stereos to levels that are totally unacceptable. You need to enforce quality of life laws in all neighborhoods. People are doing whatever they want and Rochester is a zoo full of miscreants. Just look at what happened in the plaza on Ridge Road. The reckless behavior is going unchecked and residents and businesses are fed up. Stop fooling yourselves and realize that laws have to be enforced or nobody will want to come into any city neighborhood and spend money in stores or restaurants. Riots and protests have put Rochester in a disgraceful light. Stop acting like it's ok and start condemning it. Do something about it before it's too late. What you're doing is not working and 14 is putting respectable city residents and employees in real danger. Yes No Yes No No Going back to review all body cam footage etc. for the past 3 years is such a waste of effort. MOVE forward not backwards. If you are going to look into the past about anything it should be the mayor herself as well as the things 15 the new interim chief is hiding in her closet of skeletons! No Yes Unsure No Yes Defunding the police and investing in other social programs for our community. I may live in Henrietta now but my goal is to become a resident 16 of the city of Rochester, I visit the city often. Yes Yes Unsure Yes No 20 catch the bad guys Yes No Yes No No Before you try to arrest or tailgate someone black, why don't you try to find some information on the person instead of starting with the fact that they're black? Because I have seen it happen so many times where I, myself, was 21 targeted because I'm black. Yes Yes Yes No Yes More officers so more presence in the neighborhoods to give officers more 22 time to have face to face contact with citizens No No Yes No Yes Hire more officers, raise the age limit for individuals interested in becoming a police officer, hold separate process for individuals that mayjust wasn't to be an officer that works in a building or office work, desk work, not on the street. Build back better the communications, and gain the trust of the 24 people of Rochester in all neighborhoods. No Yes Yes Yes Yes I disagree with paying outside contractor to redesign our police dept. We can work on our community without them. It is important that all of the community is invited into the process of healing; and taking our city to a better place. I also think you must take the time to work with FTPR & BLM organizers. They have proven they have the skill to organize the people of 25 Rochester and collaborate with all parties concerned. Yes No Yes Unsure Yes Support and back up your police officers. Without them, the city will fall 27 apart and be worse than what it already is Yes No Yes No Yes You could actually get a competent mayor, one that isn't a criminal, and a liar. Also, maybe you could elect an interim police chief that actually knows 28 what policing has been like within the last 10 years. No No No No No Hire more officers. Street level crime units that enforce quality of life and 29 vice related activity. Yes No Yes No Yes 30 Support police No No Yes No Yes
31 Please let the police do their jobs and leave the politics out of it. No Unsure Yes No Yes Keep criminals in jail. Do not let individuals with weapons charges out so that they can continue to commit weapons crimes (or be the next homicide 33 victim.) No Unsure Yes No Yes 34 Abolish the police! Yes Yes No Yes No Let the police do their jobs, trust the training and process. Why would we take advice from people who have no police knowledge? We are really going to let the "citizens" drive the police force for public safety? Never going to 35 work No No Yes No Unsure 36 Fuck you cop haters. This city is a shit hole because of you. No No Yes No No 37 Mayor should resign. No No No No No I realize that #5 is a not-so-subtle way of asking if we support increasing 41 police funding. We don’t. Defund or we’ll be back on the streets. Yes Yes Yes Unsure No 42 Let the police officers do their jobs. Yes No No No Unsure 44 Do more to arrest people who are breaking the law on dirt bikes. No Yes Yes Yes Yes 46 Please let the police do their jobs. No No Yes No Yes Police need to be able to use force to subdue criminals. The current riots disguised as protests need to be quelled so people can live in peace. Residents should be able to move freely in the city without being molested 47 by people blocking roadways. Let the cops do their job. No No Yes No Yes 48 Keep politics out of policing No No Yes No Yes 49 Support the Blue. No No No No No
Yes, let the police do their jobs and stop interfering. People who have never been police officers have no business telling them how to do their jobs. 50 That’s like someone who’s not in the medical field giving medical advice. Unsure No Yes No Unsure 51 Get cops out of schools, demilitarize police. Yes Yes Unsure Yes No
I honor, appreciate and respect our police. They are in a very difficult spot having to deal with so much. I would like to see efforts dedicated to our crime rate. Learning about regular shootings and stabbings in our city is demoralizing for our great city. Our leaders need to step away from their typical circles and reach out to each neighborhood as we each love our city. It takes a village is very pertinent. Be open minded. Willing to change. And build our city back up. People fear coming here and I know this as a business owner here and feedback from customers. Be willing to look at every avenue, listen to officers, listen to experts, business stakeholders, neighborhoods. There is not a magic wand solution but patience, listening, educating, 54 accurate info and willing to grow and adjust. Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Yes reforming the police is ineffectual. the only solution to decrease the harm being done by the RPD is to decrease their budget by a significant measure. this money can be put towards resources the community actually needs. those resources will do a better job of preventing crime than police ever will. I find it telling that these are the demands people have been marching with No 56 for months, but not a question you are asking for input on in this survey. Yes Yes Response Yes No First of all, community policing has been around far before Obama and the few occasions that I have interacted with police, they're always the same ones, so neighborhood policing already exists. I saw the Prude video and it is clear that the officers did not obstruct his airway and impede his breathing. It will be interesting to see the final toxicology report. This whole reform thing seems like a knee jerk reaction. Having civilians respond to mental hygiene situations seems like a big mistake. These people will be, often times, be put in danger and will need to call the police when they get in trouble. And what will they do when the subject needs to go to hospital and is not 57 cooperating?...... they will call the police. No No Yes No Unsure 60 Let the police do their job Yes No Yes No No
62 Let the cops be cops and do their job and stop letting criminals run this city Unsure No Yes No No This survey does not sit with me right. The first question appears self-serving, to provide the City with a data point that shows support for the Crisis Intervention Team, when in reality, we just do not want police to respond to mental health calls, and result in another killing of an unarmed black man. I have concerns with the lack of funding for this team when compared with the funding RPD receives but would much rather have mental health professionals involved with these cases, as we should never be criminalizing mental crises. The second question seems to point to the potential, costly hiring of the Wilmer Hale law firm to review RPD policies and procedures, instead of listening to the voices of the many community organizations. While I do believe the institution of policing is at its core, corrupt and racist, I understand that defunding or abolishing the police completely will not most likely happen in my lifetime. That being said, if we are going to continue funding the salaries of over 700 police officers for a city with a population of (hopefully) 200,000, I believe officers should live in the communities they serve. It is ridiculous that less than 50 officers live in the city and would be curious to know how many even live in Monroe County. We cannot continue to pour close to $100 million dollars into RPD and watch the majority of that money be funneled into the suburbs, where police officers live and spend blissfully, but continue to come to work everyday to brutalize Rochesterians. Question 5 is misleading - while I believe the interim police chief should be provided resources to reform the RPD, I do not believe additional funds are needed to do this. We could easily right-size our police department and limit overtime usage to provide millions of dollars for reforming efforts. Question 6 is confusing. I do not want the Administration (i.e. 'internally') to have oversight of such review, as the results would be biased toward the police, but I do believe our community (i.e. 'locally') has the brain power and the passion to conduct a thorough, DOJ- style investigation into RPD. We are surrounded by many colleges and universities full of students seeking research opportunities and professors invested in bettering this community. We have a wildly supported Police Accountability Board charged with precisely this suggestion; they are perfectly capable of reviewing BWC footage, offering suggestions to RPD policies, researching similar actions taken in other cities in the country, and listening to the community (with whom they have a better relationship with than the current Administration). This combined with the expertise and capabilities of the RASE Commission could produce a report that could put our community back on the right track. I hope these outreach efforts will continue and instead of posing questions in which you are searching for specific answers to support your agenda, I will offer the following suggestions: engage in face to face conversations with constituents; hold roundtables with activists, community stakeholder, and local leaders to actually discuss these issues; research the incredibly traumatizing impact the disproportionate reaction RPD has had to recent protests; and recognize the Mayor's power as the police chief's direct supervisor, and call on the police chief to issue effective general orders banning the covering of police 73 identifications and the use of military-grade weapons on protestors. Yes Unsure Yes Yes Unsure 76 Lovely Warren is a corrupt fool. Resign. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure 77 Support police because need them No No Yes Yes Yes Identify city council and elected officials who will work on both sides of the aisle and not be out for their own good by creating a divisive and polarizing community. To hear elected and city council officials publicly criticize and denounce their colleagues is a very sad representation of. Government and human integrity.. For the first time in my life I am embarrassed to be a resident of this city. As a tax paying, working professional who has lived in the city for over 60 years I now am contemplating putting my home for sale as are many of my neighbors. I do not feel the police force can effectively do their job and protect us as residents. The crime in my neighborhood has become increasingly alarming. The demise of a once beautiful neighborhood is progressively noticeable while city officials fight amongst themselves. It is 79 a disgrace. Work together instead of polarizing and creating fear and conflict. Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Civilian management person, non uniform, in charge of ALL police overtime. Overtime seems to be the force of police work now. Overtime needs to be 80 extensively evaluated to curtail the abuse that is happening in our city. Yes No Yes Yes Yes
This is an inadequate survey with limited options. For starters, I support having the RPD reviewed by the Police Accountability Board. “Independent” experts are rarely without bias and are not invested in our community. With regard to community policing, it is a good idea, but makes little difference if police policies remain unchanged. We need to find better solutions in order for our community to regain trust in those who are meant to protect and serve them. Having mental health calls removed from the scope of police work is a positive step and we need more solutions like it. We need to demilitarize our police force and teach officers to de-escalate conflict. Our city should be boldly re-thinking how to operate in our community. We should not invest any more money in our current system or in a slightly altered version of it. I don’t believe we should de-fund police, but I believe we should be cutting budgets that militarize our police force and incarcerate disproportionate numbers of black and brown bodies. Our police budgets should go toward rebuilding a police force that can be trusted to serve and 82 protect their community. Yes Unsure Yes Yes Unsure 83 Lovely - OUT. No No Yes No Unsure I think there is a fundamental lack of understanding regarding police training and the world of policing. This is quickly becoming a political issue, and the 84 safety of our city will suffer. No No Yes No Yes Hire more police officers. Overturn the ridiculous bail reform laws that tie their hands behind their backs. Give criminals incentive to refrain from committing violent acts by having serious penalties instead of letting them roam free without any consequences. Have the Mayor step down and put someone in there that is serious about quality of life in the city instead of 87 personal gain. No No Yes No Yes
The Mayor and the Police Chief need to have a professional and non friendly relationship. If she is bought, as she appears to be, the trust will be hurt worse than it already is. There are good citizens to protect in this city. Ones who choose not to get high on PCP and wreak havoc leading to disastrous conclusions. Keep changing the way LaRon ran the department and you will see your city turn into a dump like we see in Detroit and Atlanta. Community policing NEEDS substations, and won minute outposts. If the beechwood location had been in place the kids who were murdered at the party may have had a fighting chance by having LEO’s in a closer proximity. Instead this 88 city continues to play politics with it’s residents lives. No No Yes No Yes Reduce police and prison funding and redirect the money to directly funding Black and Brown Rochester community needs - education, health, and 89 housing. Yes Yes No Yes No Police should be walking the neighborhoods, not just driving thru. Police should have to reside in the city. Budget should be decreased and monies redirected to other resources for the community. Police dept should be at least 40% Black, to reflect the actual demographics 90 of the city. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 93 More focus on mental health and how to handle and manage. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I believe our police should be required to have annual training on topics such as racial bias awareness, customer service, safe and non-lethal restraint, dealing with altered mental status and people in crisis. I think training hours and topics should be communicated to our citizens.
Police overtime must be reigned in and services better handled by unarmed trained civilian staff should be adopted implemented as part of a police reform plan.
Our police need to be held to the highest standard of conduct and their training must enforce that the citizens are to be protected and served. When 94 that does not occur, proper discipline must be immediately enacted. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Defund the police??? These are not really questions they are statements meant to gaslight people into thinking they are involved. Stop treating us like we're idiots. P.S. make these questions less verbose and make them accessible to everyone. 96 Thank you! Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Let the police do their jobs. Allowing someone who has never been a police officer to tell them how to do their jobs is insane. I have a feeling that all this negativity is going to push good officers away. Officers will be hesitant to engage someone who commit a crime if they feel that they are going to be disciplined for it because they way they handle it doesn’t look or sound 97 pretty. Yes No Yes No Yes Follow the will of the people. We overwhelmingly voted for the implementation of the PAB. They need to be given the proper authority to make the changes that are needed in our community. If they had been allowed to operate as the people have directed, we could have avoided much of the strife and tribulations that we have encountered as a community this past summer. Law enforcement officers need to be out of their cars and back on the streets interacting with the community that they serve. RPD is only utilizing the crime prevention strategy of deference and they only do so poorly. CJ research has proven that deterrence alone does little to prevent crime. We currently are occupied by a reactionary force and not a organization that protects and serves. In my opinion the department needs to be fully deconstructed and built from the ground up to truly achieve what you claim to want. Also RPD needs to immediately cease the use of chemical weapons period. As a Marine and veteran of OEF it saddens me to see the lack of competency in the RPD when it comes to use of force and de-escalation 99 techniques. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure 100 Defund RPD and put it into the community Yes Yes No Yes No Remove Lovely. She throws anyone in her way under the bus. She has made an embarrassment of Rochester with her racist speeches and behavior. She 101 has destroyed RPD and doesn’t support them. Yes Yes No No No 103 Arrest those that break the law... No No No No Unsure Release accurate crime statistics, case facts and initiate discussions on 104 community accountability to promote civility. No Yes Unsure No Unsure The RPD has disgraced itself and Mayor Warren has shown that she is No No No No No 105 incapable of leading meaningful reform. Resign. Response Response Response Response Response Less investment in police. More investment prevention. Fund jobs youth can 107 aspire for. Yes Yes Unsure Unsure No
Stop attacking protesters- stop profiling - good cops need to actually step up 110 with the “bad apples” are doing things that make the whole force look bad. Yes Yes Yes Yes No 111 LISTEN to people in the community. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Sharply reduce funding to RPD; lay off a substantial number of officers; reallocate funds to solutions such as crisis intervention services, non-crisis mental health services, housing programs and poverty reduction programs; ban police use of force in nearly all scenarios; renegotiate collective bargaining agreements to immediately hold officers accountable for improper use of force; immediately stop violent police responses to protests; resign as mayor for this administration's horrific handling of the Daniel 112 Prude case. Yes No No Yes No 113 Keep Officers in neighborhoods who know the people. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I would like to see the Police Department stop being so passive about the BLM rioters that are causing problems in our city every night and start arresting them. By letting them continue this conduct you are rewarding 114 their bad behavior and we are suffering a result. Yes No Yes No Yes Defund the RPD by half their budget and invest that money into resources 116 that directly benefit the Rochester Black and Brown community . Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure 117 Defund the police. Yes Yes Unsure Unsure No Make people responsible for their own actions. It’s not always someone 121 else’s fault. No No No No No Would like to simultaneously talk about bail reform, making sure police 122 aren’t throwing people in jail for marijuana, etc. Yes Yes Unsure Yes Unsure
-police mental health/trauma/possible supremacy views & biases need to be continually assessed to determine if they are currently fit to be in the field -the Police Accountability Board needs to be given disciplinary power to address excessive force & other community complaints -the residents of the city need to be informed about any changes to the training & preparation of officers in response to repeated instances of excessive force against civilian protestors & journalists -the use of pepper spray/pepper balls needs to be banned except for in life- 123 threatening cases Yes Yes Unsure Yes Unsure 124 Defund the RPD Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Yes 125 Do NOT defund. We need our police. We need their support and respect No Yes Yes Yes Unsure More, small scale, approachable municipal buildings in the communities they serve would be a better idea than the large, unapproachable multi- million dollar facility that was recently in the news. Breaking out the city into smaller and smaller neighborhoods that police were assigned to a few of them in a rotation, giving them familiarity, but also different ‘scenery’. Make our communities smaller and more closely knit. Not larger and more 126 overwhelming. Yes Yes Yes No Yes the city needs more money and needs training in mental health calls. the fire department needs that training as well. as a firefighter, i have seen police and firefighters bocking like chickens while someone is attempting suicide while we have been at the incident for hours with nothing happening and wasting everyones time. also the city should also teach the residents to stop breaking the law. if no one breaks the law there will never be an issue. seems like 127 common sense, but when you run from the police clearly there is a reason. Yes No No Yes No Keep politics out of it. Remember that Police are the good guys. End the 128 rioting. Unsure Unsure Yes Unsure Yes I believe residency restrictions are needed to ensure everyone has a stake in 130 their community. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Better training Background checks to make sure police aren’t racists . 131 Policing without guns. Demilitarize the police Yes Yes Yes Yes No If you want the best cops then don't act like it's a wonderful thing when the 132 community treats them like shit. No No Yes No Yes Refund our city to give these families the same resources as a child from Fairport. In a capitalist society, Low capital citizens are at a disadvantage. Leading to mental health issues, violence, selling of drugs. Ultimately more 134 encounters with law enforcement. More policing only breeds criminals. Yes Yes Yes No Unsure 137 Get real jobs, cowards Yes No Yes Yes No Maintain law and order. That's what we want and deserve. Do whatever it takes to keep us safe. Police are not the problem, criminals are the problem. Keep the streets safe. Let us know we are safe. If the criminals win, the city loses. Downtown is now a ghost town hell-hole. The schools are a disgrace. Skip the touchy-feely conferences and news reports and rallies. Your job is to 138 stop the hemorrhaging. Stop the crime. Just do it. Now. Please. No Yes Yes No Yes 140 Fire the cops Yes No No No No Devote more resources to staffing at local libraries and other organizations 141 that prevent crime through community engagement. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 143 Substantial City Resident involvement Yes Yes No No Unsure 144 Tell the mayor to resigned she’s making it worst Unsure Unsure No No No The police need more support. Our neighborhoods NEED the police to protect us and our city has some of the best police officers. There is already 145 enough scrutiny on them. No No No No Unsure 146 Support our police and elect a new Mayor. No No No No No 147 Stop killing black people. Yes Yes Yes Yes No The root cause of many citizen, police confrontations can be attributed to so many inefficiencies or systemic inequalities, that I feel the police reform is only treating a symptom. The real reform I believe is needed, is more about community development and ending a cycle of devalued education and 148 systemic lack of resources for inner city populations. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 149 Have Mayor Warren investigated for past 3 years as well No Yes Yes Yes Unsure Let the police do their job. They are professionals. Its people choice to break the law. Law enforcement is not always pretty. The vast majority of police officers perform their duties with the best interests of the community in mind. What other career or job do you have people judging and making 151 decisions who have never performed in the job? Yes No Yes No Yes Police officers living IN THE CITY. Get rid of the Locust Club. Invest in neighborhood youth initiatives. Put MH and SW professionals in schools 153 and pull police OUT!! Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Let the police do their job. Resign immediately Lovely Warren!! You are a disgrace to the City of Rochester. Have some dignity for once in your mayoral term and resign. You are a criminal! RPD probably loved booking you on 154 your felony charges!! No No Yes No No The city needs more police, not less. RPD cannot keep up with the number of 911 calls as it is. Residents and true crime victims need more officers not less. Officers are tied up on shootings nearly every single day. More officers are 155 needed to proactively patrol high crime areas. No No Yes No Unsure Police do not keep black and brown communities safe. They keep white people comfortable. Reallocate the money that now goes to RPD into programs that actually help these communities succeed and don't siphon 156 POC to jail Yes Yes No Yes No Change is needed but we also need more better trained officers, the crime in 157 our city is crippling Unsure Yes Yes No Yes Community officials should be showing support for their law enforcement and vise versa instead of throwing blame and shame. Law enforcement officers teaming up with mental health professionals who receive LEO training should be responding to calls together. It may not be called in as a mental health concern but it can turn to MH need or the 158 surrounding citizens may have MH needs in the moment. Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Please work with local social workers and the PAB on how to better fund the City of Rochester to have preventive care (housing first, better fund RCSD, increased funds for mental health and addictions, more low income housing) 159 in addition to policing, with defunding police departments as necessary. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Do something regarding the Lyell/Mt. Read Plaza Sunday parking lot parties that starts around 8:30 and goes on and on. The loug music, car racing, drinking, etc. Residents in that area are fed up but nothing is done. How about going after the owner of the plaza and making them do some security or changing the entrances. Is the City scared that the rich owners (Buckingham Properties,would be offended or possible pull out of the city 161 projects? No Yes Yes No Unsure 162 Mayor Warren needs to resign. She has DESTROYED Rochester. No No Yes No Yes Hire more police of color. Maybe then POC will be more inclined to cone forward with information about perps. Difficult to reduce crime if people are 164 afraid to speak up against criminals. Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes 165 Defund the police. Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure The selected members of PAB, including the new director appear to have anti 166 police agendas, where they should be impartial No Yes Yes No Unsure 167 WARREN NEEDS TO RESIGN No No Yes No Yes Mental health professionals have NO business answering 911 calls. It puts themselves and others at risk. They have no training or means of handling a 170 violent person. No No Yes No Yes Reform city hall before just one branch. There are too many moving parts to the current issue to put the blame om RPD. They have been doing a fine job under political duress for decades. Community policing like we used to do is 171 a great idea. it just costs more. Unsure Yes Yes No Yes Any proposal must include training on de-escalation of difficult situations and on stereotyping based on neighborhoods; community policing is key so that police can identify issues facing the neighborhoods in which they work and clearly define dangerous situations that may arise. A balance between 175 police safety and use of force must occur. Unsure Yes Yes Yes Unsure 178 Need more policing and consequences for the people committing crimes No No No No Yes 179 Hire more cops. Stop letting the politicians bash them No No Yes No No The PAB is a waste of resources because it legally lacks the ability to discipline officers. The City should handle police discipline internally and spend the PAB budget on increasing mental health support.
By the way, this survey was clearly worded in such a way so as to elicit a certain set of answers. If you really cared about what citizens think, your questions would have been more neutral and/or boxes for comment should 180 have been provided. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Automate traffic enforcement with cameras and engineering solutions to 183 dangerous driving, to remove the need for RPD to do so many traffic stops. Unsure Yes Yes Yes No Yes, bring officers to the table to talk not the command staff. They have been 184 Far removed for many years. No No Yes No Unsure 185 Abolish yourselves Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Police department needs to be defunded and that money reinvested in to community for example more money for the emergency crisis team with no 186 police involved. Yes Yes No Yes No
The questions posed here are somewhat vague, not clear and give context that biases responses. Setting that aside, we need the Police Accountability Board involved as much as possible with reform. The PAB also needs the power of discipline officers, since the mayor and RPD clearly cannot be trusted to do so. The Locust Club should have less power and are in the way of proper reform. We should take notes from how policing is done in Eugene, OR and how it has been reformed in Camden, NJ. After the killing of Daniel Prude and the way protests were managed by the police we as city residents have lost respect and all trust in the RPD. Lastly, fire the officers involved in Daniel Prudes death, we all saw the video, what happened was clearly wrong and if you are in a position of authority and do not think it is wrong then you 187 should step down. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure 189 Let the police do police work and keep you stupid politics out of it. No No Yes Yes Yes 191 Let them police No Yes Yes No No
The military tactics and riot gear used against peaceful protesters with home 192 made plastic tote lids as shields is unacceptable. We have to do better. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Let the police do their job! Mayor needs to stay out of it. Stop bowing down to the criminals running the city and ruining everything bordering the city. We are all sick and tired of the thugs crying police brutality when they are the reason force is used. Wear body cameras and hold the “bad” cops accountable but stop with all the bull crap and letting the criminals do what 193 they want. Yes No Yes Yes No Delineate true mental health issues from an incident involving substance abuse. It is a crime to do the drugs being done, not a crime to have a mental heath problem. There also needs to be initiative on the individual to want 194 help to break the cycle. Unsure Yes Yes No No 196 Let the police do police work and keep the mayor out of it No No Yes Unsure Yes
197 Having the crisis management available in every town 24/7 in Monroe county Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure 199 Mayor needs to resign! No Yes Yes No Yes 200 Arrest Mayor Warren and all of city council No No No No Yes Fund community initiatives such as community centers, education, mental 203 health. Cut the police budget in half and reallocate funds. Yes No Yes No Unsure Police should live in the neighborhoods they police. We need more early intervention programs for youth to prevent crimes from even occurring and more jobs and home ownership in the city for the people in the 204 neighborhoods where violence is occurring. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Reduce investments in police. They are suburban crackers. Use that money 205 for youth. Yes No No No No Protocol must be reviewed. No way can current protocol be let used by our 206 police. How do you handle prude like that. It’s disgusting. Yes Yes Yes Unsure No Defund and demilitarize RPD. RPD played war games against the citizens of Rochester and must face 207 consequences! Yes Yes Yes Yes No Let professional law enforcement leaders run the police department, not amateur politicians. Enforce the laws in place against ALL Equally; stop 208 treating "protesters" as a privileged group that can do as they please. No No Yes No Yes 209 train police in de-escalating techniques Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes. I think individuals that have zero police experience should stay out of 215 policing. This is probably the reason crime is through the roof in this city. No No Yes No Yes
I think you should talk to the police and listen to what they have to say. This survey is even written in a way that makes are you ideas seem great. Sure we all want all the mental health professionals to go to help people in crisis, but what if the crisis is violent? As of now police are still required to respond to all fit calls! Why don’t you address the real issues in your city! Black on black crime, the gangs all over the city, the babies having babies, the used needles all over the place, and the lack of any law and order through the city. This city is becoming like a third world country. People just do whatever they want then blame the police. Police can’t install a sense of morality in people or teach them 216 common curtesy. Till you fix that nothing else will matter. No No No No Unsure We need the mayor and her court to have the police backs. No one has respect for them. People see what she does and they think it’s ok to do the same. All this BLM is ridiculous, they need to fix the violence within the 218 black communities. No No Yes No Yes 219 Abolish PAB. Yes No Yes Yes Yes
I think that they should try to get to know people first before jumping to conclusions that somebody is a threat and instead of coming out hot on people they should try to approach the situation different ways depending on what's going on with what situation your dealing with I feel like a lot of people don't see the good in police officers because some cops get too hot and don't handle the situation the way it should be and then it makes the people feel like every cop is bad I am a white person and I have had issues with cops being aggressive twords me too for no reason thinking I'm a drug dealer just because the type of car I drive all I'm saying is don't judge a book 220 by its cover Yes Unsure Yes Unsure Yes 222 Believe the police and stop always believing criminals! No No Yes No Yes I believe you should develop testing to determine if police officers are prejudiced and or racist prior to joining the force. Also incorporating any psychological evaluation to determine if they are afraid of people of color. I think many lack empathy because they don't understand the community that they are patrolling. There has to be something more intrinsic that will help them to shoe more empathy for the community that they are responsible for. I also believe what they see on a regular basis causes a bit of PTSD I think they should have regular psychological evaluations, testing, as well as assistance. You also hear them say quite a bit they "want to come home in the evening to their families." African Americans want to do so as well. I think that causes them to also have a mindset of kill or be killed subconsciously. Changing that culture and mindet of "coming home at the end of the day" establish a mindset of us against them and because all they see is brown they can't decipher the community who really needs them. I think there should be some discussion around that as well. They are in the community to fight crime not being afraid to not make it at home at night. That brings a heightened level of fear to them which negatively impacts the community. Finally I think their records should follow them no matter what county they live in. Ss an young African American woman in the city I do support our police officers. I believe they need assistance but I also believe 226 that bad apple should not be protected and held accountable swiftly. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Defund the police and refund our communities. People with something to lose and hope are way less likely to commit crimes. Less policing and more 227 programs to address community needs. Yes Unsure Unsure Yes Unsure *Walk a beat. *Anyone who works for the city, lives in the city. No exception. Including 228 firefighters, Mayor, police, politicians, city workers and so forth. No No Yes No Unsure Work on de-escalation training rather than using force. Train police to see people as community members that they are there to serve and protect instead of looking at their jobs as a way to force authority. Unite the communities instead of dividing. Put down the riot gear if there is no present 229 threat. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes How about allowing officers to respond to dirt bike, atv and car racing scenes. I've almost been hit by these racing cars. And stop these loud 230 gatherings with the music! Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Get out of the way and let the police do their job. Stop making it political or you will see a massive flight and deinvestment from the city. Crime is skyrocketing and it’s because of a lack of poor state policies, lack of leadership in the city, worse that lack of accountability for criminals...you 232 are telling them they are in the right, and a hobbled police force. No Unsure Yes No Yes Support the PAB. Redirect funding to community organizations. Create 233 strong community bonds. Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Let the police accountability board do it's work without deliberate political machinations to purposefully block it's efficacy.
Remove the rpd from union representation.
Stop creating biased surveys to force the funding of unnecessary police buildings.
Reduce the cost of rpd in city budget by 50%. Taxpayer funds should not be 234 funding military grade equipment. Yes Yes No Yes Unsure 235 Lovey should resign Yes No Yes Yes Yes 236 Cut police budget. Build up mental health services. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure I support community policing. These guys must get out of their vehicles. We do need to have a few NET offices, directly in the challenged areas of the city of Rochester. Female police officers will work better in the mental health scenarios. This is in most cases. Stop targeting our Mayor. She has done a lot for this city. These distractions make it harder for her to do her duty. There need to be a curfew with these corner stores. They attract to much negatively. 12 Midnight is more than enough time to operate reasonable business.
I respect the police. The job can be hard at times. I hope that we can all work this thing out eventually.....
Thanks, 238 Mr. Walker No Yes Yes Yes Yes Place higher priority on addressing systemic issues of poverty, housing, etc. as crime prevention. Require regular mental health screening for police and strongly encourage engagement in psychotherapy to address burnout, PTSD, and other problems associated with police work. Regularly and Thoroughly screen all police officers for ties to white supremacist, hate groups, anti-government, “militia”, and other groups which may impact their ability to police fairly and potentially pose threats to the community. Ban use of the following for protests: chemical weapons (pepper balls/bullets, tear gas), LRAD, rubber bullets. Demilitarize the police! End police harassment of all activists and leaders in the community seeking justice and reform! Fire and prosecute all officers, city officials, and personnel (mayor, deputy mayor, and others) involved in the murder and cover up of Daniel Prude! Fire Mike Mazzeo! All police misconduct allegations should be subject to independent review 240 body such as the Police Accountability Board. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Citizens from every section of the city should be part of the group looking into this. Recent transplants from other cities should give the opportunity 242 for long time citizens to work through this first. They know Rochester best. Unsure Unsure Yes No Yes Defund the police and reallocate funds to education and social 244 work/community outreach Yes Unsure Yes Yes No
The Mayor recently called on the U.S. Department of Justice to conduct a thorough review of the RPD, including all use-of-force arrests and associated body-worn camera footage for the last three years. Do you believe this is something that we can do internally or locally without outside assistance? this is a complex question. it should delineate which question I am saying yes no or unsure to. I believe we can do this WITHOUT paying a high power, 245 expensive outside law firm from DC with questionable results and intention. Yes Yes No No No Back the Police while at the same time, create the links etc. that are needed. Allow protests but also allow police to counteract the riots and the violence. People need to be heard and changes must be made but the violence doesn't 246 help that occur. It hinders it. Make the changes! No No Yes No Yes 248 Defund the police Yes Yes No No No 250 Lovely Warren should resign. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Reform should be discussed and addressed by those in the Criminal Justice System, to INCLUDE police. Activists or those with political agendas should not be directly involved. People that work in it can best determine what will 251 work. No No Yes No No Mayor Warren and Deputy Mayor should resign and someone should arrest 252 the cops that killed Daniel Prude Yes Yes No Yes Yes Teach inner city residents how to respect authority. Teach city residents to follow directions & take their concerns through the proper channels in stead 253 of fighting authority. No Yes Unsure Yes Yes defund the police. fire, charge, and arrest Daniel Prude's murderers. 256 resign lovely warren Yes Yes No Yes No I have had wonderful interactions with the RPD. They are always very 257 professional Unsure Unsure Yes Yes Yes The police should be defunded, and the money should be diverted to social 258 work and community programs. Yes Unsure Unsure Yes No Mayor Warren said the buck stopped with her, and she needs to resign 259 accordingly. Defund the RPD and invest in the community. Yes Unsure No Unsure No When a police officer murders a man, cold and naked in the street, you should arrest that police officer and put him to justice. When our community protests injustice, you should listen and make changes instead of shooting and gassing them. Listen to the community, not some outside 260 consultants. Yes No Unsure Unsure No Yes! When you select a board of any sort regarding reform, or race, please elect people who have community knowledge and are well respected with the generations who are enormously involved.I believe officers should go through extensive training on issues that city residents face. The said officers need to understand that they are there to serve and not to automatically incriminate which seems to be the norm. Too many out of town officers who don't understand cultural normals and many who refuse to out of ignorance is not how you build trust with the people. The department needs to stand unbiased and in favor of fair justice and deliberations. Too many instances of where departments all across the nation resort to the suspect "fitting the description". It's a crippling cyclone, a snowball effect. False imprisonment's, minor crimes set people and families back. Kids are raised in one parent homes, sometimes none at all. Adults now have criminal records and get denied work, benefits, and jobs then ultimately resort to homelessness, violent ways, and drug use among other things to make a way or cope. All the while, suburban resident officer go back to their homes without a worry, that they just took away a child's father and set that family back over a minor incident. Please recognize that this is the oppression that has been present for hundreds of years and will be changed! I advise the watching of the central park 5's "When they see us" film among others.
261 Ciao Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Your questions are worded to elicit a slanted response. Defund the police and reinvest in our communities. No new substations. No additional police resources. Give their budget back to the community so it can be put towards 262 resources which help uplift rather than imprison people. Yes Yes Yes Yes No 266 Defund police Yes Yes Unsure Yes No 267 Making it a requirement city of Rochester police live in Rochester Yes Yes Yes No Yes It starts with the home. Family provides not only the basic needs of surviving, but a safe haven full of protection, expectations, and guidance. This is a systemic, generational issue. Learned helplessness and inadequate foundations for a brighter future contribute to the lack of children and adults finding a functional and legal purpose in society. Policing must remain as a fundamental component to keep this city from crumbling. Without law and order, this society would lead further down a road of destruction and chaos. Humans need structure, boundaries, and clear cut 268 consequences to understand right from wrong. No Yes Yes No No Arrest and charge all crimes consistently. Enforce traffic law. Enforce quality 269 of live issues and code enforcement. Do your job. No No No No No
Reallocate police funding to assign specialists to non-violent calls. This would allow police to focus on matters where their particular training is actually needed. Reallocate police funding to city schools. $200M RCSD deficit? And y’all want to build more police stations at $20M a pop? This is pathetic. Investigate and reform RPD overtime practices. Payouts from lawsuits against RPD should be drawn from police pension funds. Adopt Cariol’s Law. Fire, arrest, and prosecute the officers involved in the homicide of Daniel 270 Prude. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Re-evaluate if police are really the best tool for everything they do. For non- violent calls, it may be more efficient to have civilian employees respond, to free up officers to focus on violent crime. Think of how many calls just require someone to file a report for insurance purposes. Take the money 271 saved an invest in community improvement. Yes Yes Unsure Yes Unsure Free daycare, universal pre-k, city wide high speed internet, a cohesive process for getting homeless and mentally ill individuals the support they 275 need. More affordable housing. The list is endless. Yes Yes Yes No No Allow the police to do their jobs.
Look at the criminal who committed the crime...not the police who arrested the criminal.
Lock criminals up and hire judges that will enforce the law, instead of letting 278 criminals walk. No Yes Yes No No Stop with the police bashing and tying their hands. Let them do their job and stop the silly protests. The only thing that comes of it are people getting hurt, then they call the police to help them. Kinda ridiculous don’t you 279 think? No No Yes No No
This survey is intentionally worded to force you to agree with reform instead of abolition. Having officers assigned to specific neighborhood helps absolutely nothing if the officers are not helping said neighborhood. Reform is a useless policy in the face of something greater and you should be ashamed for intentionally wording these questions to make it sound like anything is being done to help, serve, or protect the people. Its just creating a sham of excuses to make it look like something is happening when there is nothing being enforced. I begrudgingly had to choose unsure for many answers because of the intentionally misleading nature of the questions -- not being happy with reform doesn't mean I liked it the way it was before - it means that not enough is being done to face the problem. Officers that were trained to uphold unjust laws can not be untrained and the wrong problems 280 are being inspected here. Very disappointed. Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure No No No No No 282 defund Response Response Response Response Response Dissolve police accountability board. Let the police do their job. When people are arrested with illegal guns, do not release them the same day, or 283 the following day. No No Yes Yes No There need to be police that are not upset because they have to talk to the community. Customer Service training also needs to be a part, some officers do not know how to talk to the community as a whole. In addition Officers that are veterans that have been to a combat arena, need at least 2 years of 284 psychological monitoring due to potential PTSD. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Have the police command staff elected instead of beholden to the mayor. No qualified person would take the job of chief if the mayor treats them as expendable. Nothing can be accomplished when the mayor partakes in criminal activity. Her recent indictment, not residing in the city, covering up for relatives inappropriate behavior while being probationary a officer, getting a red-light ticket then dismantling the red-light camera program a 285 short time later. No No Yes No No We have a Police Accountability Board. Use them, not outsiders. No need to waste money on an external contractor with a shoddy record at best. Empower them. LISTEN TO YOUR COMMUNITY. Stop police brutality as a response to protests about police brutality. Stop proving the point the citizens are trying to make. There's no need at all for military grade equipment to "police" our citizens, unless of course we have slipped into a 288 authoritarian regime. Defund the police, fund the community. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure 289 More speed bumps in neighborhoods. Yes Yes Yes Yes No I want you to entirely defund RPD. We would be safer without police. Take away their funding and give it to civilians. Don't build any new buildings for police. I don't want that in my neighborhood! I want to see fewer police. Take away all of their weapons: their guns, nightsticks, tasers, pepper spray, beanbags, armored vehicles and LRADs. Remove all authorization for use-of- force, end qualified immunity, and make them individually liable for malpractice insurance. They're not solving crimes (look at their clearance rates!), they're not helping us, they're certainly not protecting anybody or anything other than property and power. It's time to end their experiment and fund what we know works for public safety: housing, education, food, healthcare.
This survey is nothing more than public relations for the police. I don't want the police to respond to any emergency calls. I don't want them to design new policies; I want you to shrink their department to zero. Community policing is just policing with better PR and I don't want policing at all. My neighborhood already told you we don't want new police buildings here and you're doing it over our protests. Stop giving the police more money! We are suffering and dying from lack of resources: people are going hungry, going without needed medical care, children aren't getting educations, and you're letting banks and landlords evict us in the cold, in a pandemic. How dare you ask us to help you justify stealing our money to give to the people who beat 290 and kill and traumatize us! Yes No No Yes No
Divert funds from police to social services. Body cams on every officer and the footage released to the public habitually BEFORE alleged misconduct is exposed. Training and upskilling for all officers regardless of tenure. Keep funding the PAB. All officers should live in the city. No terrorist tactics (like pepper balls) on protestors. Transparency between RPD, the mayor (not 291 Lovely bc she lies), and the PAB so the community can see action and effort. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Have the mayor and city council members patrol and respond to calls for 292 service in uniform so they can see how the officers are treated by citizens Yes No No No No Recruiting is key, the police force needs to mirror the community it serves. Police need to stop thinking the community is their adversary or enemy, police are not the military. Finally, Question 5 is ambiguous, what are the resources and how much.do 293 they cost? Yes Yes Yes No Unsure This "survey" is a shame. The way you have carefully worded these questions is nothing short of disgusting. This "department" is a joke, you have lost all respect from those you swore to serve and protect. It turns out, you mostly extorted them for money and inconvenienced their lives over misdemeanor offenses. This false sense of community engagement that you're offering will only further tarnish your already horrible reputation. There is no chance in hell that city council members will vote your playhouse into fruition twice. 294 Give up. Yes Yes Yes Yes No More police in neighborhoods, my neighborhood has become more crime 296 infested since people started fucking with the cops No No No No No This is a horribly written survey. You are obviously biased. Here’s an idea: hire someone to write the survey that isn’t trying to convince the public of their own opinions. This is embarrassing, but not surprising seeing how the 297 City of Rochester is run. Do better. No No No Yes No No 299 remove the Lovely mayor No No No Yes Response 300 Get rid of the current mayor, she is a liar. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 301 abolish RPD and replace it with a different organization Yes Yes No Yes No Change the mindset. Respect for the inherent worth and dignity of every 303 person is non-negotiable. Hold police to a higher standard. Yes No Yes Yes No Have the police make there presence known around bars at 130 200 avoid 304 parking lot parties that obviously everyone knows it happens Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 305 DEFUND THE POLICE. ACAB Yes No No Yes No
With community policing, I would like to see the police more involved in each neighborhood. There are quite a few drug houses that they are aware of. If they were actually more visible with added foot patrols maybe that would make it more difficult for people to sell their drugs out of their homes. A lot 306 of renters I notice in my area are the main culprits of drug dealing. Yes Yes Yes No Unsure I believe that we need more police in the neighborhoods, not less. When I 307 call 911, I want someone to respond in a timely manner not hours later. Yes No Yes Yes Yes Defund the police - drastically cut their budget, put that saved money into 308 the Rochester City School District!! Yes No No No No Check out https://www.ushmm.org/outreach-programs/law-enforcement. MCC has a Criminal Justice Program and also teaches Human Rights, Genocide, and Holocaust courses. It's great place to consider doing mandatory in-service training for police. Systemic racism isn't about "good" cops and "bad" cops, it's about a system that enforces subconscious racism, misogyny, microaggressions, xenophobia. The problem is so much bigger than individual cops and the only way to change it is to make systemic multi- 309 faceted changes. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes You’re out here touring this new interim police chief as a “reformist” and “one of the good ones” so why did she allow RPD and MCSO to brutally and physically assault BLM activists and organizers on the night of 10/13? They physically assaulted unarmed people with their fists and batons. Numerous people suffered broken and fractured bones as well as other physical injuries. One woman was punched in the stomach five times. Outside the PSB they assaulted more protesters with their batons, shattering a plexiglass shield. In response, they instead arrested and charged a man with numerous federal charges of assaulting police officers when he literally had nothing more than an umbrella. She has allowed the RPD to arrest 14 year olds simply for using their first amendment rights. Isn’t that something we are supposed to foster and encourage within our youth??? The other night police dogs were released on protesters. Since when have we returned to the 1960s??? Just bc y’all put a black woman in place as interim chief doesn’t mean she’s actually here to protect black people and reform police to prevent more senseless police violence and murder against black and brown people. Meanwhile, y’all have a $100 million budget for cops to buy new toys and use violence against protesters. The other social welfare programs have a maximum budget of $20 million. How can y’all not understand that if you contribute more to the budgets for The school district and education, housing, jobs, other social programs for youth and the like then crime rates will go down??? Bc people won’t have to be struggling to make ends meet and resort to violent means in order to achieve their needs or figure out their issues with others. We are said to be one of the poorest cities on the state, ranked number three to be a city to be affected most negatively by the COVID recessions, and one of the least safe cities for black and brown people to live. Not to mention the $200 million deficit the RCSD announced today, are y’all gonna fire more teachers? Cut down on more education for the cites youth? Each time you make cuts to the education system, you prove again and again to our youth that none of y’all actually care about them, their education or their future. Defund the RPD. Fire, arrest and charge the officers that murdered Daniel Prude. Mike Mazzeo, Sandra Doorley and Lovely Warren need to resign and the Locust Club needs to be 313 disbanded. Yes Yes No Yes No 314 Do not DEFUND our police. Let the police do their job!! No No No No No This survey is nothing but leading questions to try to fabricate support for WilmerHale, to support additional police stations, and to support budget 316 increases for RPD. I’ve gotten less shady surveys from the RNC. Yes Unsure Yes Yes No To clarify on #4, I do think having a place in the neighborhood aids in building police community relations. It does not have to be a municipal building.
Relative to #6, I believe we can accomplish this locally but not internally. The statistics don't seem to support a self assessment approach. Inherent biases make this next to impossible and there must be a checks and balance approach, perhaps a different police department or cross functional team 317 approach will work. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 320 get rid of outside interference No No Yes No No Defund the RPD and allocate all those funds to social welfare programs that actually benefit and grow communities. Not cause trauma, violence and No No No No 322 death Yes Response Response Response Response
I don’t think it’s necessary to make police officers live where they police. They are more than capable of building relationships and knowing the community regardless of where they live. I think bettering mental health calls is a great step in the right direction and I’m excited to see advancements made in that area that has been struggling for so long. Many people are not looking forward to the new interim chief due to her negative past with the department. RPD already has fantastic training and policies in place our 323 governor and criminal mayor is just not educated enough to see that. Yes No No No No
City cops shouldn't live in the suburbs. Cops must be held accountable for the crimes they commit. Cut out overtime pay Defund the police; refund the community Reallocate money from the bloated police budget into community outreach 324 programs, affordable housing, and helping those who most need help. Yes Yes Unsure Yes Unsure Let the police do their job as they were taught either in college or at police academy. Use the penal laws we have make all violators either work off fines in community service i.e.. Clean up neighborhoods and highways, or working with police special interest groups that help communities. Learn to except that Bad Behavior gets you locked up or working hard to get your freedom back. This is not just for any one race, no more privileged people who get off of putting their time where there mouth is. Not there 325 money where they get off. No No Yes No Yes 326 have the mayor resign Unsure No No No Yes Defund the police and use those funds for organizations that work to help our residents. Our police are terrible at actually solving crime, sure as hell don't prevent it, and do not appear to serve or protect the residents of this city. Fund or create organizations that serve our people and fund our schools. I'm sick of my tax funds being used against our residents to pay power tripping interlopers to come forget they work for us. I also support 327 any measures requiring police to live in the jurisdiction they work for. Yes Unsure Unsure Yes Unsure Please do not disregard my responses because of where I reside. I grew up in the City of Rochester, and I love it dearly. Things need to change, and it cannot be ignored any longer. Police need to be a part of the community in order to protect the community. They need to earn the respect of the communities they work in, and this can only be accomplished with widespread reform. I just ask that you listen to what the people are telling 328 you. Yes Yes Yes No Unsure
Supporting the PAB financially so that they can fully do the work that they have been charged to do will be cost effective and will be one of the best investments we can make towards repairing relationships between our community and police. They must have enough funding to have a staff that is proportionate to the number of police officers that our city has. The best means of formulating what this proportion should be is through study of the 329 success & failure of other police accountability organizations nationally. Yes Unsure Yes Unsure Yes The only way to keep our community safe is to defund the Rochester Police Department. They are responsible for the harm of hundreds of innocent people. Because of this, communities have been torn apart, unlawful arrests have been made, and this constant abuse of power has lead to Rochester citizens losing their loved ones. Not only does the mayor refuse to recognize this, but the city is trying to reward RPD with more funds, more power, and more resources for them to continue their police brutality throughout the city. Not only is RPD wildly untrained for the mass amount of services they are responsible for, but there is a very simple solution to all of this. Give the money to those who are trained, skilled, and masters in their fields. A police officer has absolutely no business responding to a mental health crisis call, for which they receive minimal to no training- and especially not enough to save someone's life. Would you send a mail man to do a plumber's job? Do No No No No No 330 the right thing in making Rochester safe: DEFUND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. Response Response Response Response Response Do you go to the dentist and tell your dentist how to do their job? No. Then stop telling police officers how to do their jobs. Their jobs are hard enough 331 without being handcuffed by their own mayor and city council. Yes No Yes No No 333 Demilitarizing the police and arresting the cops who killed Daniel Prude Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Reduce the polices budget to buy less lethal weaponry and use that money to 334 improve the community and relationships with it. Yes Yes Yes Unsure No Make the community more accountable for their unruly interactions with 337 police. Explore the use of dogs when police interact with community. No Yes Yes No Yes
I don't even know where to begin. This survey is so limited in its scope and design that it won't provide the input and feedback necessary to address the problems. The police union continues to assault Rochester residents and neighborhoods by supporting corrupt members. The training that officers receive solidifies an us vs. them culture and perpetuates dangerous racial stereotypes. The excessive and aggressive response to peaceful protesters represents an assault against civil liberties and democratic principles. Mayor Warren needs to resign and the officers responsible for killing Daniel Prude should be fired immediately. Until these initial steps are taken there is no 339 point in discussing police-community relations. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Honestly, have the police engage with the community. Have them walk the streets, meet the neighbors, host events. Have specific officers for neighbors so the faces become familiar, have police stations in the communities. I lived literally in the hood on Ave a and Conkey the neighborhood always wanted more police but we were denied because the East Ave area is more popular! Bring the police to the community! Reach out to the people who live in the 340 alphabet streets, door to door! This survey won’t reach the right ppl!!! No No Yes No Yes No over time No new police cars- fix old ones Return new police cars Less gun laws 342 Civilian task force No No No No No We don’t have a bad white cop problem, we have a bad cop problem! We have to create trust from within the ranks. There is where the project must 343 start! No Yes Yes Yes Yes Take care of the ongoing problem at the Ridge Rd plaza. Do it before some 344 one is set on fire. Unsure No No No No
Defund RPD, invest in education, healthcare, mental healthcare, affordable housing. Stop tearing down neighborhoods to build million dollar police 346 stations that we don't need or want. Arrest the cops that killed Daniel Prude. Yes Yes Unsure Yes Unsure No No No 347 Defund the police Yes Response Response Yes Response Bring back police programming that incorporates our youth. Our youth are our future and police have to build strong relationships with youth in order to gain their trust. It will also encourage our youth to possibly pursue careers within our local police department. Police should also be active within each community. They should be attending local rec centers, helping citizens in need and show the community that they too want to develop a better relationship. Once 348 everyone is on the same page there may actually be positive results. Yes Yes Yes No Yes The above questions seemed insincere and unnecessarily confusing. I support pulling a majority of RPD's funding and redirecting it towards community No No No No No 349 initiatives focused on housing, health, food availability, and youth services. Response Response Response Response Response Fire, prosecute, and convict Mark Vaughn, Troy Taladay, Francisco Santiago, Andrew Specksgoor, Josiah Harris, Sgt. Michael Magri, and Paul Ricotta. We are not safe until they are brought to justice for the murder of Daniel Prude.
Defund and demilitarize the police immediately. They have unlawfully attacked citizens exercising their rights. Immediately prohibit the use of chemical weapons by RPD. They are injuring and maiming innocent citizens, and causing long-term damage, particularly to women’s health.
Cut RPD’s funding by at least 50% to start. That money needs to be redirected to community agencies, mental health services, healthcare, and other community-led alternatives.
Divest from Monroe County Jail and invest directly in the Black and Brown community.
Free all protestors that were unlawfully arrested since May 30th and drop all charges.
Pass Daniel’s Law and prohibit police from responding to mental health calls. The state must ensure an emergency response system that puts trained mental health providers in the lead to respond and direct care in a mental health crisis - not police.
Lovely Warren, Deputy Mayor James Smith, Sandra Doorley, Mark Simmons, and Mike Mazzeo need to resign immediately, for corruption and failure to lead.
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More: https://m.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR3vqDdKGTS6IQR5_bxfKIEBqe1OUf_6uT1rm8tCtVr No No No No No 350 81FYeHIlFxtJ_QJE&feature=youtu.be&v=bT0YpOmk8NA Response Response Response Response Response Give the police the resources they need and allow them to do their jobs. Stop 352 allowing the vocal minority to cause chaos and upheaval! No No Yes No Yes 354 Nope No Yes Yes No Yes Changes to release of parolees without adequate supervision has endangered 355 the community unnecessarily. THAT needs to change! Yes Yes Yes No Yes To intelligently answer some of the questions in this survey, much more detail is needed. For instance, exactly what “resources” are being referred to in relation to the current chief making changes? It is very difficult to support programs with no details on what the programs would entail. We need much 358 more transparency. Unsure No Yes No Unsure Eliminate the police union, because none of these measures will able to be 359 able to pass the union. Yes Yes Yes No Unsure
I think the mayor and city hall need to support our police department more and when rules such as a curfew or social distancing are in effect, the mayor should allow the police to do their job enforcing instead of having them back down for “vigils” which are actually street parties. When those in charge make rules they need to all be enforced instead of picking and choosing which one to do each day. Our city would run better if all involved in running it would work together and communicate better instead of playing the blame game. Also having all community leaders and religious leaders more involved with their areas may be a great idea. Many Rochester residents 360 notice tensions between all that are running and protecting our city Yes Unsure Yes No Yes Yes.... bail reform is wrong. People are committing awful crimes, getting out without bail and committing more crime. Also if the small things can be taken care of they wouldn’t turn into bigger issues. Seems to me we let the 361 “little” things go now and everything is out of control now. No No Yes No Yes I would like to see more police enforcement of traffic infractions. I have been passed on double yellow lines, rear-ended twice while sitting at a light within 8 days of each other. In both instances the other driver ran off. So 362 dangerous. Yes Yes Yes No Yes defund the police and lovely warren resign. i believe your constituents have been making this pretty fucking clear - your time is up. we need an accountable institution that works FOR the citizenry and doesn't treat them like prey. fuck you to whoever wrote the misleading questions on this survey, No No No No 363 hell has a special place for you. Yes Response Response Response Response Mental health examinations of police officers before being able to actually become a police officer. Also, longer training maybe. I think that there is a police problem I some cases, but not in all. I also think light isn’t always she's on all facts equally. Not in regards to RPD, just across the country in general. 364 Media construes reality in some cases. No Yes No Unsure No 365 Better leadership and gun control Yes Yes No No Unsure I appreciate you taking down the red light cameras and putting up more city cameras for public safety. My brother works for RTS and it's great to know that RPD has built a great relationship with businesses. It's possible that more healthcare facilities should be connected to RPD. Surprisingly, we service many individuals with different disorders. The balance is too difficult to achieve. We've tried several methods for RPD to get involved with the community, however, we're not entirely educated on building a good relationship among each other. Also, everybody black that drives a nice car is 367 not always a drug dealer. They do have jobs. Yes Yes Yes No Yes 368 ABOLISH RPD NOW Yes Yes No No No The police are an inherently violent and brutal system that overtly oppresses people of color in the Rochester community. Reforms will not change the fact that this system is built on the principle of white supremacy. ABOLISH 369 THE POLICE. Yes Yes No No No Need to maintain adequate number of police officers for staffing. Current staffing levels are low and under the current climate, more police officers will retire or transfer than ever before. Crime is on the rise due to lack of accountability, bail reform, and early release of violent felons, crime will only increase further. The RPD will not be able to recoup the lost members through new hires as less people are taking the test and are not meeting current hiring standards. Lowering standards will mean hiring those who should not be police officers and will possibly cause more harm and police 371 conduct related complaints. Yes Yes Yes No Yes A return to 2 officers per car policing. This would make it more cost effective for the city in regards to the number of vehicles that must be purchased, 372 insured, and maintained by the city. No Yes Yes No No Let the police do their job. The protesters need to be arrested. Stop blaming the police for everything, they are not the problem it's the criminals that are allowed to do their crimes without punishment. Bail reform and the judges are making crime much worse for us. City council needs to focus on actually 373 solving problems and stop hating on the police every chance they get No Yes Yes No Unsure Before COVID-19, I spent a LOT of time in the City of Rochester volunteering, attending sports and entertainment events, dining, observing court proceedings (just as a civilian, objectively, a matter of interest). I worked on Hudson Ave. just south of Walmart. So even though I do not live in the City of Rochester, I am fully invested in the behavior of RPD. So thank you for 374 including the greater Rochester community. Unsure Yes Yes No Yes I think you should give the new Chief a chance to workout some of the issues that are facing HER department. 375 And she can seek input from the community groups No Yes Yes Unsure Yes 376 Leave the criminals in jail not in the streets No No Yes No Unsure Rather than defunding. It would be better to use the funds in existence to further training for officer about mental health, autism, etc. I am sure most officers are good people and in the profession for the right reason, so it's 377 important not to lump them all together with the few bad ones. Yes Yes Unsure Yes Yes I’m friends with multiple RPD officers. Their job has been made nearly impossible for them to do effectively. They arrest people and they are back out on the street next day. This is not about bail reform, but it matters. The city has become extremely violent.
They don’t like to hear cops are jerks, but many times it’s true. Not letting anyone go for a stop sign or other small offenses. Not giving anyone a break. You can normally tell law enforcement in civilian clothes due to the fact many can’t take the uniform off.
Having additional services for 911 & addiction calls could be beneficial. There absolutely needs to be police there also.
When the town of Irondequoit goes with a giant BLM sign on their library. I’ll assume the local officers can only drive by in disgust. Keeping the local officers feeling appreciated could help them preform at a higher level.
Officers need to hold other officers accountable. I feel they should also be trained to see when another colleague might need to some help.
What I really believe is that people need to remember that is you play by the rules and give yourself opportunities, this is the best place you’d want to be. 378 I wish I had better solutions. No Yes Yes No Yes Support the brave men and women of law enforcement who dedicate their 379 lives to serving our community! No No No No Yes 380 Let the police do their job ! No No No Yes No 1. Crisis Intervention teams made up of social workers, community leaders, parents, and mental health professionals should be allowed and encouraged to handle the majority of incidents in the city. A neighborhood team such as that should respond to mental health concerns, drug incidents, illegal fireworks, and domestic disputes. They should be independent of the police department, and FUNDING FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE DIVERTED TO THE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAMS AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS. Police should be trained primarily in de-escalation tactics and cooling situations down. Currently, police are causing and inciting violence. Recent BLM peaceful protests where cops claimed protesters were throwing things. I know people who were there. It was peaceful barring 1 night of rioting. 2. The review should be performed in collaboration with the Police Accountability Board and Free the People Roc, not an outside law firm with a history of supporting the police and funding. 3. Community policing should be done by police officers who live within the community, not from outside towns. Policing should be decreased and community initiatives to reduce crime, support mental health programs, and schools should see increased funding. 4. Buildings to support other neighborhood initiatives should be funded/ existing organizations should receive extra support. Currently, organizations such as Catholic Family Centers are having to give clients items to share and unable to provide maximum support to individuals and families. Buildings for policing as we know it (the brutal detached version) should not exist in neighborhoods. They will make black residents feel (and be) less safe. 5. Many police officers have a military background or a record of involvement in police brutality. Once those officers are removed, perhaps the remaining can be retrained to support community programs and mental health care. The interim Police Chief should prioritize community programs over current policing methods and shouldn't need more resources if current policing resources are diverted to this plan. 6. The RPD and Mayor's office have not handled things well regarding the Daniel Prude case. It was covered up by Warren and many in her office/ RPD. Internal management and review has not gotten us anywhere good. The PAB should review all footage as well as an outside party with a history of supporting and valuing black lives and communities. 7. I live downtown, and have witnessed streams of protesters walking by my home every weekend. I feel safe when those around me stand up for the values of our community. Black individuals are extremely important in this community, and their voices should be amplified. Please put extra effort into learning what black community members want and need from the city and RPD. No No 381 Thanks for reading. Yes Unsure Response Yes Response Overtime is an issue. I personally know of officers milking the clock in “community” meetings as they sit and play candy crush. Inflating their annual salary late in their careers, and in turn their pension.
Overall I think we should focus our communities efforts on education, and 384 nutrition Yes Yes Unsure Yes No 385 More money should be diverted from the police to community programs Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Haved the discipline and any public complaints against any officer be made 386 public. Yes Yes Yes No Yes I would like for there to be more police officers, and they should get paid more, not less. I would also like to see people get arrested when they riot, loot, shut down our expressways, and disturb our neighborhoods. 388 Disorderly conduct should not be tolerated by our elected officials. No No No Yes No 389 The mayor should resign. Yes Yes Yes Yes No 391 Get the mayor out of here! No Yes Yes No No Can we please end catch and release? We need criminals to spend some hard 393 time in the slammer to learn their lesson. Thank you.. No No Yes No No SINCE "DEMANDS" SEEM TO BE IN VOGUE, DEMAND THAT THE NYS 394 LEGISLATURE ELIMINATE THE "NO-BAIL" LAW. No No No No No
A. To keep our community safe the police NEED to be able to do their job with our fear that they will “burned at the stake”. How can an officer protect the community if they fear their life can fall apart by doing what they are trained to do. B. Fix the bail reform. It is a dangerous plan that will show in the data over time. C. Show the public that we can count on police doing what they need to do to which is often using force because they are dealing with extreme situations. I do not know if we as a public actually have a clue how difficult the job is. D. Hire officers that are good for the job rather than picking over great candidates just to “diversify”. In order to eliminate discrimination the job selection should not be based on race or gender to create balance. Whoever can do the job better is who should be selected. The tests should be hard, The physical difficult & the interview not bias towards diversity. E. Criminals need to know there is punishment for wrongdoing and the public needs to feel it. F. If the Crisis intervention teams are to respond with no police presence they need to be trained in self defense at minimal. It is extremely dangerous to put anyone who can not protect themselves in intense situations. There is a reason that the crisis intervention teams request police back up already.
Protests are important, protests are a release, protests help make positive change however breaking the law in the process needs to have repercussions. I have never felt this unsafe in 395 our beautiful city! No No No Yes Yes 398 There is a culture of not respecting the police and that needs to change. No No Yes Yes No In-city residency requirements for police; requirements that the police force 399 resemble mean demographics of the City it serves Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 400 Fuck 12 Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Do not defund the police! We need to raise up our police with the excellent 402 work they do! Yes No Yes No Yes The PAB and city council do not support the majority of Rochester citizens, any thing that takes away essential police service to the community is wrong. Wake up and realize that with out a safe community there is NO 403 COMMUNITY. The police do not have an agenda unlike everyone else! Yes No Yes No Yes Train police officers how to handle mental cases, not only in the city but in 404 hospitals, demilitarize the police, they are not apart of the military. No Yes No No Yes 406 Get a mayor who won’t throw our officer’s ubder the bus Yes Yes No No No 407 Plain and simple let the police do their job No No Yes No No
Community policing, for it to truly work, requires those smaller sub-stations that were promised over five years ago by Mayor Warren. Aside from empty lots with signs stating they are the future homes of these stations, nothing else has been done. If anything, in addition those sub-stations, we need more police officers. The current shortage will only be a detriment to the citizens of the city. The current officers are exhausted, burned out, and City Hall does everything BUT support them. The mayor has gone out of her way to shame the officers who protect HER citizens on a daily basis. The relationship between City Hall and the men and women of RPD needs to be 408 mended. The officers need to know they have support of their leaders. No No Yes No Yes 409 Defund the police Yes Yes Unsure Yes No Require each police officer to carry professional liability insurance and 410 renegotiate the contracts to include liability sharing. Yes Yes Unsure Yes Unsure 412 We need the police to start policing again. Unsure No Yes No Yes In regards to question #5, I support more resources going into building community- police relations, but those resources don't need to add to the police budget. Funds can be taken from other areas of the existing budget where there is gross overspending. Riot gear, pepper bullets, tear gas, LRAD equipment, overtime expenditures, training dogs to jump on citizens for exercising their first amendment right to protest are just a few areas within the budget where I see overspending.
In regards to question #3, I believe the idea of community policing should be taken another step further to include only hiring officers who live within the city limits and the immediate suburbs of Brighton, Irondequoit, and Henrietta. I believe officers should police their own communities because there is already an "us vs. them" attitude embedded within police culture, and living outside the community only serves to further emphasize that idea.
In regards to question #2, a review of police training and protocols done by a member of the police force, or an affiliated organization, will not help a single member of the Rochester community. There needs to be a review panel populated with citizens from different areas of the community (leaders of communities of color, disabled persons, educators, etc.) and different areas of expertise (doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, addiction specialists, even martial arts experts) to look at every facet of policing from training to everyday actions.
If you really want my true thoughts, unprompted by these leading questions: the state of policing is past reform. Rochester has to strip the RPD of their funding, then redistribute that funding into areas that are seriously lacking in this city such as education, housing, mental and physical health care, food security, etc. We also need to abolish the police as it is today and dissolve the Locust Club, then rebuild a community 414 safety organization that keeps the people of this city safe because the police has never Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No 415 Abolish RPD Yes Response Response Response Response Lovely NEEDS to resign. She’s a HUGE distraction on our path to healing our community. STOP letting these protesters run our city and shut down 416 highways. That’s ridiculously dangerous. No No Yes No Yes The people have lost faith in the officers, and politicians of Rochester - with good reason. The city has resources and organizations to better support the people. Rather than building from the ground up and implementing more police based programs, work with established organizations who already have an understanding of the needs of community.
We need more transparency
The Governor issued an Executive Order that requires police departments to change and develop new Policing policies and to review their training, general orders and internal regulations. Do you think this should be developed in conjunction with independent experts?-Obviously new policies, orders, and regulations are necessary however the excuse for everything that has happened coming from leaders in the field (some may even call them experts) was 'it was orders' 'that was the way they were trained' so who in the past has trained officers apart from 'experts' ?- the No No 417 'experts' are the problem. Yes Unsure Yes Response Response
I truly believe that the Mayor's office should take a hands-off approach when it comes to "meddling" or getting too involved with the Police and Fire departments. Let the people who was placed in charge of those departments free rein to do their jobs without the Mayor's office dictating what they should do or not do. Let the professionals who worked their way years through the system to get to the position of chief to do their jobs effectively. They still have to report to the Mayor's office but the Mayor's office cannot micromanage. The city has enough of that happening and it needs to stop. Example: City School District Board of Education is a prime example of micromanagement hence it is in the problem it is now and the City residents 419 are not getting involved to do something about it. Yes Yes Yes No Unsure No. I have been asking for more police presence on our street for 2 years. I 420 support anything that will make that happen. Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes Lovely Warren has done a horrible job and allowed our city to fall into this 421 mess. She must resign. No No Yes No Yes Constant news releases, speeches and policy announcements that portray ALL police officers in a negative light is dangerous for public safety as well as the health and well being of the men and women who are charged with enforcing our societies laws keeping people accountable for their actions. There should be at least some acknowledgment of the hard work and selfless 422 acts that come each and every day from our city's officers. Yes No Yes No No
I believe that the Rochester Police Department needs a higher training budget and a greater emphasis should be placed on retention of Veteran Officers.
I believe that a tax credit for Ring Doorbell Cameras should be offered to all City Residents and Landlords- with the expectation that the footage be accessible to the RPD upon request to Ring.
I believe Rochester has small pockets of crime and that the RPD bring back the "Zero Tolerance" Program from the early 2000's and direct those efforts to the small high crime areas.
I believe that the City of Rochester settle the RPD's contract and include 423 language to mandate more training. Yes No Yes No No 425 14609 No Yes Yes Yes Yes While I don't live in the city I want the Mayor and all elected city officials to understand we all have a vested interest in keeping the city safe and vibrant. I come into the city to spend my hard earned paycheck to go to the public market, restaurants, museums, festivals and concerts. I don't support the citizens review board to oversee RPD because not one of them ever served in law enforcement. They are clueless. The Mayor (regardless of who it is) needs to stay out of controlling RPD. Let them do their job. Decisions on changes 426 need to be based on solid data and not feelings. No Unsure Yes No No While i know the police are busy with protests and other, more pressing matters i would like to see something done about the ridiculous amount of street racing going on especially in the west ridge rd are and mt read blvd area. It has gotten to the point where the cars and the musice can be heard 428 pretty far away and at very late hours of the night Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Inform and educate these young families. Bring officers into the community 430 for a better understanding of the people and how they live. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Back The Blue, Respecting laws and law enforcement, When "peaceful protesters" break laws such as blocking roadways, graffiti, attacking police, destruction of public property, harassing innocent people, nude protesting, 431 they need to all be arrested! No No Yes No No More funding allocated towards police training in Interpersonal communication and persons with mental health. Also legislature that depicts mental health as a term used to describe persons with diseases and or conditions affecting there mental capacity/abilities, not self induced 432 limitations such as drug addictions. No Yes No Unsure Yes The RPD should not be allowed to investigate it's self. A neutral party should 433 run any investigations into officer behavior. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Arrest those who break the law, put the substation on main st.,clean up city 435 hall. Yes No Yes No Yes Let the Police do their job. Give them the support they deserve instead of the Mayor, doing her usual, and throwing RPD under the bus. Tell the truth 436 instead of covering up with lies. No No Yes No Yes Police need more adequate training and should be required to take racial 437 bias courses. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Warren needs to resign. We need someone who support our police 438 departments No No Yes No Yes 439 Defund the police and reinvest in our community Yes Unsure Unsure Yes Unsure I think that the police should not be defended. The streets are dangerous 440 and we need honest police officers with empathy. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes RPD does a fine job but the city government has shown its lack of support. If city government cannot get on board then there will always be issued as they fuel the citizens responses. Citizens fail to fully understand how police conduct business- better education to the public may be in order. Citizens think know it all and can sit there and criticize a split second decision over months/long period of times. There are bigger problems than police responding to mental health. Does nobody care that Denny Wright was brutally stabbed when responding to a male with a mental health problem? Or how about the revolving door at the hospital after someone is MHA’d? This is a problem that deserves more attention. I won’t even get into bail reform and the obvious effect it has in the Rochester community (crime absolutely sky rocketed). It seems the efforts of police are useless with current laws put into place. Catch and release program is only hurting the image of police which contributes to diminishing community relations. My recommendation is to look at the whole picture of what is happening in the community and not the narrative that keeps getting twisted by protesters 441 and city government members. No No Yes Yes Yes
A few years ago my neighborhood was really really bad. Then we started attending PCIC and getting to know our police officers. Some joined Pac Tac. this was dangerous for the folks because then the drug dealers knew who was who and threated people. During this time our area police worked hard with us. The crime in our area went down 45%. This is because we took the time to 442 get to know folks in our area and the police in our area. No Yes Yes No Yes 0ur neighborhood Homestead/Beechwood police officers have been very helpful and respectful. We are still sad and shocked to have our 443 neighborhood denied the center we were promised on Main Street. No No Yes No Yes Send resources into the community to help: Food banks, clinics, library's, 445 day care. Yes Yes Yes Yes No
447 Support RPD!! No Yes Yes No Yes Get rid of bail reform, take back our streets, hold the criminals accountable for their actions. Stop taking away from police to protect and serve to make 448 it safer for law abiding citizens. Unsure No Yes No Unsure Rather than the mayor agree to reducing the rpd budget and to point fingers at law enforcement officers, she should be pushing to get those officers to a higher level of training. There is a huge disconnect between law enforcement officers in Rochester and the community and a big reason for that is due to officers are scared of losing their jobs due to ignorant and non educated 449 people who don’t think they have to fallow the law. No No Yes No No end any/all sanctuary policies , end the revolving door of no bail , target the open air drug sales in the city hard as we all know if the daily violence that surrounds them , we do not need more whiny ass groups pretending to better the city , what we need is strong leadership & an aggressive police 450 force and stop busing junkies to & fro the methadone clinics on our dime No No Yes No Unsure
-the system of policing is racist and needs to be abolished -funding that is currently given to RPD to unjustly make arrests, harm citizens, and have their cars constantly in parking lots as they socialize with one another needs to be redirected towards services that have a direct impact on residents. -a large majority of funds need to be directed to services such as mental heath, substance abuse, trauma care, public education, restorative practices, safe and affordable housing, job training, and childcare. The funding of such services will alleviate the burden on police and decrease their current racist practice and therefore improve the quality of lives for our residents -based on the way Lovely Warren has mishandled the case of Daniel Prude being murdered under her leadership, it would be advised for her to step down and aside so new leadership can be elected that centers on the well- being of residents on therefore decision-making centers on residents and not 453 political favors owed Yes Yes Unsure Yes No 454 Hold the mayor accountable No No Yes No No 455 Hold parents accountable. No Yes Yes No Yes I would like to see police support. Clearly the mayors approach of hating the police is contributing to crime in this city. There has been a shooting or stabbing nearly every night. Where is the mayors response? You take away police resources you take away the safety and security of residents. This city shouldn’t be demonizing the police, they should be working together. Give 456 the police the ability to actually do their job. No No Yes No No
It will most likely take years to turn around the damage that RPD and the corrupt city government have done over decades. The state's bail reform act has also handicapped law enforcement. The RPD, with new leadership and the influence of Officer Moses Robinson, should cautiously but steadily move forward in their law enforcement practices and be as visible as possible with patrols. The public rightfully doesn't trust or like the police so it will take a long time to overcome that hatred, but law abiding citizens within the city of Rochester deserve protection and ethical law enforcement. State oversight will hopefully prevent the systemic corruption within the city 458 government that has occurred for years. No Yes Yes No Yes 461 Let the cops do their job. No No Yes No No City council a joke but when you only get 25% of registered voters out to 462 vote what do you expect No No Yes Unsure Yes If there is to be effective change for all, including officers and civilians, anyone making changes to policing needs to know and experience what police officers go through. Otherwise, nothing will be effective and we will 463 have wasted time, money and the chance for betterment. Yes No No Yes Yes
Placing police station's in various sections of the city would allow the citizens and police officers to become more familiar with each other. RPD used to have section offices and then disbanded them years ago. Big mistake!! No No No No No 464 Bring those section stations back. Response Response Response Response Response Require at an associates degree in criminal justice. In addition to these officers should receive yearly training in diffusing viotile situation without the use of force, racial sensitivity, unarmed use of force, and mental health recognition. Officers should be charged when they commit a crime and be held responsible for their actions. All use of force and claims of misconduct should be reviewed by nonofficers that are independent. Finally as a whole we need to stop treating crime as the disease when in reality its largely a symptom. That maybe a bit much for just one city but if we made major change heading towards it we could change the country 466 towards a better place for us all. Yes Yes No Yes Unsure
I agree with the requirement of all mew officers living within the city, and think all existing officers should be required to live within Monroe county.
If we really want to work towards ending systemic racism and achieving social justice, we should be talking about building generational wealth through home ownership and decent job prospects, and we should be fixing the mess that are the schools. Root out the corruption that has been destroying the RHA and RCSD. Charge the RHA with something like a tent-to- own strategy with programs that help tenants learn how to maintain the property that they could own in the future. Move most of the RCSD schools back to a servicing neighborhoods.
With these underlying issues, spending more money on the police 467 department seems counter productive Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure When someone is pulled over the officer should treat people like humans not 468 slaves I have had mean police so many times Yes No Yes Yes Yes Continue the WAR on drugs/drug use. This problem is NOT a Policing issue. Open now defunct buildings in downtown Rochester to provide IN-HOUSE mental health care for those individuals that cannot care for themselves. Change Mental Health rules to include those that continue to escape the 470 system and are let go back to the streets. No No No Yes No Sick and Tired of this BS! If Chris Cuomo can say it on CNN, to prop up his Bro, King Andrew Cuomo,, I will sure as Hell, say it, to rejuvenate my lifelong home, Rochester, NY!!! MORE MONEY ISN'T THE ANSWER...CHANGE COMES FROM WITHIN Ones self!!! There but for the GRACE of GOD!!! Just this Year, How "QUICKLY" We Forget....REMEMBER OFFICE MANNY ORTIZ (RIP) And OFFICER DENNY WRIGHT, "Mayor" WARREN?! Outstanding Men, in and out of Uniform; but those you capitulate to say otherwise and would rather that they never existed!! DISGUSTING ANARCHISTS!!! DEFEND AND REFUND THE POLICE...Social Workers ain't gonna cut it! And get these Criminal Ingrates OFF OUR STREETS! "WHOSE STREETS? OUR STREETS!"...THE STREETS BELONG 471 TO THE LAW ABIDING CITIZENS OF ROCHESTER! No No No Yes No
The police need a training program addressing interacting with the public in a professional and respectful manner. This initial interaction goes a long way in preventing escalation. I’ve worked in human services for years and while I’ve certainly had some positive interactions with officers I’ve also had a significant number with officers being rude, smirking, attempting to bully and intimidate and treating others with disdain and disrespect. We also need a policy that officers who stand by and do nothing to stop inappropriate behavior from other officers are complicit and subject to the same discipline as the offending officer. In terms of keeping our community safe, how about addressing these mass gatherings (parties) in area parking lots and disbanding them before people get shot? This also goes for the problems with the cars and motorcycles parading through neighborhoods that the mayor has apparently instructed officers not to attempt to disband. Allowing all of these activities to continue doesn’t make our community feel safe. It makes 472 it feel out of control. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes City Hall can stop undermining the leadership. It is like you want lawlessness 473 in the city. No No No No No 474 We need a pro police mayor No No No No No Yes, when the citizens ask the police officers what is happening in our neighborhood ( when they Block off areas, or have 4 to 7 police car blocking off one car in the middle of the street) we should have insight into the incident, as long as we are NOT directly interfering with the incident. Smart answers from the officers only tend to irritate the person, and build up negative feelings towards the police department. i.e...told police officer blocking off an area, that a man was in toxicated or high and walking in the middle of the street, that he should call it in so someone could pick him up. The respond from the officer was, your mayor stated we are not social workers, I'm not calling in any incident. My respond was, well, I am and you can have a mental arrest for the man or he could get seriously hurt. My passenger was mad at the officer, and stated, "he might 475 shoot us", leave him alone. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Watch closely over how the Monroe County Sheriff extends his "fingers" into the City of Rochester and how he may attempt to influence the landscape of law enforcement within the city. The Sheriff Department can offer many good support services, but the current sheriff was an RPD captain years ago when RPD sections were closed and policing was drastically changed for the worst by most accounts. He didn't single handedly perform that task but he was in on the decision making and is said to be big on spinning numbers to pad his crimes stats for the positive at the expense of the truth, which would be unethical and untruthful (corruption). He most likely learned how to No No No No No 476 circumvent the truth during his career as an RPD commander. Response Response Response Response Response
477 Increase sentences and reduce use of parole for violent and repeat offenders. Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes 479 Have fun in prison lovely. You’re a criminal. No No No No No Our police have one of the toughest jobs. More training is important, not only to improve policing, but to keep them safe as well. To build successful community policing, the community needs to support police, and be willing to cooperate. The rhetoric I hear now from community and political leaders doesn't foster cooperation. Remember, trust is a two way street. Sadly, I 480 have little trust in the current City administration to accomplish these goals. Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes 481 Complete implementation of the PAB NOW No No No Yes No Bring back red light cameras and speed cameras. dangerous and reckless driving is atrocious in this City. Cops aren't spending any time enforcing traffic laws and really don't need to if there are sufficient cameras around the City. Use the revenue from these cameras to fund infrastructure improvements in low income neighborhoods (i.e.: better sidewalks, improved crosswalks, street furniture, street trees, bus stops, etc...). If there are equity concerns, have a way for people to work off their ticket instead of 482 paying it. Yes Yes No Yes No When an officer is suspended, stop paying him or her. It's like a paid vacation for them. They should be penalized for lying regarding their physical over abused of citizens. There intimidating women and men regarding the children. If you don't do ...,we will call child protection on you. Actually LYING to child protective, so they ( police) won't get written up, for their abuse of the citizens. They are still citizens 483 ( many of them) who pay taxes that pay their salaries. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Demilitarize police, control overtime, and reallocate police budget to other 484 community focused services. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure I recently moved out of the city of Rochester (Swillburg Neighborhood). I could not wait to leave. The entire city council, mayor, and school district are an absolute disgrace and completely incompetent. They are a joke. I am ashamed to have lived 30 years of my life in that city. I am so relieved that my children will not be raised in that dump of a city. The corrupt mayor and 485 entire city council should resign. No Yes Yes No Yes Allow police to arrest and detain illegal ATVs and motorbikes that are using 486 the public roadways Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes "community policing" is backwards. Fund adding officer, training and specialized units to respond to issues they train for. Just like ANY OTHER JOB Policing isn't walking around like a milktoast hall monitor. Criminals are CRIMINALS. They have zero accountability to civil and lawful behavior. I don't care what their background is. If you break the law you should be penalized. The "Catch and Release" program is total waste of the cities resources. There is zero motivation to be an upstanding citizen. The desire of the city leaders to handcuff the RPD by not allowing them to identify criminals, stop and frisk them and PROCESS the offender is ludicrous! Rochester has had over 180 shootings in 9 months. According to the data is black on black crime. You allowed mobs of unruly and LAWBREAKING people take over our city and abuse the RPD. Over a CRIMINAL!!!!! Why are you making the villains the RPD? How about you add funding to the police? How about you add police officers to the WHOLE community. Adding officers, giving them the time and true engagement in the community would save our children. Now we have to keep our kids inside to hopefully keep them safe. That doesn't even work Mayor Lovely should step down. Her leadership id atrocious. She doesn't lead by example she is a criminal herself that is unaccountable for breaking the simplest of laws in her campaign. As a black woman she should be shining so bright to UNIFY the city of Rochester. All she has shown is her self interest in trying to avoid being seen the real problem. In conclusion, keeping our city safe is ADDING funding, adding officers, adding training, adding penalties for ALL lawlessness. Until there is reason not to do a crime 487 the criminals of Rochester will continue to run wild and destroy us from the inside out No No No Unsure No 488 Hire an expert to write surveys that are not biased No No No Yes No There needs to be mental health professionals responding to mental health calls in addition to police. As a licensed social worker, the benefits for a 24/7 program where mental health professionals also respond to crisis and addiction calls, will far outweigh any cost associated with implementing them. The CIT officers and FIT team are a start, but those programs must be 489 expanded greatly and provide adequate coverage for the City of Rochester Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 491 This is a fake survey - this is something trump would pull. Shame on you. No No No Yes No Drastically reduce the police budget in order to divert the funds to much 492 needed services. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Make sure the chief of Police officer is open to have access to her or him. Wonder why you didn't ask retired captain Sherman Scott, to be the chief. I question, once again your appointment, you have a tendency to put the wrong people in place. Your, ex commission of parks and recreation, motor vehicle parking, head of your security, the list can go on, and on even in your office...... The bible states a divorcee man can not lead a church, due to the fact he could not lead his home... 494 I wonder how that applies to the community. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Start trusting police. Teach the community to respect officers orders. Enact stop and frisk type policies. Beg the precious RPD command structure to 495 come back. Mayor needs to resign. No No Yes Yes No The mayor and city council must resign. Their bias against the Police has hindered how they respond. They've become a reactive Dept. This has caused the thugs to shoot more, carry illegal guns more, murder more all the while the mayor and council and Reverend's say nothing about black on black 496 genocide Unsure No Yes No Unsure DEFUND THE GODDAMNED POLICE LIKE YOUR EMPLOYERS (VOTERS) ARE ASKING YOU TO! FIRE AND ARREST THE POLICE WHO KILLED DANIEL PRUDE. DO YOUR JOB AND STOP FUNNELING MONEY INTO UNNECESSARY AND 499 HARMFUL BROKEN WINDOWS POLICING Yes No No Yes No 501 Stop handcuffing our police, and show them some respect. No No Yes No No
I would feel much safer visiting certain neighborhoods knowing there is a police station nearby; such as the Goodman Section office. I believe that the mayor and city council need to let the police chief make decisions that are needed for that department. I don't see them stepping in with any other city department and telling them how to do their jobs. I do feel officers need to be able to be in certain neighborhoods and get to know the people and business owners in that neighborhood. When you go against a certain department it shows the citizens they can do the same. It's time to take a 503 stand against violence in our city - take back the streets from criminals. No No Yes No Yes Support our officers instead of throwing them under the bus. Provide budget to hire more police. End bail reform. Start prosecuting criminals and 504 implementing real consequences for committing a crime. No No No No Yes Let the Police do there jobs. Go back to section level policing. We enjoyed getting involved with pac tac, going to the section office with complaints, meetings and working closely with the captain and the officers from our 505 area. We knew their names and they knew ours. Unsure No Yes No No Don’t give in support your police department! Police work is dangerous and difficult work. The people on the news are not angels and when you run from, try to take from, and basically defy any police officer your arrest is not gentle. The best thing you can do is train the police to be both Police and the. After arrest is made be medical. The drug out naked black man is a community fault as much as it is his fault. What people should know is just because your black doesn’t mean that you can defy society rules and regulations. I can’t breathe is always going to be an excuse every time a black 506 person is arrested now. Way to go! No No Unsure No No I live in Webster but use to frequently come to the city for dinner and entertainment purposes. We no longer do as we feel it is incredibly unsafe since the mayor has handcuffed the rpd and not allowed them to do their jobs. The mayor needs to resign and city council needs to beg Laron 508 singletary to come back to his former job as rpd chief. No No No No No
Requiring police officers to live in the city will only restrict the number of qualified applicants that apply to the department. Those that do live in the city won't want to live in the high crime area, so this proposed change will only hurt the department's recruitment efforts. As somebody who is familiar with the dangers mentally ill people can present when in crisis, having a social worker respond to this crisis instead of the police, presents unnecessary dangers to that social worker and the community. The city should focus those efforts on followup care, after the person has been released from the hospital. Having the social worker respond as a first line of 509 defense is a dangerous idea. No No Yes No Yes Defund the police and put more funds towards social programs that can lift people out of poverty or provide mental health support. Its like your own personal health or car maintenance. If you do annual check ups and do preventative maintenance then you won't have big problems later. Same with our community. We must do the maintenance to inspire people, provide good paying jobs, provide healthcare including mental health. Our community funds should be focused on these aspects instead of the police. Right now too much of our local funds go to the police rather than these 510 programs. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure 511 Get rid of pepper balls. Yes Yes Yes Yes No
When there are major crime areas there should be more attention paid to the public loitering on streets and attention paid to drug dealing and prostitution. Prostitutes who are rounded up in stings and johns and pimps should be restricted from returning to area where high crimes are occurring. Monitoring with tracking bracelets ? On Lyell and Chili Avenue and on Thurston road and in other areas there are too many people lingering in front of buildings and stores and blocking streets. It is not safe to go to these businesses and makes the areas look unsafe. Make Rochester safer and concentrate on high crime areas. No hanging out in High Crime area. Freedom of assembly was meant for political expression not criminal enterprises.
The term "freedom of assembly" refers to the right of the people to peacefully organize without having to fear government interference. For example, freedom of assembly refers to an individual's right to join a protest without 512 having to fear the government shutting the protest down. Yes No Yes No Yes Mandatory coping sessions for police, like meditation/mindfulness. No more ticket quotas - if there are a certain number of tickets officers need to give 513 out, it's no longer about keeping the community safe Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure 514 We need more officers on the streets. Yes No Yes No Yes Community policing doesn’t work alone. Additional training is needed. Additional monetary resources are not. Outside legal “experts” coming in to work with the union and fleece the city also will not be helpful. I welcome outside opinion but please be purposeful and intentional with how we 515 solicit that feedback, and from whom. Yes Yes Yes Yes No yup, fix a broken culture. Teach them the value of life. In this, I mean the 516 citizens. No No Yes No Unsure Support the police, stop the crap you are doing. Reinstate Singletary so he 517 can retire. Yes No Yes No No Stop allowing protesters to intimidate public officials and holding police 518 resources hostage No Yes Yes No Yes
519 Stop the protesting; it promotes violence & helps spread the virus Yes Yes Yes No Yes The City of Rochester already has a Police Accountability Board. It was approved by overwhelming numbers by city voters. That is the body that should be used to review policing. Citizens have a right to oversee their own 520 police force. Yes Unsure Unsure Yes Unsure Consider moving substations (RPD Officer desks) directly inside city recreation centers and NSC offices so that officers and community members can have more regular contact. If every connection is due to crisis, it’s hard to have a relationship. This might be a good place to put rookie cops for a full 521 year before they’re out on the streets. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
522 Metro Police.... Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 523 Jobs, jobs, jobs. No No Yes No Unsure Increase the RPD’s budget and hire more officers. It has gotten increasingly more unsafe since the whole defund the police movement started and I fear for my family’s safety. It’s become so dangerous we have been forced to start 524 looking to move out of the Rochester area. No No No Yes No Please let the police do their jobs and stay out of it. I want my police to protect me and do whatever it takes to do so. STOP PUSHING YOUR AGENDA 526 ON EVERYONE ELSE!!! No No Unsure No No Diverting funds from RPD and putting that money into mutual aid network, public schools, community spaces, community health care & mental health. Free the People & Police Accountability Board should be involved in reviewing RPD protocol, etc., as they have continued to show the best No No No No No 527 interest of the people & the community. Response Response Response Response Response
Police are a reactive attempt at a solution. We need to proactively prevent the conditions that lead to crime instead. People in this city need housing, jobs, well-funded schools and community resources to deal with need- motivated issues without criminalizing people. By its own admission, RPD spends most of their time arresting people for misdemeanors and does not solve the minority of crimes that are violent crimes. Clearly this isn't working, and making police reside in the areas they police isn't going to fix it. Giving the police more money to not protect or serve the people of Rochester, and instead to treat those who would criticize them for their actions with scorn and assault them with chemical weapons and military gear, is not the answer. More training isn't the answer, because as I'm sure you're aware - RPD has been trained and retrained time and time again and these issues have only gotten worse.
This whole survey is worded as though RPD isn't exacerbating the problems that exist here, that it can be reformed if we just get the right person to give the right training, or make a new team under the police with the right name. You're giving people a chance to have input on something you've clearly already decided your position on. Empower the Police Accountability Board to do their job that the majority of Rochester wants it to do. Stop bending No 529 over backwards to appease the criminal-led Locust Club. Yes Yes No Yes Response
If they don't have mental health training, they shouldn't be on mental health calls. You don't call a plastic surgeon for a kidney transplant. Yes, they might 530 know the general idea of how to do it, but they aren't trained for that. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes We need the police in our neighborhoods. The city can not expect to have social workers respond to call where someone is having a mental health or drug addiction issue. Does the city truly believe a social worker would have been able to safely bring Daniel prude to an area hospital without any issues? He was biting trash cans and defecating the streets. No matter how you look at it, the police were going to be called to that Specific incident and the outcome would have been the same, not his death but how the police handled the call. More and more police are looked at as the problem and are not seen as the brave men and women that they truly are. The city and the 531 mayor need to be more supportive. No No Unsure No No I think the Police are doing a good job. I also wish success for the new Police Chief but I wish our previous police chief was still in the job. I do not think he 532 should have been fired! No No Yes No Unsure 533 Defund the police! Yes No Yes Yes Yes i think reform needs to start at the top. Corrupt politicians who abuse public trust should not be allowed to initiate surveys. Police reform starts with executive reform, those who are 'leaders' need to lead by example. 537 Corrupt mayors beget corrupt employees. No Yes Yes No Yes Break up all the large gatherings and charge people blocking traffic and 538 destroying property. No No Yes No Unsure Police need to stop giving legal advice. They are wrong all the time, especially about domestic violence and landlord tenant issues. They need to learn to refer people to legal aid agencies for civil legal problems and stop handing 539 out wrong legal advice Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Please make an effort to seek more community input. This effects citizens of Rochester, stop the politics. When a loved one is in a crisis involving RPD, 540 this involves citizens. Yes Yes Yes Unsure No 541 Continue with the construction of the new Police and NSC buildings. Unsure No Yes No Yes 543 a new mayor Yes Unsure Yes No Yes 545 No Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Yes Community policing sounds like a small but positive step, but those officers should be required to live in that neighborhood. I’m in favor of a residency requirement for RPD. Police do not need substations to be effective, but the city should use those lots to build community resource centers that benefit the residents and can be a positive outlet and alternative to crime. Neighborhoods with the lowest crime have the most resources, not the most 546 police. Also, abolish qualified immunity. Yes Yes Yes Yes No 547 The police should be supported No No Yes No No Let the PAB do their job and provide oversight to new policies and reform harmful policies. Abolish the locust club and remove Mike Mazzeo from any type of leadership role or civil servant role in this community. And defund RPD and allocate those funds to the mental health services, youth services, funds for childcare for working parents/guardians, housing, healthcare, and 550 access to food. Yes No Unsure Yes Unsure
Have local police. They must live in the zip code they work. We need to reallocate resources; time, money, training to other fields that may be better equipped to handle situations. We must fund schools the same and take from the budget of the police form so everyone has a fighting chance. All 551 those who have used force or abused their badge must be held accountable. Yes Yes Yes No Yes 552 Doesn't matter where they live Yes Yes No No Yes
My biggest fear is we spend 100 of thousands of dollars on investigations and consultants, so the politicians can say they've done something but then public interest dies down so nothing ever gets done as a result of those consultant and investigation. And every RPD and MCSO cop i met has been 553 super rude. They hate people! How can we get those guys "in the community" Yes Unsure Yes Yes Unsure 554 They deserve a raise with all the crap you’ve put them through No No Yes No Yes
Crisis Intervention in place? What are the "freed up" officers SPECIFICALLY doing Right Now? 556 Don't Implement 1/2 of the Process without clear definition of the Other Half Yes No Yes Unsure Yes Two officers per car. Stop sending 8 cop cars to minor incidents like 557 shoplifting. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 558 Hire more cops, let them do their jobs. Yes No Yes No Yes 559 This is the most ridiculous survey I’ve ever taken No No Yes No Yes
This survey feels biased to reinforce a specific agenda. Case in point - the question about independent experts. It depends on whether these experts come from a pro-force perspective or a perspective that is less biased towards use of force and institutional racism. Another example-authorizing use of funds for engagement. I do not sign blank checks for anything - yet the question is framed to solicit positive answers (who doesn’t want more engagement?). But HOW that occurs is critical.
If you truly seek community engagement and transparency, this is the most minimal effort you could give. If you want to live what you stated, share the concrete proposals for resource allocation to invite input. THEN we can have 560 a discussion... Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 561 Let the police do their job and get the mayor out of it. No No No No Unsure
Community policing is a great idea. It would help build relationships in our area. Defunding the police is not the answer, if anything, we need MORE. This city has become the Wild West, you give people an inch around here, 564 they take a mile. We have let the inmates run the Asylum. Get it together. No No Yes No Yes
Less militarization of police in city neighborhoods, more tactical approaches to dealing with diverse populations, i.e.: minorities, immigrants, reentry populations, ACD/mental health persons, open community discussions 565 where police accountability and new forms of communication can be shared. Yes Yes Unsure No Yes
The PAB must be fully implemented. There must be more resources given to prevention of crisis so it doesn't get to the point where crisis intervention is needed. People need stable housing, safe communities, healthy food and 566 adequate income to be well - let's look at all of those things. Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes - STOP using color - "My black community" because YOU, the Mayor are causing the divide. What about the OTHER colors that live in the 570 city....including whites????? Yes No Yes No No The police are too arrogant, too power hungry, are tyrants that they think they can do anything to anyone. They need to be trained on the basic Constitution laws..about Amendments 1,2,3,4, 5.. freedom of speech, civil 571 rights and to respect citizens constitutional rights. Yes Yes Yes No Yes 1. Purge the force of anyone who doesn’t wear masks when interacting with the public, who doesn’t think that Daniel Prude should not have been killed, or who fired chemical irritants at protestors. A large fraction of the individuals on the force have the wrong attitude about the public and the wrong attitude about their job. 2. A very very high bar of training, including intensive antiracism training, needs to be required in order to qualify to carry a gun. Officers should be in- 573 armed until their brains are reprogrammed. Yes Unsure Unsure Yes Yes
I would like to see the city renegotiate the police contract to make “bad apples” in the RPD easier to remove and to face more serious and permanent disciplinary actions without paid leave. I would like to see Rochester adopt 574 all 8 policies of the 8 Can’t Wait project regarding use of force in policing. Yes Yes Yes Yes No I’m disappointed that these survey questions are misleading and complicated. The results of this survey will be worthless. This survey should be in plain English and translated to other widely-used languages (Spanish, ASL, Nepalese, etc.).
I support police knowing their community, but I don’t support kicking people out of their homes and businesses to build a multimillion dollar police building. How can community-based policing work when police live in white affluent suburbs?
I support independent experts who should be involved in reforming RPD, but I don’t support multimillion dollar experts from out of state who don’t know our community. Look at the protesters who have been out on the streets night after night, while many of them do professional and informal community-based work - they are your experts. City residents are your experts. Community-based organizations like FoodLink, Willow, and United Way are your experts. RCSD teachers are your experts.
Defund the police. Reinvest in services to prevent crime from happening. Stop evicting people during a pandemic. Fund RCSD so that children can get 579 a good education. Yes Yes No No No We do not want more police substations. We do not want Wilmer-Hale to help. We want the PAB to be involved in reform and we want them to have disciplinary powers. We want police to have requirements to live in the city. There should be 2 or 4 year degree education requirements and requirements to be an EMT for a couple of years before becoming a police officer. The RPD lost the trust of its residents with the killing of Daniel Prude and subsequent protest escalation tactics. The RPD should have funding cut due their lack of values and integrity. The frat-club culture should be addressed, everyone knows there is hazing as part of the initiation process. Also, fire the officer who killed Daniel Prude and discipline (without pay) those who enabled it. Also, your questions are leading and it will be difficult 580 to change anyone’s minds with the data you collect because of this fact. Yes No Yes Yes Unsure 581 Defund the police. Yes Yes Yes Unsure No I support residency requirement for police (and teachers). When there is an event (shooting, etc.) I see 10-12 cars responding, if the danger is over not sure why we need so many officers on site. More activities like "Coffee with a cop" would help break down some of the "Us vs Them" attitudes. Appreciate how friendly some officers are like Jim Laruez. Encourage officers to anonymously let Chief know about "bad officers". If 10 or more reports are received for any officer, it should be investigated. More social activities like cops playing basketball with youth to make youth/teens less wary of each 583 other. Unsure Yes Yes No Yes 584 repeal bail reform....STOP the 'catch and release' of repeat offenders. No No Yes No Yes I truly believe we need to focus on mental health and drug/alcohol addiction. So that it doesn't manifest to the point where a cop is called and is scared for their lives. Cop should be peacekeepers. Everybody should go 585 home safe after an encounter Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes
Hire more Spanish speaking police. Change the qualifications to become a police. At present most policeman are build like a truck..too strong, their body and muscle make them look like professional wrestlers..they intimidate 587 the people and they act aggressively toward the smaller and weaker citizen. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Less serious crimes were committed when the precincts were in the neighborhood. Many empty buildings are available with no need to build 588 new sector facilities. Yes Yes Yes No Yes 589 Need to overhaul system and address systemic racism. Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Yes police doing great job, mayor is not.. let the police do their job and get the 590 people who do not abide by the law off the streets, including "protestors" No No No No Yes
Move body camera department out of RPD supervision, make officers live in the city they police, reduce police force, improve training. Dismantle locust club or at least take away some of their power and make them change their 591 name. Names matter. Police unions shouldn’t be named after billy clubs. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes This is not a well written survey. #2: "independent experts," no, I don't support hiring lawyers and such, yes to things like former mayor Johnson was involved in. #5: "resources" such as what? Community and officer education and collaboration, NO big expensive police headquarter, mental health and social workers. You need to invest more in educating our youth and community, racial justice initiatives and pulling people out of poverty 592 so that people aren't driven to crime, depression, rage and despair. Yes No Yes No Unsure In regard to question 2 - I think those independent experts need to represent the radical re-envisioning of policing required, not marginal tweeks which largely maintain the status quo.
In regard to question 3 - I support community policing is so far as it may help improve relations. However, over-policing of certain neighborhoods and citizens does not promote trust between police and the citizens they serve. Funding should go to supporting neighborhoods and people, not putting more police on the streets.
In regard to question 4 - expensive physical infrastructure is not required for better police and community relationships.
In regard to question 5 - The RPD has more than sufficient resources; they are allocated poorly. The current police department, as it is funded and organized is ineffective in preventing violence and serving the community. No more money is needed, that money needs to be used to support struggling communities and citizens, not expose them to systemic oppression by over-policing.
In regard to question 6 - Criminal investigations of police misconduct, including future cases and related to the killing of Daniel Prude and response to protests, must be investigated externally. Disciplinary actions relating to officers and reworking of internal policies is the work that the PAB should be No 593 doing, with sufficient power to implement changes. Yes Yes Yes Yes Response more police training, checking periodically any issue police officers have on them, a pattern. Some officers are mean, rude, and disrespectful even when one is in a situation that is non-violent. You call the police for help and it flips on you. My son wanted to be a police officer. I'm so GLAD he changed his mind. He has his own reasons too. I don't like police officers. I don't care if they purple green or orange they all nasty its called brother hood, ya know 594 what I'm talking about! Our opinion don't matter. Yes Unsure Unsure Yes Yes - Arrest the police who killed Daniel Prude. - The mayor has handed the prude case with self interest and incompetence. She no longer has the trust of the community and should resign. - the PAB should have sufficient training and ride-along time to allow them 595 to wield disciplinary authority appropriately. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure 597 Build the substation that was planned for on East main No No Yes No Yes I think these questions solicit certain answers without explanations. Nothing is yes or no in this situation. This does not tackle the need to demilitarize the police, nor does it tackle the problems with police hiring. 'retraining' does nothing to an organization such as this. An entirely new system with a new means of hiring and entirely new training program need to be instated. Officers on the force already need to be re-evaluated- by people outside of their chain of command. This survey encourages the cyclical thinking Rochester false on time and time again and will produce temporary results at 599 best. Yes Yes Unsure Unsure No This survey is shameful. Thousands of us have risked our mental and physical health day in and day out, brutalized by RPD to DEFUND THE POLICE. Studies show that community policing is statistically irrelevant when it comes to reducing police brutality. Under the mayors watch RPD in collaboration with the state police and the Monroe County Sheriff office have purposefully trumped up charges on freedom fighters under the mayors watch. We don’t need an outside law firm we need to restore power the Police Accountability Board that was elected overwhelmingly by Rochester citizens. Our schools are 200 million in debt and the Mayor is releasing a survey that is so slanted it’s designed to look as if the people support spending money we don’t have to hire a law firm that has not done anything positive for the other cities who have hired them. Mayor Warren you don’t want this law firm to make the people who elected you safer, you want to hire them to help shape the narrative that you did nothing wrong. Fire, arrest and convict the officers who murdered Daniel Prude. Restore the power to the Police Accountability board. Drop all charges on protestors. DEFUND THE POLICE. And resign for your part in No 600 covering up the murder of Daniel Prude. Yes No No Response No 603 Addressing gang issues in the community. No No Yes No Yes
The department of justice should conduct a review of the Mayor’s protocols 605 in dealings with police and mental health and also in the city councils. No Yes Yes Unsure Yes We need the police to keep us safe. The propaganda that the media is 606 spewing is disgusting. We should not defund the police. No Yes Yes Unsure Yes I was under the impression that if you had a situation that was mental health related, you called 911 and indicated that it was such. They would then know to send officers trained in this area. I actually did this once and it 607 worked out okay. Perhaps with less funding this became an issue. Yes Unsure Yes Yes Yes Let the police do their job and quit handcuffing them with politics. And btw 608 get the illegal dirt bikes and atvs off the road ! No No Yes Yes Yes
Stop firing projectiles and chemical weapons on protestors. Charge the 609 police responsible for Daniel Prude’s death. Give the PAB power to discipline. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure As a person who works in the city, I would appreciate it if police were allowed to enforce laws rather than stand by and watch criminals commit assaults on police officers, attempt to destroy property, and harass customers of local businesses, as they did on Sunday for instance. I don't know why anyone would need to review policies and reform the department 610 if the new policy is to not make arrests. Yes No Yes No Yes The local government NEEDS to show more support for law enforcement 612 officers. No No No No No Continue to fund the Police which allow them to continue training in all aspects of their profession. I.e. Defensive Tactics, De-escalation, Community 613 Policing oriented programs. Yes No Yes Yes Yes
The city deterioration has increased over the past 10+ years. I would very much like to see more police presence in my neighborhood, not less, and more aggressive prosecution in the city. Crime is crime. If something is against the law the police should be enforcing the law, if that's not what 615 people want, then change the law. Stop the bullshit and clean this place up! No Yes No No Yes 616 The point is to defund the police. Yes Yes No Yes No Please consider a redistribution of your annual budget to include more civilian positions like social workers and mental health professionals and towards RCSD. I have been alarmed by the militaryesque response to peaceful protesters. In other cities they allow the expression of frustration 617 and anger without violence. Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure Defund the police and divert the money to community services and actions 618 to undue the generational effects of systemic racism. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Lets try and not let felons out an hour after their arrest, GET RID OF 619 CASHLESS BAIL No Yes Yes No Yes Defund them. Tear it down and start it over. Redefine policing. Reallocate the funds from defunding the police to fund mental health counselors, drug and alcohol counselors, SCHOOLS, community centers, community programs and activities, community support groups, community food banks, community peace circles and restorative justice opportunities. Redefine what policing is and what those job responsibilities are - with the proper professionals in place, the police need less resources, not more. They certainly don’t need that fortune’s worth of riot gear, tanks, and pepper 620 balls. Start there. Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Please ensure police have an accurate understanding of what constitutes deadly force and reinforce in their training that deadly force may only be utilized when faced with a grave threat, and only for the duration required to get cuffs applied. Pinning subjects to the ground is problematic and should be minimized both in applicability and duration. Restraint techniques which are deadly should not be utilized merely for convenience (e.g. to keep a subject still while awaiting an ambulance). Make sure police's understanding of what constitutes a grave threat is reasonable. All use of take-down type restraints should be reported to superiors and audited via BWC footage, regardless of whether or not there was a bad outcome or whether or not a complaint was received. These reviews should pay particular attention to any details where breathing or circulation may have been impeded. Work to identify risky practices and eliminate them before there's another bad 623 outcome. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes I think we should bolster the PAB. The PAB alone cannot do this work for the governors executive order. However, if they really want to be empowered (as they keep saying), let’s give them the responsibility and hold them accountable. If local or outside help is hired, they should be specifically hired to review and provide suggestions to the PAB in my opinion. PAB should then make recommendations to administration and city council. They don’t have the expertise in house to do it alone, but I do think with this type of structure and pressure, they could come up with strong recommendations for council and administration to consider. Couple that with the RASE commission, there should be enough there to package 624 recommended actions to the state. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I work downtown. I come here five days a week, every week. There isn't enough policing downtown during the weekday. Homeless are everywhere, 625 it doesn't feel safe at all. Yes Unsure Yes Unsure Yes Support the job they are doing and criticize faults at all levels. Re-examine bail reform and hold offenders accountable for their actions. Work with hospitals so that those who are mental health arrested are not released after two hours. Encourage appointment and election of individuals who are honest and have integrity. Denounce the continued protests that are so called peaceful that have regularly interfered with everyday working individuals, citizens and businesses. The list could go on and on. Police are not the problem, lack of respect and personal accountability and total 626 disregard for law and order is the true issue. Police cant fix that. No No Yes No Yes I think we need to address the issue in a big way of children being born into poverty to a mother who does not provide and nurture children. We need to start at the beginning. It all starts with parenting whatever your "family" 627 looks like. Yes Yes Yes No Yes 628 This survey is a joke, stop pandering to Ashley Gantt and her misfits No No Yes No Unsure 629 simply enforce the laws that we have on the books now No No Yes No Yes 631 Remove Warren from office Yes No Yes No No I think police (and fire fighters and all city employees) should be required to live in the city. I am concerned that we spend too much on policy overtime for activities like being crossing guards at the blue cross arena or public market. I think we have police in charge of things that are not clearly related to police services, like approving licenses for chicken coops and other animals. I think we should review all the staff and functions and time spent within the police department and eliminate out activities that can be reasonably served by other staff and don't require police training. I think we should invest in safety and security staff that are not police officers - i don't know what this looks like exactly, but i think there is a need for something like a parks patrol, but it would be non armed civilian security or mediator type folks that "patrol" and enforce proper behavior and activities in parks and other public spaces. this could be used or public events too, and perhaps those are the kinds of people who should be doing traffic at the public market or blue cross arena so that we aren't spending so much police 632 overtime on those activities... Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes Public safety needs to be completely reimagined. Defund and redesign. Fund community resources that build residents up! Do not hire an outside law firm and allow the PAB to do the work. Drop the Locust Club. RPD has spent weeks assaulting residents in response to a push for Daniel Prude’s family to get justice and they have repeatedly proven that the Department is the 633 problem. Yes Yes No Yes No Look into what Camden, NJ has done with their police reform. Take the stance that police are ALWAYS trained to look at how to SAVE a life, rather No No No No 634 than defend themselves against danger. Yes Response Response Response Response I think this survey is "leading". It is not soliciting ideas as much as it is trying to garner support for old ideas the city had already. Not of this will work if you are not including local community activists who are doing the work. The R.A.S.E Commission & P.A.B could be the answer for much of this but ONLY with the right people. You have to figure out a way to include Ashley Gantt, Howard Eagle, Anthony Hall, and Miquel Powell in these discussions; if not it 635 will continue to be bad business. Your solutions must come from within... Yes Unsure Unsure Yes Unsure I would like to see RPD using the quadrant model and small, neighborhood policing. I DO NOT think RPD should be going after drug crimes either. The illegality of drugs is part of the school to prison pipeline and indiscriminately affects urban neighborhoods. I would like to see more gun buy back programs rather than guns collected through what might as well be "stop and frisk" actions like being pulled over for being black or stopped because you were playing dominos on the sidewalk. That behavior is just as bad as stop and frisk and should not be condoned, and really should be bragged 636 about on social media. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes
Problems stem from police culture that needs to be changed. Use of force has become the fast/easy way to deal with problems. Some officers seem to want to be judge/jury/executioner. That needs to be changed to other safe and more effective ways. These changes cost little and are a matter of policy change, training, attitude changes (may require dealing with mental health issues) and enforcing. Some officers who cannot change probably need to 637 find other careers. This is a people problem NOT a physical facility problem. Yes Unsure Yes Yes Unsure 639 Defund the police = fund the community directly. Yes Yes Yes Yes No Need to concentrate more on getting guns off the streets. This a bigger issue 640 that targeting police reform. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Defund the police and redirect those funds into schools, mental health services, and housing solutions. Renew the freeze on evictions so we don't 641 face a homelessness crisis that will only lead to more crime. Yes No No Yes No This survey is an excellent example of framing questions to get results that the surveyor wants. The results will be most likely be filtered before sharing with the public, and this will allow the Mayor's Office to use particular stats to justify an increased police budget and the contracting of "outside experts" to produce some report that will justify the increased budget. If the Mayor's Office would like to actually get community input (which it does not) then it would have used questions that would be accepted as valid on a high No No 643 schooler's test about survey design. Yes Response No Response No Too many police bosses, cut that ratio, more officers less bosses. Way way too much personal use of take home vehicles. Cut overtime unless it is 645 absolutely urgent . Homicide overtime is out of control. No Yes Yes Yes Yes Ditch this survey. If the Mayor & temporary Chief don’t Know what’s needed, resign. 75% of city residents voted to support a Police Accountability Board (PAB) to take action in individual incidents and systemic changes, and the Mayor opposed key provisions. Other changes are obvious if you study the 646 history & culture of RPD for decades. Yes Yes Yes Yes No Am totally opposed to defunding the Police Dept. If that happens mass chaos will be an everyday occurrence. The Mayor, I'm sure has been privy to any extra ordinary cases involving the community and the Police. Saying otherwise is gross negligence. I live in the city and our Police Dept. is our life line. Without them, I just can't imagine the outcome. I'm not a fan of the Mayor, so I'm hoping the new Police Chief will be able to operate and renew the RPD in the manner she sees fit. Being a Mayor and a Police Officer are two 647 different professions, stay in your lane. Yes Yes Yes No Unsure Certainly I do not condone what happened to Mr. Prude, however I don’t think it is representative of the entire force or even a small percentage of. . I do think time and money would be better spent trying to get the city residents that live in the problem areas to stop killing each other rather than blaming the police for everything. Most areas of the city are perfectly safe. Concentrate your money in the problem areas. Somehow people need to learn other ways of settling disagreements besides gunshots. The police have been getting illegal guns off the streets during some stops. Unfortunately the press chooses to not report the good things the officers do. (FYI) Our family is not involved in law enforcement and we do not personally know anyone that is. We just support law enforcement and think right now they have little 648 support from the public. Unsure No Yes Yes Yes It's the little things that get noticed. Quality of Life matters and things like 649 fireworks must not be allowed to get out of hand like they did this year. Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes There are large issues at hand. Police brutality being one. However a lack of community, and lack of parenting are huge issues in the city. Fix that and I 651 believe we would see a monumental stride made. No Yes Yes Yes Yes
We need to empower the elders to help with the work. And kids need more opportunities. Too bad the people in the suburbs who have “Black Lives Matter” signs couldn’t offer a monthly intern opportunity to a high school student in the city...walk the walk a little. And police and teachers should have to live in the city. My dad was a city cop for 20 years and worked at the training center for 20 years and we lived in Greece. I teach in the city and live in the city and it makes a difference in perspective. Give police and teachers a housing stipend though...maybe $150,000 towards housing. Can you tell I love brainstorming ideas? Good luck with this important work- you are 653 helping to build a new world! Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes RPD shouldn't be limited to City residents, the pool isn't large enough for quality candidates. Continue training and have periodic recertification 654 process Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure The mental health aspect is VERY important - we need *only* people trained in psychiatry/addiction/social work to respond - police are not trained psychiatrists or mental health professionals and it is unfair to the community AND police to let this continue. Trained mental health and substance abuse professionals can deescalate a crisis situation safely using either counseling techniques, drugs to sedate a person experiencing psychoses, or both. Everyone will be safer and police can focus on major 656 crimes. It’s a win for everyone. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes I believe the overwhelming majority of RPD officers are good people doing the very best they can with the resources they are provided. This survey COMPLETELY neglects the community's portion of responsibility to make community policing work. Basic tenets of mutual respect, personal responsibility and social goodness also need to be addressed. If expected (demanded) from our police force, they should also be reciprocated to our police. The political leaders and protest leaders, while condemning the actions of police, are completely failing to hold the people behaving badly 657 accountable. Yes Yes Yes No Yes 660 Not at this time No Yes Yes No Yes 661 New Chief and New Mayor No Yes Yes No Unsure Diversify the Police Accountability Board with people that do support RPD 662 NOT just those on a witch hunt. No Unsure Yes No Yes I think both community policing initiatives and crisis intervention services should be viewed as stepping stones towards police abolition. Requiring there to be a police building or requiring police to live in the neighborhoods they patrol will only increase tension. Imagine having a neighbor who is constantly watching you waiting for you to break the law. And that neighbor has a gun, a baton, and virtual immunity from legal accountability if they cause harm. We need to build strong community bonds between community members, not between communities and police. The police serve only as a threat of punishment, when we know that what works to reduce crime is positive incentive to invest in/strengthen communities. More schools with more resources, libraries, free mental health care, safe injection sights, easier access to housing, and more community-facing jobs. 665 Abolish PRD; fund the community. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure 666 Reduce RPD funding, allocate funds elsewhere. Yes Yes Yes Yes No While I support efforts for Community policing and a shifting in the mindset of the role of Police in the community, I don't believe that additional resources should be dedicated to the Police when they already receive a large portion of the City budget. They should do more with what they currently 667 have. Yes Unsure Yes Yes Unsure
Police need to be held accountable for their actions just like anyone else. Their unions and compatriots cannot erase bad conduct or sweep it under the rug. I support the good police, but bad policing needs to be unilaterally 668 eradicated. Protect and serve.... we pay you, please remember that. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes
669 Less money for police. More money for community and poverty initiatives. Yes Yes Yes Yes No Demilitarize police, listen to black and brown people, use the PAB and reinstate their disciplinary powers, mayor warren step down. Arrest the officers involved in Daniel Prude's death. Abolish the Locust Club and strip 670 Mazzeo of his title. That's a start. Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure mental health professionals are not gonna want to respond to violent situations. you have to give them defensive tactics training and some way to defend themselves and they'll just end up being another police force. but 671 whatever. Unsure Yes Yes No Unsure Defunding and reducing will not reduce crime or encourage businesses to come to the city. Citizens cannot police themselves when many are criminals themselves. City council appears corrupt and the Mayor should resign as she is corrupt too. Many suburban folks are looking for employment outside of the city simply because of the hypocrisy and anti-white sentiments against 672 anyone not of color. No Yes Yes No Yes Defund the police. Take away their weapons. Reallocate police funding to schools and eviction prevention. We already have a police accountability board. They should be conducting 674 the reviews and investigations mentioned in this survey. Yes No Unsure Yes No
I think it is a travesty that the Mayor and City Council have allowed a few loud individuals who know absolutely nothing about policing and public safety to derail our police department. RPD had a talented, diverse command staff. How does it serve anyone to throw out or force out a command staff consisting of men and women of color? The lack of leadership has been sickening! We need the police in our neighborhoods! In addition, the leadership of Rochester is now gutting services for CRIME VICTIMS???? What?!? It is absolutely wrong to remove Victim Assistance and FACIT from the police department just so you can make it look like you are defunding police. Those programs work best when they are co- located/embedded with law enforcement. It is clear that the staff at the "new" initiative, including Danielle ???, are clueless and have no idea what services are already available in the community. Y'all look like a bunch of bumbling fools and I deeply regret that I own and live in a house in Rochester. Many responses you get to this survey are going to come from people who are as clueless as the members of Free the People ROC and yourselves and I am sure you will run with those. Sad! You really should 675 have educated yourselves about these issues a long time ago. No No Yes No Unsure We need to give our police more resources to effectively do their jobs and give them the power to enforce laws, even if the crimes seem trivial including noise ordinances. People have a right to peace and safety in their homes and this has been disrupted because police have been given orders to stand down and not enforce the laws. Allowing seemingly trivial things to go unchecked - like noise ordinances and parties a) creates an unsafe environment that many many times has led to violence which later ties up more police resources and b) creates a hostile community attitude when people are sick of the disruption and sick of the violence and see people getting away with. It puts neighbor against neighbor. We need to encourage more young people to join the police force, people of all colors from all walks of life. We do not have enough officers to respond to all of the calls in the city and people are getting 676 hurt because of it. We need to allow our officers to do their jobs. No No No No No Stop pretending that all cops are racist . Stop pretending that there is a racist behind every door . Stop pretending that White privilege exist . All you are doing is giving people an excuse to fail and blame all that troubles them on 677 White racist , systemic racist , racist police Unsure No Yes Yes Yes Tell RPD to stand down to protesters! The handling of protesters is appalling and makes me think that hiring and training an entire new police department is called for. At this point I have absolutely no trust in the RPD. And gang activity? Where is the RPD? Take them down! They know who they 679 are!! Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 680 Let police do their jobs. Do not let protestors have free reign in the streets ! No Yes Yes No Unsure Rochester residents overwhelmingly voted in favor of establishing a civilian Police Advisory Board that would have authority to review cases of alleged police misconduct and to authorize disciplinary measures if deemed necessary. We have already given a clear message to the City and to the State of New York that a civilian Police Advisory Board with disciplinary authority is both our wish and our demand for addressing systemic issues within RPD. Despite the City's and the community's best efforts, RPD has a decades-long history of quietly reversing or ignoring attempts to reform policing in the City of Rochester. Any reforms now are similarly at risk of being overturned unless there is sufficient ongoing community-lead civilian oversight of the Rochester Police Department.
I humbly request that the City of Rochester continue to work with the Police Advisory Board on all measures related to reforming RPD and that the City continue to press for changes to the state laws that have limited the Police Advisory Board's disciplinary authority. Residents in Rochester still want the 682 Police Advisory Board we voted for. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure
Police reform cannot be formulated by people who have no law enforcement 683 experience. That is like building a building without an architect. No No Yes Yes No Firing every member of the department that took part in attacking peaceful and lawfully assembled protesters. A complete overhaul of training to include de-escalation tactics as STANDARD ISSUE PROTOCAL, with YEARLY 684 training to help reinforce peaceful solutions first. Yes Yes Unsure Unsure No It is very clear to me that this questionnaire is bias, leading my answers in a specific way which is just more training for police. I believe that we can reduce the overall amount of police and what they are used for. With less than half of their job actually focusing on violent criminal activity, which is their purpose, most of their job could be performed by community run 685 organizations. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure 686 Solving the problem at West Ridge Plaza instead of ignoring it. No Yes Yes Yes Yes I think the PAB would be a great fit to head any reviews or investigations regarding the police and you don’t need to spend a ton to do it. Outside establishment think tanks and Contractors have got us in the problems we are facing currently. Activists in Black lives Matter should have a role in any planning. The questions on this form are awful and are obviously written with the intention to lead participants to choose the answers the writers of 687 the questions wanted them to. Yes Unsure Yes Yes Unsure 688 Enforce the gun laws! If there is a curfew in place enforce it. Yes Yes Yes No Yes I think RPD is and has always done a fantastic job. Given the difficulty of the job description I feel they do a good job of protecting and serving when they show up. Sometimes I feel more of a presence needs to be shown to keep the riff raff away. Examples being the mall's/Irondequoit mall (now closed due to lack of police presence) and what's now happening at Bathtub Billy's on West 691 Ridge. Unsure No Yes Yes Yes 692 Put criminals in jail No No Yes No No As much as I want to see resources offered to the RPD for means of improving community relations, training for non-violent means of suspect apprehension, etc., I also believe funds from within the RPD need to be reallocated to some of these new prospects.
693 We need to prioritize 8 Can't Wait initiatives within the department. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes
The Mayor should not allow these costly and disruptive protests to continue. I support the police and they should be allowed to do their jobs. Bring back the sections and stop catering to people who do not represent those of us that live in the city. I am appalled that the city counsel and the police accountability board oversee and dictates what the police do when they clearly (from watching the Zoom meetings) know nothing about police work. They should be made to go through a mock academy and learn why they do what they do. I think our police department is well above those in other areas. I think going over the last three years is a waste of money, but if you're 695 going to do it, it needs to be done by an outside agency. No No Yes No Yes stop peddling old bullshit about community policing and just defund them. No No No 696 arrest the killers of Daniel prude. Response Response No Response No There should be zero tolerance for police misconduct. If they violate police policy they should be terminated. Make them more responsible and 697 accountable. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure We need to vastly reduce our spending on policing and reallocate those funds towards education, healthcare, and social support. We need to demilitarize our police force, reduce funding for weapons, and ban the use of military weapons like teargas and LRADs on our own citizens. We need to 699 empower the Police Accountability Board to make and guide reforms. Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No 700 Stop being racist meatheads Response Response Response Response Response 701 Do NOT defund the police. Unsure No Yes No Yes You can’t police a city without the police. Don’t put social workers and counselors in harms way. They should be a resource. The majority of police do good work. Hold the Chief accountable for dealing 702 with those who violate citizens trust. No Yes Yes No Yes 703 I fully support police officers having to live in the City. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I just want to expand on the first question. Many mental health and/or addiction related 911 calls have the potential to turn deadly at an instant, just as domestic violence calls. I don't think that a Crisis Intervention Team should ever answer these calls alone. I am sure that they will not have the training or the means to use force if needed. I am in complete agreement with having a Crisis Intervention Team respond with an officer in these cases.
I live in Brockport but work downtown and my view of downtown has changed significantly in the last few months.
There is no way our police department can do their jobs properly when they are fearful of being fired, sued and even killed. The respect that they deserve needs to return but that is respect for all authority and that should come from the top on down in our community and we have lost that in recent months.
This may not be the place for this comment but I feel it needs to be made. The officers have to deal with the "bail reform" that was passed as well and I wonder if that has made them feel less effective at their jobs knowing that 704 criminals are just being let back out. No Yes Yes No Yes Police need mental health support too. Stop all the crap going on at Bathtub Billy's on W. Ridge Road, give them the tools and support the cops need to 705 get some of these thugs off the street. Yes Yes Yes No Yes This survey was carefully designed to get the answers you want, not to understand the community's feelings. We need a police accountability board and external help. We don't need to pour more money into the RPD to 706 murder citizens and create their own coverups. Defund the RPD. Yes Yes Yes Yes No Increase man power so more police are on the streets cracking down on drug 707 dealers. No Yes Yes No Yes Cops need to understand that they serve the people. The attitude of 709 superiority and dominance is as disgusting as the behavior. Yes Yes Yes No Yes 712 The safest communities are those with the most resources. Yes Unsure Unsure Yes Unsure I don’t believe unarmed social workers should be responders unless protected by well trained police. There needs to be much improved protocols when these individual arrive at a hospital under mental health arrests. My own daughter experienced being released a few hours arriving at 713 Ihospital, do think out reform on the is needed lawn with in the no trainingresources as and well no as placeimplementation to go. in the No Yes Unsure No Yes field. I have a friend who went to Brockport for criminal justice, worked as a 911 dispatcher congruently, and then became a police officer herself, who described the training and the group at large as a hazing-like scenario. The other women stuck together but understood that, especially during take- down training scenarios, the men in her class were going over-the-top to try and weed the women out and the training officers turned a blind eye. I heard it time and again. Not to mention the language used around them to belittle their attendance. She has since left the force. And I don't blame her.
As far as community policing, I live in Rochester in Upper Monroe but I spend a great deal of time at Rochester Family Mission on Tremont Street. I'm on the board now but I've been involved with tutoring and the youth programs since 2013 and over the years we've talked about all the scenarios and how to keep the kids safe, from outside threats and police both. I had never been aware of that as a reality until I heard the volunteers speaking about it a few years ago. We need to bring the police in from the suburbs so they can also gain an understanding of how to live and exist in the same community that they are policing. That's the ONLY way I think that "community policing" can work. It's baffling that we allow cops working in the city to live in the suburbs.
After taking the summer to pay closer attention to what has been happening around our country regarding police-community relations, I was shocked that we had had a situation in our own city earlier this year and that it was just coming to light months after the fact. If I behaved with that type of attitude at my job towards any clients like the police treated Daniel Prude, I 715 would be let go immediately upon review. Those officers need to be fired. Set Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes More enforcement of laws, particularly in the northwest area, along Dewey 717 Avenue and West Ridge Road Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes First and foremost, Lovely Warren needs to resign and the officers involved in the death of Daniel Prude need to be charged immediately. A thorough review of what happened in regards to the events that lead to Daniel Prude’s death needs to happen, preferably by an external entity.
Police department budgets need to be reallocated to more appropriate resources. A total overhaul in department leadership needs to happen as well. Some good people may be lost, but the good will outweigh the bad in the long run. Police officers must be made to attend and complete unconscious bias training annually and should have mandatory regular routine access to proper mental health care for themselves as well as to assist 719 with dealing with issues that may cause bias. Yes Yes Yes No Yes
I believe that the police accountability board should be given funding and oversight of how best to ensure that policing reforms are effective.
The new police chief should use money from the budget that the city already provided her to work on internal reforms. She doesn't need more funds.
We don't need a new police substation, just more accountability and oversight over the police. The oversight does not need to be from a law firm. It should be overseen by the police accountability board and they should decide what avenues to utilize.
I believe that we should be proactive about crime and work on reducing poverty and strengthening education and community resources instead of 720 constant high funding of the police. Yes Unsure Yes Yes No What is this survey? These forced choice questions are so leading and provide no information to make sound choices for the question (Q1 was ok). I think that policing efforts should focus on serving and protecting. Local community involvement as well as national experts in ANTI-RACIST policing should be brought to the table to discuss the demilitarization of our police. Over the course of the next 3 years we should be figuring out how to reduce funding for our police force and commensurately increase funding for mental health agencies and intervention. It should come as no surprise to anyone that we are in this state of affairs as we have systematically gutted mental health services over the last two decades as we increased police 721 presence. Yes Unsure No Yes No Police need better training than the several months at an academy. Criminals need actual punishment, not an immediate release and slap on the wrist. Hold parents accountable for crimes committed by their minor children. 726 FIRE officer who abuse their power. No No Yes No Yes Stop criminals, and corrupt politicians such as Lovely Warren from ever 729 holding office. No No No No Yes 730 Na Yes Unsure Yes Unsure Unsure Reallocate funds internally to make your changes, don't tax your residents 731 more to further fund a corrupt police department Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure
Some mental health and drug related calls need a collaborative role with other agencies.
I’m not sure the “them vs us” attitude in the police department will ever be defeated without determination and dedication to change from all levels of policing. A willingness to understand and accept historical issues that created the dichotomy, poverty and systemic racism is essential for any meaningful change to occur. I’m not sure that many officers and command staff are willing or able to genuinely do this work with the Rochester 733 community collaboratively. No Yes Yes Yes Yes Abandon so-called "community policing" model and substation construction projects that will increase surveillance and criminalization of communities of color. Demilitarize and disarm the RPD. Prohibit the use of chemical weapons. Eliminate use of counterinsurgency tactics and equipment. Defund the RPD and reallocate RPD budget to community- driven initiatives that improve overall safety and wellbeing by prioritizing 734 access to housing, employment, and public infrastructure. Yes Yes No Yes No Dealing with domestic violence calls 737 Child custody/visitation issues. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure If a CIS team were used on select emergency calls, who would make the decision to send them rather than police - the caller? the 911 operator? I don't see how this would be any better. Police are expected to be legal experts, medical support, mental health counselors all on a modest salary and with zero support from elected officials. My idea for keeping our community safe is that they receive the support they deserve before no one 738 takes the job. The PAB is the chief followed by the mayor. Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Auction off military grade equipment and give proceeds to the poorest communities in Rochester (allowing them to decide best use of money), discontinue the use of riot gear, discontinue the use of pepper balls and pepper spray for crowd dispersal, and conduct thorough and ongoing background checks of all police personnel for ties to white supremacist 739 organizations. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes
Keep children in their neighborhoods. Bussing students across the city only adds to the violence we already have. Use recreation centers as the center of the neighborhood. This will hopefully unite the neighborhood into help policing itself. I'm very worried about the safety of a crisis intervention specialist that encounters a person who is under the influence of certain 741 drugs. The nepotism in our city government also needs to be controlled. Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes 742 Next time create a proper survey, not this leading-question coercive mess. Yes No No Yes No 743 Mandatory class in middle-high school on how to behave in emergencies Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure This survey does not demonstrate that the leaders of our city want to hear us, it's further evidence to the contrary. We don't want the expensive law firm, we want the PAB to have power, we want police funds to be reallocated to our schools and community resources. We want the murderers Troy Taladay, Mark Vaughn and Francisco Santiago to be brought to justice. The police are not from here, they lie and smirk as they hurt us. How are they trying to build a relationship with the citizens when they WON'T EVEN TELL US THEIR NAMES. Their lack of accountability is frightening, and the Mayor does nothing to change this, just enables stunts like this ridiculously worded 745 survey. You can't even get police here to wear masks. Yes Unsure Yes Yes No End qualified immunity, defund the police by 90%, and reinvest that money into education, food, housing, and green infrastructure including covered 746 bike only roads and vertical farming. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure
Why is the City not seeking to end the "Bail Reform law?" The Mayor should be lobbying the Governor and other members of the State Legislature to end this law now. Sometimes people who commit crimes need to go to jail for the night to think about their actions and to cool off, before being let go. With so many people having to get an appearance ticket, by law, people have been hurt/killed. Many victims are afraid to press charges as the person who hurt them can't be taken to jail and they are afraid this person may hurt them again as soon as the police leave. Why do we care more about the person who did wrong and less about the person who is the victim? This is just plain wrong. Another politically motivated decision that has real life consequences for the most vulnerable people and disproportionately harms 747 persons of color. Where is the racial justice! No Unsure Yes No Yes For certain calls for services such as traffic accidents, larceny etc.,, there's no need to request a fully-armed officer to respond. Maybe we should have a team of "Police Community Coordinators" to respond to these incidents, do reports and assist with the scene. The team could be a combination of retired police officers who would like to stay connected with the community, or community members who are interested in helping the community. This way, we save the police budget especially overtime budget, and utilize 748 community resources to improve police community relationship. Yes Yes Yes Yes No While I am unsure of providing the interim chief of police with resources to promote and move forward our necessary reform efforts, I'm certain we can't wait for the next Chief. As we know initiatives changed from administration to administration and I'm hoping Mayor Warren will not be leading this broken community after the next election. As it relates to building or creating neighborhood police centers, I'm not sure that truly does good in building bridges between the most challenged neighborhoods,fits residents 749 and what the specific needs are. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes
I know a few RPD officers and think they are generally good people and care about the city, but they are incredibly defensive and just don’t think that fellow officers are ever in the wrong- even in cases where wrongdoing is obvious to everyone else. They have an “us vs. them” mentality at times and don’t understand why minorities feel targeted. This is why I don’t think an internal investigation is a good idea- they may already be going in with a preconceived bias.
You should also advise your officers to lay off social media- the ones I know who are posting are probably not friends with BLM activists but it could be a bad look if some of their posts were ever published in the media. Maybe you’re already working on that because I know of one who took a bunch of 750 stuff down recently. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes This effort MUST have actual community members far more involved than this questionnaire. Question 6 is not answerable: who is "we"? Far more dispersal of police duties to new agencies, not just mental health (e.g. traffic/parking enforcement should be a separate entity). No questions about police transparency?!!? Reduce/eliminate military weaponry from the RPD 751 "arsenal" (are we at war?). Yes No Yes Unsure Yes
Jobs and personal moral development. If people behave responsibly, they don't put themselves in the presence of police. Culture and lack of jobs encourage irresponsible action. This misbehavior is a symptom of the problem, not the problem. 752 All the focus on curing the symptom allows the cause of the problem to grow. Yes Yes Yes No Unsure Neighborhood schooling, neighborhood policing. Thank you for all that you 753 are doing for our community. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 754 Community policing has already been in existence for decades.... No No Unsure No Unsure If the mayor and/or the RPD thinks a program or funding is a good idea, I'm in 757 favor of its opposite. I do not trust either to enact meaningful reform. Yes Yes Yes Yes No I'm the mom of city residents. I would like to see recognition and admission on the part of RPD and the city that the way Daniel Prude and the protesters have been treated is WRONG. I believe major change needs to happen in 758 order for all city residents' rights to be respected. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Transparency on all police complaints, in custody deaths and disciplinary 759 actions. Also communications between City Hall need to be public. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Police should have to live in the city, it should be enforced, not buy or rent, or use someone address to get around the policy. They are paid my the 762 people in the city they should keep our money in the city. Unsure Yes Yes No Yes Defend the police and create a better survey that isn't biased to the outcomes the Mayor is seeking but truly inclusive of the residents of the city 763 of Rochester Yes No No Yes No Fully empower the police accountability board to do the work that they were voted to do. We do not need an outside law firm that doesn't know our community and defends companies like Monsanto. We do not need more police stations in our already incredibly over policed community. Resources from the police should be distributed to other community needs. This survey and the yes or no questions were misleading and did not allow me to 765 accurately express my concerns. Do better. Yes Yes No Yes No Police officers and police employees should have to live within the City of Rochester, with 90% residing outside of the area they are responsible for policing creates an "us vs. them" scenario. More police accountability from outside groups other than the police themselves. Ties need to be severed between the city and the police union/Mike Mazzeo, he is a disgraced former 766 officer that protects the "bad cops" from punishment. Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Reallocate police funding to communities, police officers should reside in the city, police should be on salary, no paid overtime, you need a masters 768 degree to teach kids, you should need a masters degree to be a police officer. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Use the Police Accountability Board and don’t work around them. Demilitarize the RPD. Train RPD in de-escalation as it is sorely needed. Insist that officers be city residents. Too many of my neighbors here in Hilton work for RPD and it’s not right. No police as community resource officers in schools. When having police-community forums, cover listening and what that actually means. Fund the schools first, RPD second. There shouldn’t be school layoffs while new police substations are considered. Re-focus RPD on crime and safety and responding with tools to de-escalate; I can’t emphasize 769 de-escalation techniques enough. Yes No Unsure Yes No I can't comment on the Crisis Intervention activities until I see a complete report of detailing the calls and the outcome. Please tell me when you use the word "experts" to assist you mean real experts in law enforcement, not City Council or other politicians or professors, etc. I do not need an officer assigned to my community so I can trust them. That's ridiculous. We are not children that need to be coddled. What those communities need are a Crisis Intervention specialist or elder assigned to them to teach them how to lower their criminal stats. To teach them that snitching is an adult thing to do. Only criminals and supporter of criminals do not snitch. If you want the 770 police to snitch on other police, then work on yourself first. Unsure Yes No Yes No A youth program about being a great citizen leads to becoming a great officer for ages 13-24 Male and female teach them young the value of community 771 and being a community officer Yes Yes Yes No Yes Constant shootings, unsolved crimes, st parties, lawlessness and the rhetoric coming from the PAB all at the expense of the tax payer and law abiding citizens is absurd! stop the defund movement and this administrations lack 772 of law and order! No No Yes No No Significantly reduce the RPD budget. Redirect that money to RCSD and social services. Give the Civilian Police Accountability Board the proper teeth the review and discipline all officers and police activity. Require police officers to actually reside in their jurisdiction. No hires from the suburbs. Eliminate 773 the police union. Yes Unsure Yes Unsure No 774 Get a new police chief who isn’t from a corrupt institution. No Unsure Yes No Unsure Don’t shuffle services to appear to be defunding the police. Victim services are vital and belong in the police department. Mental health and substance calls cannot and should not be either police or services. They should respond 775 in concert. No Yes Yes No Yes Stop micromanaging the RPD. They know how to do their jobs without untrained civilian meddling. You have a great department, and you had a 776 great chief. You’re ruining everything. No Yes Yes No Yes Promote officers due to their merit not the color of their skin, Same for appointed Chief officers, these individuals need to be respected by the community and they people they lead if you want change to occur. Them " resembling the communities they police" is not as important as having a chief with integrity, and the actual knowledge/ education to improve the department. The Mayor needs to step away from the wheel of the bus she has been driving over everyone to protect her own appearance and career, and start supporting her officers. Focus should be put on education in our communities and growing economic opportunity, not finding away to make police interactions more pleasant. Stop the division between the police that 777 starts from the mayors office. Unsure Unsure Yes No Yes
Police need to be held to a higher standard since they are given the tools and power to make decisions that are more than an average citizen can make. "With great power, comes great responsibility." We, the people, should be able to review and scrutinize the actions of the officers that serve us, that we fund through our taxes. Police unions need to also go away. Their only purpose now is to protect their members when they act improperly and don't want to be held accountable for their improper actions. Police disciplinary records should be required to follow them, wherever they go. Knowing that history is important when a new department in another 778 city/state are considering recruitment of a previously fired civil servant. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure I lived in the suburbs for 25 years before downsizing & moving to Corn Hill. The lack of respect & just plain decency of some city residents is palpable. The key word is some, however those instances stick with you the most. Policing is a tough job (I couldn't do it) but could be made a little easier if 779 people display thoughtfulness towards each other. No No Yes Yes No Better community engagement, officers reside in the city, more diversity, 781 humanize social interaction and social network. More transparency Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Move money to things that actually prevent crime such as education, No No No No No 782 housing, and food security. Defund and disarm the terrorists that are RPD Response Response Response Response Response 783 Hire more police. No Yes Yes No Yes The police force and police union need to be revamped, defunded, and possibly dismantled. The systematic and chronic offenses by RPD over it’s history is revolting and ticky-tack reforms will not get the job done. The citizens of Rochester do no not a militarized force in their neighborhoods. We want public safety employees focused on de-escalation and safety for all parties. We do not want armed police responding to our calls unless there is an absolute necessity for deadly force. We want all citizens to be accountable for their actions - especially those who are held to a higher standard as the police are supposed to be. Warren and others involved in the Prude cover up 786 need to resign and possibly have criminal charges filed against them. Yes Yes Unsure Unsure No 787 lovely resignation Yes No Yes Yes Yes This is a horribly constructed questionnaire. The questions are leading and biased. The intent seems to be to get data to support the mayors agenda rather than actually get feedback from the community. Also, why is it that 788 non city residents can respond? Unsure Unsure Yes No Unsure Screenings for new RPD applicants that screens for biases and background 791 checks that include social media searches for racist sentiments. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 792 Get Mayor out Yes Yes Yes No Yes There should be either a national or at least a state set of training guidelines to help ensure standard of conduct and enforcement across multiple law enforcement offices. Many may work with each other and this would help put all of them on the same page. Similar to firefighters being trained as 794 Firefighter 1. Yes Yes No No Yes
My concern is that these outside groups feel they know everything about being a police officer when in reality it couldn't be further from the truth. If these groups feel change is needed, become an officer, work the streets, deal with what they deal with EVERY DAY. then and only then can they speak (or 795 anyone from city council and mayors office) as to the RPD and how it is run. No No No No No Many of these questions are leading or too complex to answer with a yes or no. I support the proposals brought by Free the People Roc. Minority communities are over due for support to truly live their best lives. We have done them dirty for so long and we have the power to change that, RIGHT NOW. We need significantly less police who focus on true police work instead of racist police who live in the suburbs, and have never had a connection with the communities they are inserted into leading to hyper policing of minority communities harassing and arresting them for small 797 amounts of drugs. Yes No No Yes Unsure 798 Support the police No No No No No
I would like to see the city start with utilizing the P.A.B. in lieu of paying for outside independent experts. I’d also like to see community policing efforts done through policy and mindset first over putting money into new buildings. As a long time city resident, I have observed wonderful interactions between police officers and citizens back when the focus was more on protecting and serving, vs. the current militarized response. I also took part in community meetings where police officers sat and actually talked with and listened to concerns brought by those in my neighborhood. I felt there was a true partnership between those officers and my neighbors of how we could address the issues and concerns brought forward. I had names and numbers of officers who I could trust, and call with the concerns we talked through. Within the past couple years, those types of meetings have evolved into “focus groups”, with residents being broken up into small groups, a lot of charts, and frankly less listening to residents about their concerns, and more seeming to substantiate and guide a predetermined narrative brought from the police department. I’d like to see a collaboration with mental health experts with police. I’d like to see much more training with the police department (period!) in de-escalation. More police officers who are city residents themselves. And to see immediate consequences taken with those police officers who overstep, or violate their pledge to protect and serve. Partnership is the keyword here, And communication. Finally, the response of police officers during recent protests have done great harm to those of us who want to trust in our officers. Going downtown this past summer, and seeing blockades set up in the afternoon hours with police everywhere, armed, did not make me feel safer. It felt threatening. I back the police, and support our officers who protect and serve. I do not support the militarized approach to law-enforcement, and feel that just adds fuel to 800 fear and violence in our community. Thank you for listening.;) Unsure Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Let the Police be Police. Stop trying to Monday morning quarterback every little thing that they do. They do a great job and need little help from City 802 Hall! No No Yes No No I support Mary Lupien & Free The People ROC on policing issues. We can rent out existing buildings if you want community policing but 100% concerned on the waste of money for NEW substations. I also support defunding RPD in a safe & appropriate manner to mitigate burdens placed on police by people No No No No No 803 like Mike Mazzeo. Response Response Response Response Response Arrest Mark Vaughn, Troy Talladay, and Francisco Rodriquez for the murder of Daniel Prude. (Also, on question #2: the PAB should conduct that review, 804 not some corporate law firm.) Yes Unsure Unsure Yes No
I support the recent call to defund and demilitarize the police. RPD gets nearly 1/3 of Rochester's distributed budget each year, more than any other single department within the city. This money could be better spent on services that actually support the community - some of which could address the root causes of crime (such as poverty and stress) - instead of hurting it. Additionally, there is no reason for domestic police departments such as RPD to have the sort of equipment they have been deploying against protesters - tear gas, pepper bullets, and LRADs, to name a few. These sort of "less than lethal" "crowd control" methods are dangerous, especially when misused, as they often are (for example pepper and rubber bullets being shot at head level). RPD swears to serve and protect, yet this type of equipment is explicitly designed to injure, and historically has been deployed against people who are of no danger to themselves or others (and even if they were dangerous, there are surely other methods besides physical attacking 805 civilians, causing possible injury and long-term trauma). Yes Yes Unsure Yes No I believe we should de-militarize the RPD entirely, and move those resources 806 towards our community. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Defer to the Police Accountability Board, PLEASE, they have been doing this work for years. Let’s follow our community who is already doing their best to 807 do this important work. Yes No Yes Yes Yes 808 Renegotiate the police contract to empower the P.A.B. Yes No Yes Yes Unsure I support our area law enforcement, including RPD. In any moderate to large group of people (a manufacturing building, a government office, a social group, a family, and yes... a police department) there will be bad apples / bad actors. While I agree they need to be addressed (retraining, discipline, or weeded out if necessary), I do not support ANY person being subject to a trail in the media and public opinion with incomplete information. As we should know, there is always more to the story. It is only through a thorough and complete investigation, that is done fairly, when decisions can be made. I actually feel more unsafe now than I ever have in this City and it is not because I think I have to worry about the police. It is because I feel that the current bail reform, all of the police media coverage, public opinion, lack of support from City government, and repeated allowances for unlawful activity without consequences and made RPD and other police officers in other local agencies hesitant to do their jobs. I cannot believe I am living in a place where City government questions every action of their police, but not those breaking the law. City officials that accuse RPD of targeting them specifically with pepper balls (ridiculous) or worrying about how scary it is for police dogs to be present (not attacking or being used - just present) in the event they are needed. While I support protesting (I really do), I believe it needs to be done with respect for the people around. Traffic should not be blocked. Sidewalks should be passable for pedestrians. Barriers should not be crossed. Objects should never be thrown from the crowd, and violence and/or property damage / vandalism is never acceptable. Crimes are being committed. Laws are being broken. The mayor's own ordinance about public gatherings between certain times of the night are not being followed by protesters and City Council questions when a protest gathering becomes "unlawful"? How about then? But nothing is done to enforce it, yet people cry foul about the mayor's ordinance when it does not have to do with a protest. And I do not just have a feeling of being unsafe due to police being hampered from doing their jobs, but with all of the directives to wear masks in public and have social distancing - how do protesters get a free pass on this? Does the spread of COVID-19 not happen during large protests, but can occur at house parties, stores, bars, restaurants, schools, and family gatherings? The criminal element in this City is becoming more emboldened. I cannot believe no one sees this. All this talk of defunding police and police reform has made bad actors braver. I am witnessing with my own eyes more blatant disregard for law enforcement officers and for laws. I believe this is directly related to police being held back from doing their jobs (be it by directive, by fear of unknown repercussions, or feeling like no one will support them). Have you paid attention to how much fights, shootings, street car/motorcycle racing, illegal vehicle use (such as unregistered dirt bikes, ATVs, go- carts, etc.) has risen? And why would they not become emboldened? To a large degree, from what I am seeing, there are no consequences for them. The actions and inactions of our City leadership has inspired me to seek residence outside of Rochester and hopefully, outside this county. I do feel policing should be 809 fair but how will it be if not everyone is expected to follow the laws? No Unsure Yes No Unsure Do not defund police. Improve the training, make it tougher to get on the force, require at least a BA or, like nursing, a BA within a specific period of time. I want to know that when I call 911, I get a professional, prompt response. As long as there is crime, we will need police. Having a social worker show up is not going to stop crime. Also, stop coddling protesters. Arrest them when they violate the law, and work to change bail reform so that 10 appearance tickets, or whatever number, equals having to be held for an arraignment. 810 Thank you. Unsure No Yes No Yes
RPD works every day in a community that actively hates them, they get no support from citizens who protect each other and refuse to talk, and care more about the criminals than cleaning up their neighborhoods. RPD also has no backing from anyone in city politics, so they essentially work on an island. Furthermore perhaps you should look at the effects of policing on police officers. Officer start out with best intentions and spend their life in the worst of society dealing with the worst situations and seeing horrible things. It changes who someone is. Repeated trauma causes a lot of the city violence, bit RPD officers experience repeated trauma and are expected to always act with no effects from that trauma. How about helping the officers through their daily work so that they are healthy and don't make decisions 811 with minds clouded by trauma and past experiences... No Yes Yes No Yes No Wilmer Hale contract! The police accountability board has no teeth and we need to stop funding police brutality. We need more accountability and 812 zero tolerance for excessive use of force. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Get rid of this crazy bail reform. Why would the courts let multiple criminal 813 offenders free awaiting hearings No Yes Yes No Yes You’ll start sending Officers to MHAs and drug involved incidents after a few social workers get the cowboyshit kicked out of them. I had to wrestle with many EDPs during my 25 year career, but everyone should experience the 814 pleasure at least once. GOOD LUCK. No No Yes No Yes Let the police do their job. The mayors office should not be micromanaging them. Stop overlooking crimes like street racing, protests that block traffic 815 and the dirt bikes on the streets. No Unsure Yes No Yes 816 GET RID OF MAYOR LOVELY No No Yes No Unsure reform through education and community policing the attitudes that people confront the police with. In many incidents, if people would follow instructions by the police there would be know escalation to where physical restrain or deadly force has to be used. It is my opinion that political leaders and others in leadership roles through their actions give the message to the citizens that the police do not have to be respected or regarded as human 817 beings. No Unsure Yes No Yes Let the police do community policing and be proactive. There’s too much violence and crime. They aren’t being proactive and it’s hurting the City. It’s not targeting people innocent people, but deterring and catching the crimes as they occur. Also make sure officers aren’t brushing off calls. Reports for everything need to be written. Not filing a domestic violence report hurts the victim if they ever try to get an order of protection. Even if they don’t 818 want to file charges- make sure there’s a report. No Yes Yes No Yes Meet the protestors in a building. You don't have to cave to "demands". I don't understand how they feel they have the right to DEMAND anything. But you should listen to what they have to say in a manner that does not allow screaming, cursing and vandalism. Maybe if they felt they were being 819 acknowledged, THEY WOULD NOT RIP UP OUR CITY. No No Yes No Yes 821 The police should be required to live in the city. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 822 Abolish the police, Lovely Warren must resign Yes Yes No No No 824 More police officers. Unsure No Yes No Yes City police need to live in the city. Something has to be done about police 825 culture. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Now is not the time to reinvent the wheel because a small group of people are using community/police interactions for political gain. City officials always talk about using data to drive their decision making. The data does not support this nonsense narrative that you are pushing on the news. The survey questions are leading, and leave absolutely no room for anything but extreme change. You will parade the results as a win for social justice on every news channel when the survey is done, but there is no other result 826 because of the way that you have presented it. No Unsure Yes No Unsure The Mayor needs to be investigated herself. She is complicit in a cover-up. The whole truth needs to come out. The RPD Officers were trained to handle out of control people just prior to this incident with Mr. Prude, at a State training session. Why hasn't all of this information been released? We will NEVER be safe or have true reform that is trustworthy when we are constantly lied to by the people in charge...City Hall!! We need FAIR AND HONEST discussions and I just don't know if that is possible as long as people keep covering up the truth for their own political gain or protection! This city is in serious, serious trouble! Rochester has more serious issues than Police reform to worry about! We need leaders that care about US 827 again...not themselves and their own asses! No No Unsure No Yes Stop defunding the police. The long-term effects will be disastrous. 20 years ago we had horrible issues with gangs so policing was expanded. Those who 829 don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Yes Yes No No Unsure With regards to the first question, I believe Crisis Intervention Services are an excellent idea when responding TOGETHER with police. Any Mental Health or Chemical Dependency issue can turn violent at any time and police would be 830 necessary to ensure everyone's safety. No Yes Yes No Yes Where I entered unsure above, the question requires more complex answers than yes or no. This survey barely scratches the surface. The community also needs more information upon which to form an 831 educated opinion. Unsure Unsure Yes Unsure Yes The RPD is not the problem, we need a secure facility to care for mentally ill individuals deemed to be a danger to themselves and/or the public. I was deeply disappointed by the Mayor's lack of support for the RPD during these 832 challenging times, we need a strong leader. No No Yes No No Lets the police do their jobs and stop placating to the criminals. There are a lot more people upset about the recent changes than there are those that 833 support them. Less police=more crime. Duh No No No No Yes The police cannot be reformed, they can only be defunded.
Community policing is a long-established grift. The presence of armed agents of property in our communities doesn't make us safe. Police make us unsafe.
Police do not serve the purpose of a safe, healthy Rochester. Defund, refund.
834 Resign Lovely Warren. Yes Yes No No No Fire the incompetent mayor along with the even more incompetent city 835 council and support our officers. Yes Yes Yes No Yes better more thorough training for police officers MORE police presence in high crime areas (police presence is the only proven 836 deterrent to crime not less police) Unsure No Yes Yes Yes Respect and support the police. The mayor has basically given the green light for people to disrespect the police by not following orders which leads to problems. Rochester is on the verge of becoming another Baltimore. I for one won't go in the city anymore and I am not alone. A mass exodus could 837 happen soon. Support your police. Yes Unsure No No No This should be a ongoing effort. It should not be something that is done in a 838 year. Unsure No Yes No Yes All law enforcement on must be equipped with body cameras at all times when they are interacting with the public in any capacity. That protects the 839 public as well as the officers. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes We have to completely re-examine the structure, staffing and mission of the RPD to regain the trust of the community. Will we need as many patrol officers if addiction, mental health and domestic calls are primarily handled by other agencies? Should more manpower be redirected to Investigations to increase the chances that crimes will be "solved" and perpetrators punished, thereby making crime less attractive? Should traffic stops be reduced or eliminated in favor of video enforcement? How is RPD training and culture oriented- towards dominance in a street situation or towards de- escalation? How can de-escalation by officers be rewarded? What methods of internal accountability (other than the Civilian Review Board) could work for RPD? Hospital's "Morbidity and Mortality" meetings, where infections and deaths are analyzed by peer doctors and nurses could be a model. Should supervisors randomly review body camera footage for continuous improvement and future performance reviews? Should RPD crowd control methods be changed to eliminate chemical weapons? What role should RPD play in quality of life complaints such as noise, or are there other options for addressing those issues? BTW, I find many of the questions on this survey biased towards a particular No No No No No 840 answer. Response Response Response Response Response 841 Get our youth involved each and every day Yes Yes Yes No Yes This survey seems so vague I can't believe it would be helpful. You need people who are experts, and many of the people who volunteer at the local level might be goodhearted but are not experienced or educated. It seems like a lot of effort would be "re-inventing the wheel" which would be a 842 waste of time and resources. No Yes Yes No Yes Ensure that police have residence in city limits. Investigations should include internal and external assistance. New policing should be influenced by 843 community, independent experts should ONLY consult. Yes Unsure Yes No Yes The community policing model is already considered out of date by most criminal justice scholars, and the fact that the City is still pushing this older model suggests a decision-making process that does not include people who actually study policing. Police leadership has a skewed perspective of what they believe works, and it's not born out by research. Additionally, the questions in this poll were nakedly skewed towards increasing funding for police resources and outside consultants, and anyone committed to real answers based on scientific polling would be ashamed to attach their names to something like this. If you all are so eager to spend tax money on outside consultants, start with a polling firm to get real answers, 844 not just the answers you want Yes Unsure No Yes No My local officers at the neighborhood service center are very helpful. I would suggest increasing the number off Crime prevention officers. I know them 849 well and they are very community oriented. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I think police reform needs to matched with a little community reform. In almost every case where an individual was harmed of killed during interaction with police, the situation would never have escalated to that point if those individuals respected police authority and did as they were asked by the police. Mental health issues are different; but most interactions 850 do not involve mental health issues. Unsure No Yes No Unsure stop talking about black white and brown..start talking about behavior. private film of issues should not be allowed on the air until all of the facts are in, as often times are not as they seem. let our legal system do its job NOT the media. Let the police chief do her job and get the mayor out of it--other than Duffy 851 you are not cops so butt out, except to reform bail lack of reform Unsure Yes Yes No Yes 854 Get Cuomo to reinstate ability of judges to impose cash bail on any offense. No Yes No No Yes I think that City Hall needs to stop vilifying the RPD; it would work and look so much better, if City Hall and RPD supported each other and quite frankly it looks terrible when all each party does is try to throw the other under the bus. I think community policing is HUGE and maybe instead of the anti-cop rhetoric, you could encourage your citizens to trust and communicate with 856 officers; maybe even suggest a ride-a-long. No No Yes No Yes 859 If people obeyed the law we wouldn't have these issues!!! Yes No Yes No Yes I would like Rochester to developer a police athletic league. It would tie the 861 police and community together. No Unsure Yes No Unsure I believe that social workers should go out in tandem with police officers. Police officers have a particularly difficult job and I don't believe it would be safe for social workers to go out on these calls alone. I think they should go together on specifically designated calls. I would also like to see RPD work with more with Pathways to Peace and more funded directed to that organization. I also think RPD should be trained in de-escalation techniques, have training in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, and unconscious bias 862 training. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes
A big step would be to have requirements to qualify for social programs. If one is able to work they should be required to do so. If an individual needs their income supplemented then so be it. Doing nothing all day/night leads 863 to trouble. Also, less police is not the answer. If anything we need more. No No Yes No No Stop having businesses like wegmans paying cop overtime to boost their 864 pensions that tax payers must carry ....pathetic Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes These seem like leading questions. I fully support the PAB being an active participant in reforming the police department and that the PAB can and should "conduct a thorough review of the RPD, including all use-of-force 865 arrests and associated body-worn camera footage for the last three years" Yes Unsure Yes Yes Unsure these are not peaceful protests. they are out of control and need to stop. bring in the state police and other agencies to assist at these large protests and shut them down. they are not lawful and are disrupting our community get mental help for the Daniel prudes, do not blame the police for what 866 happened No No Yes No Yes 867 I would like to know if there are any current openings for these positions. Yes Unsure Yes Unsure Yes 870 Create a tax for employees who choose to live outside the city. Yes No Yes Yes Yes Hire officers who live in the city neighbors. More European style if 871 policing...not all cops need guns for every situation. Yes Unsure Yes Yes Unsure We left the city because of the crime and violence. Would love to move back now that the kids are on their own. But with the mayor defunding the police, it won't be happening anytime soon. The mayor shouldn't be able to defund 873 anything while under indictment. Unsure Unsure Yes No Yes Support your Police dept., along with peaceful ,lawful protesting. Denounce criminal behavior and arrest everyone causing damage to our city and blocking highways. Restore order or folks won't be supporting city 874 businesses . No No Yes No Yes Defund rpd, reinvest in local communities.
Expand NET offices in abandoned building like closed banks and offer services within too such as counseling, food cupboard, help filing paperwork, etc. to make them actual open door community centers and not just spaces for 875 crime and punishment Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Fire the mayor
MAJOR reform on how police are trained.
Making police responsible for their actions by doing away with police unions 877 that protect them and support them from every act of wrongdoing. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure
This survey is very unprofessional at best. Filled with leading questions. I am SO disappointed at what this portends for the sincerity of future efforts. It's 878 also an insult to my intelligence. A questionnaire like this destroys my trust! Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Please hire a competent Police Chief and let them run the Department. You have let a handful of people speak for the more than 200,000 residents of the City. You represent ALL citizens and I believe they are driving your responses. The City is on the brink of lawlessness and it will take many, many years to make it safe again for all us residents. I have pride in this City but I do not 879 think we are going to survive if the police are not allowed to do their jobs. Unsure No Yes No Unsure 880 Add more people of color that is from The City of Rochester, Peace Yes Yes No No No I believe mental health professionals and police should work in tandem to deescalate situations involving persons with substance abuse/ mental health issues. Mental Health workers may not be able to control an out of control person. Defunding the police is not the answer. I am not black , so I do not know any better, to be honest. But what I know is police are a vital part of a 881 city. Police are getting bad press when they do a lot for the community. No Unsure Yes Yes Yes Our Mayor Lovely Warren needs to be replaced. She creates more problems 883 instead of fixing them. Yes No Yes No Yes RPD is good the way it is....99percent of cops do a good job...as in any occupation there are a few that do wrong....deal with those cases one on one...don't try to change the whole system....the mayor needs to support the RPD and tell any unlawful protesters and criminals that unlawful behavior 884 wont be tolerated! No No No Yes Yes Get the mayor that covered up the death of Daniel Prude out of office. I’ve 885 voted for her multiple times, but her time is up. Yes Yes Yes Yes No I worked in mental health for 40 plus years and had access to the FACIT resource on many occasions in conjunction with RPD. These interventions with MH clinicians on site was very effective. Officer Weaver also worked and 887 trained many of us on an ongoing basis, No Yes Yes No Yes Mandatory retirement after 10 years - the job as a policeman/woman 888 changes a person and not for the better. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Police officers of a certain section should not come possibly visit Complaints constantly and develop personal relationships with them due to personal issues that they have no means of being a part of and then expecting gifts and 889 certain favors of a sexual manner No No No No Yes I would love to see increased funding for increased training, increase work with non violent response, and increase accountability for police who 890 commit offenses Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Police funding should be increased and City Hall should support RPD more than it does. Forcing out the former Chief (Singletary) was ridiculous, he was doing a great job. City Hall is allowing criminals to take over this city, personally I can’t wait to move out of the city after being a resident for 50+ years. Leadership caving to the ridiculous demands of extremism and their failure to prosecute those law breakers has left me totally clueless as to the 892 direction the City leadership wants to take the city. No No Yes Unsure Yes 1) fire the person who constructed the highly biased and leading poll. They are doing the RPD no favors and ruining any good standing the police still have as honest brokers of change. 2) If we really want community policing stop thinking substations and start thinking about having neighborhoods actually interview and hire a lead officer. Basic and overflow services can still be centralized but every citizen should know the name of the person who is responsible for their street, have their phone number and know that they had a hand in putting the cop on 893 their beat. No No Yes Yes No
Yes. I'm only concerned about a few things and have a few Ideas:
How will the Crisis Intervention Team be trained to handle situations that can quickly become violent, (in response to q.1) and will they engage in racial equity training (being that statistics show that there is also a disparity for blacks in mental health care.)
How will the development/redevelopment of the neighborhood police departments impact property taxes. Suggestion: is it possible to use pre existing neighborhood sites that have the space capacity like Rec Centers & Churches that could use the funding/property tax breaks.
I have a few more ideas or thoughts that may help. I can be reached via my website at drdjrobinson.com if this becomes a forum 894 or something. Thank you, and our prayers are with you. Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes Having police officers communicate with the public. I'd love to see officers walking with the crowds during protests, answering questions and 895 supporting the community they are sworn to serve. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes We have the PAB. Use it. We don't need to pay high priced law firms to tell us 896 what we already know and have been saying for years. Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Community policing helps build relationships between citizens and law enforcement and paves the way to build trust and respect for both citizens and law enforcement and has been statistically proven to reduce criminal activity in implemented neighborhoods over the country. However we must remember that these men and women are putting their lives on the line everyday doing what most citizens couldn't fathom considering a career. I think that having added resources on mental health and addiction calls would benefit the community but you cannot eliminate police presence on these calls as it would put the responding professional and by standards in immense danger of losing control of the situation. And as a mayor, you need to take control of the current violent outbursts against your law enforcement community because you have a lot of amazing officers who's 897 only goal for this community is to improve it and protect it's citizens. No Yes Yes Yes Unsure 898 Get rid of Lovely Warren immediately No No No No No 900 Eliminate catch and release hold criminals accountable for their. Crimes No No Yes Unsure No 901 Defund RPD; fund RCSD and stop teacher layoffs Yes Yes Unsure Unsure No
I think mayor Warren should step down. She let go Chief Singletary and I feel he made attempts to meet with her so if anything she was worse than he was. She says she will be transparent but WHAT HAS SHE DONE to meet with community and police to improve?? Are there even meetings? What is the progress? I don't understand why the community can't get updates. Bring back Singletary who had many people supporting him and let her go. She has been out of the picture since this happened besides being in trouble for campaign funds. We are an embarrassment to the US and she has done nothing to calm us down or reduce large parties, racing in the streets. She 902 should be addressing community and providing updates not in hiding Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 904 911 needs to triage the calls and maybe not send police to mental health calls Yes Yes Yes No Yes
The Chief of Police should not answer to the Mayor, the person who can appoint/fire the CoP at will. Perhaps it should be an elected position. Perhaps there should be a group of business, community groups, and other interested citizens who interview and select the CoP. In any event, anyone at the top echelon of the City who direct, fire, interface with the police in any meaningful way should have to attend the Police Citizens Training Program. 906 It definitely appears that this Mayor has no real understanding of the job. Yes No Yes No Unsure
While I currently do not live within city limits I did for several years until recently moving. I have always been proud of my city however recent stories have affected that and I struggle to say that I'm proud of the city right now. I believe that automatically increasing the police budget is not the answer to every problem. Additional resources for the police should not always include additional firearms, or tactical gear. Additional resources should include training, crisis response, and community wellness programs. As a mental health counselor I was appalled at the response to the Mr. Prude event. I am optimistic for the new crisis team, however I also believe ALL of RPD should have improved training on interacting with those with mental health problems, addiction or developmental disabilities. I understand as a member of the general public I do not have the full information that the police have in responding to all situations, however I do believe that the RPD has been very quick with an aggressive response to situations that could have been handled without escalation or aggression. I believe more needs to be done to improve community relationships. I work with a diverse group of children in my profession and it pains me to hear the number of young children throughout the greater Rochester community who are afraid of the police. When you have a whole generation growing up afraid of the police because of things they have seen happen to their community, how do expect 907 relationships between the police and the community to ever improve? Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes I can't believe I am on the side of the police in this matter. While we need reform in mental health laws and help for people there are two things. One, cops should NOT be social workers and social workers can NOT be cops. There has to be clear ways of handling this that keeps ALL people safe. Funny how politicians use the police to enforce the laws that the politicians pass. Than they blame the police who have no choice but to follow the laws that the same politicians attacking them passed. How does this make sense???
Thank you. 908 All Lives matter including black lives and blue lives!!! Equality first!!! Yes No Unsure No Yes Police budgets rely greatly on taxes. If the city of Rochester is hiring officers outside of Rochester, there is a significant amount of taxes revenue lost because its being collected externally.
Also, if additional training is needed for officers, perhaps the academy 909 training hours need to be revisited. Yes Yes No No Yes A corrupt mayor can not lead. If you want to begin reform then reform 910 should start at the top. She should resign. No Yes Yes Yes Unsure First and foremost, for a City that wants to attract people to it's city, you need to know that both my husband and I do not feel it's safe to go to Rochester. We would go for the Performing Art Shows, Concerts, visit museums and to the library monthly. I would go for lunches with a group of friends monthly and shop at the shops on Park Ave. I've also attended many conferences downtown. Those places and conferences will not see me attending/visiting and I am concerned about renewing memberships for both myself and family members for the museums. I do not feel comfortable going there or encouraging family members to go there with all the unrest. In addition, I cannot understand why people have been allowed to break the law; destroy and spray graffiti on both, public and private property; bully other people and patrons; ignore noise ordinances; ignore the Governor's executive order about the size of group gatherings outside and social distancing; and create dangerous situations on the streets and interstate. They should be charged with their crimes no matter how small not have blanket charges dropped because it was demanded by protesters. I find it difficult to believe that the City Council can be objective when you have members who participated in the protests. They could have met with the leaders and shared safer and more law abiding ways to put their requests forward. (By the way demands does not indicate a willingness to work with people or listen to other view points.) In addition, these protests are taking the police from doing their job keeping the citizens and visitors safe. (The RPD has enough on their plate responding to all the shootings and no one coming forward with information.) How much has this cost the citizens of the City of Rochester in both Police overtime, additional cleaning of public parks and property, removal of garbage and fliers left behind, and closing City Hall down? Will the city council be investigating who supplied Daniel Prude with the drugs and hold them accountable and press charges against them? That is how the tragic events began. Here are my additional comments regarding questions. Question #1: I believe it should be a joint response, Crisis Intervention Services & RPD. Many times a mental health crisis can lead to a dangerous and unsafe situation for other citizens quite quickly. I feel you should have given a choice to have both respond. Question #2: Be careful not to demand the RPD to blindly follow the independent experts advice. Make sure it's something that is feasible. Question #3: Community Policing was done long before President Obama's 21st Policing document. I would not be surprised if cities moved away from community policing to save money. Question #5: Mayor Lovely Warren was already moving toward building police community relations and now you want to throw money towards it. (Didn't the City Council just vote to not fund building a community precinct that had been approved prior?) Does this mean the City Council didn't support Mayor Warren and past RPD efforts to move towards community policing. I would have thought it to already be in the budget. Question #6: I answered no because I sense some members of the City Council have their own agenda. By those few members who participated in the protests it makes me question 912 how the City Council could be objective. No Unsure Yes No Unsure
- RPD officers should be required to reside in Rochester proper. Community policing doesn't work if the police are not members of that community. 913 - Demilitarize the police force. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Please do not ignore crime. For example the terrible criminal activates that occur in the West Ridge Road Plaza. Actual stop these activities and drag racing on Ridge Road and actually do something about terrible noise and large gatherings that are illegal. The police just come, and everybody leaves and when the police leave they all come back. This is no way to enforce our laws and protect our communities. Actually arrest these punks and throw 914 them in jail where they belong! Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes Prosecute the officers who murdered Daniel Prude. You're complicit in his 915 murder if you don't. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure The current funding for police should be prioritized to reflect the changes requested by the community and PAB, as opposed to requesting new 917 funding. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Stop listening to the Defund the Police lunatics. As a city resident I want MORE police, not fewer. I live in North Winton Village, not Portland! If you want to team social workers up with the police that's fine but trying to send 918 social workers without police is a recipe for disaster. No No Yes Unsure Yes Go back to Community Policing as it was under the previous Mayor! And tell the current Mayor to stop setting up the RPD to fail because Community Policing will not work no matter how many resources or (lack of) money you throw at it, unless it is as a united front. Revisit, Review and Reevaluate any 919 new policies put in place on a regular basis! Yes Yes Yes No Yes 921 Please stop allowing police to attack peaceful protestors. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 922 police officers walking the beat again Yes Yes No Unsure Yes
#5 mentioned "providing resources", the resources should be identified to make a determination. The problem in this matter is TIME. Just how long does this city have to wait before reviews, investigations, discussions, etc. etc. for anything goes into effect. We're waiting for Laticia James to report on the Daniel Prude investigation. We're waiting for Jesse Jackson to show up to help the ministry deal with the massive shooting on Pennsylvania Ave while a supposed curfew is in place. And then the famous committee established in dealing with the incredible fireworks problem this city dealt with from May to July...we're still waiting. All of this ends up as a sad shake 923 of the head because.....waiting is always be the end result Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure 924 We need more police No No Yes No Yes 925 Leave policing to the police and keep politics out of it. Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Police Need To Walk To Work & Ride The Bus To Work Everyday In Plain Clothes To Get To See What The City & Its People Look Like When Not Confronted With The Uniform & Badge. Uniformed Police MUST Always Have Their Name Visible, Especially When In Riot Gear. Officer Should NOT Qualify For ANY Advances In Rank If They Leave They Residentially Leave The City. Officers Who Leave The City As A Residence Should Be Given 1.5 years to return, or be dismissed from Ranks or Demoted in Rank & Pay. Officers Shouldn't Be on street enforcement & 911 calls More than four hours a Day; Other four hours Should Be helping City is Socialization roles so they will better understand the people they are policing. Officers that show signs of jadedness or Racism should be removed from policing duties and moved to community service. All Police Should Have Metal Health Examines & Blood Screening for Thyroid Function & Drug & Alcohol Abuse testing plus Physical Fitness Requirements Every Fiscal Quarter (3 months). All Officers, Need 1 926 months retraining a year. Yes Yes Yes Yes No
I don't think foot patrols are possible, but I would like to see police leave their vehicles at times & mingle with people in neighborhoods. It may be awkward for everyone involved at first, but once the community realizes that every interaction with police isn't negative (as in "omg a cop is approaching 927 my porch where I am hanging with my friends! what is happening?). Yes Yes Yes No Yes Police/Detectives/Under cover officers should be more approachable...I've 929 had some encounters with extremely rude & short!! Yes Unsure Yes Yes Yes 932 move out of the city No No No No No Change the civil service test esp. for those who want to be involved with policing - find a better way to find people who will be better cops
Emphasize Police have tools they can use in situations that require their attention (in particular order): eyes, body and voice intelligence and training Number (more than one officer) hands non-lethal equipment (baton, handcuffs, etc.) Pepper spray taser gun*
*A gun should always be the last option for an officer and from my perspective, seems to be near the top of this list when they encounter a conflict. Policing in this country is a challenging job - not everyone has the 934 capabilities to do it. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes
Lovely Warren should resign, the “interim” police “chief” should also resign because she is unqualified and put there for clearly political reasons. The police should be allowed to do their actual jobs without constant and unnecessary scrutiny, criticism, and “protests” (riots, some of which are supported by elected officials, such as Rachel Barnhart).
This survey is a joke and clearly designed to confirm the political bias of a clearly rogue political party, the Rochester democrats. You should all be ashamed of yourselves for what you’ve done to this city and to the police 935 that try desperately to protect the few remaining good people in the city. No No No Unsure Unsure We need outside intervention at this point. The mayor is biased and trying to save her job. the Free the people and local ministries have displayed their own biases. Rochester is a microcosm of the rest of the nation - polarized with their own biases. unfortunately it seems no one is willing to come to the middle, the 936 only place where progress can be made. Yes Unsure Yes No Unsure Educate the public on policing and the dangers of the situations our officers 937 face. No Yes Yes No Yes I full support RPD. We need be more supportive towards our officers as well 938 as the community. This is a two way street! Yes No Unsure Unsure Unsure
Will the crisis intervention team be prepared to unarm the suspect if they are armed and threatening? The violence needs to be stopped and there needs to be a place for the mentally incapacitated to go to and be held until the 939 proper treatment is administered since the hospitals will not admit them Unsure Yes Yes No Yes Demilitarization. Taxpayers are not the enemy. The Chief is not your boss. The taxpayers are your boss-- and the Chief's--and the Mayor's. The police are the only organization where it's okay to kill your boss. This must change.
A change in attitude from Officer Enforcer to Officer Friendly. Intervention does not equal confrontation.
Recognize that police are not a panacea and are not always the best first choice in responding to calls. If a hammer is your only tool...
Recognize too that as people, like all employees everywhere, police have a limited repertoire that they bring to the job. This is why we have so many different professions. Butcher, baker and candlestick maker all have different requirements of the people who fill those roles. Police officers are no exception.
Just as it would be unfair to have a candlestick maker as part of their job bake bread (after all, both require fire, right?) it is unfair to ask police officers to be social workers (after all, both help people in need, right?) --especially in an era of Officer Enforcer, but even in an era of Officer Friendly.
Supporting the police sometimes means taking things off their plate, and giving it to those who are better equipped, and have a different repertoire and skill set. Reallocate funds as required to support that non-police response just as lavishly as police response.
For example, while the police have a designer office at PSB, and are believed to need designer offices in the neighborhoods, (while at the same time all driving around in City cars), NBD gets crappy little storefronts and they have to use their own personal vehicles. Yes, the needs of their jobs differ, but the nature of their support should not.
Reallocate funds from enforcement to prevention, where prevention=healing society. Note that healing society does not equal providing more handouts to people who have organized their lives around government entitlements. We must learn to differentiate between those who have a genuine need, and those who are slackers. Then have the nerve to fully and completely support those in genuine need, 940 while weaning the slackers off the dole. Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Yes 941 Warren should resign. Elect Republicans into office. Yes Yes Yes No No My interactions with the Rochester police have *mostly* been very professional; I think body worn cameras are a great way to document the interactions with the public. My negative interaction(s) were with a very small number of officers, most, easily fixed with more training on how to interact with somebody who may or may not be a suspect. One *Rochester* officer pulled me over in *Pittsford* with a private vehicle because he didn't like how I was driving (he himself was driving like a madman) and swore at me like a sailor, said he'd let me go this time but he was completely out of his jurisdiction, acted like a real "Dink," left me with a real feeling like he was 943 going to hurt somebody someday because of his 'macho' fat-boy feelings. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Lovely Warren should be removed and a new fresh mayor should start over with a new police chief. Enough of appointees being friends of Lovely 944 Warren. Yes Yes Yes No No
I really think that city residency requirements for police officers would contribute to the community policing model outlined in President Obama’s 21st Policing document that encourages police officers to be assigned to a particular neighborhood. Officers that live within the city would be vested in the well being of their neighborhoods and their success. Having officers that live all around the city could also reduce the need to build substations at a time where funding in constrained. I believe that officers should also have to complete social service training before active duty. I believe that this was a 945 requirement at some point in the past and should have never gone away. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Over the last half year or more, I've watched our city descend into total chaos from a quality of life perspective. There is no peace and quiet. People speed and blow through lights whenever they want. They stop in front of my home and throw their trash out. I've had fireworks shot at me, and I dealt with being unable to sleep for months this year because of screaming engines and fireworks. Clearly, the community feels not just that they cannot trust the police (which I believe is in part earned), but that any form of law and order is targeting them. Whatever response we have NEEDS to build on lawfulness in our streets and everyone in the community or we're simply going to watch 946 the city drain itself of people who want peace, quiet and safety. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Mandatory diversity training for every RPD officer by an outside diversity 947 consultant.. internal trainers have proven uninformed and unrealistic. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Change the method of dispatching so that there are not 10-20 officers at the 948 scene where two would work. Yes Yes Yes No Yes 1. Reject overly aggressive policing tactics, like “stop and frisk” or those typically employed by police anti-gang units, that involve contacting, stopping, searching, and surveilling large numbers of people. 2. Decriminalize the possession of drugs for personal use and sex work, and stop enforcing laws in ways that effectively criminalize people for their poverty or lack of housing. 3. Explore the establishment of voluntary non-law enforcement and rights-based violence prevention programs, such as community-based mediation teams to address disputes within communities or interventions for youth who are at risk of joining or are already identified as being involved with gangs. 4. End any police involvement in enforcement of immigration laws. 5. End police involvement with people who are experiencing mental health crises. 6. Remove permanent police presence in schools. 7. Prioritize social services and community development in impoverished neighborhoods over funding the police: -Develop and preserve affordable housing and social services where needed, instead of policing homelessness. -Provide sufficient community-based voluntary drug treatment and harm reduction services, instead of policing drug use. -Maintain effective, supportive, and voluntary mental health services in the community, instead of responding to mental health issues with policing. 8. Provide sufficient and adequate health care, education, and job training services for all people in jail and prison and for people upon their release and re-entry into the community. 9. Improve the quality of schools in impoverished communities, including funding quality after-school, preschool, and child-care programs for youth. 10. Fund, promote, and encourage local initiatives and enterprises that provide employment, training, education, and recreation for people in impoverished communities and for formerly incarcerated people. 11. Vastly reduce pretrial incarceration so that only those accused of serious crimes and found to pose a specific danger to others can be held in custody. 12. Establish independent community oversight bodies, with full access to police records, subpoena power, authority to conduct investigations and the power to discipline officers and command staff. 13. Collect data on police activities, disaggregated by race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, and other relevant demographic markers, and make it public. 14. Remove federal and state legal immunities that protect law enforcement officers from liability, as well as laws that keep police misconduct records inaccessible to the public. Remove barriers to misconduct investigations and civilian oversight, keep officer disciplinary history accessible to police 950 departments and to the public, and ensure financial accountability for officers and police departments Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Have police officers who represent the community they serve in. Ensure they don't turn blind eyes to open air drug markets, violations of the parks code, driving all over the city on dirt bikes and 4 wheelers, or to the disruption of residents' right to peace and quiet. Focus community policing in R-Centers instead of new buildings. Return officers to the "beat" outside of cars. Tone down the weapons and stop with military grade attire. Involve the courts in police reform as the court system is failing to motivate police responses. Transition dollars to provide counseling and transition community centers into life centers that can serve and connect adults, children and families to supports and service agencies. That would be a better use of funds (even just the funds budgeted to pay down debt) than building more buildings that the 951 City then has to maintain and pay for over time. Yes No Yes Yes Yes Stop restricting the RPD. I feel the city has become less safe. Putting my house up for sale.
952 Remove Mayor Warren. No Yes Yes No Yes -Why don't city officers wear masks? -We don't need more buildings, we need police out of their buildings and 954 cars, and walking the neighborhoods they are assigned to. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure I do not think defunding the Police department is the answer, however new 955 policies, procedures and training will go a long way. Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes This survey was poorly written and provides no value with respect to 956 community input and/or knowledge from the public. Terrible. Yes No Yes No Yes Send the police and mayor to Hudson Ave to interview the open air drug dealers i see everyday on my way to work between 104 x way and Ave D. When school is in session our kids walk by those same people. All sorts of vehicles are stopping to buy, many with company writing on them. Same people 365 days a year. Ask the mayor on chief why they are not looking for 958 the out of town protesters. ASK THEM!! No Yes Yes No Yes 959 Accountability for violent response to non-violent protests Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I think this survey needs to be rewritten to not obfuscate the mayor's agenda. Clearly they don't want PAB doing a review. And yet its in their purview and their responsibility. Iso I favor a two step process: PAB review, then an outside review based on their work. 3/4 of the city want the PAB it do their 960 job, don't side-step them. Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure
Review should definitely be an independent group. Having the police accountability board do the total review and recommendations would bring 961 very subjective reform from a group who has much animosity towards police. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Remove all of the hateful and racist sources and forces that have been bred with evilness. And all of those who don't STAND for JUSTICE. If they aren't a 963 part of the solution ..THEY ARE THE PROBLEM!! Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes The Police Accountability Board must be occupied by members of the community, and must have the power to enact actual change in how the 965 police operate. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 966 Get rid of the mayor keep the police. No No Yes No Yes 967 Work closely with the Police Accountability Board Yes Yes Yes No Yes 968 Don't let socialist garbage take over the city. Let police do their jobs. No No Yes No Yes
We should elect a NEW Mayor who stands by their police force and takes responsibility instead of playing ignorant to what has been going on in the city she was sworn to govern and acting as if she has been kept in the dark. She has no problem lying and trying to ruin peoples reputations that have given their lives to law enforcement when she is the one who should be held accountable for ALL of her actions from day one. Karma is nothing to fool with I hope she gets what she deserves for her horrible, unprofessional, self- 969 serving behavior. You reap what you sow Mayor Warren! Yes No Yes No Yes I believe officers should have mental health services available to them 970 without being “punished” for utilizing the services. Yes Yes Yes No Yes These questions are poorly written and comments should be allowed for 972 each question so that you may better understand our answers! No No Yes Yes No I do not support any reform that gives more money to policing. RPD has lost the trust of the community and cannot reform itself. I support funding alternative intervention services that operate independent of RPD, not in No No No 973 conjunction with them. Mayor Warren should resign. Response Response No Response No 974 City residents should be on the police review board not suburbanites! Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 975 Remove our corrupt mayor Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Mayor's interference with the police department as well as not backing laws being enforced has made the city a undesirable place to visit for shopping, dining or entertainment. I have driven through city streets and because the locals are not being held accountable for traffic infractions, I have seen complete disregard for the laws and others safety. I am sure police officers would prefer to not respond to the mental health and addiction- related 911 calls but you will be calling them in most cases anyways when the civilian experts aren't having positive results. And more training is welcomed but cannot be achieved by defunding. The Governor puts out a lot or executive orders he has no knowledge about the actual workings of... if any review should happen it needs to be independent as the City leaders are biased. The RPD was rated by State standards at the top.... the political leaders have encouraged ignorance and lack of respect causing more lawlessness in Rochester than every before. The police department is not 976 the problem. Yes No Yes Unsure Unsure The Police Accountability Board was voted on by the people of Rochester, and these issues should be brought to, and decided upon, by them. They should have full disciplinary power restored. The community (NOT the city gov't, and NOT the police department) is the source for how to fix the policing problem, not outside 'experts'. The PAB is comprised of trusted 978 community leaders and should be given more control and influence. Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure No 979 LET POLICE DO THE JOB No Yes Yes Yes Yes If people don't want a problem with the police then they should be law 980 abiding citizens No Yes Yes No Yes Just let the police do their job without politicians steering them around by 982 agendas and personal disdain Unsure No No No No 1. NYC bans the kind of restraint that lead to Daniel Prude's death. Rochester and the rest of NY should follow suit. 2. Having police sub-stations in neighborhoods doesn't guarantee that police have adequate training for encountering mentally unwell individuals (regardless of a crisis response team, police still need that training) nor adequate bias training. Racism and white nationalist ideologies need to be sussed out from any police force as it does a tremendous Disservice to the community. So that training: bias awareness, anti-racist, working with mental illness and people with disabilities is ESSENTIAL. Also, why didn't police already know how to detain/arrest someone in a wheelchair re: protests in front of City Hall? There's a gap of knowledge and understanding that needs to be addressed. AND a need to respect people's first amendment rights even if it pisses off authority. ESPECIALLY if it pisses off authority. People have the right to dissent -- that's part of a democracy and a real democracy is not always pretty. I'd also like to know who ordered police to fire teargas and pepper balls at protesters, trap them in a church, and turn downtown into a 983 temporary warzone. This isn't a Call of Duty simulation. Thank you. Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure I have no desire to go into the city. It is disgraceful that the Mayor and city Council are not supportive of the police. The police put their lives on the line every day. In the summer when it is warm out, the question is how people in the city are going to be shot to night. While the police could have done a better job handling Mr. Pruitt he had issues, of his own doing, long before coming in contact with the Rochester police Dept. The Mayor the City Council need to hold the people of Rochester 985 accountable for their own actions and not find fault with the Police. Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Yes 987 Please stop the police from being domestic terrorists. Yes Yes Unsure Yes Yes The system is broken by design. These solutions sound like putting bandaids 988 on a cancer patient. Yes Unsure Yes No Yes What tools or better yet, what protection do you suppose a Mental Health Worker will need or should be provided with when called to an emergency where a naked, incoherent individual is running down the street, spitting and screaming and smashing windows with a baseball bat? Do you really think that a 145 lbs. female Mental Health Worker will be able to contain the situation? without the ability to defend herself? or protect those who the individual is now going to focus his "mental" illness on next with a baseball bat? Or a knife? just wondering what your answer to this question might be. Second, how about NOT releasing violent offenders back into the streets? That is a sure way to keep our neighborhoods safe and our children safe. How about focusing on the fact that criminals are criminals and not innocent mentally challenged individuals? How about enforcing the law for all equally instead of letting one group of people having street parties and "memorial services" ? giving people a pass will result and has resulted in the mind set that it is ok to be disobeying the law because nothing will happen anyways. How about NOT letting violent and criminal people think they are above the law and verbally and physically attack our law enforcement. How about simply doing the right thing? Enforce the Law and quit making excuses for criminals. Keep the law-abiding citizens safe instead of protecting the violent looters and rioters and drug dealers, domestic abusers, child rapists. Stop thinking that guns are the problem - for it is the gangstas you protect, they are the problem. Most importantly Start treating all people the same - no more BLM! ALL LIVES MATTER EQUALLY. NO one should be above the law ! no excuses for any colors anymore - all that matters is whether you are obeying the law or if you are a thug. People are fed up with being told that color is the problem - it is not! criminal behavior and mindset are the issue. please don't tell me that one color is more criminal than another because that makes your a racist. Each Human wakes up every morning with the ability to make choices regarding which path to take - law 993 or lawlessness. No Unsure Yes No Unsure
- Don’t use the judicial system as a revenue generating scheme - Accept you may have to do more with less resources. - Rethink institutionalization of folks with debilitating mental health/drug issues - Make hanging out in front of convenience stores uncool. -Go to a neighborhood school model - Eliminate wasteful crosstown school busing. -Encourage a culture that supports education and resiliency - Encourage civility In the schools and on the streets -Properly fund and staff skilled trades programs -Reopen city schools to in school learning 994 -Urbanski needs to retire Yes No Yes No Unsure Better cameras would help. My son got jumped downtown and the cop involved said none of the cameras had a good picture. My other son got jumped at Flint. There's always problems there. Again no cameras. High crime areas should have better patrolling. What ever happened to foot patrol? I've witnessed good and bad police officers. One stopped and threw the football with the kids on the block. The bad ones have no respect at all for age, color, or sex. Being a police officer shouldn't be about meeting quota or seeking out and making problems, but instead it should be about uplifting communities by keeping them safe. Keeping everybody safe not just who they choose to. My sons respect police officers but definitely do not trust them. How can anyone trust the RPD and everyone involved after the footage 995 of Daniel Prude? I never will. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure I respect the police and what they have to do everyday. I am thankful that they are willing to put their lives on the line to protect our community. I do believe some reforms need to take place, like adding more mental health professionals to the force to help with mental health calls. Let's get more resources to help the police do their jobs effectively and with the 996 community's support. Yes Unsure Yes Yes Yes Train the police to handle obvious mental health situations appropriately. If it means waiting for a Mental Health expert to arrive on scene, so be it. Re: 997 Daniel Prude. This was a travesty. Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Yes 1,000 I support the police, their actions and their service Yes No Yes Unsure Yes Stop “handcuffing” the police. Let them do their jobs by enforcing the law. 1,001 Without enforcement....laws are MEANINGLESS!! No No Yes Yes Yes I believe ANY Police Accountability Board without its sitting members undergoing some sort of limited Police training is useless. How can they judge an Officers actions if they have no idea what that job truly entails?! This experience cannot be achieved by ride along alone. They should have to do more in order to truly judge! Its only fair! Otherwise, its just reverse discrimination against the RPD at a time when everyone is turned against Police and finding fault with every single thing they do. No other segment of society would allow this, but we're supposed to just roll over and allow certain members of this community to tear RPD apart. How about a group of non-qualified citizens group together, follow the Mayor around and judge every single thing she does and then, with no idea what the Mayor's job entails, fire her because we don't think she acted appropriately at a press 1,002 conference on July 4th, 2019. Its ludicrous! No No Unsure No Yes
You should stop trying to appease these destructive "protestors" and start making some arrests. You should stop handcuffing your police department and allow them to enforce the law. Your police chiefs are constantly micromanaged by the mayor, who does not know anything about law enforcement. Everyday I drive through the city and see dirt bikes weaving in and out of traffic and driving on the sidewalks, people walking into the road forcing you to slam the brakes, drinking beer in public, and you allow "protestors" to destroy businesses, block roads, and spit on and embarrass your police officers. How about start locking up some of these nasty people and then maybe others will want to come to the city and spend their money. Remove the "no chase" policy so that officers can actually stop all of the 1,003 street racers and dangerous dirt bikes. Yes No Yes No Yes Allocate 911 response for all non-violent (and potentially, some violent) calls to civilians who are better trained, suited, and respected to do so. No 1,005 Only collaborate with the Locust Club to the extent required by law. Response Unsure No Yes Yes Chief Singletary was completely disrespected in his removal process. The real 1,007 issue is Mayor Lovely Warren. No No No No Yes Ensure the Police Accountability Board has authority and powers to engage 1,008 in reviews of police actions. It's already in place. Use it. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Get rid of Mayor Lovely Warren. She has shown bias and lying and cheating 1,011 ways since took office. SHE IS A HUGE PART OF THE ROC PROBLEM!!! No No Yes No Yes 1,013 MORE POLICE NOT LESS Yes No Yes No Yes Law is law.... This is a radical respect issue, and I fully support the Police. don't stand in roads, and if you do, its called natural selection at work. Myself and my business have been personally affected by the BLM/Radical Terrorist organizations popping up all over the country. Oh, and Leticia 1,014 Astacio is trash in human form. Get her out of here. No No No Yes No
Let the cops do their job and stop trying to hinder that. The mayor is a big part of the problem. Not every arrest of a person of color is due to racism. There are also bad cops. So deal with the situations individually. Don’t blame the entire RPD for a couple of aggressive cops. Many of the arrests that get so much attention are justified based on the facts. For example, the video of the guy getting arrested a couple of weeks ago....first words when they cuffed him were “I can’t breathe”. Interesting because he was standing, walking, and verbally combative with the cops the entire time. Maybe he was out of breath because he was running and, when caught and cuffed, yelling the whole time. I work in the city and am on the outskirts in Irondequoit and I am tired of criminals getting treated with kid gloves. Like the groups gathering in parking lots to blare music and race. That has gone on all summer at Durand park, Hudson plaza, and west ridge road. Do 1,016 something about it! No Yes Yes No Yes Gun control. Speeding problem on Lake Ave in Charlotte. Drug problem in 1,017 Charlotte. Theft in Charlotte. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Change the way you train the RPD when they get hired, better training need to be use! And when they get suspended make sure it's without pay! If they 1,018 are wrong they need to be brought to justice! Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Educate citizens and police to show respect. Obey laws. It’s as simple as law and order. I have never argued with a police officer. I have never been abused by a police officer. If you break the law, you will have an encounter with the police. If you are stopped for a traffic violation and you don’t show respect, you may have a problem with the officer. Teach respect for everyone. Don’t 1,019 break the law. Teach that! No No No Yes Yes The current mayor has to go, and be replaced with someone capable of to the 1,020 job. She's a train wreck No No No No No Let’s support the police, stop making them out to be the bad guys. Instead of 1,021 jumping to emotional decisions let’s make decisions based on facts. Yes No Yes Unsure Yes 1,022 Back the blue! No No Yes No Unsure Stop meddling in police affairs and let them do their job. They have the training and the dedication to keep us safe. Step back, and stop throwing 1,023 officers under the bus! No No No No No We desperately need to defund the police and push those funds toward 1,024 services that can help with mental health issues, drug/alcohol abuse etc. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
A. Governor Cuomo is an idiot. He is failing NYC and NYS. Why on earth do we want to follow suit?!? Be better. B. What happens when a crisis intervention person is faced with a violent and armed individual with no police to support? Will Lovely Warren be held accountable for that situation? Yes, she should be, but accountability isn't a strength for her at this moment. You want to send unprotected individuals to help with mental health and addiction situations. Very unsafe. C. These questions are extremely biased. How are you going to get a fair understanding of what taxpayers and community members want when you are pushing your agenda on each question?! D. The Police Accountability Board is a joke. If the mayor doesn't need a group of unqualified individuals keeping her and her team accountable for the violence that is spewing in Rochester, the police doesn't need that either. E. We need to support the men and women that put their lives on the line 1,026 EVERY DAY in a city that is increasingly dangerous. No No No Yes No Limit the protests or give them a public space to gather like the BBC baseball stadium to voice their concerns. Have neighborhood meetings, and address 1,027 issues immediately, not after months. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1,028 I would provide a survey with some meaningful questions Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure We cannot create such a divide between black and white communities. On one of the early days of the BLM protests, I was in my front garden weeding, and a police officer pulled up in front of my house and told me that the rioters would be coming through this area tonight, that I was not safe, and that I should consider going to a friends for the evening. To inspire that kind of fear in me, a person who was never in danger, means to inspire the kind of hate that I see all too often between the predominantly white and black neighborhoods of the city of Rochester. That night I never felt unsafe. I never saw a single protester. And if I had, I would have been happy to cheer them on for their efforts to provide awareness and justice for a people wronged. I do not doubt that the RPD have done, and are doing what they believe to be right. But that is my biggest concern. The lack of compassion they seem to have for people of a lower social status then them, and the lack of willingness to listen, understand, and change is extremely concerning. We have to be better. We have to treat each other better. I can only hope that my message gets through to someone whose voice is a lot louder than mine. Thank you 1,029 for providing this forum for me to express my thoughts. - L Yes Yes Yes No Yes Defund the police budget by 50% within the next 6 months and reallocate that money to the PAB, crisis intervention, and other community support to the people who live in the city of Rochester. Write decent, non- bias surveys to gather information in future, this survey was inappropriately skewed. Mayor Warren, DA Doorley, and Mazzio should resign. Break all ties with the Locust Club. Disband the RPD if you have to in order to 1,030 do it. Yes No No Yes Unsure Police in Rochester have been so corrupt, for so long, that it’s hard for me to believe that anything short of a complete change in the RPD culture and philosophy will be sufficient. I was a victim of police brutality a few years ago, and I am a responsible, law abiding citizen. When it happened, there was nobody for me to talk to about the incident, and I was bullied and manipulated into not taking further legal action. If this happened to me, I can’t imagine how poorly they are treating people with less than me. It is a corrupt organization that needs to be held accountable at every level, and every police officer who has misused their authority needs to be fired and replaced by a newly trained, improved officer with an understanding that they work for the COMMUNITY, to SERVE and PROTECT, not to be the overseer and antagonist. Not to speed through lights on their cellphone because they don’t want to wait. Not to hide in the shadows waiting to catch someone in a nonviolent act and then wield their power unnecessarily. Not to stand around on East Ave flirting with girls and threatening their boyfriends. But to HELP the community. I don’t think they understand their duty anymore, and if they do they are making a mockery of it. Thank you. I 1,032 hope this is taken seriously. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure The protests needs to stop as do the riots. We need to restore law and order in the city. Police officers should not be subjected to abuse and harm for protecting city property and citizens and doing their job. These protests and 1,033 riots are out of control! Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes The entire city council is racist and extremely anti- law enforcement. Defunding the RPD was a horrible idea because one key way that money is spent wisely, is to provide officers' with additional training to combat certain situations and have a positive for all parties involved. Having the funding necessary to conduct such trainings is a must. "Lovely" Warren is a horrible Mayor and should resign immediately. She strongly expresses that those who make a mistake in any capacity should be held responsible, she is a hypocrite because she is currently under indictment and refuses to take responsibility for her actions. I wanted to be a police officer for the longest time however, nowadays I do not. The City of Rochester only hires minorities that are extremely unfit for the job and then you go and work for a less then caring police department. It is an absolute shame that it has come to this. Here is a genius idea, if people stopped committing senseless violent crimes of all kinds, then their would be no need for any of the crap and or "peaceful 1,034 protests" that are currently going on in the City of Rochester. No No Yes No No If the Dept. of Justice is involved in the review I am sure they will make equitable recommendations for moving forward. I see no need to spend huge sums of money on "outside consultants" who have no real knowledge of the City of Rochester or its problems. If we, as citizens of Rochester, don't know how to develop "community policing" it means we have no real knowledge of "what IS our community and its needs and what must WE do to 1,035 have them addressed?" Yes No Yes No Unsure
Community policing works both ways. The police need to build up the trust from the community, but the community also must build up their trust from the police. The police need to be looked at as friends, not the enemy; and the community needs to be looked at as friends, not the enemy from the police. Good relations with the police should start at a young age. Taking police out of the schools was a mistake. That’s one of the most simple ways of establishing community policing and building trust. But, the police that would be stationed in schools should make sure they’re looked at as extra 1,036 protection for the students, not just there to seek out crime. No No Yes Yes Yes Give the police more funding rather than less to provide more training and more resources for police officers. Monroe county has a wonderful police academy with more than qualified people teaching and learning, but there is always room for growth! Yearly fire arms training is required, which is agree is most definitely needed and should not be removed, but I would also like to see police officers required to pass a mental and physical test periodically (every 3-5 years?). These officers deal with a lot, I absolutely do not believe that officers go in with bad intentions, but if no one checks in on our men and women in blue after a five, ten, twenty year span, how can we know how a police officer is feeling mentally and how are we getting them the help they need, if needed? I also believe that having our wonderful police officers meet with the community often, whether that is in a school, neighborhood, coffee shop, whatever, would definitely help build the trust. More civilian ride alongs and more interaction with our children would also be beneficial. Overall I think Monroe county as a whole has wonderful police officers but 1,037 there is always room to learn and grow. No Yes No Yes Yes Wilmer Hale is the wrong choice for improving our police situation in Rochester. The PAB Alliance has already been demonstratable supported by the people of Rochester. We should not build any substations, or hire expensive lawyers from other regions. We should support the PAB and respect their authority, which is based off of wisdom and community 1,038 experience, not big money or threats of violence. Yes Yes No Yes Yes Make city politicians have consequences for their actions. No one is above the law.
Let the Rochester police do their jobs and handle things here in Rochester. They do a good job and getting outside resources is not for their benefit but the benefit of the politicians to look good to the communities.
There are always good and bad people in all aspects of our lives, in jobs, neighborhoods, etc. We need to hold people responsible for their actions. Strong and unified as a whole people, not forced into taking sides or 1,039 segregation. No No Yes No No Community policing is neither new nor unique. The current direction seems to be deteriorating the community at large. I am very much in favor of 1,041 strong mayoral control of police matters. No Yes Yes No Yes We need the entire community. If you study the model Detroit used with Chase Bank and Jamie Diamond you will see how well that worked. I don't believe our leadership knows how to move forward with the parties 1,042 involved. Great books to read. Leaders eat last by Simon Sinek Unsure No No Yes Yes 1,044 More funding to mental health programs, less funding to police. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1,045 Please do not defund the police. Yes No Yes Yes Yes Your police officers fail to value anything. Not belongings. Not homes. Not people. Not even animals. This is not unique to just Rochester. I can personally recount an incident in each of those four values where the RPD 1,048 has acted callous and unwilling to view their own acts wrongful. Yes No No Yes Yes The Mayor Should not allow these costly and disruptive protest to continue. I support the police and they should be allowed to do their jobs. Bring back the sections and stop catering to the people who do not represent those of us that live in the city. I am appalled that the city council and the police accountability board overseas and dictates what the police do when they clearly (from watching the zoom meetings) No nothing about police work. They should be made to go through a mock academy and learn why the police do what they do. I think our police department is well above those in other areas. I think going over the last three years is a waste of money, but, if 1,049 you’re going to do it, It needs to be done by an outside agency. No No Yes No Yes
1,050 The mayor should also be evaluated by and outside regulatory commission. No Yes Yes No Yes 1,051 Replace the Mayor, State Attorney General and Governor No No No No Yes I think we need to be equitable in the way the community should be safe. I am upset that some of the protests, though "peaceful" are allowed to block roadways and upset neighborhood peace (the Sandra Doorley protests- she is not involved in the Prude case so why are there protests). I also feel that there should be things in place to guard against brutality but that police 1,052 should be supported. Unsure No Yes No Yes I believe we should go back to the police having their own sections to work in. Since Goodman section has been removed, it is very rare I see a police 1,053 office drive by my area anymore. Unsure Yes Yes No Unsure Have Lovely Warren, step down from office her family’s been a meniscus towards the Public Office with her Uncle, her husband, and her own personal judgment while in office. It makes you rethink the reason why you would 1,056 want to stay in Monroe County, much less New York State!!! No No No No No 1,059 Get rid of the Police Accountability Board. The mayor needs to resign No No Yes No Yes A) although I live in Penfield my business is in 14607 and thus I have a vested interest. B) There is NO REASON with as much available space as the city has that we should build any new buildings. The model of the community police station in the Village Gate should be used - existing space in a centralized location that already exists is fine. C) When we say "defund the police" we do not mean "Give them more money". The police should be downsized, and demilitarized. Their behavior during the protests were inexcusable and highlight the issues that the community has with them, with a completely unnecessary and abusive use of force, injuring many civilians who were exercising their right to peacefully protest. This, combined with many concerning issues with individual policing incidents means that we need to take a very close look both at WHO these policepersons are, and WHAT their accountability is for their actions. Furthermore, an independent agency should investigate the city/police relationship to determine who is issuing orders to (for instance) violently break up and incite violence during peaceful protests, and appropriate action should be taken to remove those who made those decisions from either city or police employment.
The role of the police in Rochester should be significantly reduced. The stance of police in Rochester should be de-escalation and a minimal presence. These changes as well as better and more earnest sensitivity training for various minority, mental health, disability, and bigotry tolerance should be emphasized over militarized violent action. I worked with the training department as an IT expert for many years. The training I observed was all about "subduing" suspects not working with them to resolve issue. If that's the only role they take, they should be a resource of last resort, not first response. Furthermore we should demilitarize them. There is no need for RPD to have sonic weapons, tanks, teargas, and other militarized resources available to them. they are not an occupying army and should not be provisioned as 1,060 one. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure 1,062 Release all body cam footage of major incidents unedited Unsure No Yes No Yes As a city resident I demand that the City work with the Police Accountability Board to address the misbehavior of police during arrests and protests. Local expertise and experience is necessary to change how we do public safety in No No No No 1,063 the city. Yes Response Response Response Response I'm a lifelong city resident and I want you to know that I support a radical reorganization of the police department. The PAB should have the oversight powers that residents voted for. And funding needs to distributed to services that help and protect our community.
Here are some ideas: "A Roadmap for Reimaging Public Safety in the US: https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/08/12/roadmap-re-imagining-public- No 1,065 safety-united-states Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure Response 1,066 Let police do they job No Yes Yes Unsure No 1,069 Support RPD Yes Yes Yes No Yes Let the police do their jobs! The micromanaging and intense oversight is not helpful. We have a city with high crime, which spills outside city limits. Many of those that work in the city of Rochester live outside of it. We all want to live and work safely. The police help and allow us to do that. I can't imagine why anyone would want to be in law enforcement at this time when there is so much hatred toward them. So let's try to keep the officers we have 1,070 or else we are all in trouble! Unsure No Yes No Yes Have more community events where police are involved in engaging with the neighborhoods they patrol. I think it’s important to humanize both parties 1,071 to ensure a more positive relationship amongst groups. No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Holding criminals accountable for their crime get rid of this bail reform actually protect our children from repeat offenders! Once people are held accountable and get locked up for their crime in our neighborhoods will go down. Police aren’t the problem lack of respect and lack of consequences are the issue. I’m looking to leave NY because our crime rate is sky rocketing and unfortunately the law abiding citizens are the ones who get the short end of the stick. I’m a minority and feel like this media made race was is beyond ridiculous I’ve had encounters with officers and they have always been respectful and do their job. Criminals need to be held accountable and 1,072 things will get better. No Unsure Yes No Yes Provide the police department with more money so they can hire high 1,073 quality people and have resources available for training. No Yes Yes Unsure Yes Your questions are ambiguous. The new chief should be provided with the resources to enact more community-based policing, but they should not be new resources, they should be funds diverted away from an already bloated and militarized police department.
Police officers should be held accountable for their actions during protests. Since they are refusing to display their badges or nameplates, all officers involved in protests on nights were citizens were unjustly intimidated, coerced, assaulted, or otherwise deprived of their general rights under 1st amendment, should have their body camera footage reviewed.
1,074 The police should also desist in issuing false narratives to the media. Yes Yes Yes Yes No
City leadership needs to be replaced after it was revealed that the city government participated in the cover-up of the police killing of a person who needed help during a mental health crisis. The PAB needs to be fully-funded. The city needs public emergency services not a private ambulance service. The police should be disarmed and broken up. It has too broad of a mission and an unnecessary amount of resources. The Rochester Police have Monroe County attorney arraign people in Monroe County court, but Rochester No No No No No 1,076 citizens have disproportionate representation for who runs Monroe County. Response Response Response Response Response Crisis intervention specialists are not trained if the suspect turns violent or 1,078 possibly deadly. They should not be called for this. No Yes Yes No Yes Communities need to also have a thorough understanding of the dangers a police officer experiences. They need to understand that if someone pulls a weapon on them, a taser may not do much at all. If an officer is tased by someone else, that person now can take all the officer's weapons and now 1,082 you have a criminal on the streets that can do more damage. Yes No Yes Yes Unsure If CIS begins again (what happened to FACIT?) have more than 1 team available, on the road, for all shifts. Work with Strong ED & UR Security on notification issues re: patient release. More PAC-TAC in good weather. No budget cuts, no defunding nonsense. Good luck! Harriot-Sullivan has the 1,083 experience & passion to take the RPD to a better place. Yes No Yes Yes Yes 1,084 None at this time. Yes Yes Yes No Yes
In regards to the first question, I think the police should respond with crisis 1,085 intervention and only act when directed to do so by the intervention people Unsure Yes Yes No Yes Stop treating the police like they’re the bad guys. This city would be a 1,087 steaming pile of dog shit without our men and women in blue. No No No No Unsure Break up the huge mobs fighting, arrest the people riding quads/dirt bikes, enforce traffic laws, enforce our parking laws and enforce our panhandling laws. Make Rochester a city in which businesses WANT to operate in as 1,088 opposed to operate DESPITE of. It’s sad No No Yes Yes No Start enforcing the LAWS that we have for criminals instead of releasing them back into the community. Communities refuse to cooperate with law 1,090 enforcement. Start there! No No Unsure No No Rather than giving the police more money, give them less. Cut the salaries they don't deserve, slash the numbers of cops and then take that money and 1,091 invest it in programs that actually ameliorate and prevent crime. Yes Yes Yes Yes No 1,093 GET RID OF THE MAYOR No No Yes No No The New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services already dictates police training standards. Don’t just change one agency at a time. If you are unhappy with your police department procedures, then have NYS DCJS change their training standards to be implemented state wide for 1,094 consistency. Yes No Yes No Yes 1,095 Put a police station in West Ridge plaza when Bathtub Billy's moves out. No No Yes No Yes Since the '70's ... 1970's ... the City of Rochester has tried just about everything. The City of Rochester should start a WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM. Today, NOBODY wants to be a " snitch " or an " Uncle Tom " for fear of retaliation. That is NOT working ... 1,096 Get the Business Owners involved on YOUR TEAM Unsure Unsure Yes No No Allow police to do there jobs. Arrest criminals, stop allowing the dirt bikes and atv’s to operate on our public roads, crack down on big gatherings such as the one on west ridge rd., don’t allow protestors to block the streets, arrest anyone that does not comply with law enforcement, restore law and order to our city, don’t hire an interim police chief that came from scandal ridden RHA, support the police and peaceful citizen, stop negotiating with protestors over the release of those arrested. Please make Rochester Great 1,097 Again No Yes Yes No Yes You are all a f-ing joke. This survey could give you morons the perfect idea (it won't), and you all would still find a way to f--- it up. The mayor is a criminal, and that sh-- seeps from the top. The police aren't the problem, it's the politicians and the people you police that suck, and we're just witnessing the 1,098 new level of that. No No Yes No No RPD officers should be required to reside in the city they serve. I also strongly feel the current police union needs to be dismantled in order to truly reform 1,099 the toxic culture that has developed within the RPD. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Lets have officers that are willing to interact with everyday citizens. A hello and.or smile can go a long way to improve relationship. No just interact when there is a problem. Let's get to know each other. As a everyday citizen try to have a officer to look at you and see what happens 1,102 Officer friendly is a thing of the past. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Let the Officers do their job. Don't allow those who have no clue how Law Enforcement work put rules and guidelines on Law Enforcement, which 1,103 usually ends up not working and gets residents and Law Enforcement killed No No Yes No Yes 1,104 Not at this time Unsure Yes Yes No Yes Defund the RPD and reallocate the funds to better serve the community. Police are not a “one size fits all” solution when there are emergencies. There should be separate departments and specialists for specific emergencies. Also, Mayor Warren should resign for the way the death of Daniel Prude was handled and she should also resign for the way the peaceful protests were 1,107 met with violence by the RPD. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure
You need to let the police do their job. People do not need to be hanging around stores selling drugs or robbing people. Atvs and motorcross ARE NOT STREET LEGAL so get them off the streets. KNOCK IT OFF WITH THE TICKETING BULLSHIT..break the law go to jail. Or post BAIL. You as well as the governor have single handedly ruined this city Enough is enough with these damb protests too. Do something about your city or are you in favor of all the crime??? Crime raye has doubled since you have been in office...start there...officers don't have to be hurt or harassed. I guess the perpetrator wouldn't of gotten hurt if they weren't breaking the 1,110 law and 9 times out of 10 RESISTING ARREST Yes No No Yes No I really don't think it matters what anyone says. It is pretty obvious to all of Rochester and surrounding suburbs that lawlessness is pretty much acceptable in Rochester and Rochester has become extremely lenient when it comes to breaking the laws that seem small but negatively affect the daily life of 1000s of people. I should never have moved here and I always thought 1,111 I was liberal. Rochester is ridiculous. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Enforce the laws we all ready have. Stop letting people who have committed 1,114 crimes roam free. No No Yes No No The government of Rochester and Monroe County is corrupt and absolutely disgusting. Mayor Warren is a huge problem and always has been, you don't need to white to be racist and she has got to be one of the biggest racists I've ever seen. You lost a very good police chief In Ron Singletary and many other good cops. We all see the effect of our city officials shitting on our officers is having, look at the problems with the drag racing in the little plaza on ridge road, cops are turning their heads and I don't blame them. Now you idiots want the plaza owner to figure out what to do, that's bullshit why don't you clowns do your job. Then you let crazy Mary Lupien, wacko Rachel Barhardt, and the rest of their thugs run around amuck like the Sanderson Sisters creating even more problems and controversy. Your new police chief what a joke, why don't you look at John Van Bederode now that's a police chief and a police department. Don't look at Todd Baxter he is another yes man that bows to the whims of all you protesting fools. The citizens of Rochester and it's government officials have destroyed Rochester or should I say soon to be Detroit or Chicago. Instead of going after the real criminals of the city you fools treat our police force like criminals. The criminals of Rochester lick their chops everyday cause they know you idiots aren't focusing on them and their thugging gun totting ways. I am sad that I will never be able to attend another Red Wings or Amerks game because Rochester has become a clueless dangerous city full of chaos and hate for the wrong people and all the wrong reasons. It doesn't matter anyway as I will soon be leaving like I see many others doing before the cancer of Rochester spreads its ugly hate and disease to other nearby areas. I would wish you all good luck in fixing it but it's past that now and I 1,115 believe it is way too late. No Yes No No No Bail reform failed the community by allowing violent criminals to continue their behaviors. Criminals have more rights than citizens and they are clearly not using their “second chance” to become better or alter their behavior. Criminals belong in jail, not free to engage with other criminals in the streets. The community pays the price for the crimes, not the criminal. This is completely upside down & backwards. How can the police do their jobs effectively when they are arresting the same person multiple times for the same crimes & slapping the criminal on the wrist with an appearance ticket?
I have no faith the new Police Chief can effect any meaningful change as she is another pawn for the corrupt Mayor.
Regarding questions: #1 Crisis Intervention Services are a good idea until someone decides to take out their frustration/anger on the unarmed professional at their door-are we honestly going to sit by and wait for someone to get seriously hurt before we think about this possibility? I believe the news reported about a year ago, that an RPD Officer was brutally attacked by a mental heath patient & was lucky to survive. I hope this never happens to another human being, Officer or Crisis Intervention Specialist especially.
#2 Why is it a good idea for outside entities like the Governor who does not live in our area make decisions regarding the specifics in OUR communities? This opens up the possibility of effecting changes that do more harm than good for the people it is supposed to help the most.
#4 buildings that can offer neighborhood services and allow officers to become more intertwined within the neighborhoods they serve and protect are a good thing. Allowing citizens a safe place where they can positively interact with each other (think: where separated parents could turn over custody of their child/belongings, or online marketplace meetups could occur) would be a great asset to the community & potentially limit crimes that occur during these incidents. Why would the community want a separation between the police in their neighborhoods ..unless they want to continue their criminal behaviors?
Thank you for allowing me to type a lengthy response to some serious issues. Real change needs to occur to bring both the police and the community together - instead of driving them apart. We, as a people, can all do better together if we can work together toward the same goals. I have hope that we will do 1,116 better, someday. No No Yes No Unsure Transparency, HONESTY, officers should live in community they serve ( Toooo many red necks on this force) sounds bad but true you live in Ontario county 1,117 Webster etc. etc. work there Yes Yes Yes No Yes I have heard police officers refer to themselves as "the good guys." That creates an us vs them mindset. It is also "absolute" thinking. What does it take be be considered a "bad guy?" Speeding? Swearing? Robbing a bank? 1,120 Where is the line? Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes STOP BUILDING POLICE STATIONS THAT NO ONE BUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WANTS. DECREASE THE BUDGET THAT THE RPD HAS AND ALLOCATE THOSE RESOURCES ELSEWHERE WHERE IT WILL GO TO ACTUALLY 1,124 MAKING A DIFFERENCE. :) Yes Yes Yes Unsure No The mayor should let the chiefs she to do their job. Keep politics out of policing. If this city continues down this road sooner or later there will be no 1,126 police department No Unsure Yes No No The treatment of our police force recently is horrible. Not all cops are bad and treating them as such is ridiculous. The chief should never have been let 1,127 go. No Yes No Yes Unsure Foot patrol with residents,police and clergy in high crime areas and 1,128 throughput the city Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1,129 Be much tougher on criminals. No Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Police speeding on roads/highways without lights or sirens--it's very 1,130 dangerous. Unsure Yes Yes No Yes When people commit crimes there has to be penalties. The turnstile reform of putting criminals back out on the streets is absurd to those that abide by 1,131 the law. Yes No Yes No No Quit feeling sorry for the criminals. If the protests break the law, example, marching on the expressway those people need to be arrested and 1,132 prosecuted. Let the police do their job. Yes No No No No
Crisis Intervention Services bothers me..I know a lot of EMT's that will not 1,133 respond without police backup. That is going to be a big issue for there safety. No Unsure Yes No Unsure The city is overly policed esp. when they have deemed incapable of 1,139 PREVENTING crime! Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1,140 Hold people accountable for their actions Yes No Yes Yes Yes Get officer who live in neighborhood to police that neighborhood. Also make sure that police camera can not be turned off by officers... have the officers that work under the Chief in un maker cars to be on the roads to watch the officers and have access to the body camera to let them here what is being said...... and if there is displint action the pba to have full control of what actions are taken.... I was born and raised in the city and I have seen 1,142 what is going on now it’s just coming to the for front...... Yes Unsure No No No Progress and improvement will lie not in vilifying the police or stripping them of funds, but rather reallocating some funds into better training for officers and a system that works to ensure the safety and well being of all citizens in whatever situations may arise. The current system does not seem to address or train officials to appropriately handle each unique situation but rather provides a blanket "whatever means necessary" approach to 1,143 simply end the situation or individuals involved. That needs to change. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Organizations like Free the People Roc must be reigned in. They do not want to engage in meaningful discussion that could end up with a beneficial result. The idea that Sandra Doorley and Lovely Warren must resign when Sandra Doorley has made it clear the Attorney General's office is conducting 1,144 the investigation is absurd. No No Yes No Yes Exploration of non violent and clearly supportive interventions are worth 1,145 the time and effort to achieve i.e. “ we’re all in this together” attitude Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 1,146 Mandatory refresher courses every 2 years. Yes Yes Yes No Yes More training,more funds problem is too many citizens do not respect any authority....cash bail,no traffic stops....etc. respect other people respect 1,147 authority respect other peoples property ... Unsure Yes Yes No Yes
People need to start showing support for police officers and first responders. 1,148 There should also be consequences if somebody assaults them too. No No Yes No No
Maybe you should establish a team of officers specifically trained in mental health/addiction as well as the crisis intervention team and together they can respond to mental health/addiction calls as needed. Only those specific individuals with the proper training will respond. Because things are constantly changing training should be ongoing. I believe it is important to form positive relationships between the community and police. It is time for the finger pointing, the blame game, and throwing colleagues under the bus 1,149 to stop we all must come together for the greater good of the community. Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes 1,150 UNDERSTANDING... The key word.. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure 1,151 Get mayor warren out!!!! She’s far from lovely! But I black the blue! No Yes Yes Yes No 1,152 Quit being fucking assholes and support the police No No No No No the crisis intervention teams concept will not work . You are sending a 1,153 person into an unsafe scene and they will get hurt w/o the police No Yes Yes No Yes
I am a grandma. I am increasingly concerned about the militarization of the police department and the assumptions that are made about our fellow citizens (esp. young citizens) by officers who only come to the city to "police" us. We have a depth of great resource in our amazing young people and vibrant communities. Assumptions, ignorance and laziness on the part of police, education administrators and those in public office hold all of us back. An overall, continued and generational lack of commitment to quality public education in this city holds us back. How can you listen to our concerns and needs and use these offices to lift people up instead of tearing 1,154 us down and then making excuses why we fail? Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes The efforts to take police out of crisis response only continues to demonize No 1,156 the police more and further the divide no the community. No Yes Yes Response Unsure More training programs and increased total training hours required before 1,157 becoming an RPD officer. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
community policing is not the answer. https://theappeal.org/community- policing-is-not-the-answer/
As outline in attached article along with a lot of other research it doesn’t really stop racial injustice. What needs to happen is massive reallocation of funds from a militarized RPD into well funded community driven organizations and efforts including public school system. Additionally what is an external review of policing policies going to do? The RPD themselves admitted that their by the book techniques led to the killing of Daniel 1,158 Prude? Police aren’t going to reform themselves. Yes Yes Unsure Yes No Community policing sounds like a money grab as more funds would be needed to erect Municipal buildings in neighborhoods. Rather than funding a broken system start funneling money away from policing and put it towards schools or social work or other community programs that have 1,159 been historically underfunded Yes Yes Unsure Unsure No Do not build that precinct building that you were planning on building. 1,160 Fund alternative modes of response to non-violent calls. Yes Unsure Yes Yes No police officers should work in pairs, and be assigned to neighborhoods so 1,161 they are familiar with the people who live there. Yes Unsure Yes No Yes
We need more police out here there is to much crimes going on being in national guards or military presence to help control the crimes first then 1,165 talk about police reform people are at risk every time we walk out our doors No No Yes No No Have police be accountable for when they do not share that they saw 1,169 another police do something corrupt. Yes Yes No No Yes I don't live in the city but I am very active in helping with the needs of the homeless and those in need. I also know many whose love ones have fallen victim to needless crimes. Great start with the survey. I will gently state that I believe we need to incorporate a plan to address our youth and crimes against themselves and our community. We need programs to address this problem. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help with any initiatives that you are undertaking. I am an African American who believe it takes us all to make a difference. And, that you don't have to live in the city to 1,171 make a difference. Thank you. Emma, 585-489-9257 Unsure Yes Yes No Yes Defend the police, but you create the new position of Executive Deputy 1,172 Chief (140k?). Haha....City Hall is a Joke! No No No No No I think police reform/changes should be influenced by educated people who have had training and are familiar with what police actual do and not driven by outside social groups who have zero knowledge and experience. Keeping police officers on the road is what will keep the communities safe. Social workers or recreation centers are not going to stop guns and drugs entering into the city. To defund and reduce recruitment classes is one going to negatively impact everyone. The people who actually LIVE in the city want 1,174 police around. No Yes Yes No Yes -ALL POLICE SHOULD WEAR MASKS WHILE WALKING THE STREETS. I work downtown & have seen maybe a few this entire year. Seeing a group of police walking close together down the street with no masks in a pandemic is a whole extra layer of tension on top of everything else.
-actually use accountability board
1,176 -look at different options for ammunitions that may be less lethal Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes
I believe this outsourcing and mental health response instead of a police officer is outrageous and wrong. If a call is made to 911 you should get Police, Ems, or fire, not some lowly paid incompetent social worker. This is beyond the pale and cannot be tolerated. Police should be relied upon for as is and should also categorically NOT be defunded. This type of rhetoric is damaging. There will never ever be a safety net if police is defunded or if a mental health counselor responds to a 911 call. You call 911 because you fear your life or someone else's life is in acute and immediate danger. A mental health worker is incompetent and not trained to be a police officer. 1,177 A police officer is a police officer NOT a social worker. No No No Yes Yes The Mayor & DA need to resign. Their incompetence and corruption have added to the distrust caused by the “bad apples or apple barrels” in the RPD. We need a complete overhaul from the top down and need more community 1,178 oversight and involvement in change as this system is broken. Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Sure...when someone call for drugs activities make sure the issue is taking care..cause people selling drugs have a bunch of sanctuary all around the city..samples quintana grocery on clifford ave b4 goodman and lucky one in 1,179 Portland ave b4 Norton st... Yes Yes No Yes No 1,181 Remove lovely from office and imprison immediately. No No No No No When I pay my tax dollars I do so with the understanding that I am contributing to the protection of our neighborhoods. Operating a business in downtown Rochester over the past couple years I have had an excellent relationship with the RPD and have a strong respect for these officers. The goal of policing should be to reduce crime and protect community members from criminals. With this survey and recent developments within the city it is becoming more and more clear that city leaders have decided the priority will be to make crime more convenient for criminals. Will using “mental health professionals” reduce crime in our city? No. Has bail reform made our city safer? Again No. so please ask yourselves what are you doing for those of us who comply and respect the laws and pay our taxes rather than taking the 1,182 side of those who do not. No No Yes No No Provide police officers with means to do this jobs and not just issue 1,183 citations. We need law and order. Yes No No No No 1,186 Support the police No Yes Yes Yes Yes 1,187 Don't defund the police. Educate the public not to resist arrest. Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure I call the police for violations of the noise ordinance by loud drunks who repeatedly violate it and they don’t do anything to stop it. It also takes to 1,190 long for them to finally show up. Unsure Unsure Yes No Yes 1,193 Recruit officers from all ethnic groups and seek women to serve as well. No Yes Yes No Unsure Crew cuts give a militant look to an officer. I would discourage crew cuts..
Change uniforms to be less militant in appearance ....
Approach NYS with why their training used by all Leo isn’t being updated... it’s those very state approved tactics and restraint that are called into question.
Train basic common sense the man needed a blanket regardless of what drugs in his system...,He should have been place in a car..
The use of a NYS approved technique to interfere with the tongue is next to Gaga nerve... appears the techniques approved by NYS actual hot vagaries nerve and stopped the man’s heart.... I be calling the governor to answer his training for Leo .. this was not a local level training but a state of New York 1,194 item. No Unsure Yes No Yes I would say RPD does a better job than most cities when it comes to effective policing. It is evident that a great majority of our police officers would put themselves in harm's way if it meant sparing the life of someone else (as indicated by officers being hurt on the job without killing the perpetrators). There is work to do, but not in the way that this community thinks it does. I think community policing is a wonderful idea and I hope to see this change 1,195 soon. No Yes Yes Yes Yes Arrest EVERY single person who was involved with the Daniel prude murder all the way from the mayor on down to the EMTs who cosigned the officers 1,197 murder Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Remove Mayor Warren and her unqualified, corrupt cronies. She is screwing 1,198 up a great city to a point that it will take generations to recover. Yes Yes Yes No No Let the police do the job they were trained for. Quit catering to the 1,199 criminals. There should be repercussions for breaking the law. No No Yes Yes Yes The mayor needs to back the police and not demean them. Also look at the entire community and realize it is broken into sections. Heavy police 1,200 presence in bad areas and let them POLICE! Yes Yes Yes No No Let the police do their job. Quit letting the voices of criminals dictate police policies. It’s disgusting. This city is going to turn into an even more crime infested hell hole that no one wants to live in if you don’t support the cops that are risking their lives to be proactive with gun and drug violence. What person in their right mind would want to be a cop today? The amount of danger they see everyday then get judged people who have never even done 1,202 the job? That is all. An extremely concerned city resident. No No No No No
1) We need alternatives to police 2) You haven't described what Crisis Intervention Services program is. Do they not involve the police at all? (since question 1 referred to either/or) 3) Question 2: Which independent "experts" are you referring to? 4) Question 3: "Community policing" means different things for different people. It sounds warm and fuzzy but some people don't want to be "policed" at all. So how can I answer your question? 5) Question 5: I think Police Chief Chief Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan needs our interim support until we reimagine public safety. 1,203 6) didn't we hire a Police Accountability Board to review policing? Unsure No No Yes Yes 1,204 remove the entire racist administration and hire someone with a brain No No No No No 1,205 Police need more money for training and support Yes No Yes No Yes The Rochester Police do a great job. Hopefully they will be able to get back into neighborhoods 1,206 And be visible again. Yes No Yes Unsure Yes Keep people that are arrested in jail until bail can be determined and posted. 1,207 Appearance tickets are not the answer. No No Yes No No Support the PAB in conducting reviews and plans for change. BLACK LIVES 1,209 MATTER Yes No Yes Yes No
As a retired EMT who had worked in the City, i believe you still need a police response for mental health and addiction emergencies along with CIS for 1,211 their safety. I have witnessed calls such these that have turned quickly. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Keep our police Officers Safe. Let them do their job instead of handcuffing No 1,212 them. Very dangerous for all. Yes Unsure No No Response When a "questionable" incident occurs I believe it would be worthwhile, since most of us aren't well versed in law enforcement, to have some outreach to explain. This is what the police are doing and why they are doing 1,213 it. Unsure Yes Yes No Yes Let police do their job. Keep offenders in jail. Arrest for every infraction. Keep protesters OFF the roadways but let them protest. Protect our public spaces. Arrest for vandalism. Arrest for fire starting on streets. 1,214 Arrest for throwing items at police. No Yes Yes No Yes The police review board’s members lack law enforcement experience and appear to be ill-suited to the tasks they have been given. I believe that we need outsiders who are experienced in these matters to work with the RPD. 1,215 Local activist groups shouldn’t be determining city policy. No Yes Yes No Yes Models exist already. Look to wha is working along with actual data to assess what we can and should do here. Some neighborhoods like mine have rampant drug and violence problems. Don’t decrease police in my 1,217 neighborhood ! Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes Reallocate funds used for unnecessary force (pepper spray, rubber bullets, 1,218 gas) and put it towards the education of children in Rochester Yes Yes Yes No No The "experts" reviewing excessive force, as well as those training police to restrain criminals should not be those already within the police department, but also should NOT be civilians in the community. These trainers and experts need to be a team of people who work within the public service positions, maybe retired police or some sort of committee of people who are indeed "police experts" but who are not within the Rochester Police 1,219 Department. Yes No Yes Yes Yes I believe the community efforts need to be handled by community. The city of Rochester police force is fantastic. 911 leaves a lot to be desired. Maybe the drug problems like the one where the man died due to drugs but they want to blame on police could mean the officers just let him do what ever he wants to do and keep the public safe by tell residents to go in their homes. That way he would have died on the street anyway but the officers would not 1,220 be blamed. No No Yes No No 1,221 n/a Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes
You need to consider that the police are humans also. They have been thrown under the bus by the mayor and our city who fail to recognize all the good they do on a daily basis. Police doing trained procedures should not be worried about the rest of their life. No business or department will ever succeed with leadership that does not support and appreciate them. Change starts at the top and you let the best person for this job go, LaRon Singletary. You had a diverse, skilled, talented command staff, and you now have a crumbling department. The violence in our city is out of control but the police can’t fix that. They aren’t allowed to Do anything about the ATVs and 1,222 dirt bikes and street racing. We are going to be the next Chicago. No No Yes No Yes
Because this survey's wording is so vague and because the response options are simply Yes, No, or Unsure, I have to answer "Unsure" for almost all of them. I support the PAB and I support moving funding from the police to other social services that provide more effective solutions than generating arrests and incarcerations. I may support independent/third party input on training, regulations, and investigations but without knowing what their aims are and what the cost would be I cannot say for sure. I do not support a blank check for the RPD to accomplish "Community Policing" by whatever means they deem necessary, Please release a new survey with a neutral stance 1,224 and questions that are more specific. Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Do NOT defund the police. What Mayor Warren did to the leadership at RPD was unconscionable. She threw them under the bus in self-interest with no regard to the overall impact on the community. It was a vain attempt to give the appearance that she has control over a situation, when in reality, she lacks the basic competence to understand. It will take RPD years to recover 1,226 from the leadership void now present. No Unsure Yes Yes Unsure 1,228 Defund the police Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure I believe that the police are an important part to help people live civilized and health lives. The need to do there job and we need to do our part. Listen to police request. When I was younger the police were people that were respected. If there was an issue you could go to the police and be comfortable with them. If you did something wrong and the police were present, you knew you were in trouble, rightfully so. Liken it to common sense. Appears we ALL have lost the common sense part of the whole equation for a civilized people. This would be one of the largest issues why I, 1,231 as many others do, will not go downtown any more. No No No No Yes
allow the officers to do the job that they were trained for. Stop allowing criminals and civilians to call the shots. People do not know what the officers have to deal with on a daily basis, nor do they understand the amount of stress the officers are dealt when they are in high intensity confrontations with criminals. The officers act appropriately to the situation that they are put in to keep themselves and other in the situation safe. bottom line, if you do what you are supposed to do and obey the law the police can do their jobs. If you are a criminal and break the law, there needs 1,234 to be repercussions for that. No No No Yes No As a downtown resident I believe the RPD does a very good job of tackling a difficult assignment. Rather than defunding the police, it seems to me that we ought to raise its funding to increase the number of officers and provide them with enhanced training. But I would also favor having mental health professionals available for mental health cases (as well as giving police 1,235 officers greater sensitivity in dealing with the mentally ill). Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Required monthly talk therapy for officers. Officers who are displaying abnormally stressed behavior in session should have tasks reassigned and not 1,237 be patrolling. Yes Unsure No Unsure No
Regarding mental health and addiction-related 911 calls. It would be outstanding to have a highly trained individual that deals with health and addiction to report to these calls. However the reality is the safety of these individuals responding. Most of these calls are responding to a person out of control. Who will be responsible for the mental health professionals well being? As of now police come in control the scene and make sure it is safe FIRST! Then mental health shows up. I’m all for RPD not responding but what metal health professionals wants this job? Who is responsible if something happens. Right now we have too few mental health professionals working. They don’t have the money or resources necessary to deal with a city like ours. Police have to spend time waiting on or deal with a situation because no one is available to respond. Police are expected to handle EVERY SITUATION THAT 1,238 COMES UP! It’s an impossible ask. Yes Yes Yes No Yes This is a rookie survey. Act like professionals. This will be my third time filling 1,239 it out. That’s how lame you are. Yes Yes No Yes No 1,240 Get rid of the PAB- they are unqualified. No No Yes No Yes -Reallocate police funding to assign specialists to non-violent calls. This would allow police to focus on matters where their particular training is actually needed. -Reallocate police funding to city schools. -Investigate and reform RPD overtime practices. -Payouts from lawsuits against RPD should be drawn from police pension funds. -Demilitarize the police. -Adopt Cariol’s Law. -Fire, arrest, and prosecute the officers involved in the homicide of Daniel Prude. -Require at least a 2-year degree in sociology to be eligible to carry lethal force, with the completion of a 4 year degree to keep it. -Offer incentives for police to live in/near the neighborhoods in which 1,241 they’re stationed. Yes Yes Yes No Yes 1,242 DO NOT DISBAN THE POLICE No No Yes No Yes 1,245 Defund the Police department Yes Yes No Unsure No 1,246 Support your POLICE Department No No Yes No Yes 1,248 I think the problem is the mayor - not the police department. No Yes Yes No Yes Police should take reports when ever someone requests it , not just when they feel like it, VERY BIG PROBLEM WITH THAT ! I had someone harassing me at my house and the officer’s REFUSED TO GIVE ME A REPORT OR ARREST 1,249 THEM FOR HARASSMENT ON THE SPOT ! Yes Yes Yes No No Put LA'Ron Singletary back as Chief, get rid of Lovely Warren because she never accepts accountability for nothing she does and blames everyone else and put a new Mayor in office that is for the city as a whole not just black 1,250 people. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure A new mayor who is an effective leader and holds themselves accountable 1,253 without throwing first responders under the bus. No Yes Yes Unsure Unsure More thorough interviewing to make sure we are not getting racists or white 1,254 supremist hired. Yes Yes Yes No Unsure The mayor needs to stop tying the officers hands. Protestors need to be 1,256 arrested as they are no longer protesting they are harassing. No Yes Yes No Yes When protesters show up with shields and umbrellas and shout vulgar rants at police who are standing there it is not peaceful. The hate for all police for the bad acts of a couple is like hating all Germans for world war 2. We need to keep all people responsible for shooting and deaths including all of the shootings that no one knows who shot someone with 50 people around. We all have to help! If the policy of the police is wrong rewrite the policy then retrain the police. Don’t make them have to choose between the policy and what is the right thing to do. Give them the tools to do their job, if that is training or other individuals with special training. One thing is just sending health care workers to mental health calls could be dangerous for the health care worker. Everyone has to work together to make 1,257 this right both sides have to talk not yell. Unsure Yes Yes No Yes Yes I would like to see police held accountable for beating up people, for grabbing little black boys under age and throwing them around, than say it 1,260 was mis identify Yes Yes Yes No Yes Stop siding with the Liberal left. Listen to victims and people who actually 1,261 live and work in the neighborhoods. No No Yes Unsure Yes The Community should be working on the real problem. Why are so many 1,262 blacks out of control. ALL LIVES MATTER No No No No No The police need to be able to use any amount of force needed to enforce the law. All criminals should be arrested Immediately and held in jail without bail until their trial. Assault on a police officer should be 1,263 a death penalty offense No No No No No 1,264 Removing Mayor Lovely Warren with someone competent. No No No No No Have local leaders, elected/appointed/church/community groups/etc., do constant ride alongs with city police on patrol. Have the same leaders urge/plead/beg the individuals in their city communities to ALWAYS comply and obey police orders and instruction while interacting with the police. Any questions or concerns of police misconduct or mishandling during the interaction can be addressed after the interaction is over by making a quality of service inquiry. Don't question or resist the police in the moment, wait until afterwards. This advice would have eliminated 90+% of all the controversial policing incidents nationwide 1,266 that has occurred over the last 20 years and beyond. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Keep social workers out of police calls before they get killed due to lack of 1,267 training. No No Yes No No Defund RPD, reallocate those funds into alternative first response programs. Minimize the amount of men with guns responding to non-violent situations, and utilize armed personnel for violent situations only. We do not need more training or reform, it will just be an excuse to allocate more funds toward the police. We need the police to uphold the law and nothing more. And speaking to that, if we are going to expect our community to respect the police as the law enforcers then they can start by arresting the 1,268 murderers that killed Daniel Prude. Yes No No No No
Expand Crisis Intervention Services role to be first responders for various other 911 calls where weapons have not been displayed, no violence has occurred, and damage to property is not at risk, such as domestic arguments, breaking up illegal house or street parties, etc. Currently, it seems no-win for the police -- they respond, are accused of escalating the incident, and are accused of excessive force if they need to make an arrest which is usually resisted. As a way to phase-in this approach, neighborhoods could be polled to see which prefer CIS to be first-responder, and those neighborhoods 1,271 advocating for CIS would be implemented first. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure
I think it would be wise to send the police out in 2s - either another officer or 1,272 a canine officer. Safety of those who guard our lives from crime be a priority. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Hold city council members and county legislators accountable for their wasteful spending in regards to policing. Ie PAB knowing that that was going to go immediately into a lawsuit instead of putting that value back into the actual 1,274 Community. No Unsure Yes No Unsure
Police should be allowed to do their jobs and not have to take on tasks that are not law enforcement. Mental health and addiction, while can be aggressive should have people trained to deal with it handle it first, then police. I don’t believe police should be defunded or reduced though, because there’s a lot of times I have called and police aren’t 1- coming at all or 2- takes several hours to show up. Should they follow rules and treat others equally? Absolutely. But they also have a very tough job and are the only ones that enforce laws and seen as threats to criminals. They have to be supported if they are good, which 99% of them are. I love Rochester and 1,276 don’t want to see it turn into a gang run war zone. Yes Unsure Yes No Yes The lines of communication should always remain open. Blaming others is never the answer. The buck stops with the Mayor and she should take 1,277 responsibility for her actions or lack there of, not blame others Yes Yes Yes No Yes 1,278 Na Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes As an person who grow up in the city, I believe building a relationship between the residents/neighborhood and police officers is most important. I can remember as a little girl growing up on Conkey Ave, my mom knew every police officer who regularly patrolled our street and they (The Police Officers) were seen as friends to us. We do not have that anymore. I don't heat anyone talking about their local police officers as if their friends. Police officers are 1,279 complete strangers to us now. It's sad. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes I would like to see a renewed emphasis on officer wellness and caring well for every member of the RPD. Their job was hard before ... but in 2020, it has only gotten harder. Morale is a thermometer for the health of any department, and changing morale starts with the leadership. High morale 1,280 helps officers to cope with the demands of their job. No No Yes Unsure Yes I believe the Police Accountability Board has the mandate of the people who voted it into existence, understanding the 5 pillars inherent in its structure. That body should be intimately involved in any planning regarding police policies, construction, and activities. The whole of Greater Rochester, Monroe County - and the state and nation - are watching Rochester to witness how the Police Accountability Board is respected and how it is able to build a better public safety model for our citizens. I marked unsure on some questions because it definitely depends on how 1,281 specifically funds would be used ... Yes No Unsure Yes Unsure Objection to Crisis Intervention Team Services From: Facit worker The most obvious objection to the plan from the point of view of the FACIT unit is that we were never involved in the process. We were not part of the numerous meetings that have been going on for months, we didn’t hear about it until Mayor Warren’s press conference. Our unit has been part of the police department for thirty-four years. Our relationship with the police has been a symbiotic one. From their point of view, the goal of the unit is to decrease the likelihood of repeat calls from a family or individual. From a social work point of view, assisting the client in addressing the presenting problem fulfills that obligation. We are free to make our own assessment and provide the services that we feel are needed. The police make an initial safety assessment (which is crucial) but they don’t have the time to sit down and assess needs. If they ask us to provide an intervention which our assessment doesn’t warrant, we don’t do it. During the information session, two ‘new’ parts of the Intervention team were introduced, the Homicide Response Team and the Crisis Response Team. These teams are separate from FACIT yet we have performed all the tasks outlined as part of our regular job duties (except for EMS services). We have responded to Homicides, followed up with victims' families, responded to the need for all the services they mention plus a dozen more. There are at least three objections to the creation of those two teams. According to our union the city is obligated to ensure that our job duties do not change. Obviously, if our services are curtailed then they have been. The Homicide Response Team has been in the planning stage for months (again, we were not included). The Team includes personnel whose minimum education requirements are significantly less than ours but their salary is already greater. Lastly, they state that these teams have been participating in training for the past few months. That’s not nearly sufficient, especially when experienced FACIT workers are already available. The CAHOOTS program has been touted as a model for this new program. Their services are provided through the White Bird Clinic in Eugene. What is not mentioned is that the program itself is funded, in large part, by the Eugene and Springfield police departments. This is an important difference and implies a level of coordination and partnership between law enforcement and the mobile crisis services provided by CAHOOTS that is lacking from the city’s plan. Any serious police reform must include greater involvement of crisis counselors in addressing non-criminal incidents, but this plan seems intended primarily to deflect from the inability of both the police department and the city to address police brutality head on. This is a complicated issue for which there is no one simple short term answer. By itself, no civilian 1,282 intervention is going to change what the police do ‘on the ground.’ To do that, real institutional change is Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Key is collaboration and communication between police and mental health 1,283 teams Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bail reform did a great job to embolden criminals in Rochester. Why do we care more about the perpetrator of a crime then the victim of the crime. RPD lacks the ability to enforce the simplest of our laws which has lead to 1,284 violence in the streets. This is due to a lack of support from City Government. Yes No Yes No Yes As an Army veteran and member of the 19th Ward community, my heart bleeds for both our law enforcement and members of the community. I do not support militarization of the police. No one wants to live in a police state, especially those disenfranchised. In the military I noticed how dangerous it could be to send a group of trigger-happy, hive-minded individuals to an area with people they have no relationship or sense of community with. I've seen firsthand how corruption and laziness can slip through the cracks and this year almost everyone in America became aware of it too. Law enforcement needs to be held as accountable as the people they are policing. I believe police intentions should be that of keeping the peace, great community relations and responding to true emergencies with well trained officers, body cams, and accurate reporting. I encourage law enforcement to communicate with and validate the members of the community as often as possible so that they feel seen and heard. We all need to be on the same side and make solutions together. Thank you for this 1,285 survey. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes
*read first* I just moved out of the city earlier this year. But I am quickly finding out that what happens in the city DIRECTLY affects my immediate community. Please do not discredit my responses based on my current living location. I think it can be dangerous to not have police aid on mental health and addiction calls until the population becomes more respectful of authority period. It would be better to send them together. Yes, give the police chief financial resources to make community connections even better BUT ONLY WHEN THERE IS A PLAN. The city is very spread apart. Resource buildings to find help for community members find help quickly (police and otherwise) SHOULD also,be spread 1,286 throughout the city. Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure I believe that all police officers should have advanced degrees and should undergo phycological testing prior to employment and periodic psych testing throughout employment. the warrior mentality of our police needs to stop. Rookie officers should be required to ride with veteran officers for six months to a year to learn how to de-escalate situations rather than just go to an arrest. Our police used to know us, know our children...they don't anymore...it's policing not an us vs them. Also, they should be required to 1,287 live in the city limits. Yes No Yes Yes Unsure I support the crisis intervention team. I just worry for their safety if they 1,290 aren't escorted by police or some type of security. Unsure Yes Yes No Yes
Police need to crack down on traffic enforcement in the city. Right now anything goes. from running red lights, stop and go at red lights, tinted windows, you name it. Start giving out lots of tickets. The more you let them 1,292 get away with the more entitled they feel to commit more serious crimes. No No Yes Unsure Yes
We need to require or make available further education for our officers, i.e.. In Law, social skills, etc. they need to know more than how to shoot a gun and drive a car. They need to have excellent communication skills in all types of situations. Anger management is a given they need to be part of the community they serve Total procedure reform combined with a criminal justice degree would be a start we need an outside review board to monitor the entire department and offer suggestions or even directives and changes. Last, the police union needs to take a back seat in the day to day operations, support the individual 1,293 officers as needed but not have a say in running the department. I’m done Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Should be a learning, Leadership and development plan in place. There should be consistent learning and incentives in place. Policing is a job where complacency in 1,295 knowledge is unacceptable. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Give the citizens of Rochester a reality of what the police officers have to be trained in and what they are trained on so the citizens understand the policy 1,296 that officers follow. No No Yes No Yes There needs to be legislation that prevents qualified immunity. Also the police contract needs to be scoured to eliminate the aspects that excuse officers from being personably accountable. There are changes in policies, No 1,297 but there need to be more changes in legislation. Response No Yes Yes Yes
The annual budget for the police should be cut in half. They have enough money unlike other areas of our community like education and health care. The leaders of free the people ROC should be invited to sit down with the the new police chief to develop ways that scale back current policing and improve community based initiatives. All charges against protestors should be dropped immediately. The resignation of Mayor Lovely Warren, DA Sandra Doorley, and all officers who murdered Daniel Prude should be submitted immediately. The officers should then be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. We must expunge the rot that currently has infiltrated the RPD and the only way to do that is to remove the current administration and have the people vote in new leadership. You work for the people, remember 1,300 that. Yes Yes No Yes No A greater emphasis on social work collaboration, including financially supporting social workers and actively involving them in policies and procedures is essential. A top-down approach is needed to emphasize the value that civilian staff and partners can bring to law enforcement responses 1,301 must be accomplished. Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Yes My wish is that this city concentrate on making neighborhoods safer. The housing for most city citizens is in desperate need of overhaul. Absentee landlords should be held accountable for their substandard offerings on housing upkeep. Drug houses are known to the police, flush them out! The gun problem will not go away, until the drug dens are eliminated! Mayor needs to spend time listening to those that are living in horrible situations surrounded by those drug houses, etc. instead of acquiring more loft housing for the high income residents. Safe neighborhoods, safe schools allow 1,302 children to walk in their own areas without fear. Unsure Unsure Yes Unsure Yes STOP finding ways to give the police department more money by funding "experts" (aka ex-cops supplementing their retirement by figuring out ways to put a smiley face on abusive, oppressive policing) and more police stations. This poll is disingenuous garbage. NO MORE COPS. NO MORE 1,303 FUNDING FOR COPS. Yes No No Yes No 1,304 Replace Lovely Warren No No Yes No Yes 1,307 Let police do their job No Yes Yes Yes Yes 1,309 move them into the city, RPD, RFD, Teachers and City employees No Yes No Yes No Choke holds, holding someone on the ground and kneeling on any part of their body, and other such restraints must be outlawed in all situations. Any office who pulls his weapon, whether it is fired or not, should be immediately suspended and an investigation by a citizens committee should determine if this was reasonable. Police should NEVER investigate themselves. A citizens committee should investigate all accusations of police 1,310 use of too much force. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1,311 stop protesters from getting out of hand. get a back bone Yes Unsure Yes Yes Yes Get rid of the new Accountability Board. It is a total Waste of taxpayer 1,314 money. No No No No Yes Clean up the hanging around on the street corners and drug dealing 1,317 downtown. From the RTS center going north on Clinton Ave is a mess ! Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Not all police are bad but it is the bad ones that make the whole department look bad and I think you should go through the department and weed out the bad police officers and provide them with the proper training to know how to deal with the community and I also think that's some type of test need to be given to police officers to determine if they racist because we cannot come together as a community if we have racial profiling or racist 1,318 police officers Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Don’t make decisions based on demands listen to all sides. That substation needs to be open. Speak to the older generation who are tired of seeing their loved ones killed and neighborhoods ransacked not just the younger generation demanding things. Council needs to listen to people rather than pushing their PD hatred on them we are being treated like crap by them if we stand up for an officer which is direct swing from PD brutality to constituents now we are paying city council to treat us horribly? All parties need to be honest and transparent not just point fingers to one department bc that’s what every state and city is doing. Individuals need to be held accountable at this point we can’t trust anyone and it’s showing in how 1,319 everyone is acting and reacting. No Yes Unsure No Yes Create programs within the community to teach youth to respect parents/teachers/police authorities. Set up programs in schools to guide youth on how to act when interacting with the police, obeying the officer's 1,320 orders for EVERYONE'S safety, and fighting them in COURT. No No Unsure Unsure Yes Show up when they are called. Start with prosecuting for the little crime, 1,322 don't pass it off, it will decrease the bigger crimes. Yes Yes Yes No Yes The police need more funding in the form of extra training. The city does not 1,323 need less police presence. No Unsure Unsure No Unsure Warren should resign. Stop trying to fix this by spending MORE money on 1,329 police, this complete waste of funds is a huge part of the issue! Yes No Yes Yes No Going back to the old days, use teams of 2 officers to "walking the beat" in 1,332 targeted high crime neighborhoods Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Stop violating peoples first amendment rights. I saw a lot of unnecessary police force this summer. People have the right to protests even if it is against you. If you continue to stop protests you are contributing to the 1,333 downfall of democracy and this country. Yes Yes Yes No Yes
What needs to be done is to get rid of this Mayor this governor and the garbage that they have got this state into. Having a legislature in NY give total control to POS like Dandy Andy is out right wrong. This kind of process is what Hitler did. This government has driven this state into a race-baiting shit hole. Now you want to make change you think everyone else is the problem. 1,334 The problem lovey is you and your POS party is what's the problem. No No Yes No No The Mayor should resign for its handling of Daniel Prude case. The officers involved in Daniel Prude's case should be fired and a grand jury should review whether the police should be charged with any crime related to Daniel's death. The Independent review should be conducted by a firm chosen by city council, and not the mayor who has a conflict or anyone else in her 1,335 administration. Yes Yes Unsure Yes No 1,336 Blue Lives Matter No No No Yes No Support police and their hardworking efforts, they are in danger everyday and don't get the support they deserve. Criminals have more authority in the 1,337 community than police Yes No No No Yes I would like to see an emphasis placed on personal responsibility by both police and citizens. If we want to hold police accountable then we need to 1,339 hold the citizens accountable also No No No No Unsure question 5 is a problem. What resources? how many? for how long? the police don't need any more money. STOP the overtime with no accountability. How about the police make more arrests in violent crimes instead of blaming the community for not making the arrests. Try new approaches. question 2. Who is defining experts? who is defining independent? Is the PAB an independent expert? yes. not WilmerHale. question 6. if it leads to a consent decree then yes. but Trump isn't using consent decrees so this question doesn't really help.
Defund the police. RPD has had years to show whether they can reform or not. They don't deserve any more chances. They have shown over and over again that they do not actually buy into any reform. To watch the murder of Daniel Prude and not immediately say, "We need to change the policies and procedures" is EGREGIOUS. To not suspend the officers without pay immediately is egregious. Instead they are on vacation. Rewarded. For Mayor Warren to know all of this but then put Singletary and Mazzeo in leadership positions on the RASE commission proves that this cannot be done internally. Our supposed leaders are conspiring to maintain the status quo. City council needs to wake up and request more than PMIs from RPD. EVALUATE their tactics. EVALUATE what the police are doing. Hold officers accountable. What happened with GIVE? How many millions of dollars of that went to straight overtime for officers? What CPTED changes have been made? Why is there still no city-wide CPTED process yet RPD continues to receive money for implementing CPTED? No accountability. What about dispute meetings? Whose tracking those? What percent of those cases end in an arrest? a conviction? Why not promote officers based on their 1,340 performance instead of years served? Less than 10% of RPD officers live in the Yes Yes Yes Yes No #1- If mental health providers respond, they should be accompanied by the police. #2- Yes, if you are going to allow locals who have no knowledge of the criminal justice system to be involved. This includes the Mayor and City Council. #4- We need substations. #5- You should be on your knees begging LaRon Singletary and the rest of the recent retired and demoted command staff to come back. 1,341 #6- This shouldn't be done at all. No Unsure Yes No Unsure
It starts with respect of authority. If more people grew up learning respect there would be less of these use of force situations. My mom would whoop me if I disrespected someone of authority. now kids learn it's ok to challenge authority, disrespect it and have no consequence. Starts with the parents that trickles to the children who then grow up to be menace to society. Even in the RCSD school district parent's blame the teachers because of the kids behavior. I'd whoop my kid if he tried to hurt a teacher or threaten a teacher. HOLD PARENTS ACCOUNTABLE. HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE. With or 1,342 without a badge, there needs to be self accountability! No No Yes No Yes Abolish police, start from the ground up with true crisis response, stop giving 20% of our taxes to police who don’t live in our community, and support the PAB. This survey is a sham designed to support a predetermined 1,343 outcome. Yes Yes Unsure Yes No 1,344 Reform not defund. No Yes Yes No Yes The police need the proper support from City Council, to include funding. 1,345 The last thing we need during all this violence is less police resources! No No Yes No Yes honestly RPD does pretty good when hell break lose and is able to keep streets somewhat under control but the people when.i.say the people I mean the community all need to stand in one line. People truly nice when in need then the exorsis when they do something wrong and become so crazy the officer are looking dumb because they was trying to do there job 1,347 the streets crazy all officers aren't bad � Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 1,348 n/a Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes The current people in charge do not have the skills or my trust to perform 1,351 this task. Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure 1,353 Hire more police! No No Yes No Yes 1) STOP vilifying the police!! They are NOT the enemy! 2) Teach communities within Rochester how to respond to police commands and WHY police give orders to citizens. I believe much of the physical response from police could be avoided if everyone in the community understood the why and how of police orders, rather than giving the police a hard time (ignoring order, shouting obscenities, spitting on police, or worse responding in a way that forces an officer to respond 1,354 physically). Respect like racism is A TWO WAY STREET. No Yes No No Yes Try reforming the criminals to stop committing crimes, resisting arrests, and 1,356 disrespecting police. Work with the people, not the police. Yes No No Unsure No They need to take community concerns seriously and actually use and implement community ideas give the youth something to do to keep them engaged and wanting to help change their communities. Stop funding unnecessary programs and ventures and place funding in our children and their education. Give our youth something to believe in and be proud of. Put youth in a position to have lower meaning voice where their opinions matter are heard and put forth. Stop dividing each other and you'll stop dividing our 1,357 communities. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Officer Mark Monrad is a great example of how RPD officers should interact with the Community of Rochester. There are many officers who have a attitude they can do ar say what ever they think and use aggressive bully tactics when interacting with people. An example of this is officers after 11:30 pm in charlotte turning on their light bars, pointing spotlights into cars and announcing over the car PA speaker,,, "the park is closed, leave the area" People not committing crimes and enjoying our water front should not be subject to unlawful orders by RPD officers. There is no city ordinance that says you can not be in the City parking lot or on the US Army Corp of Engineers Pier. here are however Federal ADA parking spots used by people with no handicap sticker and City ordinance that dictates "No overnight Parking" Those seem to go unenforced by RPD officers who will sit in the now empty parking lot for hours talking between their cars after they have kicked anyone 1,358 out who was causing no disturbance! Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes This is a really poorly-written biased survey. It is clear that you already are planning to fund police and are just using this survey as a way to say that people support you. Lovely Warren needs to resign and the police need to be defunded.
The Police Accountability Board should choose the experts to review any No 1,359 community policing model Yes Yes No Unsure Response 1) The behavior of RPD during the 99% peaceful protests was despicable. Riot gear, tanks, dogs, fireworks, pepper-balling reporters & local politicians as well as peaceful protesters - did no one stop to think that these war-like actions against peaceful protesters may not be helping community relations? In most cases the police were inciting the violence, not the people. Major changes to training and policies need to be considered. 2) The police need to get a handle on quality of life issues like the drag racing and parking lot violence on West Ridge Road. Everyone knows that people will gather on Sunday nights - why can't anything be done?
The police just do not seem to be serving the City residents very well right 1,360 now, and we demand change. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes If you commit a crime you deserve what the consequences are. Police don’t 1,361 need reform. No No Yes No Yes
Our community needs strong, consistent, and honest leaders in order to re- establish trust and respect. Emotions control human actions and reactions. Our community leaders could establish a consistent learning program, for all leaders, to assist with emotional sensitivity, empathy, and sympathy, which could help personally and publicly. How can we rebuild a loving community for all? How can we rebuild a loving home life? There is not an easy answer or solution. Many residents are in survival mode. What is Rochester’s root cause of the disorder in our lives and community? If we could keep praying for God’s love and intervention to turn us all around in the direction of His love and His way, we will be in the better. Thank you for trying to make a 1,362 difference. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes The police aren’t the problem, it’s the criminals. They don’t comply with the officers. The police officers hands are tied. They can’t do their job because Lovely won’t let them. 1,364 When there is no consequence for a crime, it just keeps happening. Yes No No No Yes 1,365 police walk for one hour in these patrol beat 237 !! Yes Yes Yes No Yes Stop avoiding confrontation. What is happening with West Ridge Plaza is negligence on the city's part do your damn job. Have cars block all the exits and ticket everyone breaking the law. Is it that complicated? You have residents trying to get it to stop being assaulted because your response is to watch the area. If you have an ant infestation do you stomp your feet hoping the ants get scared of the vibration? Or do you put down traps to keep them 1,368 from coming back. Do your job. No Yes Yes No Yes Repeal NY Bail Reform. Stop catering to political movements and mob rule. Enforce the laws already in effect. Provide police the tools and equipment 1,369 needed to do that. Yes No Yes No No 1,370 Get rid of the Mayor, respect police. No No No No No Support the Police Accountability Board. Allow them to investigate the RPD and suggest policy changes. Decrease policy salary budget. Have less police. Redirect funds from police to mental health, substance abuse, housing, and 1,371 other social services. Yes Unsure Yes Unsure No
1,372 Don’t defund the RPD Yes No Yes No Yes
Many of us are supportive, not critical, of police. It is childish and unfair to blame societal problems squarely on police to do what most individuals don't understand.
Politicians, activists and community leaders should be required to undergo ride-alongs and participate in use-of-force training scenarios. Citizens should also be able to participate as well.
If you are truly seeking change, it needs to happen on all sides, not the one easiest to blame. Here is a YouTube Video revealing exactly that kind of training. I URGE you to consider it.
Activist critical of police undergoes use of force scenarios
1,373 https://youtu.be/yfi3Ndh3n-g No No Yes No No 1,374 Stop hiring people that are only in it for the power. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Leave the police department to manage its self like it has since it was implemented. The mayor nor the public should be able to kept it from its task of applying the Law to everyone equally. Why bother appointing a Chief of Police if they can’t run the department themselves. If I’m not mistaken the RPD has recently been accredited once again by an outside agency and passed with flying colors, not what the mayor wanted to hear so let’s do it all again with some other agency until we get the answer the protesters want to hear, and by the way community policing was around long before Mr. 1,376 Obama’s 21st policing document. No No Yes No No The police need to have necessary personnel and resources to keep Rochester safe. They must be strongly supported for any transgressions made towards them and strongly supported to break up unlawful protests and riots. Anyone arrested should be confined and not released by the stupid no bail 1,377 rules. No Yes Yes No Yes
The RPD should not be pursuing or using force on suspects unless they present an immediate threat to public safety. Moreover, the RPD should be taking a passive stance when it comes to protests, they should be present to ensure no acts of vandalism take place, however, they should refrain from using force (unless absolutely necessary). Time and time again, they gas protesters because they are taking "rocks and bottles [the veracity of this is often disputed]." The community is rather aggravated with them, as well they should be, learn to accept it, they are the ones with the riot gear, the ones with government power, and the ones that can assault community members without consequence. As soon as they decide they get irritated with protesters, they just declare the congregation unlawful. Let the people speak their peace, they have made mistakes, and now they have to tolerate 1,381 the fallout. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Our police are heroes. There needs to be an attitude shift with our local 1,382 government to support them. No No Yes Yes Yes Do more to support officers and make them feel like they can do their job with actual backing from city hall. Do more to improve community relations so citizens see officers as people not a uniform as well as officers seeing citizens as people they want to help and not just a nameless/faceless idea. For example; youth sports or programs coached or supervised by officers out of uniform and community meetings where citizens and police assigned to a community can discuss problems in that particular area and a plan to address them together. Any city employee that is involved with policy making or decisions should be required to attend multiple ride alongs during all shifts and parts of the city to see first hand the reality of policing and decisions made in real time under duress. A mandatory citizen police academy for all students in RCSD(also open to parents and any city resident) including shoot/don’t scenarios, Use of force scenarios in red man gear, viewing of training videos including 1,384 officer injuries/death in line of duty and ride alongs. No No Yes No Yes 1,385 Do not defund RPD No Yes Yes Yes No
This survey was remarkably self serving and did not provide any additional thoughts or ideas as to how you are going to actually CHANGE and FIX what you're currently doing. It was simply a reiteration of prior tactics taken. Tactics that could loosely be described as burgeoning, at best. What this city needs is an empowered accountability board, officers who actually want to be here and do their job appropriately and earn their enormous salaries and exorbitant over time, a re-evaluation of your force and how/where to apply it to ensure that there are enough officers available to assist when necessary, and a clean split with the Police Union. The ability for a Police Union to shield officers from effectively any wrongdoing, legally, monetarily, and otherwise, is an absolute farce and utterly undermines all of the alleged tactics you're planning on implementing. Real change happens with 1,386 transparency and MOTION. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Stop all these guys from hanging out in front of Iraqi corner stores selling drugs is a start. But I support the police if I see any cop in need of help I will 1,387 help them and remember you guys are doing a great job Yes Unsure Yes Yes Yes Consider implementing a public relations campaign that encourages people to NOT resist arrest. It is far too dangerous to send non-police personnel to mental health and 1,389 drug addiction related calls. No Yes Yes Yes Yes Who determines the call for crisis intervention versus police? Who determines an addiction problem or mental health issue when no professional is at the scene? What happens if the wrong person is sent? Nothing is changing now, will be months before all surveys are reviewed. 1,391 Change some of the obvious now! Unsure Yes Yes Yes Unsure 1,392 RESPOND TO 911 CALLS WITHIN MINUTES NOT DAYS Yes Yes Yes No Yes leave the police to police themselves and stay out of it if you can't and don't 1,394 back the police yourself. No No No No No Vera Institute of Justice, NIJ, Restart the LWV Court Watchers, more funds for Legal Services, PD. INCREASE FUNDING FOR GENERAL EDUCATION, JOBS 1,395 AND HEALTH. Yes Yes Yes No Yes
What will be done regarding previous victims of Police Brutality (cite: Patricia Thompson, 2006) will the family of those victims ever be compensated?
Also, Community Policing has the potential to breed more criminals. The Black community has a strong 'No Snitching' culture which impedes homicide investigations. If we implement community policing we run the risk of employing community members that will not aid in maintaining the legal standard, but will actually serve to aid and abet criminals.
It is well known that the majority of crimes in the Black community are the direct result of the criminal behaviors of Black men, so allowing more Black men to serve as community policing agents could be hazardous and have 1,396 negative impacts Yes Yes No No Yes Yes. The media (which I understand is largely out of your control) uses violence as a psychological tool against our community.
The more we hear, see and talk about violence the more it happens. This is known as ‘reticular activation’
Instead of anti-war we need pro-peace. Instead of police reform, we need community engagement.
I understand we can’t shut off violence like we can running water from a faucet. But we can show the positive affects that a police force has on a community.
I strongly suggest looking into the “Maharishi Effect” and the wonders it can 1,397 do far our community and citizens. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes You can't expect mental health counselors to take the same risks as police officers. That's not what they signed up for when they were going to college. Additionally, how will you know if a counselor needs to be part of the response team before the police actually respond? Regardless, the police can't do their job if they're not supported by the city, and the mayor's obvious disdain for the work they do undermines all of it. Remember a decade ago when there were police substations? And everyone in the City decided that was a bad idea, so they were all moved to one location? Here 1,398 you are, reinventing the wheel again. No Unsure Yes No No Allow police to do their job. Encourage city neighborhoods to assist police rather than impede them when they are called into that neighborhood. Do not have city hall encourage policing of the police by disrupting by-standers. Too many times bystanders escalate even simple arrest situations. Train police how to handle mental health people. My wife was mental health nurse for 41 years and has seen situations handled improperly. Utilize these 1,399 veteran nurses to assist in the training. No Yes No Yes No This is likely to be of little use because its uneven and superficial. No No No No No 1,402 Robert Harrison Response Response Response Response Response Mayor should resign and no democrat ever be elected again ... TRUMP 2020 1,403 MAGA!!!! No No No No Yes 1,404 Let the cops do their jobs. Media and politicians are fueling the violence. No No No No No 1,406 Lovely Warren Should step down. No No No No No 1,407 Teach citizens to comply with police orders. No No Yes No Yes Get rid of Mayor Warren and bring in Mayor Singletary. Mayor Warren is corrupt along with most of the city council. BLM is a violent group that does not have the best interest in our community. We need to hold criminals accountable for their actions.
The RPD is a great organization with a very tough job. They can not do it if you blame them for the failed policies put in place by our corrupt politicians. Our community has gotten increasingly dangerous the more you 1,408 beat up on them. I don’t blame them for standing down. No No Yes No Unsure The police need to have the support of the city government and not be thrown under the bus by the mayor every time something happens or is reported by the news. Find out what happened first then discuss it with those involved before publicly washing her hands of it and blaming everyone 1,410 else for things that happen. No No Yes No Yes Stop interfering with subject matter you have little knowledge about. Hire a 1,411 Chief that is already in the ranks not someone from RHA No No Yes No No The police department should be defunded to provide for city funds to go to community solutions for community problems such as mental health, poverty, hunger, school to prison pipeline etc. I support the Police 1,414 Accountability Board as well. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Police can be taught a less aggressive hold when taking people down. You cant make police the bad one for following protocol. Many people arrested have drugs in system that can attribute to problems. As a psych nurse for 41 years, medication is our main intervention . To suggest that Social workers could help police on the street is unrealistic. Get the person with mental 1,417 health issues safely to ED and let medical team take over. No No Unsure No Unsure 1,418 Remove the mayor Yes Yes No No Yes Please do NOT defund the police department. More police need to be added and the community and police need to have regular meetings to build relationships. Most police are good; we need to change the narrative that 1,419 police are racists. This needs to stop! No Yes Yes Yes Yes Let the police follow the laws. Stop the burning looting and attacks on people coming to patronize business now! Arrest and prosecute road blockades and abuse of law enforcement. After 78 years in Rochester I will be 1,420 leaving permanently. No Yes Yes No Yes
As a resident, homeowner, and taxpayer in the City of Rochester, I do not believe Monroe County residents outside the City of Rochester should have a say in this survey. I do not believe that the City of Rochester needs to spend thousands of dollars on outside "experts" when we have a Police Accountability Board at our disposal that can work to overhaul RPD, as well as additional community resources such as non-profit organizations, churches, and stakeholders within our city.
Rochester continues to rank as one of the most violent, most impoverished, and most segregated cities in the nation, despite being a "mid-size" city. This should not be new information to anyone working in City Hall. Decades of mismanagement, police violence, and racial disparities have led to this point, and the killing of Daniel Prude highlighted every poor decision made by our City Council, our Mayors past and present, and the RPD.
Mayor Warren should step down; the Police Accountability Board should be tasked with managing any and all police reform/defunding moving forward; and stakeholder City residents should be at the table (NOT suburban residents who have limited experience in engaging with marginalized 1,422 communities and no day-to-day experience within City limits) Yes Unsure Yes Yes Unsure All officers related to the murder of Daniel Prude need to be charged and convicted immediately before any sort of healing can happen in our 1,423 community. Yes Yes Yes Yes No I recommend that the board have police representation on it. It needs to be a balanced and collaborative effort. I want to see an inclusive representation. 1,424 I did not support this board initially because it lacks full representation, Yes Yes Yes No Yes 1,425 I think the Media should refrain from stirring up things. Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes Police that perform traffic stops should be classified as traffic police officers and should not carry guns (only stun guns). If they are about to make contact with someone who is violent/has guns, specially trained officers that are armed with guns should be called. This special training should happen at 1,427 regular, close, intervals. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Stop attacking RPD. Start attacking the drug dealers, gun shooting thugs, More time on cleaning up the thugs killing each other in the city, I for one do not support anything to do with the city, too dangerous to be at any event, restaurant or public building there anymore, Why? because leaders are spending too much time defending the thugs and not supporting the hard working dedicated first responders. You have given the thugs all the freedom 1,428 to destroy what use to be a fine city. No No Unsure No No Allow for greater specialization within the police department. Allow for training to match the specialization. The officer who was just working a violent crime shouldn't then be the same officer enforcing traffic laws. Greater specialization allows for more in-depth training and processes 1,430 within that field rather than a one size fits all approach Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure I wholly support the police department, while also recognizing that there are instances where they have responded inappropriately and violently. However, through this whole conversation, no one is really bringing up (enough) exactly how the job itself is a thankless, low-paying job that is often only thought of when there is a crisis. We also are not paying attention to the mental health of our police officers by recognizing the mental effect on police officers who respond to violence night after night, and how 20 years of that will desensitize most people, even trained police officers. Not to mention the officers having to deal with the daily lack of respect for officers of the law that has become so commonplace in the last 30 years.
If we want less violent police officers, then we need to also address the violence in our community in a proactive way. If we address it only by addressing the police response to violence, we are far too late, and that is not the police force's fault - it is the fault of our city leaders. This city needs community-based leaders who will address the violence and poverty in the city with real plans to help stop the violence. This should be given in areas of adult education, appropriate welfare, and crack-downs on those who are perpetuating the violence in these neighborhoods. And while I know that we will never get rid of violence completely, we can erase a lot of the sparks that can create such an explosive mix.
In full disclosure, I am not a police officer, and have nothing to do 1,431 (professionally) with the legal system - I'm an educator. Unsure Yes Yes No Yes As a city resident I am sick of paying outrageous overtime so the police can babysit protestors since the protestors can't seem to behave themselves. I have seen an uptick in shootings and homicides and believe our police should be fighting crime and making neighborhoods safer, not used to 1,433 entertain protestors to prevent further rioting. I support the police !!! No No Yes No Yes I’ve never interacted with a friendly RPD officer they are all hotheaded bigots. They do the opposite of keeping Rochester safe I’ve seen 5-6 first hand 1,435 racial issues with RPD out of 5-6 total interactions. Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure 1,436 Police need more funding and training. No No Yes No Yes I believe police officers do not need high powered weapons on Rochester 1,437 streets. Also training on how to speak to POC and Latinos with respect. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes More officers 1,439 More criminal arrests No Yes Yes No Yes Rochester police are over worked, drastically underfunded and more importantly unappreciated by Mayor Warren. She continually badmouths all aspects of the officers, policies and the job they do. Nothing will improve 1,442 as long as she is mayor. No No No Yes No Mayor Lovely needs to step away from the police department and allow them to their jobs/. Her hold on them got us here, she is the one that needs to leave the city of Rochester so she doesn’t ruin this women’s career. Just stand back and ask the cops themselves what needs to be changed and you will hear a ear full. End the protests until they actually sit like human beings 1,443 and discuss things. Not only blacks live in the city. Yes No No No Yes 1,444 Arrest, Try and put people in jail when necessary! No No Yes Yes Yes RPD probably has contact with the public on at least 200,000 occurrences (I'm sure 911 has that data) but they are doing a pretty exceptional job it 3 or 1,446 4 a year have issues. No No Yes No Yes No more reform, the police are NOT the problem. Rochester has a serious crime issue. Stop demonizing our local hero’s. The people out protesting have absolutely no idea what RPD has to deal with on a daily basis. These officers do not go out on patrol daily looking to arrest or kill minorities like some uneducated people believe. Rather than demonize police we need to 1,448 show more support for them! Yes No Yes No Unsure I believe officers have to know neighborhoods and be proactive. I don’t 1,451 believe this is the case. Reactive is not enough. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure An option for Question #1 should be that both respond. Once/if the CIS ensure that everyone is safe, then they can have the police leave and allow the CIS to do their work. CIS should be in charge of the scene at all times they are there. Another option is to have the Police force cross trained and be the 1,452 CIS. Unsure No Yes Yes Yes 1,454 Empower police ... better trained and better supported Yes Yes No No No Our coarsened culture, especially our youth culture, needs to be educated on the principle that our law enforcement officers deserve respect and that every citizen should always comply with the lawful directives of law enforcement. Respectful compliance on the part of citizens will alleviate the vast majority of tensions that exist. If a group or individual is wronged by police, take it up afterwards through the proper channels. But in the 1,455 moment, simply comply. That would be the end of all of this. No No Yes Yes Yes Rochester has deteriorated because of the kind of mayor and city officials that we have. They are prejudiced in favor of blacks and as a result crime has increased. Downtown has become unsafe and people are moving out of the 1,456 city. No No Yes No No Police should not act above the law and should be prosecuted for assaulting suspects. There is a need for independent oversize. If the police union only serves to protect bad police behavior, it should be eliminated. This organization currently only answers to its members, and disregards how every instance of police overstep degrades the trust citizens have in their police force. This is the argument for defunding the police. Let us hope it 1,457 need not come to that. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes I lived in and worked for the City of Rochester for many years. What happened to Daniel Prude and the subsequent cover-up is what occurs when 1,458 police only answer to themselves. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes More accountability for officers. Stop allowing Police Unions to prevent "bad apples" from being held accountable. Better response to mental health 1,459 calls, more coordination with hospitals on a plan. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes The Mayor needs to resign. The new police Chief is a racist. Two steps 1,462 backwards with that hire. Yes No Yes Yes No Yes. How about you actually create a survey that isn’t misleading...I mean if you REALLY want the answers. Second, why don’t several of you ‘leaders’ visit other States to see how its citizens live a fulfilling quality of life instead of this “I look the other way” to every low-level infraction that occurs in Rochester. Because small crimes are the gateway to larger ones. I’ve lived across the country & abroad and returned to Rochester to see nothing but an excess amount of poverty that is accepted by all and rectified by few. A police force that is rude and disrespectful to the citizens that call on its service. Everything and everyone is tired and checked out! I mean most of the leadership is corrupt. The corruption started with the old white man club No No No No No 1,463 from Kodak and continues to this day. Shame on you all. Response Response Response Response Response Police should reside in the community where they serve, not be assigned at random. We need to just yet swift transition to a community emergency response system and reinvest funding from the police to these initiatives. We also need a community led and operated police accountability board. We 1,464 keep us safe. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Who determines what constitutes as a mental Health call? What safety guaranties will we have for the Crisis Intervention Services employee(s) that respond(s) to a call? What happens in a situation that the Mental Health Person turns violent towards the service employee? In my opinion, I don't see this as a very good solution when Crisis employees could end up getting 1,466 killed or severely injured by a Mental Health person. No No Yes No Yes I believe focusing on the small quality of life issues leads to better communities, decreased crime, and higher property values with those higher taxes trickling down to the poorer communities. I also believe that we should do a better drop of holding our community peers accountable in lieu of pointing fingers at the police. The city council should also conduct a 1,467 better job of identifying problems in their elected areas. Yes Yes Yes No Unsure 1,469 Defund the police and delegate money back into schools and housing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes It’s not the police dept that needs to be fixed. It’s the City government. The City government has destroyed and tied the hands of the RPD. The politicians 1,470 need to stay out of policing. No Yes No No Yes 1,471 Not at this time. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Please keep our officers trained and keep the peaceful protests in a safe area. Allowing them on the highway is wrong. Looting and rioting events need to 1,472 be handled with force and not allowed to continue. No No Yes No Yes People need to be accountable for their actions, whether they be citizens or 1,476 police. Unsure No Unsure Yes Unsure
Every day I come into downtown for work. I also frequent the city with my family for dining, museums, festivals and so on. Current situations and non support for the police has made me worry about our safety. We need our police. Im truly worried about the future of our city. The lack of support for 1,477 RPD and the lack of control of protesters is very bothersome. Thank you Yes No Yes Yes Yes The mayor and city council need to set an example and model what police and community relations should look like. Law enforcement is hard and Morale is low in RPD. I wouldn’t want to go to work every day knowing that everyone hated me just because I wore the uniform. The opposite of law enforcement is no enforcement of the law, which ultimately leads to chaos. City leadership needs to establish a positive relationship with RPD just like they are asking RPD to establish a positive relationship with the citizens. It all 1,478 starts with city leadership. No Yes Yes No Unsure We are making changes and spending very money because 1% of the force is not good.....seems like a waste, give that money to the lee fortunate people 1,479 who need it!! Unsure No Yes No No 1,480 Accept the Mayor's resignation!!!! No No Yes Yes Unsure Quality of life issues, we in 14620 are pretty neglected. Meanwhile nonstop 1,482 petty crime and zero police response. Unsure Unsure Yes No Yes All officers need training and instruction in American Sign Language as well as Introduction to Deaf Culture due to high numbers of Deaf/hard of hearing members of our community. This is a priority, must officers are ill equipped 1,483 to deal with an encounter with a Deaf adult. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Increase funding to the DA's office so criminals are actually prosecuted. Establishing a strong set of consistent consequences will help deter others from committing the same crimes. Perpetual second chances, bail reform, Raise the Age, early release, and other kind-hearted initiatives are only taken advantage of by people playing the system. Prosecute quickly, thoroughly, and consistently.
Also- for the next survey, please provide more information or rephrase the questions. I selected "unsure" for a few of these because the questions were too vague. For example, Question 2 refers to a group of "independent experts," however if this group is similar to the make up of the Police Accountability Board (a group of uninformed criminals with no law enforcement experience besides incarceration that was struck down by the state supreme court), then I would not be in favor of this. However, if the group of "independent experts" include a diverse group of people who actually have deep knowledge about relevant topics (former police chiefs, prior district attorneys, well-respected researchers / statisticians, etc.), I would certainly be in favor of that. The group should be made up of people that will look at facts and historical evidence, not be blindly guided by current emotions, beliefs, and activist groups.
I am also concerned about Rochester's future involvement with any group connected to Michael Bloomberg. Although it is great that Rochester has been selected to receive grants from him through his philanthropic organizations, that money undoubtedly comes with strings attached 1,484 preventing an actual independent or well-rounded review of city issues. No Unsure Unsure Unsure Yes Support the police and stop protecting the criminals. The city has never been more dangerous or had more shootings than it does now. I am leaving Rochester and selling my assets in the city. You are driving out of the city sane people that represent the majority of the tax base. It will be a long road 1,488 to recovering from this time of poor leadership in the city. No No No Yes No I think the interim chief needs to answer to other questions as to what she knew when she was at the Housing Authority since august of 2016. Is she a witness in the Fed George Moses Case, with regards to the policing, the academy training is awful and the white apartheid police culture is fomented in the academy. End the apartheid and abide by the consent decree of 1975. Why is it the fire department can attract more African American and Latino's in their department but the police can't? I would also end the collective bargaining agreement with Lotus Club and call on the NLRB to work out a change in agreement to discipline cops and allow the Police Accountability Board to remove discipline from the chief's office. If you can't do these things 1,490 by agreement then defund and start a new department. Live where you work. Yes No Yes Yes No Body cameras should be on at all times thery shouldn’t be able to turn them 1,491 off Yes Yes Unsure Yes Yes Get rid of police military-style training and punish bad cops. We need good 1,493 cops to stop being silent about the bad ones. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A PAB with subpoena power as well as complete & total transparency. A top down review of both use of force training procedures and policies 1,494 related to disciplinary actions for unnecessary use of force. Yes Yes Yes Yes No
The idea of attacking to police for the failures of society continues to baffle me. Close mental institutions and put the patients back on the street. Great idea! Get rid of programs that actually addressed issues of homelessness and other society woes. Another brilliant move. We’ll let the police handle all this and yet, you expect them to do an impossible job give them no support when they need it the most and then wonder crime is up, morale is down and cops are leave the toilet they work in in droves. Go ahead and defund/dismantle the police. Can’t wait to see how that turns out. There’s a reason police departments were better funded and their ranks bolstered 30 years ago. Crime was rampant in the cities and needed to be addressed. After 30ish years of relatively low crime rates and stability on the streets you morons now want to get of the very thing that helped lower crime. The 1,497 stupidity astounds me No No Yes No Unsure I would like to see a budget breakdown on money spent on policing, money 1,501 spent on other city services, and money spent on education Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure
The police function is law enforcement. Let the police focus on their function. Other resources should be developed and utilized for non law enforcement matters.
If there are laws that the police are not going to be allowed/able to enforce, or that the criminal justice system isn't going to hold offenders responsible for, then these laws should be done away with. It seems that cities, which are usually controlled by democratic politicians, suffer from a lot more crime and are much more lenient on offenders. If the push to stop arresting offenders and to stop giving the offenders consequences continues, then don't complain about the results which is likely to be higher crime and lower 1,502 quality of life. Yes Yes No Yes Yes Corruption has to end. Police with more than 4 write ups must go thru some kind of retraining. You know i could go on and on but seriously i don't think anything will change because the corruption is so bad and police have to be able to call a bad egg a bad egg and do something about it. The city wants to be like everywhere. Nobody's stopping it accept the people themselves. Start policing yourselves. Put the guns down get an education. Stop whining and 1,503 stop killing each other. Unsure Yes Yes No Unsure Let the police do their job so the shootings and dealing of poison can stop. Stop vilifying the police and help the community bond more with the police and work together. Teach the community the reasons behind police tactics 1,504 so they understand how to respond and act around police. No No No Unsure Yes Institute a national search for the next police chief as the interim is vastly under skilled and lacks depth for the position. During a Clint Jackson investigation she did absolutely nothing to intercede and prevent criminal behavior by the defendant. At the same time a search for a new mayor candidate should be established by the Monroe county Democratic Party as 1,506 the current one is also vastly under skilled for the position. No No Yes No No All citizens must come to a point where they place confidence and trust in their police department. Limiting the scope of policing necessarily places 1,507 some citizens at risk. No Yes Yes Yes Unsure Stop shooting protesters.
The behavior of the police at the protests has been brutal and shows that the department is completely out of control.
1,510 Whoever gave the orders to do this must be fired. Unsure No Yes Yes Yes
I think the police should take Domentic Violence calls extremely seriously and should arrest on seen because not all victims can speak on sight and be so directly because of fear of what can happen once police leave the home and regardless if the person is on a lease or not. It should be an instant removal to avoid any more danger or death. And an on demand order protection to protect those who need it. Not many women or men can speak up on what they need from police because they fear them so much and then some police don't take the situation seriously and tell victims that they have better things to do and that are more important. Race can also play apart in a lot of situations which should be tolerated. We are equal and we are all 1,511 human. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure 1,513 Support the RPD Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes Good afternoon City of Rochester Staff! Police need to be held accountable for their actions by way of not receiving any pay when they are alleged to have committed a crime, especially homicide and/or sexual assault. If a Police Officer is terminated from any department, they should not be able to be hired by another police department. Police need to be treated as all other citizens and have justice carried out with an actual trial and have the same 1,514 sentencing as other citizens. Thank you. Unsure Yes Yes No Yes New mayor. This starts at the top. Take that to all the committees and groups and boards that apply. She’s appointed a bunch of yes people to shield her. Get her foot off the bus pedal and stop running over good people. She isn’t capable of running the city and certainly isn’t capable of turning it around to a positive thing. She needs to resign or be removed from 1,515 power. No No Yes No No Police should be able to do their job without being criticized for everything they do. The mayor has enabled the people of Rochester to break the laws without being held accountable for their actions. The police need to take a stand and clean up the streets and show the citizens that they are in control 1,516 and protecting the rights of everyone. Unsure Unsure Yes Unsure Yes I think the RPD did what Albany trained them to do the day Daniel Pride died, and there were also many complicating factors in Daniel Prude’s tragic death. I believe many of those factors that contributed to his death were not related to their use of a spit hood or the restraint tactics they were trained to 1,518 do. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure 1,519 Let the police do their job. No No Yes Yes No 1,521 One of the best police depts in the country. Keep up the good work. No No Unsure No Yes Let them do their fucking job. Get rid of Lovely Warren, and realize the city 1,522 has gone to shit No No Yes No No Let the police do their job. Instill in the public to do what the police tell 1,526 them to do and not run or fight with the police No No Yes No Yes obvious rules like always wearing and keeping a body camera on should be enforced. every officer and person in charge should be held accountable for their actions. put money into schools rather than building new police 1,527 buildings and giving them more equipment Yes Yes No Yes Unsure Diverting funding from police to social services (mental health, poverty, 1,529 homelessness, addiction, etc.). Yes No Unsure Yes No It’s not just a problem with police. It’s the people in the neighborhoods shooting and killing and disrespecting police. We as blacks need to take our streets back and protest in those high crime areas and make our blocks safer. That does not mean the cops who killed the un armed get a free pass , they should be held accountable. We do need police. Get the ones who are racist and don’t care about us should be removed. He got to figure out how to get these guns and drugs off the streets. In every group of people you see on the corners 7 times out of 10 someone has a gun . I would like to remain 1,530 anonymous. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Offer more support for our police officers who put their lives on the line every day! This city is complete chaos and getting worse. There is no personal accountability anymore and people are so quick to ignore the criminals 1,531 actions! No No Yes Unsure Yes Stop entertaining the BLM movement. Stop listening to people who have no idea how police work or what training they do or do not have. Have a backbone and stand up to these thugs. And any protest that is not peaceful, 1,532 arrest them. No No No Yes Yes Better public support from upper management and the media for police 1,533 officers. More focus on the positive things being done by police officers. No No Yes Yes Yes 1. Crisis Intervention can not act alone, with out Police support. The world they work in and ability to clearly process the dispatch information will not allow this to be done safely. 2. As long as the "Independent Experts" are determined by accredited police services, not unqualified political appointees. 4. Community Centers are a critical asset to community development. Small precincts tied in with larger community centers could be a great option. 5. Chief Herriott-Sullivan can likely do a great job, but the fervor of todays society must be managed carefully, "community" and "other interested parties" must be vetted carefully for application of concept in a technical world such as policing. Extraneous ideas can be heard, but not implemented just because the voice is loud enough. 6. Rule number 1 is trust the team. If the City Leadership puts the right Leadership in the Police Department, you've got to let them do their work.
Many of these questions are written poorly, or leave no proper answer, hence my lengthy follow on. Vague topics and ideas must be turned away to 1,534 allow proper policy development to be built. No Yes Yes No Unsure 1,535 Weed out your militant/racist officers. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lock up the criminal and make Rochester safe again arrest the unruly protesters stop making excuses for repeated offenders find out where these kids are getting the illegal guns that are taking so many of there lives instead of a few of a very few bad cops get your priority in order instead of looking for votes everything doesn't always have to be about race stop dividing this community I grew up in this city and it's a crime to see how much it has gone down sorry to be so down with my comments but I have 1,536 always spoken my mind if you would like to respond I am open No No Yes No No Let police do their jobs. Hold offenders accountable when they break the law. Support officers for doing their jobs and stop assuming they did 1,537 something wrong No No Yes No Yes 1,541 14608 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Community policing has been active since the first police department was established. To have bias members of liberal terrorist organizations judge our police and the city to be ok with that is laughable. An officer should be judged through the eyes of a reasonable officer. The mayor is a felon and this new police chief is biased and a joke. When she was a police lieutenant she let a black officer sexually molest a female at Charlotte when she was a supervisor and did not do anything about it. Oh the officer was black. Seem 1,542 biased to you? No No No Yes No Yeah, bring back "Officer Friendly" and quit desensitizing RPD police officers 1,543 from any empathy towards human beings. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Defund the police. Require RPD officers remaining to live in the city they allegedly protect and serve.
We have a Police Accountability Board, why do we to pay huge sums of money for outside "experts" to tell us what we already know? Doesn't the RCSD need that money more than rich law firms?
It should be illegal to use use or to order the use of weapons that are quite literally war crimes under the Geneva Convention.
Stop letting the Locust Club dictate your policies.
1,544 Resign. Unsure Yes Yes Yes Unsure PAB 100% and any other reform needs input from RPD or another trusted 1,545 and experienced current or former law enforcement officer(s) Yes No Yes No Yes This survey was a waste of time and asks nothing of importance! Everyone 1,548 who had anything to do with it should be embarrassed by it. No Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Let police administration do their job. The RPD has been around for 200 yrs. Regardless what small special interest groups say, it did not go in the wrong direction with State Accreditation since 1989 internal and state checks and balances in place. 1,549 If you believe those groups, you are being snowed. Yes No Yes No Yes the police serve the people and I believe that ideology has been long lost. Police should be held responsible for negligence whether the individual is hurt in the process due excessive force. It takes me longer to achieve my doctorates in law than it takes for a cop to go through training. Less police is 1,550 better if they are better qualified at their jobs. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes The crisis team has not been handling their calls as they should. The last few times they either could not handle the call or did not even show. When are we going to support our police instead of harassing them so they can do their 1,551 jobs? No No Yes No Yes Police officers in training should be required to participate in community events during their training to build rapport with the community. Also, y’all 1,554 need to stop disqualifying candidates for dumb reasons. Yes No Yes Yes Yes 1,555 Mayor lovely needs to step down so our city can move forward Yes Yes Yes No Unsure I believe more people need to know what police officers face on the streets day to day in order to understand what they have to deal with. I don't believe the full extent of events is shared which makes people think the victim is always mistreated. I don't agree with excessive force but in turn, the officers need to be able to protect themselves. Those on a crisis intervention team will need to be taught how to protect themselves for when someone gets 1,556 hostel and no police office is there to protect them. Yes No Yes No Yes 1,558 There needs to be 2 officers per car. No Yes Yes No Yes Untie the hands of the officers so that they can appropriately enforce laws when they are broken to help keep citizens and property safe, When officers are wrong appropriately discipline them and when officers are right, even if it goes against public or political opinion, have the backbone to support 1,560 them. No No Yes No Yes 1,563 Allow the police to do their job. No No Yes No No 1,564 Defund RPD Yes Yes Yes Yes No I very much support our police. Let RPD do their job. The vocal minority are creating a dangerous environment in our city. The judges need to start giving our stiffer penalties. Why is the recidivism rate so night? Maybe we need to look at reimagining the jails/correctional facilities. They don’t seem to be 1,566 correcting the criminals. No No No Yes Yes Money needs to be diverted from funding anything else police related & go 1,568 back into our community. Yes Yes Unsure Unsure No Look into why the complete command staff resigned? Why the mayor is charged with felonies and still holding office? While when someone else that works for the city it is a employee of the city gets even accused of wrong doing they are instantly suspended and relived of duties? How about consistency and fair treatment for all city servants, no special treatment for the twisted criminal mayor...... ? Also how about the city council appoints a real chief ? Not just whoever the mayor owes favors to and will be her 1,569 puppet? Maybe that’s why there is a problem. Yes No Yes No No The police should not be responsible for investigating complaints against the police. They need to be taken out of the equation and independent 1,570 investigators should carry out any investigations of police misconduct. Yes Yes Yes No Yes
When people want to voice there opinions through peaceful protests, engage in a dialogue. When I went to voice my concerns following Daniel Prude's unjust in custody death the peaceful protesters were met with an overwhelming show of force and the assembly was declared unlawful. An unlawful assembly can only be declared once there is criminal activity, which there was none preceding the declaration and intense use of dangerous and internationally outlawed pepper balls and pepper spray. Despite me being peaceful, and listening to all police commands I was pelted with pepper balls, and was put in a dangerous situation when the police charged toward me and due to the pepper spray and the surrounding chaos I could not see or adequately breathe and was almost trampled. Rather than declaring the assembly unlawful, police should give clear instructions on how we could continue our march (like clearing the roadway) before declaring the assembly unlawful and unleashing excessive force, Also, protesters jailed for non violent offenses should be immediately released, and Lovely Warren should have to either resign or be fired due to her egregious campaign finance felonies as well as participating in a cover up involving Daniel Prude. The protests should be independently reviewed and charges brought up against the officers and the EMT who were present at 1,571 Daniel Prude's death. Yes Yes Yes No No Reallocating RPD resources, not more funding. Relationships and 1,572 partnerships with community agencies along with FTP ROC is essential. Yes Unsure Unsure Yes Unsure I feel the officers of the RPD need to hear some appreciation from city management and city residents. They do a tough and thankless job. Show 1,575 some support! No Yes Yes No Yes You should never have allowed Singletary to resign or fire him. He was doing a good job. Throwing him under the bus did not help morale within the force. Police need to be backed up by mental health teams that can handle drug other induced mental health calls. I also don't understand how the cause of death could have been homicide when the poor guy was out of his mind on meth with a heart condition. COME ON. Challenge and retrain that 1,577 resource. Yes Yes Yes No Unsure The Cure Violence Model is a great tool and could be very successful if 1,578 utilized and overseen by agencies other than ABC and Pathways to Peace. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Teach them how to have consideration for other people especially parents 1,579 and family of gun violence Victims on the scene Yes Yes Yes No Yes The mayor should resign. The police department should be reduced in terms of buildings, scope, staff and officers. Those funds need to be diverted to mental health and other programs that can benefit the community. Any officer covering their badge or body camera needs to be fired and arrested. Any officer who abuses their authority needs to be fired and arrested. Those officers responsible for injuries to protestors need to be fired and arrested. Those that did not stop officers from abusing their authority, but were 1,580 present also need to be fired and arrested. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Mayor should resign for not being honest to community. Because of 1,581 dishonesty we lost a great Chief.. Yes No Yes No Yes 1- limit number of police who respond to MH call have more professionals respond not police - a show of force is not always the right thinking 2- "Talk" to local MH professionals who actually work with these folks to get idea of what needs there are 3- we have a serious "affordable" safe reasonable housing shortage - SSI recipients get $800 month they need housing that is 25% of their income not 75% in order to make ends meet 4- have police find ways to interact and get to know city residents in healthy way (not through criminal interactions) 5- cameras should be everywhere police are ... all the time 24/7 so if there is a question of their actions "we can look it up for ourselves- if I knew I was braking the law I wouldn't turn on the camera either 1,583 6- what happen to internal affairs? apparently it doesn't work Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Bring our city and county back and ENFORCE the laws. Allow peaceful protests while respecting LEO’s. This community has gone to hell with the city administration not supporting the LEO’s. Mayor Warren is just trying to 1,586 save her own behind and panhandle to the violet disrupters. No No Yes No Unsure let the police do their jobs without political interference. Allow the police to end these protest that close down RT. 490, etc. These are not peaceful. The vial language used toward the police is a disgrace. BLM had my support, until it went overboard with their actions and foul language, and calling for 1,587 killing officers. Yes No Yes No Yes Transparency, require 100% compliance with body cameras, stop using pepper spray and rubber bullets. Remove officers from city schools and replace with counselors. There aren’t officers in any east side school district. Treat the communities the same.
Tax officers or penalize in some way those who take their Rochester salary but live in the suburbs and do not contribute to the city of Rochester. They are paid by the city of Rochester but spend their money in the suburbs 1,588 therefore not boosting or fighting for change in the inner city. Yes Unsure Yes Yes Yes Change and reform is good and sometimes necessary. With that said the Mayor's Office needs to stop portraying the Police as the enemy here. Making them out to be villains is only hurting our community not helping. I see the way people talk to them and it's disgusting. It comes from the top and a better example needs to be set. Teach the other residents to be respectful 1,589 and compliant. The rest will fall in place. No No Yes No Yes 1,593 Blue Lives Matter No No Yes Yes No Stop giving in to the loudest protests and do what’s right by the community as a whole! Defunding RPD or shifting funds away from necessary services 1,594 only puts the community at greater risk! No No Yes No Yes Increase funding to police, more police on the streets, remove any city 1,595 council member who doesn’t support law enforcement . No No Yes No Yes 1,597 The mayor should resign. No No Yes No No The Mayor and city council should ask for the community concerns before they make up their own rules and ideas for community policing. This survey is being put out after plans are already made rendering my ideas 1,599 unimportant. No No Yes No Yes My concern is that you need someone else than just one representative of the mental health services. Many of these individuals who get mentally hygiene arrested are doing so for many reasons. We also need to have an honest and open discussion on drug usage with these calls. If one is on a drug like PCP that person will not follow directions when asked repeatedly no matter who 1,601 does the asking. Unsure Yes Yes No Yes 1,602 all training should be country wide standard Yes Yes Yes No Yes 1,604 Get rid of Mayor No No No No Yes Get rid of police accountability board— but that’s not going to happen. So get members who have been in law enforcement, so they know what it’s like. The public doesn’t understand the situations police get in. It’s not fair for people who don’t understand the positions police are put in, to decide what happens to an officer, after an incident that may be controversial.
Also, the mayor and chief needs to have the departments back during this 1,609 time. The lack of support is straining the community. Do better, please. No No Yes No No I could not answer two of the questions and selected unsure because they 1,612 require more than simple yes or no answers. No Unsure Yes No Unsure Yes the Mayor needs to stand up and stop worrying about votes! And 1,613 condemn violent protest! No Yes No No Yes
A few years ago my daughter who was a drug addict and living in Rochester went missing. The RPD officer that answered to take a report was so helpful and understanding. She really looked into some things and checked around to places. She kept in touch and was not at all judgmental when my daughter finally contacted us and it turned out that she was on a "binge". Very thankful for the help and support from that officer.
I feel that that both the police and the crisis intervention person should 1,615 answer mental heath and drug calls together in terms of outcome and safety. Unsure No Yes Yes Yes Gun buy back program offered to only city residence in the age group of gun violence. (Must be firm in order to give larger incentives) Have big companies donate. Make the buy back on a neutral spot like a church. Make the buy back amount enough that it’s worth giving up the illegal gun. Harder to get a new one. Possibly offer gift cards to city businesses so give back to community. $50 isn’t worth it. It has to be a decent amount. No 1,617 questions asked when turned in. No No Yes No Yes I would like a police officer to show up when called and I would like 911 to answer when called. Called from work for a disturbance, police never showed up - and this isn't the first time. I understand they are extremely busy, but we had someone here threatening us and expected police to at leas 1,619 show up to help. No No Yes Yes Yes mental health related calls result in a large percentage of deaths at the hand of law enforcement. reform and re-education is needed within the entire community as a whole-not just for police. education and communication is 1,620 key to keeping all of us safe and healthy! Yes Yes Yes No Yes Let the police do their job. The people that they are responding to that are in a violent crisis do not need a hug. They need to be calmed and restrained and medicated till they can hold rational discussions. Usually when the police are getting involved it is well beyond a time for a hug. Also how about trying 1,621 to improve EMS response times No No Yes Yes Yes People need to learn to obey police officers commands. If so there would be 1,623 no need for hands on by anyone. Save disputing officers for court... No No Yes Yes Yes 1,625 The Mayor needs to support her police. Not treat them like garbage No No Yes No No Enforce the current laws when have on the books let police be proactive 1,628 not reactive the city of Rochester is a war zone its totally embarrassing No No Yes No No There used to be officers walking neighborhoods and interacting with residents. This should happen more. Then maybe others won't feel so free to cause issues. I fear even allowing my child to play outside because I never 1,629 know what can happen with how bad this city has become. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Let some of the biggest critics of RPD do a ride along. It’s easy to criticize when you have never walked in the shoes of an RPD officer. Their lives are at risk daily. Allow them to do their job without restricting them and 1,630 emboldening the criminals No No Yes No Yes Stop letting protesters block traffic, do your jobs and stop cowering to this 1,631 madness No Yes Yes No Yes poverty is directly associated with crime so instead of focusing so much on policing how about we direct the attention to poverty and mental health 1,635 and figure out ways to combat that Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure The police are not the problem and having non police respond to addiction calls is not the right answer. Disrespecting the police and having a mayor that does not support them is the problem. The riots have gone on far to long and it is the mayor’s fault. How much is it costing the city for all the overtime??? Funding the police is the right answer because I do not want to 1,636 live in a society that calls to defund the police. No No Yes No Yes 1,637 No, Keep up the good work! No Yes Yes No Unsure Enforce the small laws — bare license plates — unregistered motor bikes on city streets — stopping at intersections not in them — lights out on vehicles — no directional when turning — Let people respect the rules and maybe the 1,638 bigger problems will be less frequent Unsure No Yes Yes Yes I personally think having better attached body cams and having them required to be on the entire shift would be beneficial to all parties 1,639 interacting with police Yes No Yes No Yes
1) Mayor Lovely Warren should immediately step down. She is a criminal, a liar, a thief, and a horrible role model that has done nothing but hurt the city of Rochester.
2) Stop making Police Officers subject to bullshit political agendas
3) Teach citizens Personal Accountability (I.e. if you do PCP and run around naked and violet then there is a good chance you finna get yo ass kicked)
4) Remove Politics from the Police department. You shouldn’t get bonus points for being colored, special needs or female. You should only select the best candidates for the job without considering anything other than skill set 1,640 and credentials. No No Yes Yes No 1,641 Walking beats. Get out of the cars. Bike patrols. Yes No Yes Yes Yes If the "City providing her with the resources" in question 5 means giving the Rochester police department more money, then the answer is definitely no. I would support a significant cut in the RPD's budget. -50% sounds like a good starting place. External review by the state or the US Justice Department 1,644 would also be welcome. Yes Yes Yes Unsure No 1,645 Support our police instead of the Mayor and her Board hating them. No No Yes No No
RPD employees should be required to be residents of the City of Rochester and this should be enforced.
The training of RPD officers (and police officers around the country) needs to be reviewed and overhauled. De-escalation tactics should be part of their training.
There needs to be a properly funded and organized police accountability board made up of individuals and organizations from throughout the community and this board needs to have "teeth" to be effective.
The City charter needs to be reviewed to make sure there are no conflicts 1,646 with any new initiatives. Yes Yes Yes Yes No I think officers should only be on the road for a couple months at a time and then routed to non road patrol duties for a short time to rest before being put back on road patrol. I think one main issue we are seeing is officers/any first responders are becoming burnt out and desensitized to the human aspect in their day to day job. There needs to be a rest period were they can 1,649 work with the community in a more positive atmosphere. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Both the Crisis Intervention team and Police should respond to mental health and addiction-related 911 calls but I think the crisis intervention team should be the one to communicate with the individual instead of the police. Mental health professionals have more training when dealing with mental health and addictions. My reason for the police to stand by is in case 1,651 they are needed. Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Unsure I appreciate our police officers and think they need more resources, not less. However, there should be more accountability to officers who are caught drunk driving or using unnecessary, excessive force. A lot of the issues her 1,655 brushed under the rug. Yes No Yes Unsure Yes 1,656 More police presence PLEASE! i don't feel safe anymore.... No No No No Unsure You didn't ask IF 3 years of body cam footage should be reviewed. You only allowed for the assumption that this was a good use of resources. That is just one of several of these questions that are deceptively framed to get the 1,657 responses you want. Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Yes Its not the police but the mayor, administration , and the juvenile delinquents who are the problem. More police is needed, not less. Too much violence very night with terrible consequences. 1,660 More crime going on than law enforcement. Unsure No No No Unsure
1,663 We support RPD. Get rid of lovely. She's a god damn crook and we all know it. No No Yes No Yes 1,665 Stop the crime in the city and return law and order No No Yes No Yes Reinstate police drug raids, prostitution and John details, pac-tac, police gang units, gun buy back programs, stronger laws for weapons possession, red light cameras (avoids direct police contact and possible police over 1,666 reacting) Yes Yes Yes No Yes
The majority of officers are good, show the positive relations they have. Whether it's playing with neighborhood kids, singing happy birthday other community events. Any time something negative happens that's broadcast but what about the good.
Encourage citizen change and mindset. There is a culture to hate the police regardless of their actions.
Bring back local Net offices.
1,667 PROTECT OUR OFFICERS, STOP MAKING THEM THE BAD ONES. No No Yes No Unsure 1,669 Resignation of the Mayor and DA Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Gain public input on recommendations for police reform that are required to be forwarded to Gov. Cuomo's office by April through the RASE 1,670 Commission groups and other community groups such as UCLM. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes This survey is skewed. These are not Yes or No questions and you know it! I 1,671 support the Independent Police Accountability Board. Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure 1,672 Stop allowing officers to be racists and just assholes in general! Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Yes 1,673 stop rushing to judgement and support the police No Unsure Yes No Unsure 1,674 make people accountable for their actions, and follow the laws Unsure No Yes No Yes No No No No No 1,675 Mayor Lovely A. should resign Response Response Response Response Response 1,676 Defunding the police and refund Rochester city schools Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure yes - more police and NOT HAVE THE CRAPPY CATCH AND RELEASE STUPID 1,677 CUOMO SYSTEM!! Unsure No Yes No No Eliminate Police Accountability Board Keep the mission of enforcement focused on enforcing the law rather than injecting politics. Politically driven law enforcement only serves to pervert 1,679 justice. No No No Yes No Police officers who fail to turn on there cameras, as required by policy, should be fire. Officers who's reports or testimonies that are directly proven 1,680 false from video or physical evidence should be fired. Yes No Yes Yes No Start ticketing and impounding illegal dirt bikes and fourwheelers. Why should my family be put at risk while on the roadway (that I pay taxes for) while they get to do whatever they want. Start enforcing failure to obey traffic control device tickets. The police shouldn't pick and choose what laws to enforce. The second my vehicle is hit by an illegal motorized vehicle and MY insurance has to cover the damage the city will be hit with ANOTHER lawsuit. The reason we are where we are in regards to this survey is that we have allowed the law breaking citizens to get away with criminal activity for long enough. The police are scared to do their jobs because they never know if the person they are pulling over has an illegal gun or not. Crack down on crime in high-crime neighborhoods and the criminals will stop for fear of prison time, oh wait never mind due to bail reform laws they will be out in a matter of hours. Police cannot police because of all the Democrat (snowflakes) cry that its racial injustice. Makes me sick to think I live in this city. Warren has to go and a capable (not corrupt) person has to take her 1,682 place. Someone who doesn't use PAC $ to go on vacation. No No Yes No No The police need support to get rid of violent protestors. Not nearly enough violent protestors have been arrested. Allowing violent bullies to dictate 1,683 policy will lead us down a bad road. No Unsure Yes Yes Yes 1,685 Remove the mayor. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes This is not a neutral survey. The wording of the questions is highly skewed to support and reinforce the mayor and RPD. It is disrespectful of the people across the city who have been asking for police accountability and for a serious conversation about the future of the community. I would like this survey to be rescinded and for a survey created in tandem with the new PAB to be released instead. The City of Rochester has not demonstrated any transparency or commitment to real change -- instead, action after action demonstrate a commitment to hiding from responsibility No No No No No 1,686 and to PR stunts. Response Response Response Response Response Concerning #1, I have a concern that situations escalate. Safety of the Crisis intervention individual is the most important goal. The 1st time that person is hurt, or worse, will be the last time the program is used. Also, police need more support from the city administration. They have a very difficult job. To immediately assume that the police are at fault in a situation, which is usually the case, is wrong. If an officer is wrong, fire him, charge him, etc. But let the investigation be completed. The administration should not be influenced by the press or the people, to respond or act before ALL the facts are known. Also, the Police should be allowed to end any peaceful demonstration, the 1,687 SECOND it become destructive /violent. Thanks No Yes Yes No Yes 1,688 Mass hangings in the War Memorial to pay down debt by selling tickets. Yes No Yes Yes No These questions are very leading and don't ask the real questions that the city should be addressing in order to reduce the massive uptick in crime and No No No No No 1,689 violence the city is experiencing lately. Response Response Response Response Response FUND OUR COMMUNITIES 1,690 DEFUND AND DEMILITARIZE THE ROCHESTER POLICE DEP Yes Unsure Unsure Yes No Conduct an actual scientific survey with carefully worded questions to reduce bias. The questions in these survey are highly problematic and biased towards the thing RPD clearly already intends to do with or without community support, as anyone with experience in survey design would tell you. The results of this survey are not anything that should be used to make decisions and are not sufficient evidence of community support or 1,692 engagement. Yes No Yes No No 1,693 Police should live in the city they work in Yes Unsure Yes Yes Yes Let police do their job instead of babysitting a group of unruly people. Start a program for the people who are ROR'd to clean up areas in the City for a week at a time, then go on to another area for a week, etc. Hold guardians of the offenders responsible for the actions of the offender (fines, community service, etc.). Be fair to ALL people. But most of all LET Law Enforcement members on the street create/enforce policing policies - NOT LAY PEOPLE. Let the Chief of Police oversee his/her members and keep the MAYOR OUT OF POLICING MATTERS as she is a lay person and not on the streets. Of course, the MAYOR SHOULD do ride alongs with RPD members so she can see for 1,694 herself what is happening on the streets for herself. No No No No Yes
I think that there is implicit bias and systematic racism that exists to varying degrees throughout RPD. I don't know much about the politics of the recent issues but I don't think that I need to be well versed on the ins and outs of racism to see that something is fundamentally wrong with the way our local communities are policed. What happened to Daniel Prude was a horrific smudge to Rochester's decent reputation. I think that a focus on mental health training would be beneficial. Using mental health professionals that could respond to calls where police are ill-equipped for the given situation would be largely beneficial. I don't think that the police should be defunded. I think that RPD's (and the city of Rochester's) funding should be re-arranged very carefully, with an emphasis on mental health intervention, rehabilitation programs, and diversity/racism training. I think that the issues within the RPD can be fixed from the inside out. I like that a survey was made so that people can add their two cents directly. I'm looking forward to seeing 1,696 the RPD's growth and positive impact on the community. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 1,697 Criminals should be held accountable and bail should be mandated Yes No Yes No Yes I think we need to be tougher on violent offenders. Somehow the City needs to get the guns off the streets. The City also needs to protect our Police 1,698 Officers. Yes Unsure Yes Yes Yes Get lovely warren out of office along with removing and restricting any 1,699 access her family has with the state of NY. No No Unsure No No Stop pandering to criminals breaking the law, and quit taking a knee for Marxist organizations. Quit being cowards and act respectably. Quit lying and being deceptive. 1,700 Quit blaming others for your own disasters. No No No No No Arrest the rioters and end no cash bail - let the police do their job - Back The 1,701 Blue No No No No No 1,703 Get rid of Lovely Warren No No Yes Yes Unsure Fire the Mayor and hold another special election so the voices of actual city 1,704 residents can be heard No No Yes No No
OUR police officers are the most thoroughly highest trained officers in the country. The Rochester Police Dept. is perfectly capable of providing law and order to the community. Further, they are able to review and administer the actions of ALL officers internally and make adjustments as needed. The citizens and the politicians have to be educated in the procedures and practices of law enforcement to provide Law and Order and Safety to EVERY citizen in the community. Further, our Elected officials have to support our police in providing those services. People that break the law and create unrest in the community are not good members of the community and must be dealt with under the law. Police Officers want to be part of the community and know the people in their work area. If given the 1,705 proper support they will "Protect All Serve All and Guide All. Unsure Yes Yes No Yes Reform the culture of the police force, from a paramilitary operation to a department that is structured in a form that truly will 'protect and serve. Discourage the hiring of outsiders who see themselves as soldiers, with an 'us 1,706 vs them' mentality. Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Yes Provide more staff so the current officers are not over tired and over worked. This would result in better decision making and less stressed officers and 1,707 ultimately a safer environment for all. Yes No Yes No Yes 1,708 Hire more police officers, and get a real chief of police! No No Yes No No 1,710 Shift money from policing to Rochester education programs. Yes Yes Yes No Yes back up our Police. By not backing up our Police you are making them 1,711 ineffective!! No No Yes Yes Unsure This survey needs additional work:Seems to be done in a very hasty way. Crisis Intervention team not described. Police addressing crime in neighborhoods while providing people in crisis with assistance they need. There are two statements. Police provide crisis intervention. Crisis Intervention provides assistance. who are independent "experts" #3. can't be answered. Some people don't want to be policed. 1,712 1.#4. Immediately We have a Police strip MayorAccountability Warren ofBoard all her to duties. review Warrenpolicing. as well as her Unsure Unsure Unsure Yes Yes campaign treasurer Albert Jones Jr and City of Rochester finance director Rosiland Brooks-Harris be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. (But they won’t and they’ll get out of it free and unscathed) She is a lying, thieving, crooked, rotten criminal and should be behind bars.
2. Immediately eliminate ALL affirmative action and equal opportunity laws and programs. Sex and race should make ZERO difference in hiring people. The most qualified candidate should be hired PERIOD, END OF STORY.
3. Next time people start rioting and burning shit down, let the police use any force necessary to neutralize the situation. This would ensure safety for the safety of the few good citizens in the city and their places of work. Those people ( you know, the ones that follow the rules and work actual jobs and pay taxes, that don’t loot and riot) are forced to pay the taxes to employ fucktards like Warren and Astacio.
4. Increase the budget of the Rochester police department by 2x. Hire more officers and instead of making officers go through more training. Maybe you should be more focused on schooling and structure for your filthy fucking animals that you call citizens to have some accountability while they grow up instead of feeing entitled to everything in life. But hey, let’s be fair. None of that’s ever gonna happen and Rochester will continue to go downhill and be laughed at by the rest of the country. You made your shitty bed, have fun laying in it.. YOU DICKS!
Lastly a large Sycamore tree should be planted in the center of MLK park 1,713 overlooking the fountain because that’d be badass. Use Warrens pension to No No No No No Rioting, which results in property destruction and police injury need to result in immediate arrest and timely prosecution. Blocking traffic on roads and expressways is disorderly conduct and needs to be eliminated by immediate arrest. The police review board is a racist farce and needs to be 1,714 disbanded with all funds allocated to the police budget. No No Yes No No I love our diverse men and women in blue and it’s terrible what the public and our officials portray them as, which leads to lack of respect from citizens and our neighborhoods are a disgusting mess because they lack the backing of our city, county and state leadership. Why are repeat offenders, felons constantly let go and not prosecuted?? Rochesters Mayor needs to resign as 1,715 well as our DA! No Unsure Yes No Unsure Demilitarize the police department. So often when people are provided with riot and military style equipment they fall back to that style of policing too quickly. Police will often not try to de-escalate because they can just throw on some riot gear and go to town. Those sort of tactics need to be an absolute last resort. Not a first line of defense. The police need to be broken of the "Us vs. Them" mentality. Police are serving the public, and need to treat the public as such. We are their boss. We empower them, they shouldn't be then using that power to intimidate and harass the very people 1,716 they are supposed to be protecting. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1,717 not at the moment, but i believe in community policing! Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Let police do their jobs. Stop letting protesters limit them from doing their jobs. The city is falling apart and we need these brave men and women to enforce the laws more then ever right now. People need to feel safe coming to the city whether it is for work or just going out for a night on the town. People from outside the city will not come and spend money if this nonsense 1,718 keeps up. Clean this city up! It’s turning into a little Chicago. No No Yes Yes No We should not de-fund the police. We have too much crime as there is. We must focus on better training for the dedicated men and women keeping our community safe. Racism needs to be addressed everywhere in our 1,719 community...not just in one area. Yes Yes Yes No Yes 1,720 Support RPD Unsure No Yes No No 1,722 Fire the mayor and back the police Yes No Yes No No Let police do their jobs. Support them!!! Arrest criminals and hold law breakers accountable!! Get rid of the corruption that plaques city hall! You had arguably one of the most diverse, educated and experienced command staffs in the country and you destroyed it all in an effort to save the CRIMINAL GARBAGE Mayor!!
1,725 BACK THE BLUE No No No Yes No I would love to see a Mental Health Crisis Team and law enforcement respond 1,726 to situations where mental health is concerned. Unsure Yes Yes No Yes Yes. Let the police do their job. Stop holding them accountable for the actions of criminals they are seeking to apprehend. When they follow their training and policies, back them up instead of branding them brutes and racists.
1,728 In conclusion, pretty stop doing everything you’re doing now. No No Yes No Yes
Keep communities safer by holding criminals (especially repeat offenders) accountable and off the streets. Review/revise all training tactics for appropriateness and safety based on research, not just how "bad" it may look. We must keep in mind that trying to gain control and take a grown person into custody is not going to look pretty regardless of tactic. Share facts and not opinions with the public. Provide more paid training if necessary, either as a whole or based on individual conduct (which ever is necessary to the situation). Provide safe learning environments that provide a solid literacy education to all (birth-adult) but especially birth-K. Improving education overall will improve the current situation for all. It's 1,729 not just the police that needs reforming, but society as a whole. No No Yes No Unsure Give the police all resources needed to perform their job safely and to the best of their ability. RE-EDUCATE THE PUBLIC on how to behave around law enforcement. RE-EDUCATE THE PUBLIC on what the laws are, what the consequences are, and why it's important to be law abiding citizens! RE- EDUCATE THE PUBLIC: good behavior has good consequences, bad behavior 1,730 DOES HAVE BAD CONSEQUENCES! No Unsure Yes No Yes The entire community needs to be involved in developing and implementing reforms. How do we get the police union to be a collaborator rather than an adversary? It is very important to weed out racists and bigots in the police 1,731 department. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
As a former RN & retired clinical social worker I have some thots. Choke holds & heavy pressure on a suspects back or chest are dangerous & interfere w/ oxygen/carbon dioxide exchange & can cause death (as we know). These should be banned & other ways of safer restraint adopted. I absolutely agree that mental health/social workers should respond to mental health crises & should be equipped w/ Narcan & a safe drug to subdue a suspect. They should respond in pairs or w/ a police officer if criminal behavior is suspected or guns are involved. The mental health worker should take the lead. If an officer has a history of using excessive physical restraint & injured a suspect, is disrespectful or intentionally intimidating to a suspect not resisting, he/she should have a routine interview/assessment w/ a mental health practitioner at least yearly of more often as needed. And definitely racism needs to be addressed. I have seen several instances of behaviors that suggest police officers may have unresolved authority issues with which they could use some support & behavior modification. Thank you for welcoming 1,733 comments. SBS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1,735 Let police do their jobs and force the mayor to resign. No Unsure Yes Yes No Terminate current mayor! All the RPD to do their job!!!!! People don’t 1,737 want RPD but when there’s an emergency RPD is expected to respond No Yes No No Yes Mental health workers should respond in tandem with police on mental health calls. It may take the expertise of both, significantly better to have them both available at the same time. PS this survey navigation does not 1,738 work well with iPad. No Yes Yes No Yes Have armed officers only arrive at scenes with immediate threat of harm. Not 1,739 traffic stops, noise complaints, or nonphysical domestic disputes. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Hire more police. City is a violent mess. Start some programs of family 1,740 morals and upbringing No No Yes No Unsure Yes, Mayor Warren should resign. You are a disgrace and a joke and Singletary 1,741 was a great chief. We are truly in trouble with the current mayor No No No No No Support DOJ review of RPD ONLY if conducted after election, and ONLY if an appropriately non ideologue US Attorney General takes over the DOJ from the current one and restores the DOJ to some semblance of devotion to non- partisan justice and rationality! Otherwise, better to simply allow the newly instituted city Police Accountability board to conduct the review, and to decide whether to bring in experts/outside entities as deemed necessary (and who/what to bring in).
As a 70 year old white woman who has lived in Rochester since the late 1960's, who practiced criminal law in the community for nearly 25 years of her 35 years of active legal practice before retiring, but who is full of distrust and even fear of the police after witnessing their practices both professionally and personally over the years, as well as via the news media, it is not hard at all to fully empathize with my less privileged community neighbors who indeed have very good reason to fear and loathe the very idea of contact with the RPD. If I would not ever want to have to call on the police, why would anyone? That tells me you have a VERY long way to go to 1,742 reconstitute and reform the RPD! Yes Yes Unsure Yes Yes Ensure that Chief Herriott- Sullivan is provided with adequate support staff 1,743 and resources to assist in moving her agenda forward. No Yes Yes No Yes
Demilitarize & Defund RPD; and give the PAB actual power to make necessary 1,744 changes; hold police officers at all levels accountable for their actions Yes Yes Yes Yes No Give police the training and tools they need to keep communities safe. Stop using them as scapegoats for poor policy and training. Work to keep the police officers and their families safe from harassment and danger. Protect 1,747 police officers' private lives and information. Yes Unsure Yes No Yes Just that I've worked for the City of ROC for the past 28+yrs...spend the majority of our entertainment dollars there...and would support any progressive moves to ensure the safety of ROC's citizens...the police dept...and every visitor that enjoys everything from our local festivals...to 1,748 the ROC Public Market. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Education with regard to equity, understanding poverty, hidden biases, and 1,751 antiracism Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure 1,752 Police don't need reform. Repeal bail reform No No No No No Work in mental health field in the community, going into mentally ill population homes. We often need the assistance of the police and its absolutely necessary for 945s when the refuse to go. Over the past few mos. While performing our jobs we have felt the retaliation from the police from what they are going thru. Remarks, we aren't competent to do this, not wanting to come for a MHA. Police need to keep their heads up and push forward and do the jobs they always did and not allow 1 event and 1,753 protestors effect all of the mentally ill community. No Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Please add more police patrols on Monroe ave. Also please remove all covid 1,754 restrictions on businesses. No No Yes No Yes 1,756 Please add more police patrols on Monroe ave. No No Yes Unsure Yes
The community shouldn’t only recognize the Mayor and Chief. The investigators are a big piece of the puzzle and they need to start being held accountable for not doing honest work. The benefit of the doubt isn’t given to individuals when giving charges based on “reasonable cause.” Yet the benefit of the doubt is always given to officers. Causing an immediate divide among officers and citizens. Charges based on “reasonable cause” should automatically be paid for through taxes instead of ruining innocent people’s lives. The conduct of an off duty RPD Officer should be of concern whether they live in the city and would have to be arrested by RPD or whether they live in a different town and would have to be arrested by that town. Listen to the people that have dealt with the police. People that haven’t had dealings with police can’t speak from experience. They want to think the best of the police but that is NOT always the case. Why hasn’t there been talk of more training for Officer’s doing to maneuver that Officer Vaughn used? He did that maneuver wrong! His hands are not placed properly on the head and one hand is over Mr. 1,757 Prude’s mouth! Unsure Unsure No Yes No Making our police force use de-escalate techniques first in a situation rather than immediately using the brute-force 'take control of the situation' mentality is important. There is a war-like mentality to our police which shortcuts the jump to fight or flight mentality. Resolving this will help to make situations more cognitive based and less amygdala based reactions.
I also don't understand why weapons are used how they are. Why are first targets not non-lethal points (hands, legs, arms, etc.) before resorting to more life-threatening locations?
1,758 Thank you. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure better ways to protect our Police and keep them safe and making sure they 1,759 have the best training. No No No No Yes
Fire the damned cops that killed Mr. Prude already. Why are they still drawing paychecks? It is unforgivable that they keep cashing fat checks when they should be facing criminal charges.
Mayor Warren needs to resign. She was part of this cover up and has no business staying in office, especially considering her felony campaign finance charges. She has lost all credibility.
Purge the police force. Fire ALL of them since their union says they were all trained to kill vulnerable people like Mr. Prude. Make all of them reapply for their jobs and do not rehire anyone with a history of abuse. ONLY hire officers that live within the city. Ban Mazzeo from union leadership. He's personally dirty and certainly does not have the best interests of our community at heart.
The entire system is rotten and needs to be dismantled and rebuilt to serve the needs of the community rather than the community serving the needs of an external occupying force. There will be no peace until these things are 1,760 done. Yes Yes Yes Yes No Divestment from the RPD, support for alternative organizations for response 1,761 to particular emergencies, funding for Rochester public schools Yes Yes Unsure Yes Unsure
People need to learn to respect others. Everyone blames teachers and police. Hold people accountable for the negative behavior and stop pointing fingers 1,762 at others. The mayor doesn’t have respect for the police. It’s a joke. Yes No Yes No No No 1,763 Give the police BACK their FULL BUDGET!!!!!! No No Yes No Response If Rochester doesn't fix the school district, improve graduation rates and create jobs, the idea of making neighbor hoods safe is an exercise in futility.Psychological vetting of officers prior to hiring and during their employment should be stepped up. Training methods should be modified 1,764 and intensified. Defunding and reducing police is an absurd proposal. No Yes Yes No Yes These questions are obviously leading to an agenda with no room for clarity or nuance. So here are my answers to each question.
1. Yes 2. I believe the police should not be responsible for reviewing their own internal affairs. A police accountability board made of members from the Rochester community should be put in place to review misconduct. The city does not need to spend additional money with outside firms to do something that was already voted in favor of (PAB). 3. I support community policing. However, I do not support all of the city tax payer’s money going to police officers who then take that money to the suburbs and invest it in those communities through their taxes. 4. Yes. Please stop giving the police more money. Maybe they can sell off their riot gear and excessive weapons/vehicles and buy a new building with that money if they need one so desperately. The people in our communities do not need soldiers ready for war or police playing out some sick “hero/video game” fantasy they have. We need compassion and empathy. 5. What are the resources? Please be specific. 6. It’s hard to ask a yes or no question with an “or” in it. Again, this is a misleading question. I believe we can review the footage locally but I do not believe we need outside assistance from a private firm.
I think a survey is a great idea but if it’s going to have an unbelievably bias agenda attached to it then it’s self serving and not a true representation of the communities views. Please put together a new survey that is not pushing Lovely Warren’s agenda. It’s actually a little sickening to think she would purposely produce leading questions that favored her agenda instead of 1,766 creating an unbiased poll to serve our community. But also not really Yes Unsure Unsure Yes Unsure Looking forward to the community policing model. I would encourage incorporating a positive way to engage youth and not just arresting kids in school or serving as enforcement in schools but more of a educational tool and support. To also provide support to communities with troubled drug 1,768 qnd high crime area neighborhoods for the residents and kids. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Fly the blue line flag and/or Confederate Battle flag at as many public 1,770 locations as possible to support our LE officers No No No No No 1,773 To much to say at this time Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1,774 IDefund own and the run police a business and reallocate that operates to community in Downtown. and mental Pre-COVID health I had services!! over Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 150 people coming downtown every weekday for work--helping to support the local economy. I did not start this firm--it has been around since the 1920's and always had a Downtown presence. We are happy to stay Downtown as long as Downtown stays safe for our team-members.
Also, some of the questions in this survey are vague and subject to such wide interpretation, it may change even my answers.
For Question 1: I don't think that you want to send mental health professionals out into the community without police support. It does not have to be all or nothing. Why can't there be a mental health attachment to certain police units? This way, the mental health professional can assist a person having a mental health episode, but also has the protection of a police attachment in case that person having a mental health episode gets violent. My mother-in-law used to be a Social Worker before she retired. She was 5' tall and weighed all of 100 pounds soaking wet. I can't imagine her trying to subdue a 250 pound man having a psychotic episode and starts brandishing a kitchen knife.
For question 2: What do you mean by independent experts? Do you mean like the FBI? Would you classify an egghead with a PhD in sociology a policing "expert"? Define expert by giving examples of the type of expert and you will get more accurate answers.
Question 3: I'd hate to break this to you, but I studied Community Policing in Sociology classes in the mid-90's. Community Policing is not an idea that 1,775 President Obama created. That's like Al Gore taking credit for inventing the No Yes Yes No Yes 1,776 Defend RPD Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure
We appreciate the police very much in our community. I believe we need to have a collaboration and partnership with the community. I know policing is 1,777 challenging, but there needs to be some sort of checks and balances. Yes Yes Yes No Yes 1,779 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Stop pushing politics into the police department. Publicly support the men 1,780 and women of the Rochester Police Department. Stop victimizing criminals. No No Yes Yes Yes I think police are put in a very tough position, risking their lives and they don’t get enough respect. The community needs to listen to the police and do what they are told and nothing bad will happen. I cannot imagine being an officer when someone is not doing what they are told (or reaching for 1,781 something) and fearing for their life. No Yes Unsure Unsure Yes - RPD needs to be defunded by 50% and demilitarized - The Locust Club must be disbanded - Sandra Doorley must resign - Lovely Warren must resign 1,782 - All charges for protesters from May 30th to present must be dropped Yes Unsure No Yes Yes 1,784 Be consistent Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Defund now!!! Fire the mayor and her staff that have destroyed this city. This 1,785 survey is a joke. Why should non city people have any say. Yes Yes No Yes No
Police should always make a police report of incident s ,not wait for a person to asked for the police report and make people wait over two weeks for the police reports and some of the information end up inaccurate. More up to date training ,The veterans police should get extra pay for training rookies 1,786 the proper policies and handling complex situation s . Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes 1,789 Police need respect and compassion when dealing w people. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Distributing some 911 calls to other professionals is fine. But less police officers would be dumb and dangerous, and tells citizens you don't care 1,791 about long waits for help. Time=life and death Yes Unsure Yes Yes Yes Do you support having Crisis Intervention Services respond rather than Police to mental health and addiction-related 911 calls? Absolutely if they train with RPD to understand how to work with them. Many mental health issues- in the field - in an uncontrolled environment can quickly become unstable. When do police become the lead responder - it must be understood.
The Governor issued an Executive Order that requires police departments to change and develop new Policing policies and to review their training, general orders and internal regulations. Do you think this should be developed in conjunction with independent experts? I guess it would depend on the definition of independent is. I don't think so.
As you may be aware, we are at a crossroads with our police department and we recently installed a new Interim Police Chief Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan. Do you support the City providing her with the resources needed to build those police community relations that would include working with the community, police employees and other interested parties? I support an accountable if responsible organization. Everyone in this city government points fingers at someone else. When department heads cannot run their own departments then no matter what "support" is given to the department head, it doesn't matter.
The Mayor recently called on the U.S. Department of Justice to conduct a thorough review of the RPD, including all use-of-force arrests and associated body-worn camera footage for the last three years. Do you believe this is something that we can do internally or locally without outside assistance? I 1,792 think that opens such a pandoras box it is laughable. Unsure Unsure Yes No Unsure Community Policing centers should be a part of a central facility that offers other neighborhood services and places to form connections with the community. For example, it should be a place where people in the neighborhood can reserve a room for things like business networking, organizing clothing drives, and other activities that support the neighborhood.
It should not be a police station (as I envision them...where people go to report crimes, etc. [I realize this may not match reality]), but rather more of a help desk and place for people to ask questions and have a place to interact 1,793 with officers in a non-authoritarian engagement. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Allow the police to do their job and enforce the law. 1,795 You cannot cut funding and expect a well-trained department. No No Unsure Yes Unsure 1,797 Mental health worker show up with a police presence. No Yes Yes Yes Unsure How about stop killing people .. specifically black people end stop turning a 1,798 blind eye to it when it happens , actually protect and serve Yes Yes Yes No Yes 1,799 I definitely agree with the community being involved more. No No Yes No Yes Cops are great but sometimes they need to have better “Customer Service”....treating me like shit because of a traffic infraction is not needed and creates distrust of police .....also there should be a push in OUR communities that we need to do better....statistically we are responsible for most of the murders, crimes, and violence but nobody is calling it out in fear of being a Uncle Tom, sellout, or racist. The police are not hunting down people of color that notion is detrimental to police and takes away 1,800 responsibility from citizens in these areas Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes 1. Always consider attitude (i.e. positivity, open to learning new things, humility toward the immense responsibility, etc.) when hiring. You can teach skills, develop abilities and training, but you can't teach attitude. 2. At this time and into the future, it is imperative that city police and county sheriffs look like ALL the people they serve. Right now, they're mostly white. ALL must complete bonafide studies in cultural heritage awareness of the principal ethnic populations here: African American, Latinx, immigrants, whites. Those who don't pass, repeat or opt out. 3. Police will need to be partnered with specialists when answering mental health and domestic violence calls. Specialist takes the lead in deescalating these situations; police provide back-up in case force is required. (Food for thought: a female friend who is a city police officer has told me for years that she rarely needs to resort to physical confrontation, b/c she is inclined to talk people down; when I've shared that with male officers, they claim that's because women aren't physically strong. Better add more training to interrupt sexist attitudes.) 4. Forget lawsuits and PLEASE do the right thing: be transparent when police screw up like they did with Prude's death. Continuing to cover-up has to stop. Every human being makes mistakes, and if they apologize and take the consequences, it will go a long way to build trust. After all, while I believe that policing is a calling for many, it's still just a job. Except for government employees, the rest of us have learned to lose a job and take another one for myriad reasons that often have nothing to do with our competence. THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING PEOPLE FROM THE METROPLITAN AREA IN THIS SURVEY. I've lived, worked, and/or volunteered in the city all my 50 years here. We have apartheid here, and we've got to create a metropolitan system and put an end to the shameful situation we find ourselves in today: the City 1,802 of Frederick Douglass now has the highest poverty rate in the U.S. and that is No Yes Yes No Yes Other than living in the neighborhood and seeing the children running drugs around and holding the parents responsible. Saw this in the streets on the way to work also getting familiar with the people and help remove the drugs 1,804 and gangs Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes Remove of Mayor warren from her post and disallow her personally selected friends she appointed to continue in roles or positions. She has her own 1,805 good old boy system and stacked it in her favor No Yes No No No 1,808 Enforce existing laws! Unsure No Yes No Yes I don't think Lovely Warren is in a position to make any suggestions. #1- social workers responding to mental health calls is a great idea, but is more complicated by the fact that they often turn violent and require police presence anyway. #2- "independent experts" in what ? Require all City officials to do ride alongside to see what the police have to deal with relentlessly every single day. #3-police officers are already assigned to a particular area. What do you mean ? Also , however , the idea of making an officer live where they work is absolutely insane ! #5- who gets to decide where the resources are needed and disbursed? Again, every committee member and city legislator needs to be required to 1,809 do immediate and regular ride alongs. Yes Unsure Yes Unsure Unsure
Warren, Barnhart and lupen have turned the city into a dangerous, chaotic jungle with no support for police. I will not be attending anymore sports or dining experienced again. The city is run by criminals with the police having their hands tied by government leaders. I got one am afraid to enter city limits. Chief singletary was a good consciencious man. You lost dedicated , intelligent officers with so much experience they can't be replaced. Shame on you all. Rochester should be renamed Chicago. The police are good upstanding men and women who are left drifting because of your ineptitude. The police should commended instead of torn down. I'm disgusted with what you done to those good men. Instead of money for studies and committees, fund the police. And the city school budget was " balanced" but now is 200 million in debt! Terry dade knew what he was doing but you tore him down too. Can't play the game of corrupt government. We all back the 1,811 blue and stand side by side with them. Thank you RPD! Yes No Yes No No Have the bail reform thrown out. Review protest protocols designed to keep the public safe and if in the past protest groups have negatively affected the community by the same group, do not issue the allowance of a peaceful protest. Elected officials should not be holding Zoom calls as a public meeting... The calls for the council and mayor and police were inappropriate at best and should not have been public or held public. In manners of these as it opens the door for tax payers to end up paying more in law suits (limit loss exposure). Prevent elected officials from speaking out publicly regarding matters that may lead to further exposure of loss). If the council is going to have an active participation in protest they should be excluded from decision making as they have a biased vote. Even if it's for fact finding. Limit council from holding public meetings between elected officials. Limit the council from commenting publicly...all comments should be from the chairman. Council needs to remember your there to help find a solution not be part of the problem....your an embarrassment! Stream line thru the police dept who will speak on matters concerning the police and the community. There should only be one speaker and the mayor should follow suit with the same process. The only comment ever issued should be "We are reviewing all information regarding this incident. Once we have completed this investigation we will comment...we wish to express our deepest sympathies to all family involved. AND THAT IS ALL THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID 1,812 EVEN WITH PROTESTORS OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR! No No No No No 1,813 Regular patrols when it is dark outside Yes Yes Yes No Yes Keep doing amazing jobs. There are people who support you guys. And to 1,814 Chief Cynthia Herriot-Sullivan, eyes are on you, make us proud No Yes Yes No Yes Stop giving cops bullshit and let them do their job. They are there to protect law abiding citizens who pay taxes.
If you don't want police to use force, tell the criminals to listen to orders, instead of being ignorant or stay out of trouble. This is America, we ALL have 1,815 the right to due process. No No Yes No Yes No 1,817 Leave the police along and let them do there jobs you hired them for. Yes Yes Yes Response Yes The police and the community need to work together. This is serious matter and can t be over looked again.. Nothing has been done to solve these problems.. It s long over due.. There is no reason why we can t all get along.. 1,818 god bless good luck Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1,820 Fund more money to RPD No No Yes No Unsure Back the Blue. Blue lives matter. Police aren’t out there killing unarmed 1,822 black men. Quit voting Democrats in office. No No Yes Unsure No 1,824 End high speed police chases for minor offenses Yes Unsure Yes No Yes Need to somehow entice minorities to join the RPD. All I see on the news when the RPD is involved are young white boys. That sends a bad message to 1,825 the minority youngsters in Rochester. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1,828 Remove Mayor Lovely A. Warren and replace with a more honest person! No No No Yes Yes
With all going on I'm dreaming about a better community. The other morning, I woke up with an idea for a new policing model. Bivona Child Advocacy was the inspiration . . . Precincts with everything under one roof. In collaboration — the police, medical workers, mental health professionals, drug experts, negotiators, community leaders/educators, activists. Along with community meeting space(s).
A call comes in. A determination is made who should respond. They go out together. They may bring the person(s) back to the precinct. Or take them to another appropriate facility.
The intent . . . to safely, efficiently and peacefully help the person(s) in need/trouble.
1,829 Why not turn that new precinct into this model!!?? Yes Yes Yes No Yes 1,830 We back the blue! Stop catch and release! No No No Yes No 1,832 Treat the police like they are part of the solution, not just the problem. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Let the police officers enforce the current laws. Arrest people gambling and selling drugs on the corners. Arrest people illegally driving dirt bikes and 4 wheelers in the city. Stop having Rochester be the laughing stock of Monroe 1,833 County. Get the guns and drugs off the street. No No Yes No Unsure Yes, please stop the bad officers from getting away with crime, ever since I was young this has been happening everyone needs to get checked. I also am proud of those Good officers for dealing with all this mess. It starts at the 1,834 recruiters Yes Yes Unsure No Yes Stop using Defund Police...too many see this as doing away totally with police. Need to come up with a more-meaningful phrase to focus on changing the role of police, not doing away with police doing the RIGHT 1,835 things Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 1,836 Your questions are biased Yes Yes No No No 1,837 Hire more officers. The crime in this city is out of control Unsure Unsure Yes No Yes 1,838 For executive level officers try promoting from the current ranks Unsure No Yes No Unsure I think the Rochester Police Department does a fine job. Ongoing review of practices is essential for providing the best service to our community. The recent calls for defunding police are off base and, if implemented will only 1,839 drive up crime in our communities. No Unsure Yes Yes Yes 1,840 When will Mayor Warren be accountable? Yes No Yes No Yes Do not staff the police accountability board with uneducated persons. 2 year degree at least , and if possible knowledge of the legal system either educated or work related. And no-one who either themselves or family members who 1,841 Have had negative interactions with local law enforcement. No Yes Yes Unsure Yes Putting out a curfew during the week and weekends for anyone under the age 1,842 of 17. Yes No Yes No Yes 1. Mandate individual liability insurance for police officers (like doctors malpractice) so we the taxpayers stop paying the multimillion dollar civil settlements. 2. Disband the police union. Police unions make it nearly impossible to fire bad cops and incentivize protecting them to protect the power of the union. A police union is not a labor union; police officers are powerful state agents, not exploited workers. 3. Empower citizens review board. 4. No more qualified immunity for police officers. 5. Demilitarize the police. These are citizens communities not 3rd world war 1,843 zones. Yes Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Dedicate a larger portion of funds used towards policing to non police methods of addressing the underlying causes of the problems in our city. Many issues are symptoms and police response doesn't address the root 1,844 problem. Yes Unsure Yes Unsure Unsure Crisis Intervention Services is a waste of money. So stop pocketing our money. Just like you did with the missing 30 million from the City School 1,845 Board Budget. Return the money thief!!! No No No No No
We need well trained police in our city! Review of training and policies should always be ongoing and is prudent. However, the thought of a community without police AKA “rethinking policing” is absurd. The lack of respect and hatred geared to the RPD and law enforcement in general is very disturbing, at best. I love going into the city to enjoy the many wonderful things Rochester offers but it must be a safe place 1,847 for city residents primarily as well as for those living outside the city limits. No Yes Unsure No Unsure An open committee of some sort formed with local residents, police, etc. where all can come to voice concerns, learn more about each other, etc. There is a lack of understanding and empathy on all sides and the path to 1,848 both starts with people listening, learning and forming relationships. Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes-it is very important to show much greater support and respect for the RPD-whose members put their lives on the line day in and day out to keep the citizens of Rochester safe. I am tired of-and frankly sick of-seeing the dedicated members of the RPD constantly disrespected, and if this keeps up, soon there won’t be anyone to left to respond to the 911 call seeking help- and the street gangs will certainly step up to provide that protection-for a price! They will say “We will keep you safe, just pay our fee!”. And that will 1,850 be the new reality-like it or not. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 1,851 FUND THE POLICE!!!! Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Defund the Police. Demilitarize the Police. Thanks again for De-Robo Policing Intersections. Make all Lawsuits come out of the remaining Police Budget 1,853 (including the Pension Funds to encourage Proper Police Conduct). Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Let the police do their job the city is rampant with crime and it's moving into Greece westridge plaza the exact too many unsolved shootings and killings 1,855 what is going on in this city I avoided at all costs Unsure Yes No No No 1,856 The police need to be allowed to stop all of the loitering. Yes Yes Yes No No
1,857 Defund the police Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Lovely Warren, stop sitting on your hands and turning a blind eye to the black on black crime that is a DAILY event. Criminals don't care if you're the black mayor. They are not listening to you nor do they have respect for you. Why are you not speaking out on all the young black lives lost day in and day out here in Rochester ?
Untie the police hands in some of these situations you're telling them to "stand down" on because you didn't want to upset the large crowd that was grieving a death on the streets while all I saw was drinking, smoking and being disrespectful.
I'm very upset of your handling this. And I'm a older black woman. Have more proactive police instead of reactive. Chief Singletary was also done done. He resigned. Why did you have to come along later and fire him. I'm looking for 1,858 change. Unsure Unsure Yes Unsure Unsure Keep a proper and adequate amount of funding for the police. Defunding the police will not resolve issues and with how much general violence there is in the city including protests that turn violent we need more police then ever before. Not protecting the tax payers of the city is irresponsible by local 1,859 government. Unsure No No No No It would be especially helpful if the officers assigned to a section, do in fact live in the city. There are nuances to each neighborhood in city life that would be best served by people who come from that upbringing and live here presently and for the duration of their RPD employment. The thought is that if your around it, you live it, breathe it and you may possibly care more about it and it's people. Verses coming into town, only seeing the negatives and just wanting to rush & go back to cushy suburban quarters. We need people invested in the livelihoods & development of these neighborhoods & of the citizens who have not "escaped" their way out. Who are comfortable living a nice life within city limits. People who actually don't have a problem with being your neighbor. Seeing diverse people on a regular basis at the store, mall, restaurants, in passing on the city streets. It's the we all are one mindset we need. Not city vs suburbs which usually equates to Black vs whites and us vs 1,860 them. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Let the police do their jobs regarding protesters. Recent protests were unfair and utterly disrespectful towards people who actually work downtown . I 1,861 was disgusted how the matter was handled at city hall and the DA's office. No No Unsure Unsure No 1,862 Don't blame police for criminal behavior or to play politics TRUMP 2020 No No No Yes Yes For those who look down on them, try doing their job for a day in high crime areas let alone a dark late night!!! Pop pop every night as someone gets shot and killed! EVERY NIGHT! And apparently there supposed to slap a wrist and 1,866 say bad boy go on home! Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 1,867 Arrest the police who killed Daniel Prude. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes, this is ridiculous and unless someone is or has been a police officer their opinions on policy are irrelevant. What the community should invest in is simulation, so that the same people who stand in judgement of how an officer is trained or handles a situation, can see for themselves what they would do in that same situation. Also, any and every elected official and members of the PAB should be required to have at least 10 hours/month of 1,869 actual ride-along time with RPD. No No Yes No Yes Increase the police budget, and support the police rather than attacking them for everything they do. RPD is an excellent police department. Let them do their jobs. I work in the city and I no longer feel safe to walk at 1,870 lunchtime. No No Yes No Unsure
We need more reform of the community than of the police. If people would 1,871 obey the law and respect other people cops would be able to do their jobs No No Unsure No No I believe at least every 6-8 weeks the city residents should meet with someone from the Mayors committee and from Rochester Police Department to voice their concerns about what’s going on in the community. Whether it’s about a crime or an ongoing dispute between different parties. This may reduce the crime/ homicide rate in our community. For the residents that want to be anonymous it should be via text or telephone. I think this way the leaders of our community will be well 1,872 aware of situations. No Yes Yes No Yes It was a sad day when Chief Singletary was let go and basically railroaded by the mayor. Talk to the community...nobody trusts the mayor anymore. The RPD needs strong support starting in the mayors office! They do not have that. Many officers feel like they have been left to fend for themselves out 1,874 there. Talk to your officers... talk to your neighbors ... No No Yes No Yes Police officers from the city of Rochester should be hired instead of outsiders from the suburbs that have no idea about the inner city and its people . Police officers working east end bar district spend too much time in front of clubs watching the girls instead of policing back alleys and parking lots 1,875 where trouble occurs Yes No Yes No No 1,876 Residence required for new officers Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Regularized training/updates on appropriate use of force. And training for supporting officers to recognize signs of and be empowered to speak up to their peers without concern for repercussions by hierarchy. They work in tense situations....sometimes those situations just need someone else to step in when escalating beyond control. It is very hard to control emotions in 1,878 high-stress situations...no matter who you are or how much you are trained. Unsure Yes Yes Yes Unsure 1,879 Police are doing an amazing job!!! Back the blue ���� No No No No Yes I think the Mayor should let RPD police and not stick her nose in it. When police have to interact with criminals all day long they have to be tough. The 1,880 Mayor allows the RPD to be disrespected on a daily basis. Yes No Yes No No
1,881 More hand to hand combat training with jujitsu and more firearms training. Unsure No No No Yes All live matter! Police brutality needs to be stopped regardless of color.
This idiotic rioting and protesting needs to stop. People are being stupid. 1,882 There is not systemic racism. Unsure Unsure Yes Unsure Unsure We need more engaged foot patrols in distressed neighborhoods like Lyell 1,883 Avenue and Clinton Avenue No Yes Yes No Unsure Some of these questions felt purposefully ambiguous and lacked in explanation. I think sending in a social worker to a mental health call alone puts them in unnecessary danger and will prove to be an ineffective tactic as a whole. In regards to question 3 - aren't officers already assigned to specific sections of the city? How would this differ? Finally, I think the lack of support that the RPD has received from both the city and state level are very 1,886 disappointing. No Unsure Unsure No Unsure The public needs to be educated on what police actual encounter on a daily basis. The city should provide the statistics on all cases handled by RPD and those that actual result in police misconduct. The Mayor should support her 1,888 police staff and work with them to make changes. No No Yes Unsure No Let the police chief run the police department and NOT the mayor or outside 1,889 agencies. They are the trained professionals let them do their jobs. No Yes No No Yes I believe this survey is not going to reach all the people that it should, being as it is just online and I was only aware of it via an email from Mary Lupien. I cannot think the sample will be at all a representative one, and the individual questions do not allow for comment.
There are no questions that directly refer to the PAB. I approve of its acquisition of an executive director and support fully funding the board so that it can do the on-the-ground work that it is designed to do. I oppose the hiring of WilmerHale.
As for suggestions about police reform, Human Rights Watch makes the following 14 recommendations:
Reducing the Role of Police in Addressing Societal Problems
1. Reject overly aggressive policing tactics, like “stop and frisk” or those typically employed by police anti-gang units, that involve contacting, stopping, searching, and surveilling large numbers of people.
2. Decriminalize the possession of drugs for personal use and sex work, and stop enforcing laws in ways that effectively criminalize people for their poverty or lack of housing.
3. Explore the establishment of voluntary non-law enforcement and rights- based violence prevention programs, such as community-based mediation teams to address disputes within communities or interventions for youth who are at risk of joining or are already identified as being involved with 1,891 gangs. Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Defund the police. We know that reforms are not enough - ANY “reform” that involves giving the police more funding and more resources is NOT the answer. The new Crisis Intervention Service is great because it takes power AWAY from the police - I want the police responding to way fewer calls. I want the police out of ALL schools. I want to see the cops who murdered Daniel Prude held accountable. I want the police budget to be slashed and I want the police to be demilitarized (why in the world does RPD have an LRAD?!). Free all the protesters who have been arrested this year, stop 1,892 attacking protesters. Yes Unsure Unsure Yes No I worked for cps for many years and the response time to our calls was lengthy. I think that a crisis response team is a good idea I certain circumstances but not when a person is high in pcp. There is no reasoning 1,893 with a person that is high on pcp Unsure Yes Yes No Yes Although I believe that policing needs to be reformed, I do not support defunding the police. If anything, we should be adding resources to aid in some of the reforms. Social Workers should go out WITH police on mental health calls.
I have less empathy for addiction-related behaviors -- Sorry, it's just not ok to impair yourself, act out, and expect any sort of break. Illegal drugs have a devastating ripple effect on all of our neighborhoods and families. Drug- related anti-social behaviors deserve big consequences.
Given the protests, shootings and even the noise abuse/vehicular nuisances we've endured in Rochester for so many months now in 2020, we need MORE police on the street to respond. We all have a responsibility to be good neighbors and responsible individuals. The pandemic hasn't changed that. Infantilizing adults is not in anyone's best interest.
BTW - I think hiring Cynthia Herriot-Sullivan to be the Interim Police Chief is brilliant. She has a long history with the police force and the community. She has the trust of many people. She will do an amazing job!
I do feel badly though for La'Ron Singletary. It feels like he got thrown under the bus by the Mayor. The whole Daniel Prude situation was so tragic. I'm just not convinced that anyone specifically was at fault. It was just a bad 1,895 situation all the way around. Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Yes I believe in order for policing to get better and for the community to trust the police. The officers should be residents of whatever community they police. We should not have an officer who lives in Pittsford, Gates, Greece, etc., policing in the city. I also believe that they need to go back further than the past three years. There needs to be a thorough review dating back at least the past 5-10 years. It's very obvious that we've had some serious issues for quite some time here in the city of Rochester. They also need to review policies and procedure. There needs to be some more strict rules, regulations, policies, procedures etc., for the police. Zero tolerance for certain situations. You do something that is clearly inhumane, your gone. No exceptions. Then, maybe the community will start to trust and believe in our 1,897 justice system. Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Yes
8 can’t wait. Get rid of police immunity. Get rid of the unions or minimize their roll. Social worker and police ride-along teams. Keep the social workers independent from the police to create internal accountability. Reform the police academy. Demilitarize police and their training. Require police (in civilian clothing) do community “volunteer” hours with non-profits in the community they police. Have police required to be licensed and have to renew their license or lose their license like other practicing professions. Have police social worker teams teach de-escalation and conflict resolution 1,898 in schools. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unhandcuff the officers and let them do the job that they were hired for and trained for, Stop allowing city hall and the mayors office, who are not trained for the job, trying to act like they know it all and want to tell the police how and where to do their jobs. We also don't need the mayors 1,902 puppet in charge of the department. No No Unsure No Unsure 1,903 Asa Adams Yes Yes Yes No Unsure I will not be coming into the city until RPD can get control over the city again. I used to enjoy trips to public market, but quit going because I fear for 1,905 my safety in the city. No No No Yes Yes 1,907 RPD officers should be required to live in the city. Yes No Yes Yes Yes When it comes to kill or be killed it doesn't matter what color you are, you 1,908 want to live. Yes Yes Yes No Unsure I think officers are doing a wonderful job and are keeping us safe. There does not need to be this huge police reform. I would like to see medical experts consulted about new methods being taught and used with citizens, especially during an arrest, to know if there could be any physical 1,910 consequences to the citizen. No Unsure Unsure No No We may have a few bad apples in the police department, however, this does not give people who are commuting or have just committed a crime the right to resist or attack the police. This is something that needs to be addressed also, however for some reason it seems to be ignored. And Mayor Warren, you need to start respecting and standing up for all races, not just your own. You have shown your racism and discrimination towards whites ever since you were elected. Just look at who you keep hiring for key 1,911 position, all blacks. And BTW, WHITE LIVES MATTER too. No Yes Yes No Unsure I believe that "ride a-longs" are an important part of understanding just what the job of a police officer is all about. Citizens need to see first hand just what is involved in patrolling the streets of Rochester before being so quick to 1,912 criticize those who protect. Yes No Yes No No
i support city. I come to city for leisure ..i love Rochester...we need to feel safe and work with our police officers.. 1,913 a lot of good people...... one rotten apple ... you know the rest of this story!! Yes Yes Yes No Yes Realize that it Is just not police that need reform But we need to look at the family structure and support too I believe that having respect starts in the home and that throwing Money at it is not the solution. I wish more of us would look in the mirror to help find answers and not just throw blame at a department that may have a few ‘bad apples’ but definitely not bad or racist 1,915 as a whole. No Yes Yes No Yes The community as a whole do not trust the police. This is where change 1,916 needs to start. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Ohmygoodness, yes! Thanks for asking!
FIRST, it is HIGHLY INAPPROPRIATE to name one's public safety bargaining unit after a weapon used to beat civilians into submission to the rule of the authority. That totally has to go. Nobody is ever going to respect and trust a cop who belongs to the "I'm'a beat the $#!% outta you!" club.
SECOND, this survey is not especially secure as far as ensuring that local residents are submitting their honest opinions, rather than outside agitators trolling the results. Are we taking this seriously?
THIRD, speaking of outside agitators, you ever notice how most RPD folks don't live in or look like the neighborhoods they patrol, much? I guess fixing that is doomed to failure on account of some LAWS and UNION CONTRACTS and such. It's a shame that our HANDS ARE TIED and that ACTUAL REFORM IS IMPOSSIBLE. HOWEVER, any and EVERYONE, including elected and appointed officials and staffers and prosecutors and public defenders and, like, everybody should feel MORE THAN FREE to take EVERY OPPORTUNITY to lobby for change EVEN IF THAT CHANGE IS CURRENTLY IMPOSSIBLE. Paint someone else as the bad guy. Ooh! We've seen quite a bit of that lately from most of our city officials... but maybe we could do so in MORE PRODUCTIVE WAYS. (Cops should be of and for the people, at a neighborhood level.)
FOURTH, everyone wishes policing as a profession was obsolete. Alas, until that happy day... PLEASE BEAR IN MIND that "criminal" is a type of ACTIVITY and not a type of PERSON. There are people who habitually engage in criminal activity. Saying that they DO this because they ARE criminals is 1,917 unforgivably lazy. Find out why they do. Then, find out ways that we can Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Ask the POLICE what kind of training they would like to receive, then make 1,918 sure they receive the FUNDING they need to get it! Unsure Unsure Yes No Yes This survey should not include the opinion of those who do not live in the city. Police officers should be trained thoroughly on professionalism and mental health; reviewing the 9.41 documentation that police officers complete and discussing their interactions at local hospitals (if there professionalism is poor in front of other professionals I can only imagine what it is like in front of the general community). Police officers should be monitored for racist/biased/hateful tendencies even outside of their work, as one might wonder how someone turns off their hate to police those that they hate. Police officers should have to complete some sort of psychological evaluation yearly and complete professional/continuing education similar 1,920 to that required of doctors, nurses, social workers, etc. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Please, please, please break up large gatherings like the ones late at night at Walmart on Hudson Ave. Please stop preventing police from doing their work so our community can feel safe. Irondequoit is so close to the city and Mayor Warren’s policies make us feel unsafe. Please stop protests on roadways so travel in and through Rochester is safe. We can work on reform 1,922 and keep our communities safe. No Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Stop wasting money on allowing people to protest every day at the tax payer expense. The money could be utilized on better programs instead police 1,923 overtime being spent. Yes No Yes No No Stop politicizing the police. They are vital for the safety of our city and community. Also I believe additional training should be adopted to better prepare all officers with the many varied circumstances and environments 1,924 they encounter and respond to No No Yes No Yes The restricted ability to require bail is a major problem. When someone commits a crime that they know they are guilty of, being immediately released and able to walk free and commit more crimes is ridiculous. If you're know you're likely to go to jail for a few years, you might as well "live it up" while you can. Plea deals are too lenient; theft is just a slap on the wrist. The restrictions and plea deals for underage criminals is also ridiculous. Boys who are 16-17 can commit crimes just like adult men, but they know they'll get away with it. The police are powerless when teenagers are causing problems. The City needs to do a much better job supporting police officers and reducing crime. You're pushing away law-abiding, gun-owning, good 1,925 citizens in favor of out-of-control thugs who don't pay taxes. No Yes Yes Yes Unsure Push city high school students to take the Police civil service exam. I support requiring officers to at least live in the city for a brief period, especially if 1,926 from outside the city. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Training methods have to be reviewed and updated. More bicycle and walking patrols would increase police familiarity with the communities in 1,927 which they work. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes This survey is biased, why not ask “by how much should we increase the RPD budget” while you’re at it? Changing personnel (e.g. the police chief) will change nothing. Additional training is a waste of money. So-called community policing, residency requirements, diversifying the force, all of those strategies have been tried elsewhere and failed.
The institution is corrupt and needs to be defunded, and the $$ saved should 1,928 be directed toward constructive ends. Yes No No Yes No
I think police need to be trained to shoot without killing someone like shoot in the leg, buttocks or arm where it won't kill the person.. They need not to do bodily harm to anyone they are trying to arrest.. Kneeling on a man's neck is wrong. Maybe on the back. Idk. They just have to be retrained not to 1,931 handle things so violently even though I truly understand there position Yes Yes Yes No Unsure Sure. Knock off the nonsense and start cracking heads . You have lost control of the waterways and the roadways. No one gives a rats ass about the cops. I should not have to say it. It is in the paper every day. Next get the crooked mayor out. What happened to the old days. That’s right the criminal element 1,932 has control of the streets! No Yes Yes Yes Unsure Police should live in the neighborhood they patrol, several years of training before they are on the streets, de-escalation techniques first way before guns drawn, train them for mental health issues, no overtime when they can get 1,934 sloppy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes The police should be able to do their job and the city needs to stop supporting criminals. If they fight with the police their are consequences 1,935 that they brought on themselves. No No No No No I would suggest the police and city government engage in sincere dialogue with the community instead of the police firing on the community and inciting and inflicting violence on the community. I would also suggest a 1,936 comprehensive review of the police budget. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Supporting our Police officer and not letting people get away with breaking 1,937 the law in the name of police reform. Be reasonable No Unsure Yes Unsure Unsure 1,938 Have more police and arrest and jail criminals. No No No No Yes 1,940 Respect the police officers tough job. To much politics. Unsure Yes Yes No Unsure Let the police do their jobs. The city council needs term limits and the accountability board needs to be removed. The public does not fully understand what happens during mental crises. People are not in their right minds, people want to die by cop and there are policies and procedures in place for reasons. The Rochester psych center should go back to 24 hour holds and people should take accountability for themselves. Don't let family member go out and do drugs, if you walk in the middle of a street you could be hit by a car, if you rob a store you have made the risk assessment of being caught. If you someone does not want to be arrested don't provide police a reason to arrest you. Our police are the only ones that will be there for the community in a mass shooting or terrorist attack. They need the tools they have. Yes their might be a few bad apples but there are in ever job and every community. We need more police with the issues in the city streets and if the residents that don't pay taxes and don't like the way things are done they can leave. I own my house and I'm sick of my taxes going up to pay for the deficiencies in this city. We used to have a great city where police were 1,941 respected and enjoyed working. Now I wonder why any of them stay. Unsure Yes Yes No Yes
1. Allow police to do their jobs without interference from political activists. 2. Hold criminals accountable for their own actions and stop trying to shift the blame because of the poor choices that are made by the citizens of the 1,943 community. No No Yes No Yes I would like to know why the police don't show up when I call them? On more than one occasion this has happened and most recently again like a week ago! 1,944 585 957 5560 call me I want answers!! Yes Yes Yes No Yes The police need to be out there patrolling the streets and getting to know the kids in the area and forming relationships. Parents also need to step it up; monitor their children's school work, friends and enforce age appropriate curfews. It starts at home. Clean up the streets and you won't have any 1,945 policing issues. No No Yes Unsure Yes Keeping our communities safe means supporting all residential and working members of our communities. If you help spread the narrative to vilify the police officers they are not going to continue to do there job effectively and in turn make our communities less safe. In order for any job/career or business to run members must feel supported and once they don’t they leave will leave which puts everyone at risk when all that knowledge is lost. There is always room for improvement but when people make suggestions (i.e. the police accountability board) who have never worked the job, would never work the job based on how they feel then the people who actually do the job are less likely to actually do the job correctly and effectively. Also, if you start criminally charging/suspending people for the very job they were sworn to do - again you are making the community less safe because they won’t do the job and at all, and to be quite frank do you blame them? Because I sure don’t. Those men and women who stand there might after night to be swore at/spit on/ have things thrown at them/threatened deserve the same respect as the people demanding that respect. They too deserve to feel supported and safe and not worry if people will show up at there house and terrorize their families or if they will lose everything they worked for because someone broke or is breaking the law and they need to intervene. If you don’t do the job you have no right to criticize the job. If you want to criticize them put on a uniform and your boots to the ground and go out there everyday and really see what it’s like. See if you can go home and sleep at night after seeing the worst of the worst. The same people who can’t watch a scary movie are 1,946 the same people who are asking the police to “do better” in a high stress situation. No No Yes No No 1,948 I support Mayor Lovely Warren Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes The mayor needs to resign. The interim police chief needs to go. We need someone who will back the police. They are doing a great job. The hospitals 1,949 need to have better mental health crisis team. No No Yes No Yes 1,950 Thanks for offering the opportunity for outside residents to participate Yes Unsure Yes Yes Unsure 1,954 Quit taking funds from the police department. No No Yes No No
More de-escalation training, less deadly use of force training. More psychology and philosophy training as well as empathy and compassion. We need police officers with open minds who genuinely want to help the community they are sworn to protect and serve. I have encountered so many amazing officers of the RPD but i know there are bad apples and a bad apple 1,956 can spoil the bunch. Officers need to be held accountable by the people. Yes Yes No Yes Yes I’ve always supported Mayor Warren, but I have no confidence in her 1,957 administration anymore, like many others. She should resign Yes Yes Yes No Yes Let the police deal with the criminals. Don't keep letting them out to commit more crimes. Stop blaming the police. They are dealing with criminals the best they can 1,958 with what they have. Unsure Yes Yes No Yes Yes, how about we not defund the police. Given the rampant violence in Rochester which only seems to be increasing as of late I am glad that we have 1,960 the RPD in our community. Yes Unsure Yes No No Police need to be able to do their jobs without worrying about going to jail. They need our support now more than ever. Our community is violent and unsafe. It’s declined rapidly over the past 4 years. I’ve changed my shopping habits because I don’t feel safe anymore. I’m concerned if we tear down our police we are going to end up as another “chop” zone. We have a black mayor. Had a black chief of police. This isn’t about race anymore but safety of everyone and I’m black myself. I will be moving out of Rochester as soon as I 1,961 can. Yes Yes Yes No Yes I support the efforts of RPD to keep our streets safe. I wish the mayor would 1,962 represent a unified city government / police force. Yes No Yes Unsure Unsure Lovely Warren needs to resign immediately. If she cared about the city she 1,963 would do so and council needs to ask her to. No No No No No I would like to see the mayor and governor to back their police departments and officers instead of bashing/feeding into the radical narrative that you do now. You need to have more of a backbone and to fight back against the mob mentality and deal with reality. The Daniel Prude case is a classic example of Lovely Warren stoking the mob mentality instead of using facts and reality. The officers did a perfect job. The spit mask is breathable and they did the right thing leaving him uncovered. His body was cooking his body from the inside out. The truth is mr prude decided to use drugs and due to that fact he died. I can’t say he had mental health issues but I do know for a fact that PCP causes hallucinations and altered reality. What needs to be said in this case is it’s high time that people take personal responsibility for their actions instead of blaming officers for their loved ones death. If I could talk to the mayor I would tell her to stop feeding into the mob mentality of the woke radicals. 1)Deal in reality 2) back your officers 100% and wait for all the facts to come out before making statements 3) if facts aren’t available right away then your job is to say I will not have any comments until all evidence has been reviewed and I can comment factually to what happened. It’s disgusting that officials who should be acting like adults and Tamping down the radical theories not based on solid evidence or even worse in my opinion is the anti police sentiment. The last part of my statement to be clear is for those radical woke people that just hate the police no matter what. Thank 1,964 you for listening. Kelly No No No Yes Yes Community policing was in Rochester long before Obama ran. The communities will need encouraging to work with policing by observing and 1,966 reporting at risk events. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure
I am really disappointed in the way the mayor and the other city leaders have treated the police department. They are a scape goat for others mistakes. I would support any actions to help support the police department while 1,967 supporting the neighborhoods. I cannot understand why both can’t happen. Unsure No Yes No Yes I believe seeking guidance from outside experts will be crucial for making successful change that will have a positive impact on community and police. I believe a comparison of several outside experts is required before choosing one to move forward with. I find comfort in the existence of police but I know there are areas where change is needed. Once the changes of training and use of force and police accountability are set, I think a better effort needs to be made by the city and police to ensure community knows what the responsibility and rights of police are and what the responsibility and rights of citizens are during police/community interaction/conflict. Much is unknown to community about policing. What qualifies as interfering with investigating? What qualifies as resisting arrest? What questions during an arrest or investigation is a citizen entitled to ask? What should they ask? If you resist arrest or interfere with investigating, what force can a citizen expect? What are the first things police are seeking to accomplish upon arriving to a crime scene or investigation? What main barriers created by citizens keep them from accomplishing that? What are some of the steps police are trained to take in order to control a crime scene or gather initial information at a scene? During a traffic stop, what gives police the right to ask the driver or passengers to exit the vehicle? What rights does a citizen have to decline a search of their person? Demystifying some of these questions about policing creates transparency, and more understanding could lead to more trust and more compliancy. Maybe this education is done through the school system, free community outreach seminars or online training modules. These are just ideas but the more we educate about policing interactions and expectations and police and citizen rights, the 1,968 better relationships we will have. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Allow police departments and officers to actually enforce the laws set up by Legislation. We don't need more laws, we need the current ones enforced. The 'Bail reform' has not allowed criminals to do appropriate time in jail instead are 1,969 issued an appearance ticket! No Yes Yes No Yes 1,970 For the mayor to resign. No Yes Yes Unsure No 1,971 Require officers to live in the city. Yes Yes Yes No Yes I support defunding RPD 75 percent and reallocating this money toward the following things: Non-police emergency response Food, rent, and child care assistance After-school programs for children Jobs programs for teens Programs to help gang members and other criminals find legitimate income Improving access to healthcare, including mental health and addiction care, especially in poor neighborhoods and communities of color Gun buyback programs Safe injection sites, suboxone clinics, and needle exchanges Programs to divert offenders from the justice system and into supportive care
I also support the decriminalization of all personal drug possession. I do not believe police should be making arrests for drug possession. The city should make this a priority.
I call for the immediate removal of all chemical weapons from RPD's hands, as well as the LRAD sound cannon. Rochester police have used these to brutally attack protestors without any provocation.
I call for every piece of RPD's physical restraint training to be scrapped and rewritten. The protocols they follow should be taken from hospital psych units.
I do not support community policing. I do not want police in my neighborhood. Community policing only brings the danger of arrest closer to home. Police have very little capacity to help people and an enormous capacity to hurt people and ruin lives. Practically the only thing they're good for is arresting people. When I'm walking around, I feel less safe when I notice police.
Fuck this survey's leading questions, fuck RPD and fuck the mayor's office. Lovely Warren, Sandra 1,973 Doorley, and Mike Mazzeo should resign. Black lives matter. Yes No No Yes No RE questions 2&6: if by “independent experts” you mean the police 1,975 accountability board then yes. If you mean other police, then no. Yes Unsure Yes Yes Yes 1,976 We need to support the police so they can do their jobs Yes No Yes No No Our community will not be safe nor will it be at rest until the mayor resigns - she is a traitor and a direct threat to our liberty and our freedom - until she steps down and the police struggle in the way our public schools do, I can 1,977 only call for INSURRECTION Yes Unsure Unsure Yes No Stop throwing our police under the bus and support their efforts. Let the 1,979 majority of our police force represent the department in the public eye. No No Yes Yes Yes 1,980 New leadership at the city government level. No Yes Yes Yes Yes Please stop vilifying the police. They are good people doing an impossible 1,981 job. No No Yes No Unsure Teach criminal justice courses and police training programs in high school to get youth interested in bettering their own neighborhoods instead of us feeling obligated to rely on outsiders when we need genuine help. People 1,983 who don’t actually live in our neighborhoods do not take us seriously. Yes Yes Yes No Yes
RPD has displayed blatant abuse of force and power in our protests. I support allocating resources to support initiatives to address mental health training and resources in the police force. However, I do not support funds being used for the excess use of pepper bombs, sound guns and state police dogs used by RPD. We have a police advisory board, I do not support funding an outside agency to do what our board is capable of. That would constitute an the absurd use of taxpayer funds while undermining the leaders in our own 1,984 community for something that seems a politicized publicity stunt. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes This is one of the most poorly written surveys I have ever taken. You aren't interested in what we residents actually think. You are too busy bowing to a 1,985 few loudmouths. No No Yes No No 1,987 Stop killing black people. Thank you. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes I believe it has to come from city residents themselves. Talking to individuals who live in the city is necessary to rebuild trust. It will be a slow process, and current officials cannot do it on their own. Also, police accountability is so 1,989 critical! Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure A corrupt mayor should not be in charge of issuing surveys. Especially in 1,991 white affluent neighborhoods! No Yes Yes No Yes 1,993 People need to respect the police more. No No Unsure Unsure Unsure
There is no doubt that we need police. We also need consequences for repeat offenders. There needs to be an overhaul pertaining to choke holds and other 1,994 overuse of force. No one should ever die in police custody. Period. Yes Yes Yes No Yes This survey is a poor tool to assess the public's beliefs/feelings. Almost all of the questions are leading. Any first year data scientist would be able to catch these errors. Many of the questions are endogenous which will lead to 1,995 inaccurate or even spurious data. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I would like to see the mayor and city council to fully support the police and 1,996 their actions. Unsure Yes Yes No Yes 1,998 Residency requirement for police officers Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure
I recommend using the Human Rights Watch article, A Roadmap for Re- imagining Public Safety in the United States.
Another option is to use the ten-point plan by Campaign Zero (https://www.joincampaignzero.org/).
Also, giving this police department More money is completely unnecessary, reallocate the current funds and fix this mess!
1,999 Bye Mayor! Yes Yes Yes No Unsure 2,001 Support the blue No Yes Yes No Unsure Police should wear masks when interacting with the public. If police are responding to a shooting or another type of incident they should speak to the neighbors that come out of their houses to see what is going on, sometimes we ask questions and they ignore us. They should sit in their police cars in front of known drug houses instead of in parking lots behind empty buildings- there's no reason why they same houses have been selling drugs for decades. They should have to take diversity and social awareness trainings yearly just like teachers and other professions do. These one way streets off of Carter St turning onto Portland Ave are extremely dangerous - there are numerous blind spots when turning onto Portland Ave. Police officers should not be stationed in the front of Wegmans grocery stores, Wegmans needs to contract with a security company if they need people in uniforms in front of their store. The city should partner with RCSD to get explorer programs started to recruit more from the city. Police officers should be required to live in the city. We need police officers to be held accountable when they interact inappropriately with the public- these cops cuss people out, beat on people, and sometimes choose to decide who they want to help. A lot of times in my neighborhood cops drive unsafely - they speed, pass cars, cut people off- even when they are not responding to calls- they tailgate me sometimes and I can see they are on their computers and phones when they are driving. Just last week right in front of the Covid testing on Hudson a lady cop got sick of waiting for the car in front of her to turn and sped right around her almost hitting the lady from the covid testing 2,002 site! Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Allow the police to do their job without political interference from the 2,003 mayor’s office Yes No Yes No Unsure Disband the PAB. Let the police themselves. Internal Affairs has worked for 2,004 decades and is the bane of untrustworthy officers. No No Yes No Yes 1. This bail reform is bullshit. Our police work to make our neighborhoods safer and the politicians keep letting them back out! 2. All resources should be made readily available to RPD. You cant keep trying their hands then bitch at them for not doing anything. 3. Warren needs to step down. She's been a complete failure from day one. She does nothing to stop the riots, large gatherings that end up in murders, her nepotism knows no 2,005 bounds and her corruption is disgusting. No No Yes No Yes Back the police. Accountability for those who do not do their job or abuse the power. Maybe have a psych exam every couple years versus prior to 2,007 hiring. Stop empowering the criminals. No No Yes Yes Unsure Our community’s need to be protected from the criminals NOT THE POLICE MAYBE ADMINISTERING CLASSES FOR CRIMINALS SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND MENTAL HEALTH AND AUTHORITY . Our police force is more than capable of protecting all of our communities from the people that are destroying our city , if you let them do their job and intervene but support them maybe we would all be in a better place - can’t teach a criminal to be better at what they do can you ??? But you think you need to teach a police officer to be better ?? Backwards .. retire or leave Warren Rochester NY is better without 2,008 you No No No No No BLM™ must be invoiced for the damage it has caused in the Rochester area; this internationally funded organization is a racist group that HATES black people, using them as pawns in its Marxist revolution which seeks to divide us all, create chaos, violence, division. Mary Lupien is compromised, as she receives funds from this organization, and she must resign immediately as 2,010 she does not serve the interests of Rochester, NY. No No Unsure Unsure Unsure I think there needs to be changed in the police Union as well. The current leadership in the organization does not see a need or willingness for change 2,011 in the mindset of the police. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2,012 WE NEED OUR POLICE No No Yes Yes Yes We certainly MUST have a police department and we need to provide them with thorough and effective training for all the duties we tell them to 2,014 perform. This includes those with mental health problems!!! Unsure Yes Yes No Yes Fire the mayor, she’s an idiot, leave the RPD Alone, live someplace else, Wd 2,015 don’t want You here No No Yes No Unsure 2,016 A police athletic and mentor league Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes Please support our police. They are doing a great job. They need more 2,017 support and less ridicule from the community leaders. No No No No Yes I have many ideas about police reform and was excited to have a forum in which to share them. Unfortunately this is not an honest attempt to assess community opinion and solicit ideas for reform but an attempt to manipulate us into unwittingly provide data to justify what the current administration wants. This is more than an inept survey and speaks volumes about the current administration and its tactics. This is the last straw for me. This is disgusting and no change in BAU is in sight. This is shameful and I am No No No No No 2,018 truly angry. This is not a mistake it's now a pattern. Response Response Response Response Response You need more Social Workers aimed towards helping kids and teens who seem to be headed towards a criminal path... cops stopping to play 2,022 basketball on the streets with random kids isn't going to do anything. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 2,025 Increase the size of the police force No Unsure Yes No Unsure
2,026 Shut down racist BLM No No No No No Question 5 is very vague about giving the chief money. I’d need specifics on what the money is used for in order to answer. I think we need to hold criminals accountable as well as crooked cops. We need strict penalties for covering up crooked cops or cops covering for each other or turning a blind eye. No more boys club type thing. The criminals need to be held accountable though and that’s the bottom line and equally across the board. We need to back the police when they arrest bad people instead of trying to get bad people off and back on the streets. Why are we so focused on bad police and not the bad criminals. We have illegal guns on the street and people getting caught and little happens to them. Then innocent people get killed. Where’s the justice for them and their families but we want to focus on how the cop hit the criminal with the illegal gun when they arrested them for killing an innocent person. Y’all need to check yourself and while you do, get rid of lovely warren because she’s the main problem. She’s been corrupt since her 1st week in office hiring her uncle. The list goes on with her 2,030 corruption and poor decision making. She’s got to go!! No No Yes Yes Unsure we do not need a police reform, we need a community that follows the law. When they can not do that then need to follow orders. Follow orders and 2,031 nothing bad happens. Unsure No No No Yes
Do not reform the police give them more funding to give better relationships 2,033 with the community and more funding on programs of de-escalation. No No Yes Unsure Unsure Defund the Police. You cannot fix a system that is working exactly as it was designed. The people (Our Black Activist Leaders who have outlined police reform and their demands), not the Mayor, not WilmerHale or any outside agency, need to be in charge of the process of defunding the RPD and creating the systems in its place that benefit and encourage safe housing, 2,034 good education, equity and benefit our poorest neighbors. No No No No No I think we need to allocate money from the RPD fund to community projects and to our parks to give people more things to enjoy, create jobs, and 2,035 preserve this great city! Yes Yes Unsure Yes Unsure They need to defuse the problem not make it bigger, you guys need to have 2,036 people who live in the city work in the city Yes Yes No No No The lawlessness in the city will keep me from visiting or doing business in the city. I'm glad when I make it through 490 without interference. I have absolutely no idea why bad behavior is tolerated or encouraged. No more 2,038 season tickets for hockey, concerts, or dinning out for us. No No Yes Unsure Unsure Fire lovley Warren!!! She is corrupt and there is more racial tension in Rochester then ever before. Rochester is no longer safe due to lovley Warren's inability to govern on the right side of the law. It is no longer safe to take a family to an event at the blue cross arena or to the museum. Red wing stadium for a baseball game is even dangerous, eating dinner at an outdoor venue is down right scary without being armed. ROCHESTER IS ON THE LIST 2,040 OF DANGEROUS PLACES TO LIVE!!!! Wake up time for a change. No No No No Yes 1) RPD must get rid of all military type weaponry. This includes armored vehicles and automatic weapons. 2) no RPD officer with less than 10 years experience should be allowed to carry a lethal weapon of any sort. 3) carrying of any sort of weapon (including “non-lethal”) should be permitted / required for only a subset of carefully vetted, highly trained and experienced officers. 4) new recruits should be extensively trained in all manner of conflict resolution and de-escalation. Their primary training should be in the principles of community policing, social work, and psychology. For new recruits, there should be ZERO training in physical aspects of restraint. You read that correctly: do NOT train NEW recruits to even touch a citizen. 5) every effort should be made to create a work environment and training trajectory which will actively discourage the application/interest of those with our current traditionalist policing mentality that generally selects for individuals with a fascination in physical force and—very honestly—a fascination with weapons. 6) strike a deal with the people of Rochester: we the people will pay for the community police stations IF the police commit to real change —- and show that change first. The next contract negotiation must be blunt and hardcore: salaries and wages will be cropped to recover 10 fold the impact of overtime in 2020 and loss of business within the city due to the RPDs self-interested propaganda portraying our neighborhoods as war zones. 7) officers may not wear or carry any non-standard clothing while on duty. This includes specifically “blue lives matter” and other components of propaganda. 8) officers must be proud of their work—to the extent that they are never unwilling to be identified. If a uniformed officer feels that he or she can not be trusted to behave in a manner that will cause he/she to want to hide his/her identity, that person must resign from he RPD.
I think you may get the point: I am mad. I am boiling with anger. You would be too if you saw these over armed thugs attack your high school aged kids. And then I discussed it with the nice officer the next day who explained to me that the crowd was “communists and antifa”— I wish I had a recording.
The RPD scares me. Really. I’ve watched them at work. And I’m a middle aged white guy.
This is not time to be polite or take half measures. We have an immense and an expensive problem: the RPD is being used as a jobs program for white guys from the suburbs whose own towns won’t hire them 2,041 (you know how true that is—don’t try to wave that off) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Get that bitch Lovely Warren the fuck out of office, support our law 2,042 enforcement officers, and get some competent leadership for our city. No No No No No
The way that the entire police acted during and in the wake of Daniel Prude's death, as well as their complete overreaction to peaceful protesting shows they don't deserve the $100 million in budget a year. Give that money to RCSD and build community mental health programs. I know you're likely just 2,043 an intern but you have to admit this entire survey stinks to high heaven. Yes Unsure No Yes No - Listen to experts like Mike Mazzeo. - Hate less. - Be a leader and put a stop to the violence and anarchy in our community. - I suggest the new chief, yourself and the media drive with the police for one month and see what they encounter. - The police are not the enemy! 2,044 - God bless them for being there when we need them. Unsure No Yes No Unsure If you allocate a certain amount of funds from the RPD’s budget, and put the money towards community initiatives such as education, mental health services, parks, and other programs in the city, I believe the city would be a 2,045 safer, more prosperous place. Yes Yes Unsure Yes Unsure 2,046 Fire the mayor. Yes Unsure Yes Unsure No Periodic meetings with suburban police departments for exchange of ideas 2,047 and updates on current problems and possible solutions. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
All officers should be enrolled in Brazilian jiu-jitsu to ensure proper use of force without harming someone.
Officers should also be subject to yearly physical tests. It should mimic the physical test they needed to pass in order to become an officer.
Counseling and physiological therapy should be a mandatory requirement of each officer, and shall be done twice a month for a minimum of an hour with a licensed therapist. The topics shall NOT be shared with employer UNLESS it 2,048 shows a REAL threat to harm others. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Crime is running rampant in the city, thanks to officials lack of enforcing existing laws . Shootings stabbings assaults are so common now that they are only briefly covered in the media. A crime wave has taken over our city. Those arrested for illegal weapons are back on the street, I know because I’ve seen it. Police no longer enforce traffic violations and it is the norm for drivers not to have insurance or licenses. The police reforms proposed will lead to 911 policing: reacting to crimes after they occur rather than prevention by enforcing laws. This happened in 70’s and through the 80’s in NYC. Crime became such a large issue business and people moved away from NYC, real estate values investment and tax revenue plummeted. NYC nearly declared bankruptcy and the same scenario is just beginning in Rochester. There used to be consequences for breaking the law, but no longer . High end housing restaurants entertainment and the arts will never recover with unrestrained crime. The city indirectly is doing its best to promote urban sprawl by taking weak stand on crime. The East end was once vibrant entertainment area, even before the pandemic it was becoming an area to avoid. After the local riots this summer I now carry a legal handgun with me at all times, since I can no longer rely on local officials to protect myself and family. Shortly I hope to be in position to move as far as possible from my 2,049 current urban location. RIP City of Rochester No Unsure No No Yes 2,050 #2 RASE was supposed to respond to governors order . What happened? Yes No Yes No Yes 2,052 Arrest the officers that killed Daniel Prude! Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure These questions are too vague. I expect more transparency in any plans for 2,053 police reform. No Yes Yes No Unsure 2,054 End bail reform No No Yes Yes Yes 2,055 Better crime mapping across the county. Yes Unsure No No Unsure Please stop tying the hands of the police and giving criminals inappropriate leeway and zero punishment for offenses. When there aren’t any consequences, limits will be pushed and tested. You have certainly been tested and you didn’t rise. How many days and nights are we going to watch our city and community be destroyed while police are being told to stand down. Why??? Why the hell are they being told to stand down while they are being physically attacked? When did that become the protocol ? Would you have that restraint in their position? I wouldn’t. They have literally protected YOU. Just stop. Police risk their lives every single day for complete strangers and sacrifice their personal and family time to serve and protect. Handle and punish those officers that act inappropriately, criminally, and against the oath they swore to. Do NOT punish all officers for the actions of others. Just as you would expect and appreciate your management and authority figures to have your back, have the backs of the officers that deserve it, and they are the majority, that are truly serving our city and communities. Stop allowing the criminals, radicals, and those that incite to destroy our city, community, and sense of humanity to continue to create further division and to run our city and communities. I thought in your leadership position, you ran the city. You don’t. You handed that over to the criminals. You did that. This approach of throwing thee most important people in our community under the bus is appalling and you should be ashamed of yourself, but you have no shame. Who are YOU going to call if someone comes to harm you? If I were in the shoes of these officers after how they’ve been treated, I’d have an extremely difficult time putting my life on the line for you when you couldn’t even be there to protect them against all of the attacks they have faced. There is no sense of consequence or law. You’re a coward that has bent and folded in half letting criminals dictate everything while deflecting everything from yourself and blaming all law enforcement . A true leader can and DOES speak to the actions of her people and does not fold under pressure. You are not a leader and you should not be involved in any type of reform in any 2,056 capacity. Back the officers up. The majority are amazing. No No Yes No Yes We need to send the police out in full force to arrest anyone who is breaking 2,057 the law, a zero tolerance policy is needed to keep our city safe. Yes No Yes No No 2,058 Close all bar at 9pm Yes No No Yes No Abolish the police force in full. Stop allowing overtime. Create an independent citizens board to review body cam footage regularly. More 2,062 audits of police. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 2,063 I support the Police Accountability Board. Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Rescind the Bail Relief Act and keep criminals locked up instead of releasing 2,064 them back to the streets where they re-offend ! No No Yes No Unsure We desperately need a neighborhood watch on our street and police cameras the new lights make the street to dark and crime is increasingly becoming a problem here. The response time is to slow or not as all. So we 2,065 have to defend ourselves. Yes No Yes No Yes Let them do their job, which is to enforce the law. Obeying the law is not 2,066 negotiable. Ordering the police to "stand down" is counterproductive. No No Unsure Unsure Yes Arrest the murders that killed Daniel Prude He deserves justice No No No No No 2,067 Defund RPD by 50%, put more resources into the community. Response Response Response Response Response 2,068 Only hire city residents for all city jobs!! Yes Yes Unsure Yes Yes All after dark hours, all patrol units should be a 2 officer patrol. Add more 2,070 Sergeants to the road to have a commanding response to stress calls. Yes Unsure Yes No Yes I think its important to focus on systems change within RPD and local justice systems. Many police training techniques have caused death to unarmed citizens. Policies and procedures in place that are barriers particularly toward the black amd Brown community. More trainings equity, equality mental health, and substance abuse. RPD should also have departments that specialize in the areas mentioned. Cultural competency is truly needed 2,072 across the board. Yes Yes Yes No Yes We cannot defund our police departments without the community suffering as a result. We need more police officers with the best equipment to protect 2,073 our citizens. No No No Yes Yes 2,074 There is no confidence in the mayor. She should resign. No No Yes No Yes
2,075 No No No No No No I want More focus on protection of citizens and de-escalation vs violence and force. Police seem to have a lot of fear, maybe rotate desk time with time out in the community. More social workers!!! Hire and pay well social workers. Stop enabling men who want to be violent and racist by employing them as 2,076 police officers Yes Yes Unsure Yes Yes Let the Police, police. Get a real Police Chief.
2,077 . No No Yes No No When a man is naked in Rochester in March, there is no time to sit around and make jokes about him. Cuff him, put something over his head if you need to, give him a blanket and put him in a police car with the heat on until you 2,079 can safely transfer him to jail or a hospital. Do not murder him. Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Unsure La'Ron Singletary was a great police chief, with a good reputation. The Mayor ridiculed and disrespected him in public. The mayor's idea to have a panel, that she picked, to review the police actions is against state law. A panel created by the people of the city to review the Mayor's actions would be 2,080 appreciated. No No Yes No No There needs to be transparency of police records and actions. The current gang violence is out of control. Certain neighborhoods are 2,082 recurrent sites of violence. Please ask the elders how to respond. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Get new leadership and get rid of Mayor Lovely Warren! Someone needs to 2,083 take control of our city before it is to late! Yes No Yes No No
1. Yes, That each officer in the line of duty have (training / classes Monthly) on why do they feel threaten or is this the (word) I could use to justify my inhumane actions towards an unarmed/none threatening/medical person, especially (Men of color) ...
Also in this training/class really ask if I've been "Called"/Job to be Men/Women of Authority-(Protect and Serve) in a area of town/where I (view) people of color , less them (Human) so treat them less then (Human) I here these words to often ( I felt threaten) when it comes to unarmed/no threatening/ medical person , especially when it comes to (Men of Color)
The reason why I say this... I Never heard or read in the paper about a Firefighter working in an area of town where they (view) people of color unworthy to (rescue and serve) or treat them any less then (Human) when they are called to a house fire, car accident etc.. These Men/Women understand that they have been entrusted with a High "Calling"/Job to (Serve and Rescue) ALL HUMANS !!
I Honor , Respect and pray for all Authority who understand that they have been entrusted with the authority from their (employer, the community your serving/protecting; But most of all "The God" who gave you the authority to serve & protect "ALL HUMANS"
2,084 Thank you for your Service!!! Yes Yes Yes No Yes Citizens need to be held accountable for their behavior and lack of respect to law enforcement. Bail reform is NOT working. Government needs to back 2,085 the police No No Yes Yes Unsure 2,086 The mayor is a cesspool of lies and needs to resign immediately. No No No No No This survey being open to the suburbs is a direct affront to all city residents and completely invalidates any results from this heavily flawed and paper- thin survey. The PAB should be fully supported and all ties with the Locust Club need to be reviewed and restricted immediately. Shame on the city for 2,088 lazily producing such an ineffective and suburban-pandering "survey". Yes Yes Unsure Yes Unsure 2,089 Support the Police. No No Yes No No I strongly agree with an outside agency conducting the review. But I feel it needs to go further than the police department. There needs to be reform 2,090 from the bottom up or at least a look at policy and procedure. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Equity, diversity, bias, privilege, community-building required training for 2,091 police officers. Increase diversity of police force. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2,092 Not at this time. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure 2,094 Back the blue and arrest the thugs and race baiting anarchists No No No Unsure No Police need to be held accountable more. This means having an outside group take a look at how police are behaving and treating citizens, whether they are arrested or not. They need to not have quotas for arrests or tickets. 2,095 They need to not go looking for trouble and stop racial profiling. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Police men and women are asked to do more than simply encore the law in their every day duties. The first thing that needs to be done is to talk to those boots on the ground and ask what they need to do their jobs at the best of their ability. They do excellent work every day and are not given enough 2,096 resources to properly conduct many tasks. No No Yes No Yes The mayor needs to be behind the police force. Its so evident that she is tying their hands in responding to the protesting, and the issues we are having in the city. If she stood behind the officers, then it would show unity to fixing issues. Instead it makes her look weak, and indecisive. And the city is in an 2,097 uproar. No No Yes No No Abolish the appearance ticket and hold offenders accountable and let the 2,098 judge determine who should be held and who should be ROR! Unsure No No No No The PAB-Police Accountability Board should be involved with police department review of policy and procedures.
Also, the officers that murdered Daniel Prude should be fired, arrested and 2,099 prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Besides supporting the mayor’s suggested residency requirement, investing in social services and poverty eradication rather than policing will make our 2,100 community safer. Yes Unsure Unsure Yes No
There needs to be more outreach for mental health within ALL communities and a much better partnership between RPD and people who specialize in mental health. You cannot send one without the other to help people experiencing a mental health crisis. There needs to be a much larger focus on addiction and drug use within our communities. Public education should begin to explore such topics with our youth and use RPD to teach educators what is currently popular on the street. RPD might also be utilized to answer student questions around this topic. I would like to see more involvement with RPD in public schools- not in a disciplinary role, but as individuals who know what goes on in the streets and can answer kids questions. It might be powerful for our youth to see the same officer in their school as the one who walks down their street and knows their Mom. 2,102 The circle of Family, RPD and public education MUST be tighter. No No Yes Unsure Yes 2,103 More funding for police and stronger bail policies to stop added crime. No Unsure Yes No Yes 2,105 Let the police do their job, crime in the city is out of control. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Our current mayor has lost credibility and the respect of our citizens. While she lives in the city she doesn’t send her own kids to city schools. If she 2,106 doesn’t trust city schools why should our citizens. No No Yes Yes No Police should have an annual mental health checkup that is NOT looked at as 2,107 a stigma. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 2,108 Step down from office, Mayor Warren. No No No Yes No Yes LET UTILIZE OUR COMMUNITY IN THE EFFORTS TO COMMUTLIZE THE SAFTY 2,112 OF OUŔ COMMUNITY.WITH EDUCATION & LOVE ASE O Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Quit having the police be social workers ...enforce the laws ,make arrests and enforce traffic laws ....that's why police are called law enforcement....to enforce the law not to be social workers and push a Democrat political 2,114 agenda...... No No Yes Yes Yes The police are grossly overworked & understaffed. They should not be responding to constant mental health calls, overdoses, etc. They are doing a wonderful job. The city needs to initiate PARENTING classes to teach individuals how to be good role models to their own children & be involved in their upbringing so we have less shootings and addictions. Let the police do what they were trained to do and stop making them take on the role of mental health counselor, social worker, and parent to everyone 2,115 while getting all the brunt of the bad press. Yes Unsure Yes No Yes The Police are not the problem . An officer lost his site when he was stabbed in the eyes by a person with mental problems . It's not going to work and somebody is going to get hurt . I worked at 911 for 30 years that's why I 2,116 know this . Good luck No No Yes No No Only allow police who've lived within the city & understands the city to enforce & be police in the city. Outside officers come into the city & are trigger happy because of fear & not understanding. Someone who has lived 2,117 through it can better read & handle situations. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure I would love to see the mayor respect our police department...perhaps she No No No No 2,118 should do a ride along for a week to see what it's like to be a LEO ! Unsure Response Response Response Response 2,119 Brighton No Yes Yes No Yes Give Police the equipment and man power needed to handle the ritors that 2,121 are causing havoc in the streets and expressways without restrictions. No No Yes No Yes 2,122 Arrest, charge & convict the officers that killed Daniel Prude Yes Unsure No Yes Unsure Mayor needs to start being more pro police then anti police. She never has supported them or been involved. She is just as much of a problem as the 2,124 police itself No Unsure No No No Do not defund the police. Hire more police. Give police officers a substantial raise. Keep their families safe and respected by those they serve. Provide more training to police officers. Require residency in the City of Rochester for police officers. Do not take police out of schools. Increase police youth programs, like volunteering and training opportunities for youth while in high school similar to vocational electives, and mentorship programs. Frequent amnesty days for turning in illegal firearms. Provide opportunities for police to do community work at libraries or community centers, such as home safety trainings, provide more opportunities for residents to meet police officers in positive ways. Crisis Intervention Services should be called by police to come into a situation after it has been assessed as a mental health crisis. Dealing with a drug user who is intoxicated is not a mental crisis if the person is causing harm to himself and or others, safety comes first. If the person arrested is found naked and intoxicated, police should call the family member immediately to inform his relative has been found and needs clothes and why is taken into custody, it should not be police responsibility to clothe them, they are not social services. If the person has no family then a public health employee or social services, or non profit organization partnering with the police should be called to assist. The person should still be held accountable for their actions. Teach again in the City School District to respect police and ways to honor their service. City kids see a lot of drama and experience a lot of trauma and parents should be held accountable, and not blame others for the choices they make or play victim of racism. More welfare will remove parents sense of 2,126 responsibility. If you want racial diversity in the police department start with today's youth. No Yes Yes No Yes I feel answers to these above are pointed in one direction, and I am not able to indicate my answer. It may be none of the above, and does not allow 2,127 response. Unsure No Yes Unsure Yes Let them do their jobs and not be attacked while still trying to protect citizens. Let those who have differing opinions participate in ride alongs. The city needs to champion support of overall respect for its citizens and for 2,131 police. Lock up repeat offenders - stop supporting bail reform! No No Yes No No Real reform starts at the top. Lovely Warren, please do the right thing and 2,133 resign. Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Yes Our mayor must respect the police officers and encourage our residents to do so also. She must stop tying their hands from doing their job. Having officers in schools and neighborhoods would let people get to know the officers and build positive relationships. We also need to hold people accountable for their actions. Cuomo’s bail reform is making our city dangerous with repeat offenders. A consequence =a lesson. No consequence = repeat offenders. We need a leader who can lead in a respectful, honest, fair 2,142 manner. Sadly, that is not the mayor we have. No No Yes No Yes We don't need police reform. We need cultural reform. There is no respect or tolerance for anyone in this city. The disgusting illegal behavior running 2,144 rampant in our city needs to be stopped. Let the police do their jobs! No Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Stop putting resources into the police.
I recommend using the Human Rights Watch article, A Roadmap for Re- imagining Public Safety in the United States (https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/08/12/roadmap-re-imagining-public- safety-united-states).
Another option is to use the ten-point plan by Campaign Zero No No No No 2,146 (https://www.joincampaignzero.org/). Yes Response Response Response Response Strengthen & fund PAB. Immediate and transparent PAB review of all footage where officer uses deadly force along with officer suspension. Guilty until proven innocent. Weekly community briefings from police chief. Police should have some connection to the neighborhoods they serve. City police should not live outside city limits. Mandated & extensive racial sensitivity training to be renewed bi-annually. Same or similar educational requirements as nurses, teachers i.e.: 2+ years job training, annual renewal of 2,147 certifications, mandatory professional development. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2,151 We need more officers out there. No No Yes No Yes We have asked our police to be social worker. The public is generally hostile to anyone that says what you can and can not do. Police are not a judge they are to enforce. They need to show empathy. No need for force after they are cuffed. People can protest along they don't threaten me or my family. I expect police to protect me and reply to my requests. I also expect my elected officials to respect and support our department. We need a unified nonbias leadership your job is to lead with a sensible thoughts. Not with your heart. Your decisions should be equal to everyone. And the public must learn to respect others and take responsibility for decisions either good or a poor decision. And these decisions should have a consequences. People need to feel safe to build strong businesses and neighborhoods. Many places in our great city is not safe.and safety is something that comes from people respecting others not thinking of just one person. Please do something for everyone not just a few. Police are a necessity without them old young and ones at risk will suffer the most. When you don't enforce rules everyone suffers. People will move to places that give them a feeling of safety. You have 2,152 to protect to have a city grow and flourish. Yes No Yes No Yes Have police walk our streets. They should live where they work. No more building buildings for them in our neighborhoods. Utilize what we have 2,153 remodel a house to meet a building need. Yes Yes Yes Yes No Please reform this organization. Their leaders across the country are 2,154 dangerous. They need to be trained to not feel above citizens. Thank you. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2,156 No Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 2,157 The police accountability board should be doing the review. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Stop undercutting the police officers in the name of saving your own political skin. 50 years of your one party rule have destroyed a once great city and have us noted now for riots, violent crime, bad schools, and increasing flight to the suburbs. Will the last taxpayer fleeing the city, please turn out the lights. We 2,158 have become Detroit. Unsure No Yes No Yes Yes, not caving in to criminals and letting police do their jobs. What is the 2,160 incidence of real issues? Super low. This is political drama. No No Unsure No No If an officer or officers kill any body they should get charged like everyone 2,161 else. Unsure No Yes Yes No 2,162 End qualified immunity. De-militarize the police. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure I think the PAB needs to have a representative of someone who is elderly, handicapped & Native American. Oh & someone who does NOT make over $30,000.00 a year. 2,165 Someone who know what living the lower class(as it is called) like is Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes I would like full transparency along with complete improvement between the City of Rochester and the RPD. There are so many conflicting "stories" of "who knew what and when" that the community has lost face in believing 2,167 anyone. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Fire, arrest, and charge the police officers involved in the murder of Daniel 2,168 prude Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
stop the police from all protecting bad or unfit officers, also no more police courtesy family and friends, I know about the fight between the GREECE and city cop over a ticket give to a family member. we know more than you think. office should have been arrested or fired ,this needs to stop. when the police are watching the people are watching back & we see a lot but never 2,169 here any thing. also the union you do not need a union if your not honest. Yes No Yes Yes Yes 2,172 Not at this time Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Mayor and her people need to resign. Too much drama in city and she does 2,174 nothing about it Yes Yes Unsure Yes Unsure I’m newish to the area. Transplant from Midwest. Social work background and my father is a retired cop/investigator of 25 years. I feel like I’m pretty capable of valuing both sides when it comes to opinions on policing. However the wording of these questions is VERY leading, seems biased, seems “run-on” ish and makes it difficult for someone to truthfully respond because they can be difficult to understand. I highly suggest you create a new survey with simpler questions that aren’t leading... if someone had to create a survey at the college level for a project or assignment/research these questions would never be approved. Very misleading. Mayor and all her people must go. Rcsd people need to go too. Laying off people because of the red mistakes now another $200,000,000 deficit? Really? Why isn’t the mayor asked where the money is? No one does anything about it except 2,175 layoffs Unsure Unsure Unsure No No 2,177 Repeal Bail Reform and let the Police do their job No No Yes Unsure Yes Crisis intervention specialists can make a big difference as a-pose to police officers responding to mental and drug related calls for non violent 2,178 individuals or after an individual has been subdued. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Immediately go back to neighborhood police stations or substations. Police stations NEED to be in every neighborhood. Two officers per car. Two officers on team foot patrols. Support the officers in their job. Take control of the police department AWAY from the mayor. There is a huge conflict of 2,179 interest here. No Yes Yes No Yes 2,180 Mental health facilities for emergency instead of emergency room. Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Yes Clean up North Clinton! A simple drive down the street you can see open air 2,181 drug activity. Mayor should resign. Support our police!! Yes Yes No No Yes It's a slap I'm the black community face for all white cops to patrol area. they only come in when someone dies you asked all the wrong questions right now . blacks want reparations) we don't want to hear nothing else. all the killings will stop when the wealth gap is closed or it will get worse at this point nothing going to work for community. you as local politicians should be fighting to pass reparations to close the wealth gap or blacks will just stop voting Democrat the party hasn't done nothing for blacks. welfare isn't working they give it out and take it back section 8 don't work for the black community anymore because no landlord in Rochester n.y is willing to except the voucher (fact) you work for us the community all of these programs failed the black community is why their is so much violence cops are to the point where they hate when they have to show up to black communities that's why they rather just shoot us we are considered a underclass it's nothing for the youth job sites programs stop hiding certificate jobs like the c.n.a programs etc. put it in community so blacks can get employed e.o.c and heart st is not working the waiting list can't employ a black man tomorrow. that's why we are calling for reparations you will be surprised how many blacks will turn their backs on democrats on election day 80 percent blacks are turning Republican or independent it's a movement that just started this is how u solve the problem we are targeted by police pulling us over for nothing most blacks have licenses and the cost of living in the inner city has gotten out of control the city is segregated 14607,14610,14618 wont except section 8 vouchers single mothers that works to support their children they want safe areas for the kids not all blacks want to live in shooting zones we are scared most working blacks like myself have good credit and 3 times the rent which stereo types racism toward a single mom with kids the police just happens to take the blame for all these black problems that can be solved if the local politicians stop stealing housing funding etc. your stealing from the community we will vote u out in November we are tired of the demacrats we was so loyal to u you have failed the black 2,183 community No No No No No Engage the people. Also this survey should have been written in plain language. A lot of the wording was confusing even for someone that holds a B.A., additionally, you asked questions that deserved a second option in 2,185 order to decide if the one presented was acceptable. Yes Unsure Yes Unsure Unsure 2,186 Annual conventions and school visits. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Abolish the Rochester police department and fuck 12. Defund the police and 2,190 refund Rochester. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure More city resident recruitment, officer residency, anti-racism training to 2,191 name a few. Yes No Yes Yes Yes Better training related to police being actively non-racist. Enlisting various types of professionals that are also authoritative to assist in calls that don’t pertain to immediate arrest or crime. For example, domestic disputes or domestic abuse cases, situations involving children, homeless, etc. Holding officers ACCOUNTABLE for their actions. Treating them as employees to a job - if you royally mess up, then you’re fired. Period. Spending less money on riot gear and using said funds for training or reallocating it to the RCSD, which 2,192 desperately needs funding. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2,193 Yes, break up the drug dealers. Yes Yes Yes No Yes The police are scared to do their jobs. I’m afraid to go downtown or go out to eat bc of the rioters. I want police to arrest people who cause trouble. I want to feel safe. Please stop all this “everyone is racist” bullsh!t and just let the 2,194 police police. No No Yes No No
Because of the The Mayor never support the police. This gives others the thought to ignore instruction from police because the Mayor doesn't respect police helping to escalate simple situation. This City has spent more money going from neighborhood police stations to larger stations over the last 30 years. Every Mayor has switched from one to the other. Make FIt or Facet available 24 hours . You can hear the frustration in officers voices when they call for their help , and told there off duty most of the time nights and weekends. They have to be available 24/7!!! Same with the animal control. Not real smart to send a police car and armed officer to catch a loose dog. But again dog catchers don't work nights or weekend's One other item. Bring back the mounted patrols down the street and motorcycle patrols. You get more one on one inter action with police and citizens when they used to be used .Children use to love seeing them coming down streets. Which cut 2,195 some fears. No Yes Yes Yes Unsure Clearly there needs to be external review, Clearly police need to not be the ones to respond to mental health crises. Police need to be trained as they No 2,196 were in the days of Eric Weaver, not the current half baked training. Yes Unsure Yes Yes Response 2,197 14617 No No No Yes Unsure you want to send in a mental health crisis person for drug problems and mental problems? The police put up with A LOT of crap from these people that I do not think a mental health crisis person would ever be able to handle without being able to protect themselves. You act like all police are bad, you act like they all did something wrong. You had 7 officers at Daniel Prudes death but how many were actually involved in holding him down? You had 200 people at a part where 2 people were killed but none of those bystanders who did nothing to help their friends were blasted all over the media. Lovely 2,198 Warren hates white people and police and it is very obvious. Unsure Yes No No No 2,199 Remove the mayor from office. She’s a threat to our community. Yes No Yes No Yes The infrastructure of the city is falling apart adding to the mindset of hopelessness and depression which in turn adds to crime and anger. Cleanup 2,201 our neighborhoods! Yes Yes Yes No Yes It is clear that city cops don't care. If you live in a rougher neighborhood, and need assistance, you are treated like you don't matter. A complete overhaul 2,202 is required. Yes Yes No Unsure Unsure Politicians destroyed the agency, keep them out of the attempt at reform. 2,206 They are a cancer on the city. Yes Yes Unsure Yes Yes Cut the police force in half and put the money into mental health and de- 2,208 escalation training Yes Yes Yes No Yes 2,210 Do not defund the police Yes No Yes Yes Unsure Stop bringing politics into the police department. Our city council is useless except for Willie Lightfoot. The rest react to a minority instead of the 2,215 majority. It's not all about so called police reform. Unsure No Yes No No I live in the 14609 Norton/Goodman area, I do my share of walking every day and see LESS of a Police presence in the area patrolling, are they in other areas of the city?? In regards to Ques # 5 are you saying that the Police and the Chief all this time don't have resources to do the job, but now you will see to it that they have them??? And as for the Mayor, Miss Warren let the Police do there jobs. leave them alone !!!! When people break the law, the charges against then should NOT be dropped, let them sit in JAIL, you are sending the wrong message to them that they can get away with doing wrong 2,216 on our streets !! Unsure No Yes Unsure Yes Police should have better training requirement for trainees, including community outreach and cultural sensitivity training with actual human interaction with the community members that they serve. These trainings should be required annually, but as of now, they should be required at a 6month or quarterly basis, given the current crisis. There should external and internal audits on these trainings and should be publicly available. Officers shall lose their job if they missed these required trainings.
Community outreach and participations between the community members amd police will help create a better understanding and trust among us between the residents and the police departments. Hopefully create opportunities for our residents to consider career as police offices to server 2,217 their community. Yes Unsure No No Unsure I believe this survey should only be offered to City residents. Now we are allowing these suburban people to interfer again. They have wasted enough of our money and time. Please don't waste any money on outside agencies. 2,218 Let our new chief and the police do their jobs. No No Yes No Unsure
Have the Mayr step down, she is racist and has no clue on what she is doing. 2,219 Why for the last two weeks have we not seen the new Police Chief or Mayor?? No No No No No Defund RPD. Mayor Warren resign. Invest in the communities. At the very least require city residence for the officers. Stop polling the pearl-clutching 2,220 suburbs. Yes Yes No Yes No 2,221 Where do we begin.. No No Yes Unsure No How about people stop breaking the law so they don’t have to have contact with police. How about they comply with law enforcement when they do have contact. 2,223 Let’s work on black on black crimes not blame the police for everything. Yes No Yes No No Yes. This is not a police problem. It's a criminal problem. No more catch & release. Get rid of bail reform. Lock these creeps up. How about people obey the law & the police. Get rid of Lovely Warren, the new chief & reinstate chief Singletary & his staff. Get rid of the PAB. Stop hating police! Stop paroling criminals. Tell the truth on all these matters. Stop making the criminals the victims. Stop these ridiculous protests by BLM who hate. 2,227 Remember DONT DO THE CRIME, IF YOU CANT DO THE TIME. No No Yes No Yes 2,228 More police presence in more areas. Yes Yes Yes No Yes The RPD does an incredible job and need to have the community behind 2,229 them. The reform I would choose is to give them all a raise; they deserve it. No Unsure Yes Unsure Yes Keep up with and eliminate drug houses and gang activity, that is largely ignored by the residents of the area. This activity becomes a norm at a point 2,230 and people just become indifferent to its existence. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes, leave police work up to the police. Hire top police echelon from within the ranks, they have the experience and knowledge to properly manage their personnel. Outsider's without experience or knowledge of the RPD should be 2,232 prevented from being hired. No No No No No Support police please! Sometimes I wish they all would just resign. They get 2,233 little down time, treated with such disrespect Yes No Yes No Unsure Black Lives Do Matter and the community needs to help reduce violence in the city by supporting the police. This requires trust and will take some time 2,234 to develop. Yes Yes Yes No Yes There are models in other cities with response by a mental health team that seem to be working to a point- I would put these examples out often In many ways to convince those stuck in old thoughts that this can work and be safe 2,237 for both sides Unsure Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No 2,238 Defund the police. Response Response Response Response Response Re question 6, DOJ review should be accomplished and recommendations 2,240 considered and implemented with input from PAB and RASE. Yes Yes Yes No Yes 2,241 End the BLM protests No No Yes No Yes The police need support!! I do believe training and neighborhood bonding is important and we do need better quality mental health care and policies but the police need support from the community and the city government. Our city is ravaged with crime and our police are getting beat down daily. You couldn't pay me enough to do their jobs! You cannot expect things to 2,242 improve without giving proper accommodations and support to them. No Yes Yes No Yes The current and past situations that have occurred are the result of some bad choices by officers who were incompetent or improperly trained. In nearly all cases the person being arrested attempted to interrupt the Officer from performing his sworn duty. Citizens must be educated at home, in school, in community programs, and by peers that you obey an Officer and not be the 2,243 person escalating the situation. No Yes No No No Hire more police officers and allow them to do their jobs. As of late, criminals have more rights than law abiding citizens. Also, need mandatory arrest for shoplifting. No more appearance tickets as that's a gateway to a 2,245 larger life of crime. No Yes Yes No Yes 2,246 Hire a real police chief and not a friend of the Mayor No No Yes No No Hire more police and have arrest the people that break the laws. There are to many "people" breaking the laws and the mayor is saying that it is ok. Start 2,248 using force when "people" don't listen or obey the laws. Yes No Yes No Yes The city has a problem with accountability. Blaming the police is not the answer. You can not solve a problem when you are not able to define what it 2,249 is. No No Yes No No
Review the RPD contract. That is why police are not held accountable, too 2,251 many protections that allow them to get away with murder, police brutality Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes We need the PAB, we need to stop building new police stations, we need to hold police officers accountable for their actions, we need to abolish the police unions because they do not support the populace, and every patrol car should have 1 police officer and 1 mental health worker in it. Police should live in the areas they patrol and basic common sense should be used to weed out racist, homophobic, and/or misogynist officers because they work against the community instead of for it. In a line of work that involves being handed a loaded weapon and told you have authority over the citizenry, there should be an enforceable moral standard and strict 2,252 psychological guidelines for hiring and continued employment. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2,254 No Yes Yes Yes No Yes 2,255 Na Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 2,257 n/a Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Arrest the mayor, let police do there jobs. You break the law then you get 2,258 arrested. No No No No No Give the police more power and less restraints in order to control perpetrators who are destroying the city that has poor government controls. Terrorist's should be locked up, not coddled. Start work camps and build 2,259 more jails. Enforce more family responsibilities. No No Yes Unsure No 2,263 Stop hiring cops from the suburbs to work in the city. Thanks Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
First, take control of the riotous, anti civil behavior. The law is the law and nobody should be given a pass because they feel the need to promote social justice, BLM or any other of the nutty initiatives. Nip these riots in the bud, show lawful force and get the city of Rochester under control. There needs to be a police effort without fear the police will be prosecuted for doing their job. I used to enjoy visiting downtown. Now? No way I am going down there. Covid is bad no doubt but having a disregard for law and order and 2,264 promoting civil disobedience by not taking control should not be tolerated. No No Yes Unsure Yes Fire, arrest and charge the officers who murdered Daniel Prude. Dismantle 2,265 the corrupt police union. Make officers live in the city they serve. Yes No No Yes No Where's the questions about all the violence taking place in our communities? How will police reform be able to address that? What's going to be done about the no bail laws that are allowing criminals to remain on 2,267 the street and repeat offend. How can you enforce gun laws this way? Yes Yes Yes No Yes
I believe the way these questions were written left me without my true opinion. I believe the laws in place now need to be enforced and politics should not be given a foothold in policing. The way in which society is being directed shows our problem is not police, it is the people, the public. We have to many baby daddies and not enough "fathers". Loose morals and a society directed with 5 and 6 generation welfare recipients is part of the problem along with the entitlement mentality given even by our elected officials. Leave the police alone or the city I was born and raised in will be unlivable 2,268 and left in ruins. No No Unsure No No 2,269 Let the mayor do her job Yes Yes Yes No Yes Weed out the few bad cops. City take over RCSD board. Start in school to teach respect and compassion for others (including police). Bring discipline 2,270 back to schools Unsure No Yes No Unsure
Reduce funding to RPD, using the excess funds they have wasted on weapons designed and intended to assault citizens instead to find RCSD and other initiatives that actually benefit the community.
Stop giving officers "warrior"-style training where they're taught to look down on citizens as subhuman and potential threats.
Ensure full police accountability and transparency through independent civilian oversight. Members need to have no connection to law enforcement or military, as the bias of people with those connections helps to maintain 2,271 the status quo of covering for abusive officers. Yes Yes Yes Yes No Program to train and engage younger people to actually assist in influencing 2,272 behavior of young people... Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2,276 Keep enforcing city police to live in the city Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Most police are great except for not cleaning up the dirty ones . And they know who the bad ones are . Come on Locust Club , quit whining and clean 2,277 your house . Yes Yes Yes No Yes I support the CRB having disciplinary action ability over police. I feel the 2,278 union has too much power to protect officers. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Fire and prosecute the officers responsible for Daniel Prude’s homicide. 2,280 There is no justice or change without accountability. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure RPD is one of the finest departments in the country and we had one of the finest police chiefs. The mayor and city council should be supporting RPD not denigrating it. The shame that the city administration has brought on the Rochester area is unforgiveable. The mayor and city council should be 2,281 replaced and the RPD should be allowed to do its job. Yes No Yes No Yes The entire process of becoming a police officer needs to be changed. Education, training, evaluation, and continuing education are not commensurate with the job, it’s absolutely unconscionable how little goes 2,283 into selecting our police force. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The police do a difficult, necessary and good job. I believe that when suspects resist, that causes most of the use-of-force issues. So, rather than attempt to subdue, suspects should be bodily moved into a containment vehicle. This minimizes risk to the officers and allows suspects to let off steam and 2,284 hopefully calm down, while providing transport to stations for questioning. Yes No Yes No Yes Why did the city take away the new neighborhood center they promised at 2,287 Beechwood.? No No Yes No Unsure I believe crisis intervention experts AND police should go out for MHA calls and addiction calls. Not one or the other. I also believe that the RPD needs to be supported more not made to look like the bad guys because of a few. This community needs to be brought together not divided. There is enough divide in the country. United we stand. Divided 2,290 we fall. Liberty and Justice for all! No Yes Yes No Yes We need a police force that’s free to do their job without excessive regulations, To many restrictions will put us all in harms way. I believe that the majority of our police force city county and state are good people 2,291 That genuinely care about the people they protect. No Yes Yes No Yes
The community is just as responsible as they have and have had no respect for RPD in years. You need to get rid of the drugs, and gangs. No one will come forward because of the gangs. They don't fear the RPD and they should. I don't think the RPD should be involved with mental health arrests unless they have been trained properly to deal with them. We need more police not less. Police get burned out and frustrated. There needs to be more police, more cameras all over the city. The RPD need to take over the city again can't do that with the amount of police we have. I honestly think we need to a block by block sweep, and arrest everyone on that has outstanding warrants, drugs, illegal guns. Start showing criminals 2,292 they don't run the streets. Yes Yes Yes No Unsure
GET RID OF MILITARY-TYPE UNIFORMS, GEAR, WEAPONRY, AND ATTITUDES!! ESPECIALLY ATTITUDES!! The police have NO RIGHT to think they’re better than the citizens they are employed to protect. The police should not believe they have the right nor power to intimate anyone. The police must be held accountable for 2,293 infractions and dereliction of duty. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Extend police academy training to 9-12 months. Institute mandatory de- escalation training every 4-6 months. Eliminate pretextual traffic stops. Mandate training police officers on the civil rights of the community. Mandate that officers live within the community they police within 5 years. Re-establish officers enforcing the actual law as a priority over enforcing 2,294 departmental policy. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes devote resources devoted to expensive police weaponry that we should 2,295 never have had in the first place to anti-poverty initiatives. Yes No Yes Yes No Get these racist cops off the streets, remove anyone who was trained in force science, remove anyone who has assaulted civilians, allow the PAB to do their ACTUAL job, learn how to access a situation, train your officers in de- escalation and HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE. The only way to "repair" any relationship is to get the abusers out of a job point blank period. Which 2,296 means all of y'all losing out on your pensions. Bye. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The survey was too brief, and the range of answers was too yes-or-no. We do need major investments in Crisis Intervention Services and resources to address domestic issues. However, it is not an either-or- situation. Many domestic calls (and domestic calls are a very large part of 911 calls) in the city are either violent or potentially violent, and there is simply the need for a response from *both* specialists *and* police. The same is also true with mental health and addiction crises. We cannot address these serious issues by "defunding the police." We need to re-imagine and restructure policing, but that is going to take more resources to do it properly, and that will mean more resources from outside the city. One way to do this would be to make Crisis Intervention Services and domestic intervention part of the budget of the Monroe County.
The survey did not address issues of what policing services are needed. In our neighborhood (and many other neighborhoods), we have major problems with a lack of enforcement of a broad range of problems. Problems with red-light-running, stop-sign-running, speeding, and cutting off pedestrians is a serious threat to pedestrians and other drivers/passengers. Yet there is very little enforcement (it is not uncommon to see a police car on the scene fail to respond to someone violating a traffic law).
Problems with large, loud parties and outside gatherings late at night at night are rampant. Additionally, these large gatherings are a health threat in today's COVID-19 crisis. It is not surprising at all that 14611 and 14619 have some of the highest per-capita cases of COVID-19 in the region.
Large fights are a common sight, and violence (including shootings) are becoming accepted as a way of handling routine disputes.
The situation that residents have to endure today is that the city's response to overly-aggressive enforcement is to have very little enforcement at all. We simply cannot have this, or Rochester will continue to decline in population and grow in concentration of poverty. We need to reform the police and the ways that many calls are handled, but we simply cannot do that by giving up on policing the 2,298 problems in our neighborhoods. Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Yes These questions are incredibly biased; only one question that barely touches on the brutality black and brown people within Rochester face at the hands of RPD and their ruthless tactics. Avoiding the topic of institutionalized racism when talking about Police Reform is how you end up with the same problems that got you into making a survey designed to support yourselves, 2,299 not the people. Yes Yes Unsure Yes Unsure 2,301 Lovely Warren destroyed our police force Yes Yes Yes Yes No A multi-million dollar substation is VERY far down the list of things needed to effectively community police in underprivileged neighborhoods. Economic strife and poverty leads to high crime rates, POUR INTO YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS. Also, I question the legality of the police cars without any identifying words on them. Why would someone to protect and serve the 2,302 general public need to hide? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I think moving the police away from a military model of enforcement is a good idea. Asking officers to act with empathy (not just policy) will make their jobs more complicated. Retraining and support from above might eventually bring the police to a position where they are seen as helping 2,303 people, instead of making our lives more difficult. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 2,305 Defund the police. You do not need to throw more money at this problem. Yes Response Yes Yes No 2,306 Fire Lovely Warren Yes Yes Yes Yes No 2,307 Follow through on the search for a quality professional police chief. Yes Yes Yes No Yes To keep the community safe the black on black homicide rate must be stopped, how come that issue is never discussed ? The focus should be on the black community to take responsibility for the many homicides that happen on a daily basis. Those issues are not the fault of the police dept. How can you 2,308 have police reform when you don't have community reform. Yes Yes Yes No Yes I believe that automated traffic enforcement (like red light cameras, speed sensors/cameras, and noise sensors/cameras) can improve increasingly poor driver behaviors and allow police to focus on violence and other crimes. I also suspect that addressing poverty would significantly reduce the issues 2,310 that police reform is intended to address. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes While I do believe reform is needed, I do not think defunding or dismantling the police is the answer. It is important for police to develop community trust, build bridges and strengthen relationships with communities and their leaders. More training is needed to understand how to respond and de- escalate certain situations. So more money is needed not less. I want to feel safe. Taking money away from the RPD does not make me feel safe, because that means fewer officers to respond. I do believe the majority of RPD officers are caring, good people. But we need to find a way to rid the bad apples. The police union is too strong and prevents the bad apples from 2,311 being weeded out. Yes Unsure Yes Unsure Yes Our community members have many ideas but the wording of the survey is only meant to support the administrations push for sub-police stations and justify spending more money on policing in our communities. This has nothing to do with community engagement and just the start of propaganda for the administration.
2,313 We are watching and we are coming out to vote in 2021. Yes Unsure Yes No No All police policies and procedures that result in a death of a detained suspect should be immediately suspended until they are reviewed and either changed or eliminated. Detained suspects should be protected. Same as detained criminals. All police departments in US should share this information and immediately suspend these procedures. If RPD did this then maybe George Floyd's death could have been prevented. Instead we covered it up. Then we said our officers did nothing wrong. Other than have a troubled individual handcuffed, blinded, and killed. Wouldn't it have been better to use their discretion, not use such an extreme procedure, and place Prude into the back of a police car and let him cool down?
If I owned a business and an employee died following a policy, training, or procedure, there would be reviews by OSHA, and an action plan to prevent another death. I might even loose the business. Meanwhile RPD acts as if nothing is wrong and nothing needs to be fixed. Same as every other Police Department. If they don't admit to a problem we will see more deaths. As evidenced by Floyd.
Police procedures should be tested and vetted. Testing should include the population the procedures will be used on. We are addicts, obese, uneducated, malnourished, angry, emotional, and irrational. None of these should be mitigating circumstances for any procedures used by Police that result in a death. Vaccines are tested. Medical procedures are tested. PPE is used on the job to avoid injuries and deaths. Machines have guards and operators have training to prevent injury. We all wear seat belts and we watch while going through Green lights that people aren't turning in front of us or ignoring their Red lights. Police procedures that kill people that are handcuffed with multiple officers involved should be eliminated. Police need to admit that this procedure is wrong as they are going to loose every lawsuit anyway. Once they admit it then they can proceed to eliminate it. Otherwise it will happen again.
Is the RPD responsible for Floyd too as they covered up Prude? Imagine if they had shared information on this procedure causing a death of an innocent civilian. Assuming they follow innocent until proven guilty.
My heart goes out the the families, communities, and the officers involved in these tragedies. They don't need to keep happening. We can fix this. The first fundamental principle of Freedom is the Right to Life. Without a Right to Life we are not Free. The first policy of all police departments should be to do 2,314 everything possible to preserve life. That policy should drive all other procedures and actions. Unsure Yes Unsure Unsure Yes Do not define the police. This city keeps going downhill. I have lived here for 3 years and I can see the changes affected by what is happening with the 2,315 police and the mayor. No Yes Yes Yes Yes I am a tall white man and therefore born into the dominant cast in this country. Personally I have experienced aggressive, angry and threatening attitudes from both Rochester police and Monroe county Sheriffs deputies. My family members have experienced illegal questioning, body and car searches and generally being treated like suspected criminals all on routine traffic stops for minor infractions. I can only imagine the fear and discomfort peoples of color must feel. Police MUST be trained and expected to treat ALL citizens not as potential criminals but the folks they are there to serve and protect. The sociopaths attracted to law enforcement must be weeded out and replaced. Police unions MUST be stopped from protecting these 2,318 dangerous public employees. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Do NOT defund the police. If anything, add funding to train police on how to 2,321 handle mental health issues. No Unsure Yes No Unsure There needs to be police department reform in the RPD. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW. Unfortunately, my daughter was engaged to an RPD. He told us secrets about the RPD that we probably shouldn't of known. Not all but a lot of RPD think they are above the law. They think they don't have to follow the rules and they are probably right with their union hiding things. It's like a cult. If they get stopped for a ticket they just say they are RPD and get off. This particular officer said he did his homework to get his masters degree in his police car at night and didn't care if drug deals were going on. He said he wasn't getting out of his car for that. He was getting his masters degree on the police department so he could get out of the RPD as soon as he can. He said he goes to the police union doctors and just says oww after an operation he had and gets 6 more weeks off with pay. He says he has PTSD (from a police counselor) when he actually takes medication for Bipolar disorder. He says he can do what ever he wants. I said to him, "what if someone calls the police?" he responds, "I am the police". He set off illegal fireworks and nothing was done to him because he was the "POLICE" If it was anyone else, they would of been arrested. He mentally abused a 9 year old little boy. It's not all the RPD but they have a club and they stick up for each other. They don't do the right thing like the Mayor came on the TV and said she had to do the right thing. The RPD needs to have reform They need to be accountable 2,322 for their actions. Just like everyone else. No special treatment. Yes Yes No Yes Unsure Please support the police more and have a new Mayor who supports all the Police. There are just too many killings in Rochester. She is protecting the 2,323 criminals. No No Yes No No The community needs to attack root causes. If people don't commit crimes and don't follow police commands the current situation will continue! Stop 2,324 crimes! Follow police commands. No Yes Yes No Yes Firstly, I believe these survey questions were leading and did not provide enough context for people provide informed answers and this survey should be discarded and a more neutral survey should be created. I do not think that police substations are a positive use of our funds, a larger police presence in communities does not create healthier communities. I think that the Police Accountability Board should be in charge of reviewing the RPD policies, because that is what they were voted in to do. They may consult experts as they deem fit. I think that the Crisis Intervention Services need to be fully supported and funded in order to change the way those struggling with 2,325 mental illness are treated during crises. Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure It's not the Police. It's the people that they have to Police that is the issue. 2,326 And that's why we have Police. Unsure No Yes Yes No How can Black Lives Matter's efforts to defund the police, save Black lives? Every night there are shootings and other violence in Black neighborhoods. More police are needed in Black neighborhoods to investigate and to prevent this bloodshed. Defunding the police, and decreasing their presence seems 2,327 to indicate that Black lives don't matter. Yes No Yes No No increase diversity of officers. Require that over 50% of officers live within 2,328 City limits. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
I would want to see much of this being directed by the Governor's task force being co chaired by former Mayor Johnson. Also any defunding/redirecting of fund done after much study and agreement. I did not like the way question #1 was worded, should either/or. Need to specify conditions where police 2,329 and mental health must jointly respond Arnie Gissin Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Stop coming up with excuses after the fact to justify and exonerate police behavior. Treat investigations of police exactly like the police treat investigations of citizens. No better, no worse. Be immediate and transparent in investigating, verifying and drawing conclusions about questionable police activities. IMMEDIATELY GET RID OF THE COPS WHO DON'T PASS MUSTER!!!!!!! Give the police union its proper recognition and respect, but no more than the proper recognition and respect given to the citizens who fund the police. NO TEAR GAS, PEPPER SPRAY, RUBBER BULLETS, SOUND DEVICES, ETC., FOR PEACEFUL PROTESTORS!!! NO MAKING UP REASONS TO USE SAME!!! I'm 69 years old, I've been to the protests, and I'm appalled at the police actions, as well as the incorrect and misleading "press releases" that the police give out that completely misrepresent the facts. I'm an intensely fact-driven person, and the communications from the police in many cases bear ZERO relationship to what I have witnessed first-hand. DO 2,330 BETTER!!!! Stop the cover-ups! Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2,331 No, I always thought they are doing there jobs very well. Yes Unsure Yes No No
We need to defund the police. We need to defund the police and divert funds to community programs that actually reduce violence and "crime." More cops, whether they are engaging in "community policing" will not change things. We don't want "outside experts" to come and evaluate the department. We have a Police Accountability Board made up of community members tasked with reviewing policies and procedures. We don't want more of the same. We want to shrink the RPD, and invest in our city from the grassroots up. Invest in education, health care, recreation, healing spaces, community spaces, and opportunities for young people. No more of the 2,332 same please. Yes Yes No Unsure No Maybe "Protect and Serve" should be more literal....eliminate racial profiling...a white person in the hood is not a crime and a black person in the 2,334 burbs is not a crime... Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes We need THREE (3) levels of immediate/real time response. Along with police to respond to emergencies (crime/accidents), Crisis-Intervention Services (non-police) to respond to mental health/addiction 911 calls, we need a 3rd level (non-police) to respond to calls threatening our QUALITY OF LIFE. These are the tons of calls relating to everyday annoyances that drive our emotions causing escalation over time. In these days of immediate gratification, we are conditioned via technology to get things done fast, faster, fastest! Left to fester & play on us day after day, people are driven to take action themselves & it often leads to other (not necessarily peaceful) actions to quickly resolve issues. Having to wait for police to show up or not, go to the NSC to get some resolve or seek other solutions takes time & wears a resident down emotionally. Waves of neighbors have left our neighborhoods due to quality of life issues that could not be resolved quickly and the problems have remained. PLEASE, I implore you, we need help with the QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES & QUICKLY! These are the 'splinter in the finger' issues that drive good, hard working people from the city & deter people from buying into our neighborhoods. Skin color, income, educational level should not be a deterrent to living in the city. The CITY should be the BEST & SAFEST place to live vs. suburbs. Think of the past when people went to the castle or the city for protection. The CITY is not just a place where all the good action is but 2,335 where you can be safe. Let's change it. Yes Yes Yes No Yes I would like to be able to make police reports in person. This is easier for trait- 2,336 building and community relations Yes Yes Yes No Yes Make all RPD have to live within city limits Revamp the civil service test Make all RPD have at LEAST an associates degree to be eligible for the academy I am a former Mobile Crisis/CPEP social worker. Although I know there are multiple commissions on this I would be happy to expand on these ideas from my first hand experiences de escalating individuals with presenting symptoms like Daniel Prude had without police assistance, my perspective on the helpfulness of police when WE called for assistance when we needed to have someone transported to hospital and first hand knowledge of what social workers do in CPEP in terms of discharge planning. Megan Clifford -- 2,337 Megan Clifford LCSW-R 585-278-2231 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I believe we still need more professional development for officers, with a 2,338 focus on race relations. Yes Yes No Yes Yes I support the police. Of course, as in all occupations and races, there are good and bad ones. You cannot condemn the entire police department because of a few bad apples. They have a difficult task to perform and I don’t envy them. What would our city, county and nation be like without law 2,339 enforcement? No Unsure Unsure No Yes
I have needed the police on a few separate occasions as a business person. They have always responded quickly and politely. The city of Rochester needs to clean up some neighborhoods. Shootings and crime are way too high for this size city. The public schools suck. Out of town slum loads are given a pass while local landlords are harassed by inspectors. There is way too much monetary abuse in the city by various departments. I can even offer proof on that but no one in the city will speak to me.
2,340 A once proud city is now the butt of jokes No No No Yes No Encourage greater community support for police. The Mayor, City Council and other legislators need to get behind the police and stop condemning them as a whole. The greater majority of police are honest, hard working, dedicated public servants who sincerely care about the community. They are not racists. Our politicians must practice a person is innocent until proven guilty and not jump on the bandwagon immediately because of the many who are making judgements on appearances instead of facts. Once a fair an impartial investigation is completed then take action to insure justice. But I see our politicians jumping to conclusions and condemning officers based on public opinion before the facts. If the Mayor, City Council and others would support the police and provide the funding, not defunding, needed for more training, equipment and personnel needed to do their job you would have a more improved police department with far better community support and trust. One last thing that I know may not be a popular stance but I speak from personal experience. Limiting your selection of officers to only those that live in the city is a huge mistake. To say that one has to live in the city to be vested in the city is ridiculous. I, along with so many others, worked in the city and did not live in the city at the time and you could not find a group of more dedicated individuals who truly cared about the people we served. I went to work everyday prepared to serve the citizens of the city with understanding and respect and not to sound dramatic but to put my life on the line for ALL citizens of Rochester. If you limit the pool of recruits to city residents only there is no doubt you will be missing out on many perspective applicants that will be great public servants and that have the potential to be great assets for the community. The larger the pool you select from the better your chances of getting the best candidates the city can provide to serve the public with respect, a understanding and integrity. Maybe take a larger percentage of applicants from the city but don’t limit your possibilities. Thank you for reading this opinion, and I wish the Mayor, City Council and especially the new Police Chief, 2,341 who I believe is a great choice to lead the police department in the right direction, all the best. Yes Yes Yes No Yes 2,342 I generally support the ideas of Defund / Refund. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes This survey is seriously lacking in providing alternative viewpoints. The RPD as it is currently constructed is seriously flawed. I don't necessarily think that defunding is the best option, but it doesn't seem to me the RPD has any interest in changing or accepting compromise, i.e., PAB. Serious reforms are needed. More money needs to be invested in social services, mental health, addiction treatment, as well as youth support services. If the RPD and the Locust Club show no willingness to compromise on new tactics and reforms, 2,343 than they should be disbanded. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes I think Rochester Police officers should live in the city of Rochester. I think that 911 calls involving people in mental health distress should always be answered with at least a team of mental health professionals and possibly some police. I believe there should be a de-escalation of the types of military style "weaponry" used in some of the September protests (especially around 9/5/20). I believe that the community must be involved in keeping its neighborhoods safe, not just depending on the police. How does this happen? Education is vital, but also the creation of public gathering places like La Marketa and downtown affordable housing where people of all races can meet is a start. Rochester is a very segregated place. Listen to the Free the People ROC individuals and leaders like Danielle Ponder and the Rev. Myra Brown. Trust the people of this community by sharing the work police are 2,344 doing, even when it shows wrongdoing. thanks for the opportunity to share. Yes Yes Yes No Yes
City Council should mandate that only city residents be hired to police city residents. All city high school students should be required to complete and pass, course work, on policing in the United States of America. Rochester police officers should not be able to go onto their social media outlets and openly promote and stoke racial hatred. Former Police Chief Singletary followed a policy that his men could openly, on (Facebook), express their admiration for (trump), a president who is on record as despising some ethnic groups, whom he is also elected to represent, as-well-as all the people who simply look like him; (trump), the alleged President of all the people of the USA. Even the so-called 'good police' in Rochester suffer from racism. The example of my statement is the look... of those other two RPD officers, standing around, not actively participating in the killing of Daniel Prude, as 2,346 the so called 'bad police' killed Mr. Daniel Prude...Peace Yes Yes Unsure No Yes Give police departments higher salaries, higher training and, MORE FUNDING. Less funding= Lower quality officers. Also hold media companies that jump the gun and report a police shooting of an unarmed man when it later turns out he was clearly armed. Cities have been burned because of false 2,347 reporting and these media organizations need to be held responsible No No Yes No No
I think a good idea around community safety and police reform would be to setup some sort of feedback mechanism that addresses the concerns of a community and what direction they think police reform should go. Some sort of poll maybe? Like this one, but with real questions other than should we build more police buildings? This one is clearly a push-poll to justify actions you have already decided on. I'm actually torn filling this out because I don't want my answers or engagement used to justify actions you've predetermined under the guise of community input. So I guess my feedback is to throw out this poll and try again.
But here is a real idea, from someone who has a parent that works in the mental health field. I've heard stories of police interactions with people in crisis all my life, and they almost never end well. The community would be safer if police stopped beating up people in a mental health crisis for not complying with commands because they are in crisis. Comply or die policing 2,350 puts us all at risk as a community. Yes Unsure Unsure Yes Unsure 2,351 Invest in the independent & local Rochester Police Accountability Board. Yes Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Stop the catch and release policies of criminals. Let the cops do their job without being micromanaged. Public health type arrest policies must be looked at in different light and police procedures / policies should be 2,352 adopted. The cops are our friends. No No Yes No Unsure 1. Reject overly aggressive policing tactics, like “stop and frisk” or those typically employed by police anti- gang units, that involve contacting, stopping, searching, and surveilling large numbers of people. 2. Decriminalize the possession of drugs for personal use and sex work, and stop enforcing laws in ways that effectively criminalize people for their poverty or lack of housing. 3. Explore the establishment of voluntary non-law enforcement and rights-based violence prevention programs, such as community-based mediation teams to address disputes within communities or interventions for youth who are at risk of joining or are already identified as being involved with gangs. 4. End any police involvement in enforcement of immigration laws. 5. End police involvement with people who are experiencing mental health crises. 6. Remove permanent police presence in schools. Investing in Communities to Advance Public Safety and Equal Rights 7. Prioritize social services and community development in impoverished neighborhoods over funding the police: Develop and preserve affordable housing and social services where needed, instead of policing homelessness. Provide sufficient community-based voluntary drug treatment and harm reduction services, instead of policing drug use. Maintain effective, supportive, and voluntary mental health services in the community, instead of responding to mental health issues with policing. 8. Provide sufficient and adequate health care, education, and job training services for all people in jail and prison and for people upon their release and re-entry into the community. 9. Improve the quality of schools in impoverished communities, including funding quality after-school, preschool, and child-care programs for youth. 10. Fund, promote, and encourage local initiatives and enterprises that provide employment, training, education, and recreation for people in impoverished communities and for formerly incarcerated people. 11. Vastly reduce pretrial incarceration so that only those accused of serious crimes and found to pose a specific danger to others can be held in custody. Developing Independent Accountability and Oversight Mechanisms 12. Establish independent community oversight bodies, with full access to police records, subpoena power, authority to conduct investigations and the power to discipline officers and command staff. 13. Collect data on police activities, disaggregated by race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, and other relevant demographic markers, and make it public. 14. Remove federal and state legal immunities that protect law enforcement officers from liability, as 2,353 well as laws that keep police misconduct records inaccessible to the public. Yes Yes No Yes No 1. Reject overly aggressive policing tactics, like “stop and frisk” or those typically employed by police anti- gang units, that involve contacting, stopping, searching, and surveilling large numbers of people. 2. Decriminalize the possession of drugs for personal use and sex work, and stop enforcing laws in ways that effectively criminalize people for their poverty or lack of housing. 3. Explore the establishment of voluntary non-law enforcement and rights-based violence prevention programs, such as community-based mediation teams to address disputes within communities or interventions for youth who are at risk of joining or are already identified as being involved with gangs. 4. End any police involvement in enforcement of immigration laws. 5. End police involvement with people who are experiencing mental health crises. 6. Remove permanent police presence in schools. Investing in Communities to Advance Public Safety and Equal Rights 7. Prioritize social services and community development in impoverished neighborhoods over funding the police: Develop and preserve affordable housing and social services where needed, instead of policing homelessness. Provide sufficient community-based voluntary drug treatment and harm reduction services, instead of policing drug use. Maintain effective, supportive, and voluntary mental health services in the community, instead of responding to mental health issues with policing. 8. Provide sufficient and adequate health care, education, and job training services for all people in jail and prison and for people upon their release and re-entry into the community. 9. Improve the quality of schools in impoverished communities, including funding quality after-school, preschool, and child-care programs for youth. 10. Fund, promote, and encourage local initiatives and enterprises that provide employment, training, education, and recreation for people in impoverished communities and for formerly incarcerated people. 11. Vastly reduce pretrial incarceration so that only those accused of serious crimes and found to pose a specific danger to others can be held in custody. Developing Independent Accountability and Oversight Mechanisms 12. Establish independent community oversight bodies, with full access to police records, subpoena power, authority to conduct investigations and the power to discipline officers and command staff. 13. Collect data on police activities, disaggregated by race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, and other relevant demographic markers, and make it public. 14. Remove federal and state legal immunities that protect law enforcement officers from liability, as No No No No No 2,354 well as laws that keep police misconduct records inaccessible to the public. Response Response Response Response Response 1. Reject overly aggressive policing tactics, like “stop and frisk” or those typically employed by police anti- gang units, that involve contacting, stopping, searching, and surveilling large numbers of people. 2. Decriminalize the possession of drugs for personal use and sex work, and stop enforcing laws in ways that effectively criminalize people for their poverty or lack of housing. 3. Explore the establishment of voluntary non-law enforcement and rights-based violence prevention programs, such as community-based mediation teams to address disputes within communities or interventions for youth who are at risk of joining or are already identified as being involved with gangs. 4. End any police involvement in enforcement of immigration laws. 5. End police involvement with people who are experiencing mental health crises. 6. Remove permanent police presence in schools. Investing in Communities to Advance Public Safety and Equal Rights 7. Prioritize social services and community development in impoverished neighborhoods over funding the police: Develop and preserve affordable housing and social services where needed, instead of policing homelessness. Provide sufficient community-based voluntary drug treatment and harm reduction services, instead of policing drug use. Maintain effective, supportive, and voluntary mental health services in the community, instead of responding to mental health issues with policing. 8. Provide sufficient and adequate health care, education, and job training services for all people in jail and prison and for people upon their release and re-entry into the community. 9. Improve the quality of schools in impoverished communities, including funding quality after-school, preschool, and child-care programs for youth. 10. Fund, promote, and encourage local initiatives and enterprises that provide employment, training, education, and recreation for people in impoverished communities and for formerly incarcerated people. 11. Vastly reduce pretrial incarceration so that only those accused of serious crimes and found to pose a specific danger to others can be held in custody. Developing Independent Accountability and Oversight Mechanisms 12. Establish independent community oversight bodies, with full access to police records, subpoena power, authority to conduct investigations and the power to discipline officers and command staff. 13. Collect data on police activities, disaggregated by race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, and other relevant demographic markers, and make it public. 14. Remove federal and state legal immunities that protect law enforcement officers from liability, as No No No No No 2,355 well as laws that keep police misconduct records inaccessible to the public. Response Response Response Response Response Renegotiate the union contract and minimize the influence of the Locust 2,357 Club. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes We don't need any more studies or surveys. We know what the people want. Unbiased policies, trainings and demilitarizing the police. Defund the police budget and fund Rochester City Schools, mental health services, job creation, addiction treatment centers, create parks and green spaces for residents of the city. Stopping crime at the root with decrease over policing 2,359 in vulnerable areas. Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure "Community policing" hasn't worked in the past. The concept is good but the 2,360 implementation model bad. It needs to be totally re-conceived. Yes Unsure Unsure Yes Yes 1 - publicize police commendations, not just disciplinary actions 2 - make a public record of calls to the police. include the nature of the call, where the call is from, and the race of the caller (of course caller may refuse this). This will make sure that police are responding fairly to all and also show 2,361 who needs the police. No Unsure Yes No Unsure Yes hire more police officers of color and give greater incentives for police officers living in the city and buying homes in the city. Possibly provide greater incentives for hires you are actually from the city because they have more experience with our communities they are more qualified to work in our neighborhoods than any one coming from the outside. They know us.. 2,362 They have lived with us. They are a apart of us Yes Unsure Yes Yes Yes I would like to see police body cameras on every on duty police officer. I would like to see it taken a step further and have these body cameras actually 2,363 turned on at all times not part time. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 2,364 Thank you Mayor Warren for leading us through these challenging times! Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Arrest the police officers who murdered Daniel Prude and Lovey Warren needs to resign. Also stop using chemical weapons against your citizens and instigating violence during protests. The multiple officers who have said they 2,365 can’t wait to beat up protesters need to be fired. The list goes on. Yes Yes Unsure Yes No The mental choices that are made by some police need to be changed. 2,366 Without a full belief of changing, there is no hope. Yes Yes Yes No Yes I do not support spending more $$ on buildings. Having police stations in neighborhoods do not serve a purpose. Police presence does. I also believe the PAB should take the lead on reform and use whatever outside experts are 2,367 appropriate to help them. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
This entire questionnaire is filled with leading questions, ultimately giving you more power no matter how it’s answered. It should be revised by someone who can ask neutrally-worded questions outside of the police 2,368 department. The overall results of this questionnaire should be thrown out. Yes Yes No Unsure No This whole survey is biased to keeping the police system running in Rochester, without implementing any of the reforms that Free The People Rochester have been advocating for. You need to fire the murders of Daniel Prude. The officers who murdered Prude were, Troy Taladay, Mark Vaughn, and Francisco Santiago. You need to fire Lovely Warren. You need to remove racist Mike Mazzeo, and racist Sandra Doorley from their positions of office. All of these people have used their power to oppress and harm the black people residing in Rochester. RPD needs to be defunded. The people of Rochester have been protesting and fighting for these changes for years, and you have all ignored them. Listen to the activists working with Free The People Rochester, and implement the demands they are fighting for. Protests will not stop until the change we want to see happens. We don't want police in neighborhoods, harassing residents and abusing their power. RPD is far beyond reform, RPD is incredibly corrupt and we can no longer trust them to protect the people of Rochester. They have been beating, tear gassing, and kidnapping protesters for months now and nothing has been done. Most of these officers don't even live in Rochester. This survey does not represent the change that the people of Rochester have been fighting for. This survey is clearly a sad attempt at trying to cover Rochester's ass for all the horrible things they have allowed to happen. Defund RPD, invest in communities, and implement the reforms that Free the People Rochester have been 2,369 fighting for. Yes Unsure No Unsure Unsure
2,370 Have the Mayor and city council resign , they are all useless biased pinheads No No No No Yes Police rules of engagement: 1. You cannot even draw a weapon (gun) of any kind unless, - the person is suspected of committing a crime with a weapon (gun). - you actually see (not suspect) a weapon (gun) in the hands of the suspect. If you are wrong you are in violation of ROE and could be liable criminally or civilly. 2. You cannot fire your weapon (gun) unless fired upon. - Protect And Serve Safely with Heart Compassion Understanding
THE SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY COMES FIRST.
All officers must be trained and found capable of deescalating situations.
All choke holds and any physical restraints that might endanger the life, health or safety of an individual are banned in any arrest short of any arrest for crimes such as murder.
If an officer pulls someone over or stops a person and starts asking questions or demanding that the person comply with their lawful orders that officer must first identify themselves, state the reason for stopping/questioning that person, and
If you have the identity of a suspect and have a reasonable possibility of finding and arresting that person 2,371 at a later time or place and the suspect seems agitated or resistant you must do everything in your Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Defund the police and refund the community. Pass Daniel’s law. Listen to community leaders who are communicating their ideas on reform. Stop brutalizing protesters, mentally unwell citizens, addicts, and the community in general. Hold the police accountable (meaning arrest and indict) for their actions, specifically those involved with Daniel Prudes murder. The people seek the resignation of Sandra Doorley, Lovely Warren and Mike Mazzeo. Invest in community programs that benefit our citizens. Cut the RPD budget in half (at least). Stop the militarization of the police force. Require better de- escalation training. Drop all charges against protesters. STOP LYING TO CITIZENS (specifically through social media and the main stream media).
This should get you started.
Maybe do a less manipulative community survey that doesn’t lead people’s 2,372 answers. Yes Yes Unsure Yes Unsure
Yes reviewing the hiring process. Stop picking candidate because they know 2,373 someone in the system. The people in community lose faith and hope. No Unsure Yes Unsure Yes Some necessary changes to the RPD (a non-exhaustive list): - All members of the RPD shall be residents of the City of Rochester for a continuous period of no less than 15 years during employment. Residency prior to employment is not counted. Failure to maintain continuous residency (barring emergency circumstances, or approved leaves of absence) for the the 15 year period shall result in forfeit of pension/any contribution towards the pension the City would otherwise have made, and termination. - At the point of hire, they shall be City residents, or establish said residency within 12 calendar months. Failure to do so shall result in immediate termination, and reimbursement to the City for the cost of training. - All RPD above "junior" or entry-level grade shall hold at least an Associates degree in some form of Criminal Justice studies. Any supervisor-grade members shall hold at least a Bachelor's degree in some form of Criminal Justice studies. - Promotions to Sergeant or higher shall require no less than three (3) letters of recommendation from non-police city residents in a patrol zone at which the officer is currently or previously assigned. - All officers shall complete annual de-escalation training. That training program shall observed and reviewed by a rotating panel of civilian residents of the City of Rochester. - The RPD must immediately cease accepting any funding tied to the purchase of "military-grade" equipment such as APCs. Any "military-grade" equipment such as APCs must immediately be destroyed or disabled and scrapped. The National Guard and the NY State Guard exist. If officers want to be soldiers or warriors, they may join those organizations. - Immediate banning of any training materials which encourages direct animosity towards members of the public, or "others" the RPD as separate or above the general population of the City. Members of the RPD will instead be annually reminded that a founding principle of the United States is that they, as members of the Executive Branch, derive their authority entirely from the will of the citizens of the country. As such, they shall also be reminded annually that they do not work for the Police Chief, but for the residents of the City of Rochester. - Any justification for declaring an assembly unlawful must be supported by video documentation. All video recorded for no less than 30 minutes prior to that justification shall be released publicly within 12 hours of that declaration. All video provided shall be continuous and without modification. If the person responsible for this declaration cannot provide this video evidence, that person shall immediately be banned from acting as an officer in charge of such actions or partaking in any police events relating to crowd control or public demonstrations until a formal inquiry by a board including members of the Police 2,376 Accountability Board has concluded that officer is clear of any wrongdoing in the incident. Yes Yes Yes No Unsure 2,377 enforce the law on the books do a crime do the timr No No No No No More foot patrols in areas that need the immediate attention. Understanding that they need to have access to their patrol cars in case of an 2,378 emergency: they still need to be visible to the public. No Yes Yes Yes Yes RPD is not the problem. They are a tremendous asset and resource to our community. Don't make it an "us vs. them". Recognize and honor the 2,381 difficult job they do every day. No Yes Yes Yes Yes This entire survey is skewed to give the answers you're looking for. DEFUND THE POLICE, ARREST THE COPS WHO KILLED DANIEL PRUDE, STOP BRINGING No No No No No 2,383 IN OUTSIDE LAWYERS AND LISTEN TO THE PEOPLES DEMANDS Response Response Response Response Response
I support law enforcement! If people do not feel safe they will not come into the city of Rochester. Less people supporting businesses, restaurants and cultural activities will lead to closures. Police officers are not trained mental health professionals. They are trained to uphold the law and provide safety to individuals and the community. They deal with stressful situations and are often targeted by criminals and individuals who break the law. Force is often necessary to control individuals who are out of control. If this situation is not resolved we will eventually have few people willing to enter law enforcement. People will arm themselves so they feel safe. It’s already 2,384 heading in that direction... Yes Unsure Yes No Unsure The police have a very difficult job and I appreciate them in my neighborhood. They need more resources and training. Defunding is a ridiculous and dangerous concept and should be rejected. More police in neighborhoods that get to know the people and build relationships is the 2,385 right way to go. No Yes Yes No Yes 2,389 Give the police the same respect that you would give your parents. Yes No Yes No Yes
First and most importantly, Mayor Warren MUST resign. I will have no faith in the RPD, investigations, or any sort of reform unless and until Warren vacates the position of mayor. Also, while I believe strongly in the idea of having a non-police crisis unit to respond to mental health calls, I do not have much trust in the City of Rochester to implement this in an acceptable way. I fear that many calls will still be routed through RPD rather than to the crisis unit. I also think that RPD needs to be relieved of even more duties. Armed officers should not respond to non-violent crimes. The language of this survey is also concerning - to say that " we are at a crossroads with our police department" is a gross mischaracterization of the current situation the RPD and the City of Rochester has created. This language is simply one small example of why I do not have any trust in the Rochester 2,390 government/Mayor Warren/RPD to enact meaningful and necessary changes. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure As per Gerald Schoenberg, retired law enforcement officer in his Rochester D&C Your Turn essay “Fixing our police: Yes, black lives matter” in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle on September 16th, 2020: Immediate action and change is required. Our challenge now is to show that in every word, action and deed that police officers will treat ALL individuals with dignity and respect in accordance with the law.... This change will require appropriate hiring practices, policies, procedures and training to effect the desired cultural changes in police officers. Police departments must be accredited, interpersonal communications training must be included and procedural justice concepts must be applied, in order to begin 2,391 to restore community trust. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Create unbiased surveys. Do not mislead the public on your intentions. Reduce police budgets, stop over policing us, and start investing in our city.
Don't give police more authority than they need. I am a victim of police brutality and because a police officer "sensed" a "potential" threat, the 2,393 system tells me they had the legal authority to physically assault me. Unsure Unsure Unsure Yes Unsure continue faith-based outreach strategies to address civil unrest; evidence- based community policing practices; investigate patterns of discriminatory 2,395 policing Yes Unsure Yes Unsure Yes Back in the late 80's early 90's I was part of a program called Police- Neighborhood Porch Talks. A neighborhood police officer would meet on a neighbor's porch during the summer and answer questions from folks living in that neighborhood, and talk with area youth. We have strayed very far away from this community officer concept. We have officers of war rather 2,396 than officers of peace. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes The Police Accountability Board is the only external and independent experts that the City of Rochester should be relying on for input on policing policies and how to handle current affairs. I do not support the hiring of 2,397 external consultants to do this work. Yes Unsure Unsure Yes No 2,398 Mandatory body cams for every call. Yes Yes Yes No Unsure 2,399 Stop the double standards Yes Yes Yes No Yes Police should be the first responders to all calls, not Doctors because in many cases the doctors could get shot at or injured. Check the statistics on 2,400 what percentage of calls in the past needed a police office there first. No No Yes No Yes I believe this survey is deceptive and disingenuous. It is set up to gather data to support a pre-determined conclusion and appears to be part of a pattern of dismissing disregarding real community engagement and consideration of strategies and approaches that might truly address the serious problems our community is facing. Please develop a survey that has open ended, neutral questions with considerably more room for comments. Please stop treating the community No No No No No 2,403 as the enemy and as people to be manipulated. Response Response Response Response Response
There are increasing occurrences of unlicensed youths operating uninsured unregistered Illegal motor vehicles They completely disregard traffic laws and are now showing up on major roads. One was recently killed in 2,407 Irondequoit. This will surely happen in the city if it continues to be condoned Yes Yes Yes No Yes 2,409 Have a special Unit to eliminate prostitution and drugs in the inner City. Unsure Yes Yes No Yes This is not a survey. If you truly want to know what the community feels about police reform then I suggest you actually talk to them. These answers to these questions aren't going to help shape anything. They're seeking validation for things you've already done.
Yes, I like the idea of community policing but I don't think they need brand new multi-million dollar facilities to accomplish this. There are vacant buildings all over this city that could be used, along with housing other community resources besides only police. Social and educational services for all ages.
Instead of building new, high priced apartments on every vacant lot try designating them for community green space, parks or playgrounds.
I love living in the city. The city can do better by offering services and spaces that promote a community.
No, I don't support putting more money into the police department. I support putting more money into our community. We need to support No No No No No 2,410 building a better community. Response Response Response Response Response Community police is a good idea and has been used in the past . School resource officer also great program with the right officer . Social service intervention with waste of time . When things get bad it will come back to officer making the decision of what to do . Those incidents on the street in or anywhere are not office visits and they have no idea what they will be dealing with . That again will come back to the officer ... Mental Hygiene Arrest . Officers are trained in these areas but like anything else they all don't turn out the way you would hope. How about training the public on these areas . As an officer most of these incidents would not happen if the people of any color did what they were asked or told to do . Change the media and how they report things would be a great start to address the problem. They tell only half a story . Or enough to get everybody riled up without what lead up 2,412 to the end result . They need to be accountable like everybody else . No No Yes No Unsure These questions are leading and don’t address what has been asked in terms of police reform for months in this city. I cannot possibly answer further questions about community policing if community policing can do more harm in said communities than good.
That said, people are needlessly and inhumanely being victimized in this city at the hands of the police, and that has been taken to the extent of death, and that 100% needs to be addressed. And that 100% needs to change.
Policing polices, training review, general orders and internal regulations should ABSOLUTELY be handled by independent experts. Because Daniel Prude was slain in the streets of this city, and the George Floyd suffered a similar fate and we didn’t hear about Daniel Prude until months later. Months during which the country erupted in a narrative that said “enough is enough” to the very same thing the police in this city had a hand in. Independent experts just may hold the RPD to a higher and more accountable standard than what internally RPD has.
That said, JUSTICE FOR DANIEL PRUDE.
1.Mental health professionals should respond to mental health calls. One in four killings by police involve someone with a mental health issue, and police are not equipped to handle mental health calls.
2.Create a Department of Public Safety. Create a Department of Public Safety to house the crisis intervention team, mobile emergency response, Pathways to Peace, and other violence interruption and non-police, community-based safety programs.
3.Ban the use of chemical weapons by the RPD. Prohibit the use of CS gas (tear gas), Pepper Balls, and any chemical weapon that threatens the health and safety of community members.
4.Ban the use of spit hoods by the RPD. Prohibit the degrading and dehumanizing use of spit hoods by Rochester police.
5.Prohibit mourning bands from covering police badges. The practice of covering names and badge numbers with “mourning bands” authorizes officers to act with impunity.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY. No No 2,413 ARREST, CHARGE AND PROSECUTE Yes Yes No Response Response
To further respond to Question #1, I believe that mental health professionals should be called to assist with Police on these types of calls. It is too 2,415 dangerous to send crisis intervention alone. Work together as a team. No Yes Yes Unsure Yes There needs to be equal focus on personal responsibility of citizens as is being 2,416 directed at the necessary changes to police training and policies. No Yes Yes Unsure Unsure The city of Rochester needs to work on quality of life issues like noise , litter and illegal activities as mini bikes, atv's in the streets and sidewalks, open air 2,418 drug dealing. Yes No Yes No Unsure I don’t understand why I see police drive by crimes in progress. Drug use, 2,420 drug dealing, off road bikes on city streets No No Yes Yes Yes I believe there should be more minority clinicians responding to mental 2,421 health and addictions calls. We are out here just not recruited. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2,422 The answer to #1 is both Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes Salary caps, demilitarization, restructure of the police union, programs to 2,423 encourage city residents to become officers Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Outside review is always better. It keeps people more honest about their finding because they aren’t trying to cover their friends. Having police always be the default response team isn’t working. You need people who are trained 2,425 to handle mental health issues to be able to appropriately respond. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes In regards to question #6, I do believe an outside agency should come in BUT that they should also include the PAB because this is some of their responsibility. It would be a collaboration. I believe police buildings in the neighborhood are fine but the don't need to be extravagant. Officers need to actually get out of their cars and walk the beat more as they used to. A city residency requirement should be implemented as well. A building is fine but at the end of the day they leave it and go back to their communities where 2,426 they invest socially and monetarily. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes The lack of empathy training, militarization of our police, and uncheck brutality are out there for all to see. It's time to give a damn about the citizens of Rochester. The poor, the oppressed, and the marginalized. No 2,428 more excuses. No more forgiveness. No more dead people on our streets! Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Yes Yes- please remember to also respect, support and compliment area police 2,430 for the great work they do under stressful circumstances. No No Yes No Unsure Any attempt at reform that does not include defunding the police will not accomplish the goals. The police department itself resists reform and will not cooperate. Funding must be removed, military style weapons and gear must be removed, excessive overtime must be removed. All use of force must be investigated and criminal charges pursued for officers using unnecessary as well as the leaders ordering that force. This last point is especially relevant to the protests that have been met with extreme aggression from the police.
2,431 Defund the police. Hold them accountable for their crimes. Yes Yes No Unsure No Please ask officers to drive their vehicles as if their children are watching. Stop racing and weaving in traffic, only to be at the same stop light I am at. If it is an emergency use your sirens, if not, remember we are watching, 2,434 children learn by what they see. Be a good example at all times. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I believer we need more police presence but building a connection with the 2,435 public. No Yes Yes No Yes 2,436 Increase police funding, more is needed not less No No No No Yes
Meaningful police reform MUST include a major increase in the number of Public Defender attorneys to provide proper legal representation to citizens accused of crimes. It is important "out of control" District Attorney's offices have some of their resources reallocated to the Public Defenders offices. District Attorney offices must be reformed to have meaningful Police Reform. The refusal of many professionals in these key roles in DA offices to recognize the role of race and economic class in the creation and maintenance of a two tier legal system in the USA must be corrected. DA offices must be reimagined as allies of public safety and as allies for equality 2,437 of justice for all our citizens, of all races and all classes. Unsure Yes Yes No Yes More accountability from the Mayor and the RPD. Also, harsher prosecutions for anyone who commits criminal activities. The mayor is too soft on inner city folks. The inner neighborhoods haven't got any safer or livable. I have a lot of investments in the inner city and as a business owner, 2,438 the situation hasn't got any better within the city. Yes Yes Yes No Yes I'd like to meet with the Mayor and the Chief to layout specific details and ideas I have about community policing, based on 4 decades of community activism and working closely with the police. Frank Orienter @ 2,440 [email protected]. Yes No Yes Yes Yes Stop small traffic infractions. Having a little out, registration past due, could result in a horrible situation if the either person is going through something. 2,441 I say keep the interaction as small as possible. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
These questions are leading in the worst way - it is clear the city, led by Lovely Warren, are looking for a specific type of answer. What we need in this community is proper funding for community resources such as RCSD and poverty preventing programs, not more cops. If RPD truly keeps this city safe then why is Group 14621 the most violent neighborhood? RPD patrols there constantly and yet it is crime ridden.
We demand more resources to alleviate economic and social tension in this city and taking away funding from the community and giving it to RPD - 93% of whom live outside the city - is completely disqualifying as an elected official. Do better or get voted out. Election season is right around the 2,442 corner. Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Recent actions by the Mayor and others have destroyed a fine police force and introduced political interference into law enforcement. The best way to reduce the unacceptable level of violent crime in Rochester is to get the drug 2,443 dealers off the streets and to keep potentially violent offenders in jail. No Unsure Yes No Unsure I think the other police chief should have remained and not been thrown under the bus by the mayor. I don’t know how anyone would want to work for RPD. As a suburban resident, I no longer go to restaurants in the city. The Mayor needs to get the lunatics who riot under control instead of condoning 2,445 their actions. No No Yes No Unsure Let police do their job, its no wonder crime keeps going up in the city with 2,446 the mayor and city council constantly berating the police Yes No Yes No Yes Unless you have lots of workers compensation for mental health teams responding to calls without police support do not send unprotected teams into potentially dangerous situations. What happened to the FACIT teams from the '80s? Have mental health teams available to support the police response to issues of mental health and overdose. How will you protect non police teams entering volatile situations prior to police involvement? Start showing more police body camera shots on the news of the police doing their job and the daily dangers they deal with. Then let the public know the immediate and long term results of those calls. Educate the public 2,447 on what happens 99% of the time instead of 1%. No Yes Yes Yes No I agree with involving crisis intervention staff in conjunction with police in behavioral situations . These situations are among the most volatile and unpredictable and to send crisis intervention staff without police support/ 2,448 protection is inadvisable No Yes Yes Unsure Unsure
The RPD needs the respect of the community and the mayor to do their job. They also need the support of the mayor, if the police get into a scuffle because a person was not doing what the officer asked of them it escalates into a altercation which could cause harm to either of them. But the brass never makes it clear if they just did as was asked of them there wouldn't be all this crazy bullshit! The criminals are getting away with murder because the police are not allowed to police our communities instead everyone is living in fear because the criminals and activists are taking them over. I'm tired of these demands, 2,449 what about my right for just quality of life and not fearing my life. Yes No Yes Yes Unsure 2,450 PAB can do reviews of our police. Yes Yes No Yes No
I fully support the police and do not support domestic terrorists as the BLM 2,451 and all these other groups who are trying to ruin the police department. No No No No Unsure 2,452 We need law and order do not defund the police No No Yes No Yes Question 1 should not be an either/or but Crisis Intervention along with properly trained police support. Also, I think it's a great idea for police, 2,453 especially the higher ups to reside in the city. Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes
I AM AGAINST DEFUNDING THE POLICE! I am against reducing the number of police officers that we have. We currently need more police because there is more crime. I am against the catch and release policy especially regarding violent criminals, drug dealers, and repeated offenders. I believe that the catch and release policy and the defunding the police policies are both in part responsible for the substantial increase in crime in Rochester. I believe that more people, including black people, are being murdered at a greater rate because of the defunding the police and the catch and release policy. Police should have a much greater voice in all changes. Both Mayor Warren and former Mayor Johnson have stated that most of Rochester is against defunding the police. So why aren't the City Council members reflecting this in their decisions? The City Council members should be against defunding the police too. They are not representing the citizens of Rochester 2,454 adequately. I am very disappointed in Rochester's local government! No No Yes No Yes The Mayor is ahead of herself and needs to let the other investigations play out. This survey is poorly constructed and seems to be slanted towards 2,455 programs that the community has negatively reacted to. Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure 2,456 The police do an outstanding job. Support them. No No Yes Yes No I wish the cops walk the beat again because should get to know the people 2,459 that live in the communities No Yes Yes No Yes One idea regarding the safety of our community is to actually listen to the people offering critical feedback to the police. The Police Accountability Board was voted into effect last year and they aren’t even mentioned in a survey supposedly aimed at holding the police to higher standards in our city! The people of Rochester have stated again and again the necessity of holding police accountable. In so many ways, this survey fails to address those grievances from a community centered approache. The wording of this survey is actually biased toward expending and solidifying the police presence in Rochester. If you weren’t listening all summer, the people would like to see the RPD funded less, and the struggling social/civil infrastructure of our city funded much more. Address the systemic root of these issues rather than paying men from the suburbs to over police otherwise never ending symptoms.
Independent investigations into wrongful deaths, at the hands of police, should be conducted in every instance. Thinking otherwise is exactly what allowed the coverup of Daniel Prude’s asphyxiation by RPD officers. Independent investigation is the only reason the public became aware of that horrific incident. The fact this policy is yet in place points to how the RPD’s current practices function better to protect the impunity of violent officers than the lives and dignity of victims of police brutality. This, among other things, has resulted in community distrust of the police, and rightfully so. So long as police refuse to hold they’re own accountable for abuse of power and misconduct, the People will not trust that the RPD has their best interest in mind. Distrust of the police cannot be overcome but providing more direct and permanent infiltration of communities by the police themselves. The strength, health and resilience of communities is what keeps people safe, not the everloomimg threat of militarized task forces.
2,460 JUSTICE FOR DANIEL PRUDE Yes Yes Unsure Yes No Community policing doesn't mean building people new $16 million offices to commute to from the suburbs. It means the police actually living in the communities that they serve.
At this point, I don't support any measures that would spend another dollar on the police. I don't support more training, I don't support paying independent consultants, I don't support giving the new police chief more money.
The only thing I do in fact support is diverting funds away from the police to other resources. Any future budget cuts should come from the Rochester Police Department.
We've tried reform for the last fifty years and the Rochester Police Department has demonstrated that they aren't capable of reform. When faced with criticism about being too violent, they respond with more violence.
If you don't cut their budget, you're willfully ignoring the vast majority of your constituents and we will gladly vote you out of office next year. Our safety and physical well being is more important than your re-election 2,461 campaign. Yes Unsure Unsure Yes No The people need to unhandcuff the police and let them do there job they No 2,463 were trained to do. No Unsure Yes Response Yes 1.Let the police do their job as they have been trained and support them in their efforts. Make positive change by acknowledging procedural errors and correcting the instruction, not by blaming and being unsupportive of people who are doing their best. 2. Stop allowing trial by the media with partial, interpretive details and support our system of justice that considers someone innocent until proven guilty by members of our legal system. 3. Be consistent in protecting and supporting our community and citizens by arresting anyone, including protesters that are disruptive, disrespectful, harmful, and destructive. 4. Re: Question #1 I think have Crisis Intervention Services respond WITH the police to mental health and addiction related calls would be more prudent. However Police and these teams need to be trained to work together. 5. Re: Question # 2 I think our Police Chief and department heads should be skilled enough to seek independent council that best meets the current and immediate needs of each individual policing, training, etc. review. If our Police Chief and department heads are not able to professionally and 2,465 effectively do this, then they should not be in their respective positions. No No Yes No Yes Police need education about the decades of racism and incarceration of black men in America as well as the resources to assist in communities of color that are experiencing substandard housing, poor health care, inadequate schooling, lack of grocery stores,etc!! As an former Public Health Nurse, school nurse in the city, Nurse Practitioner at Anthony Health Center, I have watched the complete disintegration of health and welfare of the black people in this community. We are a segregated city and of course people with no jobs or resources (living in dire poverty) are going to have mental health issues and commit crimes! It is not just policing that needs to change and these problems should not be laid solely at that door! We expect a lot of our police and they have to risk their lives for all of us. This approach is not going to solve the problem and wasting city money and resources once again without a comprehensive plan and effort to get rid of the systematic segregation and impoverishment of the black population of Rochester, we will never see the end of this problem We cannot lay this solely on the police doorstep!! The whole community needs to step up in including the County, the grocery chains, the housing regulators and everybody!! It makes me sad to see the children we are neglecting so they can grow up 2,466 and be arrested! Or killed! Yes Yes Yes No No I am ashamed at the lack of appreciation for our officers across the board. These are hard working dedicated community servants. This entire situation has created such a negative impact on our community that it will take years to reverse. Will our community ever have confidence in our men and women in blue? We had community policing...then we didn't ..now we are thinking about returning to it. We know it works. Why didn't we stay with what was working..to save money? Shame on us. Police should live in the community they serve. Period. We should make the investment in the training they need to do their job and when there is a situation, it should be addressed immediately and with transparency. Is that so hard to do? I support our men and women in blue, I support the right to peaceful protest and I support the concept that despite racial and social/economic differences, we can work, live and thrive together through productive, honest, and respectful discourse. I think having a crisis intervention professional respond to mental health and addiction related 911 calls is putting that person highly at risk. Have you ever seen someone on drugs or in a full manic episode. It can turn dangerous in an instant. As a companion responder maybe. But really, let us not put these folks in harms way. They are not prepared at all to address 2,467 personal threats or violent acts. Unsure No Yes No Unsure
1-as a non-city resident, I believe my response to this survey will be ignored. 2-Question 1 is nonsensical. How can you not have police involved on a call involving a threatening situation, just because drugs are involved? 3-By all means, begin to utilize non-police Crisis experts where appropriate. Over time, when the two disciplines have learned to work together, the threatened victims can still be protected, and the mentally disturbed (regardless of the reason) have a better chance for appropriate help.
2,468 Good Luck No Yes Yes Yes Yes Vote Republican and get rid of the Democratic stronghold on the city. They are destroying it through self serving policies that only benefit them 2,470 personally. No No Unsure Unsure Unsure 2,471 Stop defending the police. No No Yes Yes Unsure Maybe body cam footage could be up for random review going forward, and that could be used as a way to do continual training with the officers (if that's not already being done). I support our police 100%, and I hope under this community effort it'll help them deal with everything they are having to deal with these days. I get there are struggles right now, but it doesn't undermine 2,472 my utmost appreciation for them!! Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes The mayor should resign immediately, or be removed, for her failure of leadership and role in the cover-up of Daniel Prude's death at the hands of Rochester police.
Furthermore: I can see the way these questions are framed and the way the mayor will attempt to use my answers to justify her pet projects. As such, I have chosen "unsure" rather than provide her with some of that misleading data.
For example: I do believe in the value of community policing, but I don't support spending millions on entirely new construction for them in a time of budget crisis for the city.
For example: I do believe the new chief will need resources for her job, but I don't support handing the police a blank check, particularly after they've squandered money shooting weapons at civilians and rewarding themselves for doing so with massive overtime pay.
For example: I absolutely think experts outside of the police force should have a hand in determining new training and regulations - and I think that such a role could potentially be fulfilled by our Police Accountability Board established by Rochester City Council.
Again: the mayor should resign immediately, or be removed, in light of her failure of leadership and her role in the death of Daniel Prude at the hands of 2,473 Rochester police officers. Yes Unsure Yes Unsure Unsure I think that familiarity with the neighborhood residents and businesses is a must for the officers assigned to each area. A few years ago the Winton neighborhood group and a couple of officers would walk the neighborhood every Tuesday and get to know us and ask about our concerns. It was amazing how this simple act helped change the neighborhood. They were 2,474 listening to us!! Yes Yes Yes No Yes Please require our police officers to enforce all laws as they are written. If laws are not appropriate in today's society, then work to change them, but if 2,475 they exist, they should be enforced. Thanks you. No Yes Yes No Yes People with mental or addiction issues who are arrested and taken to the hospital should not be released in 24 hours. A more thorough evaluation should be required, with possible mandatory admission to a mental health/drug rehab program. In the very least, they must be 'signed out' into the care of a responsible third party just like a juvenile offender would. Our police officers are being asked to be caretakers of the mentally ill, which is 2,476 not their job. Yes Yes Yes No Yes
For the first question it should be either/or...BOTH Police and mental health 2,477 experts need to be on hand for a drug or mental health call. Think better! Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes 2,478 Bias bias bias! Yes Yes Yes Yes No 2,480 Arrest protesters get them out of the road No No Yes No No I am concerned that any reform include and heavily weigh input from the 2,481 police force. They are the ones who know the challenges of the job. No No Yes Unsure Unsure 2,482 Reform the mayors office too Unsure Yes Yes No No How can we decrease police budget to allow for more resources for 2,483 education, mental health and social services Yes Yes No Yes Yes The Police are a failure and exacerbate tense situations. I have seen the police harass individuals exercising their first amendment rights (as a neutral, legal observer). The police forget that they are to protect our civil rights. I also have a personal encounter with the RFP. My son was having a mental health crises. His therapist advised us to go to Strong. We went to Strong and decided to leave instead of staying housed in the mental health ER. We have a legal right to not be seen. A Rochester Police Officer accosted us and followed us out, all while 3 additional officers followed. FOUR OFFICERS crowded around a kid and attempted to harass him. I explained, at first politely, to the officer that (1) I am an attorney (2) we have a right to leave an ER (3) he has no legal right to stop us. He continued to harass us and follow us, with his 3 weak-willed co-workers not saying a word, just following. He continued to harass us and follow us as we walked to our car. He was trying desperately to get a reaction out of my son. It was such an awful scene, that individuals who were witnessing this harassment encouraged my son to keep walking away quietly and not to let this cop get a rise out of us. Shameful. He followed us from the ER, through the walkway - through the main lobby - through to our vehicle. If you are truly interested in hearing about my encounter with the police, please feel free to contact me at [email protected]. I will never the call police because they will not provide assistance. The RPD does not protect or serve. I say this as someone whose father was a New York State Trooper for over 25 years. I do not expect 2,484 you to contact me - I know this is all for show. Shameful. Yes Yes No No No I have had limited contact with RPD... it was never positive. They are bullies. 2,486 I will never ask a cop for help. Yes Yes No No No If individuals other than police will be dispatched to addiction and mental health calls the I believe that 911 dispatchers will have to receive training to determine who to send and when. A person showing up at a persons home or outdoor environment in the middle of the night may be at risk without the 2,487 protection of police. Unsure Yes Yes No Unsure Further splitting away responsibilities that police officers are not trained for. Mental health calls are a great and very necessary first step but there are other community services that are currently handled by police officers that would be better served by using trained professionals such as social workers and medical professionals as first responders. Funding should be diverted from the police department to fund these new employment opportunities to take over their responsibilities as needed and as determined by a study done by an independent third party.
The police force is woefully under trained and better screening of prospective officers is desperately needed. Part of that will be addressed by taking away responsibilities that are better serviced by other highly trained professionals, but there are still many things we need them for. Training before being able to serve should be much more in depth and screening to weed out those with the wrong temperaments and motivation is very necessary. Both training and screening should also be ongoing, not just one and done once they are hired - ideally through certification programs. These are the people who are meant to enforce the law, no small task. The current situation of that requiring less training and certifications than most other 2,488 vocations is a huge part of our current problem. Yes Unsure Yes Yes Unsure #1, I was pepper balled by RPD recently for no reason. #2, The questions on this survey are written by an idiot. 2,490 #3, the mayor needs to resign before we can move on. Yes Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Subject all police training candidates to extensive psychological evaluations 2,491 as a requirement for admission to the police academy. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes
Fire the corrupt Mayor!!! Take her new Chief with her!! Put criminals in jail, Repeal bail reform. Protect our dedicated policemen and women. Start protecting our law abiding citizens. Rochester has become a criminal safe 2,492 place. The lawless are taking over unless a change happens soon!! No No No No No I believe our RPD department and officers should be provided with what is needed to keep law and order, simply put, if you break the law you get arrested or ticketed, we can not have it both ways. Suggestion: Maybe more open discussion with Police Departments with residents so that both sides can be heard and both can learn.
2,493 Thanks for your time Yes No Yes No Unsure
I'm vary much against defunding the Police and believe more officers are need to keep peace. Allow police to do their jobs even if it resorts in them having to use force to contain order. Review the whole incident before making independent judgements towards officers and or the public. If a Police Officer officer is found in a court of law that they are guilty of a crime 2,494 they should be prosecuted to the extent of the law as well as anyone else. No No Yes No Unsure
There is no quality of life in the city anymore. There are constant violations of city codes and increasing criminal activity. They keep getting worse because police response times are terrible. They either do not respond at all or way too late to catch any violators or criminals in the "act" of committing a crime. I myself have been a crime victim more than once and I was not at all satisfied on how that was handled. As a lifetime city resident, and now homeowner there, I never feel safe and every day and night is torture due to the constant noise ordinance violations. I only wish I could sell my home, which would be impossible under the current conditions, so I could leave 2,495 the City of Rochester once and for all! Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes I think this is a great idea, to help the community. We definitely need Police No 2,496 Reform!!!!! Yes Unsure Yes Response Yes Ban tear gas, pepper balls, rubber bullets, sound cannons, and other 2,501 dangerous crowd control devices. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure This survey is ridiculous. First of all, it allows for suburban residents to weigh in on city policing. If suburban responses drown out city residents during this process, it will be unfair to the people who actually have to live in city communities and interact with city police. These questions are also somewhat leading questions. Here is the reform I would like to see to keep our communities safe in Rochester: a 50% decrease in the police budget so those funds can be reappropriated to safe, affordable housing for residents, addiction counseling, school funding (not SROs though!), and other services that will assist the community. I also ask for the demilitarization of RPD - no more chemical weapons to be used on civilians, including protesters. We also need more transparency and accountability in city and police leadership so that coverups like that of Daniel Prude's death cannot happen again. We do not need more police substations. We do not need a third-party investigation into the coverup surrounding Daniel Prude's death at the expense of taxpayers when our PAB has those same abilities. The Locust Club and Mike Mazzeo must be brought to heel. The officers involved in Prude's death must be fired and brought to justice. My trust in RPD is nonexistent. My belief RPD can do their jobs objectively is nonexistent. We cannot reform a police force that has shown us time and again they come in to be against city residents. They must be defunded, 2,502 abolished, and completely rebuilt to new standards for public safety. Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure 2,503 The police are fine, they are just being hamstrung by corrupt city officials. Yes Unsure Yes No Unsure I feel that nobody is safe. If you live in Webster, Greece, any suburb or the city, none of us are safe. Where ever I am- Webster, Henrietta - any where, I find myself looking for anything or anyone that may cause harm. Crime is everywhere and being caused by whites ,blacks etc. It's a shame that we can't all get along. I have best friends that aren't the same color as I am. It's a very 2,504 sad time. No Yes Yes Yes Yes I would like to see a New Mayor who is not prejudice against the police. She should have stepped down. She knew what happened 2,505 and did nothing. Yes Yes Yes No No I think the most important part of community policing involves developing positive relationships with citizens, particularly from a young age. I believe humanizing police officers and having personal relationships with community members will be one of the greatest ways to reduce crime in our 2,506 city. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes I think there needs to be more community events where the focus is police officers getting to know the residents. I don’t think the only time I have 2,507 contact with the police should be when something bad is happening. Yes Yes Yes No Yes
CLEAN HOUSE !
Every organization, institution, school/college is aware of who are the " good " guys/gals and who the "bad" guys/gals. Rather than moving them around or hiding them, (like Catholic church, Boy Scouts of America, and Penn State etc.) "weed them out".
Promote and give public recognition and pay increases to the outstanding and exemplary personnel. If this doesn't happen, eventually there will be multiply lawsuits, and Chapter 11 filings. And the public will continue to distrust the very organization, institutions, schools/college that are in place to serve and 2,508 protect. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes All internal reviews of RPD are suspect— for results to be accepted, outside experts need to be brought in alongside local community leaders who have called for police reform, yet themselves have no ties to RPD or the city government. Results must be made public, with minimal redactions in only the most necessary cases and which do not interrupt understanding and interpretation of results. Community Policing as outlined in this survey brings police into communities to which they have no connection and demands they forge a connection. This misses the point that police officers are outsiders to the communities they police, and given the distrust between police and the community is likely to be futile (adding municipal buildings will further detract from the stated goals). True community policing uses actual community members to police their own communities. RPD would be better served to work with community leaders to recruit from within the communities in question, and then allow those community members to literally police their own community. RPD must cooperate with non-police community leaders to be successful in recruitment, and retaining recruits throughout RPD’s training process (which also needs outside expert and non-police community leader review and recommendation for revamping). Without the support of these community leaders, RPD will not make any progress in becoming an actual asset to local communities due to the strength of distrust between RPD and Rochesterians. RPD must listen to community leaders in:re correcting itself, and sincerely and visibly act on what is said. That will include re- assigning officers who do not now and have never before resided in the area of their patrol, and actually attempting to create real community policing as what the term actually means instead of the intent 2,509 written into some buzzword-appropriated-to-be-intentionally-misleadingly-titled policy proposal. Yes Yes Unsure Yes No 2,510 Put Lovely Warren in jail No Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Present city residents with an honestly constructed survey that does not in effect prompt a positive response to police “centers” like the one thankfully rejected for E. Main and Goodman! Also, do not evade the Police Accountability Board, which rightfully has a large role in all these policy 2,511 matters! Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure
These are complicated issues. As the community and city work toward increasing public safety, making black people safe from police over reaction, and building community across racial lines we will need to listen to others and recognize that we may not get it right the first time we introduce changes. We must be ready to evaluate and change policy when necessary. We voted to have a Police Accountability Board. It should be the leader for change. I will oppose anything the city adopts that limits, restricts, or reduces the PAB's role to symbolic status. Police must be subject to civilian control in the last instance. We can do that, protect police officers and make 2,512 public safety for Rochesterians more secure. Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Frankly, Mayor Lovely Warren and her advisors have lost my confidence and trust. It is impossible to support any measure of reform coming from them. The administration's ongoing effort at police reform is tainted; and, as long as it foolishly adheres to the self-deception that it can make amends without the people's input, then it will suffocate their demands for justice. Stop 2,514 delaying the inevitable, resign. Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Some members of the City Council recently have expressed interest in reducing police funding. This is a bad idea. A well-staffed, well-trained police department with adequate equipment and -- crucially! -- with the support of city leadership is essential to keep quality of life acceptable in the City of Rochester. If the city gets more dangerous, people and business who can afford to leave will leave. People and businesses who cannot afford to leave 2,515 will be more tempted to take justice into their own hands. No Unsure Unsure No Yes I think we should not take a gradualism approach, but look for innovative and successful strategies that have worked in other medium size cities. Status quo is not acceptable and we need external oversight to re arise the bar of 2,516 expectation Yes Yes Unsure Yes Yes 2,519 Get a new Mayor. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Extensive training on race relations Weeding out officers with attitude 2,520 Diversifying the force Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 2,523 Police accountability board! Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I believe police AND crisis intervention services should be sent to mental and 2,524 addiction calls, they can work together. Yes Yes Yes No Yes This survey is a biased propaganda piece in favor of the Mayor's political agenda. It should be pulled and a neutral poll commissioned by the Police Accountability Board in line with their mandate to investigate and review No No No No No 2,525 RPD policies, as supported by 75% of Rochester residents (including me). Response Response Response Response Response
Get rid of Qualified Immunity and ban Anabolic Steroids for all LEO’‘s. Hold 2,527 them accountable for breaking the law if NO one is above the law. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2,528 keep politic out of police let chief do the job No No Yes No No I feel becauseweare in Covid that ALL OUTSIDE in the Street services w/o folks wearing masks be prohibitive. No Gatherings in the streets w/o masks and Social Distancing of 6 feet apart. NO Exceptions by the Mayor or Police Chief. Super Spreading events...Rochester, NY doesn't need during a Covid-19 Pandemic. I post this here, because. Police would be called on 9-1-1....Its important we stay SAFE in 2,530 Rochester. Masks & Social distancing for ALL. Yes Unsure Yes No Yes
Defund the police. Fire and jail all police and officials involved in the arrest, death, and the cover up of Daniel Prude case. Dismantle police unions. End qualified immunity for all police. Enact legislation for severe mandatory minimum sentences for police found guilty of misconduct. Create a new department outside of the executive branch to investigate crimes and misconduct of police. Make police pensions pay for settlements of 2,531 misconduct wrongful death and abuse of power. Then apologize... Yes Yes Yes No No You could start with a less bias way of asking questions to get the responses 2,532 you want. This administration at the city is so deeply corrupt. Yes No Yes Yes Unsure 2,533 Not at the moment. Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Yes The police accountability board should be included in all aspects of this 2,534 reform process. Yes Yes Yes No Unsure Have Mayor Warren resign. Decrease the amount spent on militarized equipment. Increase training, specifically around de-escalation. Require de- scalation techniques be used; use of force should be an absolute last resort action when all other options have been exhausted. Model policing similar 2,535 to many European countries. Yes Yes Yes No No The citizens need to become more respectful of authority. When stopped by the police, obey their requests and don't argue with or run from them. Get 2,536 rid of the gangs, drug dealers and other criminal elements. Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Yes Mayor warren is a crook, the people and citizens of Rochester are disgusting. The real criminals run free while we treat our police as criminals. The black community of Rochester are racist pigs, and they want to be treated as equals. Look in the mirror first. Yes I am BLACK with many white, black, and 2,538 brown friends. God help your hateful souls No Yes No No No weed out the few "bad apples" in the Police Department, and find a way to rid the entitlement attitude of "I can do anything I want and not be held 2,539 responsible". No No Yes No Yes
I am a social science scholar, with a background in qualitative research and survey design/implementation. This is not a survey that is looking for feedback in good faith and does not meet any common standard of mitigating question bias.
It is clear that you are promoting a certain agenda and intend to persuade through this survey, rather than understand how your constituents are experiencing and are thinking of policing. It is also clear that you will be able to use the survey results as a tool to mislead the public, showing that those who answered support all aspects of your approach to policing and by extension, your administration. Many of us would like to see real consequences for officials and officers who obscure and commit acts of violence against Rochesterians.
At the least, I want to ask you to issue a new survey. As a constituent, I do not feel my opinion is being valued by the mayor's office when I see a survey like this. We elected you—please find ways to engage with us that are not 2,540 coercive and indifferent to our opinions. Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure 2,543 Please, no more identity politics! No No Yes No No less police in general. having actual hiring standards. having psychologically stable police. teaching your police to actually respect humans. actually focusing on solving violent crimes instead of harassing the citizenry. only allow police to patrol in the zip code they live in. Don't send paid, armed, violent thugs to scenes that don't require purposely inflicting violence. send 2,544 literally anyone else. Yes Yes No No Unsure The police should do the job what they were hired to do and NOT to stand down when the law is violated. After all persons pass the same testing to become a RPD officer the city needs to start at the very top of the one list to hire the most qualified persons for the job and work the way down the list looking at nothing else except for the best qualified to do the job. Any violations of the law by any law enforcement person should be handled in the criminal justice court of law. 2,545 No need to reform RPD because of a few bad apples. No No No No No 2,546 No Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Keep the police-force strong, train them well, and don't bow down to the union, which protects the not so good officers! I strongly support the RPD, 2,548 and hope for a better relationship between them and the community! No Yes Yes No Yes Train police better actually do better at hiring people. We are in this situation because we haven’t had good management and leadership. Creating all these accountability boards doesn’t help if we don’t have leadership that even knows what the problem is. You can’t blame cops if that is how they are trained to do something. You can’t hide the fact that leadership has for so long turned a blind eye on bad policies and keeping bad 2,551 people in positions where they should be let go. No Yes Yes No No We should hire police command who follow their oaths and are committed to the protection of those most marginalized, who, rather than trying to hide the actions of their errant officers, hold them to a high standard, and immediately discipline command staff who are not transparent with regard 2,552 to the actions of their force. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2,553 DEFUND RPD REFUND ROC Yes Yes Yes Yes No The police should be able to enforce the law without fear. The city, in particular the St. Paul Quarter of downtown Rochester, is suffering from an influx of homeless individuals who loiter, solicit, and litter without end. The 2,554 police and community must step in to discourage this. No No Yes No Yes I appreciate our police. Let's give them the training and support they need to do the best possible job. Let's also provide funding to groups that provide support to the community and decrease the need for police action in the 2,556 first place. And yes, you can raise my taxes for that. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes don't presume this survey is your way to show the community input was 2,557 involved in the process. Unsure Yes Yes No Yes 2,558 stop micro managing the police No No Yes No No 2,559 Defund the police and fund our schools Yes Yes Unsure Unsure No
stop being afraid of confronting law breakers for example what is going on in the Walmart plazas and on west ridge road plaza with the car racers !!! why 2,560 aren't you doing something or letting protestors on the highways insane!!! Yes Unsure Unsure No Yes These questions, as written, reflect the bias and intentions of the police form. RPD needs reform and the department as proven, in their response to the Daniel Prude incidence, that they are not capable of making these changes themselves.
This survey is extremely disappointing, and the fact that our leaders think this is an appropriate part of fixing the problem, is telling--and suggests they 2,561 are not capable or not willing to change. Yes Yes Yes Yes No The mayor should not put her bias views into it. She should stay neutral. I believe the rpd does the best they can. Too many police are shot stabbed and beaten up for them doing the job we pay them to do. We definitely need a 2,562 new mayor No No Yes No Yes I do not believe in police reform. We need police- if anything a bigger budget to make sure they are properly trained and re evalued every couple years to 2,564 weed out the bad cops. Yes Yes No Yes Unsure Need PAB, and community input meetings for police reform. Don't waste money on outside law firm to review police, we have a voter-approved board for that. More transparency from police (so quick to write up every single petty crime arrest for a press release but didn't an in-custody death was worth a mention?) Separate traffic bureau without firearms on officers. Many incidents could be de-escalated if traffic ticket writers didn't have funs. Defund. Way too much money for RPD, get real. Higher training requirements. Why does it take eight years of training to practice law in a 2,566 court room but eight weeks to enforce it with a gun on the streets? Yes Unsure Yes Unsure Yes Our world has changed and our values as human society has changed. Some neighborhoods have specific needs and right now our policing system was not designed with diversity in mind. This doesn't stop here and requires 2,567 thinking about educational systems too. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Rebuild support from within a community. Move support from a 2,568 disembodied state or federal level back to a grassroots neighborhood level. No Yes Yes Unsure Yes 2,570 Having RPD officers be required to reside in the city No Yes Unsure Unsure Yes Enough games. Defund and demilitarize. Spend the money on preventing crime instead of retaliating to it through "law enforcement". Help people 2,571 instead. Yes Yes Yes Yes No
teach people to follow the laws and respect the police lived in the city for 55 years in the Beechwood neighborhood - its a disgrace 2,572 the way the neighborhood has degraded and the people conduct themselves No No Yes No Yes Major reform due to one incident is a MAJOR waste of our tax dollars and overreaction to a mob. Bring back Police Chief La'Ron Singletary who did nothing wrong or ask Jim Shepard to take the role again, Common sense would be to add Crisis Intervention Services to the police response to the situations not in place of. How will they handle a violent criminal 2,577 escalation? No Yes Yes Yes Yes Enhance recruiting efforts within the city, especially those plagued with higher crime and poverty rates, and offer signing bonuses and other incentives to those who not only sign up and pass the academy but maintain records in good standing and provide quantifiable, positive efforts policing 2,578 their communities. Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes 2,579 PacTac Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes We need to stand behind our police as this investigation goes on. It seems nightly there are shootings or stabbings in the city. I believe the police face dangers daily as these crimes occur. Perhaps the individuals committing these crimes should have their backgrounds made public to better 2,580 understand what the police are dealing with daily. Unsure Yes Yes No Unsure These are all leading questions, which makes me question the validity of this 2,582 survey. Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Yes. I have one suggestion. When police officers are working together and someone in their team does something disrespectful or inappropriate to citizens, they should be reported to the police chief. We must work together 2,583 this way even though it is difficult to do, usually, no one else would know Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Simplify the command staff, too many cooks in the kitchen causes confusion, That's how communications get lost or twisted. Waste of money, allocate 2,584 the monies to other resources inside/outside the Police Dept. Yes No Yes Yes Unsure 2,585 For one do not lie or leave out details why making press reports. Yes Yes Yes Yes No
The City of Rochester should legalize cannabis and end all cannabis related arrests. A majority of Americans agree. Cannabis is being prescribed by doctors in some states. This will free up time and resources to focus on violent crimes.
The residents of Rochester should know about police officers found guilty of misconduct. This should be public knowledge and the city should maintain a database.
2,586 Mandate that RPD officers reside in the City of Rochester. Yes Yes Yes No Yes I'd like the police to actually do something when I call 911 say at 2:00 AM 2,587 because of loud, out of Control drunken parties. Yes Unsure Yes No Yes nah, just stop killing all the time. other countries get by without killing so 2,588 much, why can't we? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Arrest police officers who use deadly force when unwarranted. Make deadly force the last resort and stop letting cops kill innocent POC. Don’t pay police 2,590 officers who are suspended pending investigation for unnecessary use of force Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure
I feel fear comes from both sides of where we stand which is why we are divided, we fear police, police fear us. Something has got to give and as much as we need a change within the police force in Rochester, we also need a change in the community. One won’t work without the other, and that is going to be our downfall. I hope taking steps to change and be better within 2,595 the law, will bring out the better side of our cities and citizens. Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes More mental health crisis resources. Body cams all the time. Stop excessive 2,599 use of force. Thanks for doing this survey. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure
Let the police do their jobs. If you choose to break the law and don't cooperate with the police, it most likely won't end well. These individuals who have caused all these recent problems, were not innocent. They were criminals, drug addicts, and had other arrest records. How about families teaching their children to respect authority? Now, there's a place to start!! Unless, CIS personnel are trained to use weapons, they have no business entering a scene that could cost them their lives. They should arrive with a police officer....NEVER on their own, unless armed. And community policing use to be how things were done. Now the police are the enemy and are disrespected. We ,in this household, back the blue. Promote the police department the way it should be,as individuals who don't hesitate to put their lives on the line for strangers every single day!!! They protect and serve. As usual in today's society, you have it backwards. The police are who we 2,600 hold up as examples, not the criminals. That's where the reform is needed. No No Yes No Yes 2,601 make cops live in the neighborhood they police Yes Yes Yes No Yes Let police officers do their jobs. Criminals have taken over this city because police are unable to do their jobs without fear of retribution. Neighborhoods need police stations, they need officers who feel they can make an impact in their community. Right now these officers cannot respond to a call without worrying about being assaulted or fired. It’s disgusting. This city should be ashamed, they have let Mayor Warren singlehandedly destroy a beautiful, historic place. Continue to let the thugs 2,603 run the city and all decent people and businesses will leave. No No Yes No No Money needs to be placed in first responder groups who are able to handle 2,604 themselves peacefully. NO MORE FUN TOYS FOR THE COPS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
I am white and recently moved to Rochester. I should feel better when the cops show up, but I've watched the police show up to intimidate and instigate a response from peaceful protesters. They are not keeping anyone safe. They care more about power and property than people. Its disgraceful and embarrassing. I would never call 911 for police in this town. I'll ask for fire department or ambulance for any issue I have and avoid police at all costs. A stranger is more likely to be helpful than the police. Its time to disband it. No amount of money can save a department like that.
What should the mayor do? Prosecute all cops who do not follow the laws they enforce on others, with a PUBLIC trial. Set an example to show what happens to 'Bad' cops by putting them on UNPAID leave during any investigation of ALL complaints, removal from retirement plans and permanent ban from serving in an enforcement capacity of any kind, anywhere for the rest of their lives.
IF you do this, there will be less 'bad' cops applying for the job. From what I have witnessed with my own eyes of police intimidation at protests downtown is enough to say any good cops left in the RPD system are held hostage by the overwhelming majority of BAD cops in employment.
The mayor is supposed to be in control of the police force. If the mayor is not in control of it, disband it and start over, rehiring only those with ZERO complaints. If the mayor is in control of the police force and endorses how they have handled themselves, then we need to find a mayor who will prioritize its citizens 2,607 over paid public servants who continue to harass and intimidate this community. Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure No I would like to see you defund the RPD and put those resources toward non- police conflict resolution programs, addiction and mental health treatment, education, jobs programs for ex-felons, restorative justice programs and other alternatives to policing. Programs like Georgetown U's peace clusters have had a great deal of success in reducing violent crime without more police. Increasing the RPD's budget and building more police stations is the OPPOSITE of what this city needs. Community policing alone will not solve the problem of outside agitator thugs (cops) coming from the suburbs and terrorizing communities that aren't theirs. Their budget must be drastically 2,608 reduced and that money must be reinvested in alternatives to policing. Yes Yes Unsure Yes No Community Policing is inherently racist as a concept - you don't send cops to white neighborhoods to eat ice cream with white kids so they don't shoot them like we do in black neighborhoods. Strip money away from RPD and invest in schools, food banks, mental health services, etc. and that is how 2,610 you will end racism in the police force. Yes Yes No Unsure Unsure Police reform needs to go, police need better pay. The community needs to be taught the laws, protocols and how to properly interreact with law 2,611 enforcement along with fire and ems agencies. No Yes Yes No No Defund the police completely, fund community programs and urban 2,613 renewal with the money Yes Yes Unsure Yes No Keep police on the streets. This needs to be a safe place to live or you will get 2,614 college educated individuals like myself moving out to the suburbs. No Yes Yes No Yes Whoever wrote this survey doesn't seem to understand what community policing is. It's not building $16 million police buildings in an disadvantaged community. It's ensuring that the cop who responds to a scene is actually from the community. If someone is witnessing someone being attacked they shouldn't have to hesitate calling the police. They should have the peace of mind that they're calling in a person they know and trust to properly deescalate the situation make sure everyone leaves safe and unharmed. A cop from Webster shouldn't be responding to a scene in 19th Ward. They're two entirely different communities.
Community policing is downsizing the force and making sure the police interact positively with the people they're being paid to protect. They shouldn't be sitting in a cop car setting up speed traps, they should be out walking their beats on the sidewalk, saying hi to their neighbors. The community needs to know their police as friendly faces, not an invading force.
Oh, and stop giving the cops who murdered Daniel Prude what is effectively a 2,615 paid vacation and put them under a fair trial. It's been 6 months. Yes Unsure Yes Yes No The question I have is #1. I'm not sure if, when and who makes a decision to determine when the police/crisis intervention should respond to a call. As we all know someone that has mental issues, addiction problems are not predictable. I truly believe that once 911 is called it's already escalated into a situation ( other lives in danger or being threatened). Perhaps a social worker, mental health, addiction specialist should be with the police when responding to a call? I feel more the crisis center would be of good use for resources Afterword's ... meaning, following thru with either the victim or person in distress for counseling, resources, etc. I feel this city as cities everywhere fund programs but never thoroughly follow through. Also, I feel it's important for the police department and all agencies, businesses to review their procedures (find out what works, what doesn't, where we can add, improve, delete procedures. I don't feel the police or any business, etc. should be micromanaged but feel a quarterly, semi annual review about concerns, (let's see where we are), etc., what's working, what's not working. Hope this helps and hope that my thoughts are taken into consideration and 2,621 not just band-aid to fix a current problem but a long term solution. No Yes Yes No Yes
The oversight board (whatever it’s called and however it looks in final form) needs the ability to discipline police officers from any position on the RPD 2,622 org chart (from the rookie cop walking a beat to the Chief him- or herself) Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 2,624 Give teeth to the Civilian Police Review Board. Yes Yes Unsure Yes No 2,626 Rpd is loosing a great crew due to the mayor and stupidity. Keep rpd safe! Yes No Yes Yes No Decrease the ridiculously large police budget, fund the community. Make surveys like this actual surveys with a variety of answers, this survey is biased and would be rejected by a high school level statistics class as a legitimate survey. Force Rochester police to respect protestors rights as guaranteed by the constitution. If tear gas is banned by the Geneva convention for use in war, do we really need to use it on the 2,627 streets of Rochester? Yes Yes Yes Unsure No I do support the local Rochester Police Department, BUT; they definitely need to revamp their training tactics especially toward minority communities. I do not see Black Officers smothering, shooting or killing white people the way the white officers kill black people. Also, I think white officers need to live directly in the City of Rochester in order to feel the community connection with the City Neighborhoods. There's a living in the Suburbs away from the crime Mentality that exist, so when they come back to the City they see all City people in the same negative way. That we all must be bad and criminal. I was born and raised in the City of Rochester and love living in the City. City of Rochester was not always a crime and shooting environment years ago. But like all cities things change over time. We need the Police to do their jobs but that doesn't mean shoot first and ask questions later. I do Hope the New Police Chief will prevail and come thru for the sake of all people who make Rochester their Home. I like her already 2,628 and wish her much Success. Thanks for listening. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Our business is on the corner of Mazda Terrace and North Clinton. It’s terrible. Drug dealing, shootings, murders almost daily. The mayor has handcuffed the police. The Daniel Prude death was unfortunate but NOT the 2,629 fault of RPD. Thank god for the NYSP. Bail reform is a joke. No No No No Yes The current local government is clearly corrupt. Voicing complaints doesn't make a difference so its going to be difficult to make positive change with the 2,630 police. No Yes No No No Police reform is not going to address or help the real ills of our society !!
Changing policing policies is just dumping the horrors of our culture into another "policing agency "
Lets start at the bottom rung of the ladder ! Lets start with the disparity of income . it widens continually ! Lets start getting City landlords to provide and maintain housing instead of forcing people to live in slum like conditions ! Lets educate the poor on diet , staying in school , pride ! Lets focus on why the poor do not get good health care ! Lets expect that the Federal should lead the fight against Drugs !
2,631 Why do we keep ignoring the actual ills of our society ? Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure 2,632 Abolish the police union Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Send the police to all areas where the jerks are gathering to cause chaos (ex. Walmart parking lot). In fact sent the National Guard too. You, Lovely Warren, have done so much damage to the Police Department that if you allow it to disappear, there will be utter chaos. Get to work creating upscale facilities to help those afflicted with addictions and mental health problems. Get a handle on all those individuals cheating social services and lying to get benefits they don't deserve. Fix what's broken and leave the police No 2,633 department alone. No Response Yes No No 2,636 Mayor Lovely Warren should resign. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I had a locked car stolen from my driveway. It was later discovered in another neighborhood and towed to the city impound. A few days later I received a call that my car was found. Great! Except! I was presented a bill for towing and storage before I could get my car back. I WAS THE VICTIM! Why was I 2,638 victimized again by the city? Disgraceful. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Defunding the RPD, removing military-style requirement, funding RCSD and community assets, removing officers who have any history of abuse and/or 2,639 illegal activities, removal of 50A, abolishing the Locust Club. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure 2,640 Stop tear gassing our citizens. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Do not throw the police officers under the bus because it's politically correct without first giving them the due process that criminals get. If you tie their hands they will not be able to effectively police. The idea of sending unarmed civilians to deal with dangerously high or manic individuals is a 2,641 recipe for disaster. If you want to send them with the police that's fine. No No Yes No Yes The police need to start addressing quality of life issues before even more tax paying residents up and leave Rochester. Been having the same noise & house party complaints FOR OVER 8 YEARS w/little-to-no response from RDP & the NET Office simply passes the buck. Twice I called 911 and got no answer at all. A dispatcher hung up on me in August when I had placed my 7th call to 911, and City Hall refused to provide a recording of the call citing "privacy laws"-- but it was MY DAMN CALL. Can't go to work to pay the taxes for the services I'm NOT getting if I can't get any sleep and my nerves are shot all summer long from a house that shakes from all the sub-woofers in car stereos and home systems.
Cops should have to LIVE in the communities they work for -- most RPD officers could give a crap about the city because they don't live here and have no vested interest here. I haven't seen a cop on foot patrol in decades. RPD is reactive, not proactive. I have a NET office in walking distance with dozens of squad cars parked outside-- and yet there's no visible police presence in the Northeast or anywhere else for that matter. Drug dealing and prostitution is allowed to happen with open flagrancy, and it's disgusting. Hard-working residents live under the grip of the criminal element and then are terrorized and traumatized by a racist, disinterested, poorly trained police force.
AGGRESSIVE RECRUITMENT of minority officers needs to happen ASAP, starting in the city school district from the time kids are young. There's no reason a predominantly minority occupied city should be policed by a predominantly white police force in 2020.
2,642 Thank you for reading. Unsure Yes Yes No Yes Stop treating criminals like heroes and police like criminals. Let the police do their jobs without fear of reprimands and if people are going to protest illegally (isn't a permit necessary?), they can expect the police to do whatever is necessary to keep the roads open, businesses open and safe from destruction and keep the community safe. Not a hard thing to understand. 2,643 You break the law, there are consequences. No No Yes No No Police should be held to the same standards as citizens. All too often I see them speeding, texting and driving, flipping sirens on to go through a red 2,644 light. They are making a mockery of the law enforcement institution Yes Yes Unsure Yes Yes It seems as those these questions describe false dichotomies in such a way as 2,645 to justify increased police involvement. This is unhelpful. Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure The court systems should enforce the established laws in support of the police community. Illegal gun possession first and foremost. Black on black shootings have become daily occurrences with illegal firearms. Unacceptable. Looting and rioting in the name of social injustice should be 2,647 handled accordingly. Yes No Yes Yes Unsure Let the police do their jobs and stop accusing them of wrongdoing when 2,648 none has occurred. Yes No Yes No Unsure 2,649 have the mayor resign Yes No Yes No No
2,651 No No No Yes No No I visit Rochester frequently. When you undermine the police in Rochester it makes me feel the city is no longer a safe place to go. Please stop trying to 2,653 harm the police they are the people who protect us. No No No Yes No 2,654 Increase size of police force. No Yes Yes No Yes All prospective RPD officers should be required to live in the city for 5 years as a prerequisite to policing our streets. Any applicant living outside the city 2,656 should be considered unqualified for the position. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Rochester does not need new police buildings or structures. The money spent on that waste of budget for those buildings can be put back in to the community. The only way to reform is to defund the RPD. 2,657 #JUSTICEFORDANIELPRUDE Yes Yes Yes Yes No a majority of city residence (voters) believe the police do a good job. Every profession can and should evolve and change positively this includes the police department and city hall. City residence ask for the police to protect them from harm, terror, themselves sometimes, and protection from crime. We need them, we need to support them in order for them to support us. City Hall should support the police when they do a good job which is 99% of the time, if someone violates the trust placed in them they should be 2,658 lawfully investigated. Thank you No No Yes No Yes Police that have anger towards the community of brown skinned people 2,659 should be terminated. Yes No Yes No Yes
2,660 Be sure the police have the resources they need to keep the community safe. Yes Yes Yes No Unsure Thank you for establishing the Crisis Intervention Unit. Make sure it continues to be adequately funded. Immediately prohibit the use of tear gas, pepper balls, military weapons, and dogs by the police against peaceful protesting citizens. Police who take actions that are outright inhumane to citizens should be immediately removed from the force, regardless of whether or not they followed so called "police protocols". Rochester has a long history of funding studies whose resulting recommendations are never implemented. Do not hire WilmerHale to do phase 1. We already know that body worn cameras are effective, that de-escalation is superior to using force whenever possible, that sending trained mental health professionals to mental health calls yields far better results which is why we now have a Crisis Intervention Unit. Add in phase 2 & 3 and the total minimum cost of $750,0000 could be better spent funding PAB to evaluate RPD policies and procedures, make recommendations, and provide ongoing local oversight to 2,661 ensure these changes are actually implemented. Yes Unsure Yes Yes Yes 2,662 I'll keep my opinion to myself. Yes No Yes Yes Unsure
1) We need alternatives to police 2) Question 2: Which independent "experts" are you referring to? 3) Question 3: "Community policing" means different things for different people. What is your definition of community policing? 4) Question 5: I think Police Chief Chief Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan needs our interim support until we re-imagine public safety. 2,663 5) Shouldn't the Police Accountability Board review policing, training, etc.? Yes Unsure Yes Yes Yes A D&C article in the last 2 months profiled 2 officers with multiple suspensions and disciplinary write ups who are still on the force. Please 2,664 create a policy to remove officers like this. They are a danger to the public Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 2,667 Defund the police and reinvest in community programs Yes Yes Yes Yes No Assignment to the same neighborhood would be good for familiarity but I worry about job burn out with the high crime rate ( stabbings/shootings) Rochester is experiencing. Former President Obama most likely would have 2,668 set up this in Chicago, yet the homicide/violence in Chicago is very high. Yes Unsure Unsure Yes Yes 2,669 Police officers should live in the community they serve. Unsure Unsure Yes Yes No Release the drone and traffic cam footage from the September 5 riot so we can see what REALLY happened and settle it once and for all. The truth will 2,670 ONLY help matters. No No Yes No Yes You need to speak with residents in the neighborhoods and not listen to protest or special interest groups who have no clue what is like to live in the 2,671 neighborhoods No Unsure Yes No Yes Why are people from the suburbs able to fill out this survey? What stops someone from filling this survey out 20 times? Cut the police budget, reinvest in black and brown communities, and arrest the cops who 2,673 murdered Daniel Prude. Yes No No Yes No Greater transparency related to deaths/injuries in police custody. Less aggressive tactics (pepper bullets, projectiles, dogs) when dealing with 2,674 peaceful protests. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Our police officers are doing amazing. I have nothing but full support for them. It isn’t easy to police a city with shootings happening everyday and gun violence in every neighborhood. I do believe we need more mental health training for EVERYONE in the city and county. This includes teachers, social workers, police and government officials. We need better tools to address mental health calls. At the same time, I know that calls go out to 911 dispatch and RPD is then told that FACIT and other mental health workers aren’t available. If we are going to this model of social workers responding to mental health calls, then they need to be available 24/7. Not just when it’s 2,677 convenient for them. Yes Yes Yes No Yes There needs to be watchdog group run by members of the community to handle police misconduct. Police need to be held accountable and they cannot be trusted to investigate themselves. Also, the city should not be responsible for paying legal fees for officers that are being sued for 2,678 misconduct. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes End catch & release. Life imprisonment for murder. Death penalty for cop 2,679 killers. No No Yes No No
The RPD clearly should not have an increased budget. The RPD should be 2,680 defunded, and outside interventions by professionals should be used instead. Yes Yes Unsure Yes No I think much more training is needed and a greater effort made to recruit police who are long term city residents. I live in the city and am a white woman. I wouldn’t get nervous about calling RPD for myself, as I know statistically they will likely treat me with respect, but I definitely would hesitate to call them unless it was an absolute emergency. I don’t know 2,681 which officer would be the one to show up and there’s quite a range. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure I do not support any increase in the police budget. De-militarize the police, and limit the duties to focus on major crime. Defund the RPD budget and reallocate the resources to community building initiatives in city departments that support education, library, recreation & youth, business 2,683 and neighborhood development, environmental services. Yes Yes Yes Yes No 2,684 Job opportunities for black and brown community. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Please use the PAB. They are members of our community- they know the city’s history- they are invested in finding solutions that work for our 2,685 community. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Concentrate on the loitering that takes place in front of neighborhood stores all day long, the numerous liquor stores allowed in city neighborhoods and the blatant prostitution and drug selling day and night that is constantly being reported to police to no avail. When 911 is called in the City, they may or may not show up. If this type of activities takes place in a suburban neighborhood, it would definitely be a better outcome. You do not see this 2,686 stuff above going on there in the open. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Community policing is a priority for me. I am anxious and deeply disappointed about systemic violence we are witnessing against the black community - both in Rochester and in our country at large. I know that we can do better in our local community. I believe that having officers who are invested, involved, and accountable in our communities will help build trust between officers and the people they serve. This is greatly needed at this time 2,688 in our history. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Regarding my answer to a previous question, I believe that responses to mental health 911 calls should have an integrated mental health and police joint response. A full range of possible outcomes needs to be assumed. Some victims maybe be convinced to surrender, while others where the person is in a rage and may not be talked down, force may be needed. In addition, if weapons are involved, a police force my be needed for resolution.
Several years ago, when we lived on Highland Ave, near Winton Rd. I called 911 and specifically asked for a mental health team to respond to my wife's significant depressed state due to the death of her only sister and last living relative . She was in bed in her night clothes . I was concerned because she had a knife next to her on her bed-side table.
The cops who showed up were a group of tough cops who showed me no respect, took over the situation, didn't consult with me in a kind and respectful way, wouldn't let the EMT's take the lead or in the house. The cops went in with a Taser. I forced myself back in the house and by then they had hit my wife in the chest 2 or 3 times with the Taser. I can't imagine that in the short time before they hit her with the Taser they engaged in any kind of gently respectful conversation to try to de-escalate my wife's despair.
The cops walked out, didn't give me a summary of why they hit her with the Taser.
When I asked the EMT's why they thought the cops were so heartless they responded that these cops were angry because of their reassignment from another area where they would have preferred to be.
The cop's personal attitudes about their jobs and leaders grossly interfered with their proper delivery of citizen care and protection.
2,689 In retrospect, I wish we had filed a complaint with the police Dept. leadership at that time. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2,690 More funding for social services Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I think there should be more training and police should be trained as emergency medical technicians in case they do need to respond to mental health calls. I think the police accountability board should be allowed to 2,691 hold the police accountable. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes The police did nothing wrong in the case of Daniel Prude. This is a political farce, propped up by BLM and will be the end of Warrens political career. Instant karma. The inner city needs more police with more power to enforce laws. That’s it. People need to feel safe, businesses need to be safe to operate. This whole thing is a scam and y’all know it. Give the police whatever they want and shut up already. They want Jacuzzis in every locker room? Give it, they 2,692 deserve it after dealing with your dumb shit. No No No No No 2,693 Enforce the laws we have. Keep the criminals in jail. No No Yes No Yes Arrest people who break the law, Get rid of bail reform and don’t demonize 2,696 the police Unsure No Yes No Yes Please reallocate funds from police department to other community programs. Force police to really care about our city by living here as a requirement like other city jobs. Support policies that call for reforms in No 2,697 policing. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Response The bail reform act is crazy and needs to be revamped. Mandatory appearance tickets instead of a trip to jail for felonies is just plain stupid. I 2,699 work in the city and now carry a firearm every day to protect myself. No No Yes No Yes No new police buildings in Rochester. 2,700 Let our local police accountability board do their job. Yes No No Yes No
Some of these questions were not clear or specific enough for me to answer. Overall, I think more education of officers and ongoing education is important. However, we do need police officers even in mental health situations that could be violent in nature. In a mental heath situation, police needs to be there in case some violence should arise. Then professionals should work with the person involved and with the officers as part of a team approach. I do not think the police department should try to not get involved in politics and should be concerned with upholding the law and upholding the safely of citizens regardless of political causes involved and without discrimination. What has sometimes occurred in a racial or discrimination sense, this should be an top matter in officer training.. All people need to be treated equally, and this should be the most important 2,701 emphasis. Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Yes Do not allow defunding of Police. Fully staffed police department and substations in local neighborhoods to build stronger relation with the police 2,704 and the people they serve No No Yes No Yes 2,705 Get rid of the mayor. No Yes Yes No No 2,706 Get PACTAC back as part of plan Yes Yes Yes No Yes 2,707 Keep critical race theory out of the police department and city hall. Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Yes We should absolutely not build a new police station, for one. Instead, the city should take that money as well as money that goes toward police militarization and put it toward increased access to drug rehabilitation services. In addition, that money should go toward improving the housing 2,710 stock and living conditions of Rochester (to programs like ABC). Yes Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Entire police department be availed of sensitivity training and/or teaching of ALL disabilities and language/cultural differences of the residents or visitors 2,711 to our city! Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2,712 Police Accountability Board. Yes Yes Unsure Unsure No Yes,when the police stop a citizen he should tell them why he stop them. Ask them for their registration and license. 2,715 Respect our property's and respect us as a human being. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2,719 The police should not be over seeing police infractions. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/08/12/roadmap-re-imagining-public- 2,720 safety-united-states Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Reform bail system again. Too many people are being let out who are obvious 2,723 risks and repeat offenders. Unsure No Yes No Yes 2,724 I am in favor of more police and stricter punishment No Yes Yes Yes Unsure 2,728 Meaningful job creation in our neighborhoods No No Yes No Unsure Actually ensure that officers are educated on the law and that they serve the people not that they ARE the law and ensure that they receive training to 2,729 subdue without lethal force, Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2,730 Do not require police officers, detectives etc. to live in the city. Yes Yes Yes No Yes I think that all neighborhoods should have some form of police patrolling on foot or bikes ect.but there should be a greater presence of it in the higher crime areas .I highly agree with mental hygiene people responding instead 2,731 police to mental hygiene calls Yes No Yes Yes Yes Get rid of the all democratic politicians they have ruined Rochester and all of 2,733 NY. Vote Republican.Back the blue! No No Yes No Yes Don't waste money on multi-million dollar building. Have cops walk in 2,734 neighborhoods talking with people and bonding with them. Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes Let the police do their job. Discipline those responsible for wrongful doing. Don't punish the entire police department because the actions of a few. Deal with the problems you don't need to revamp the entire department. If you continue to undermine the department you will find yourself in a 2,735 position where you can no longer keep the city safe. No No No No No Before the mayor's office stopped supporting the police I came to the city frequently to enjoy the culture the city HAD to offer. The police are no longer supported by the local government and I am no longer comfortable coming to the city of Rochester. Stop trying to fix the police and fix the local 2,738 government that is what will bring people back to the city. No No No Yes No Hire more officers, train them better, offer them incentives to solve crimes rather than just arrest. Focus on high crime areas vs spreading out to places that don't need policing. Stop wasting time on traffic enforcement and do 2,739 community reach instead. No Yes Yes Yes Yes You can bring in outside agencies for training and new policies if they have 2,740 had experience in the field, not just from the textbook. Unsure Unsure Yes No Yes God bless our officers. We are so thankful for their service. We so appreciate 2,741 all you do to keep us safe. Unsure No Yes No Yes You shouldn’t take the victim resource program and allocate them to the pd via the Rec center. The crisis intervention team should be housed with the pd and partnered with the pd... The city should also have an assertive 2,742 community treatment team (ACT). Yes Yes Yes No Yes I like the idea of clergy and maybe school officials i.e. counselors get involve 2,743 in police reform even business owners. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes My answer to #5 would be "No" if the money is spent on outside agencies and "non-profits" Government money and grants governments get should be spent internally. I thought we just learned that lesson. My answer to #4 is very strong because I want the neighborhood center to move to a new building on Main Street. We need that building -front, center and accessible 2,744 to the community' No No Yes No Yes 2,746 Remove the mayor No No Yes No Yes Too many to list here. I'd like to see PAC-TAC re-formatted and include more community members to help make their community better. I have a misdemeanor on my record from almost 15 years ago and was denied entry to VOLUNTEER with Pac-Tac, when I responded asking what I could do to rectify the situation I was informed nothing could be done. I have a certificate of relief from disabilities, I am a licensed security guard and work in a State office doing security and have had no problems with the law since, 2,748 this is ridiculous. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure The Police Accountability Board should be used and NOT external investigators. The P.A.B. was voted on by city residents and should have disciplinary power. The RPD should not be given the power to respond to protests with violence and chemical weapons. RPD officers should be 2,749 required to live in the city where they serve. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Give the police accountability board power to discipline police officers. Provide greater transparency. Release all police disciplinary records not just founded complaints. It’s is more than just a few bad apples. Rochester has the chance to be a model for the rest of the world on what successful policing should be. Citizens should not be afraid of the police. Firefighters do not go around communities looking for fires. The police should not be going around harassing citizens looking for crime. Get rid of city ordinances that are used by police to justify stopping citizens unlawfully. No bell on bike. No light on bike. Open container. Noise ordinances are just some examples. Look through your records and you will see police use those ordinances to stop and harass people of color and only people of color. The police should not be allowed to enforce city ordinances. They don’t write parking tickets the city has parking enforcement for that. The city should have ordinance enforcement outside of RPD as well or just get rid of the ordinances all 2,750 together. Yes Yes Yes Yes No The City of Rochester needs outside assistance to fix the myriad of issues with the Police Department. I do not have the confidence in the Mayor or the newly appointed Police Chief to fix these internal issues. They can not be objective. If they truly take this issue seriously, they will hire experts in this field who have dealt with the situation and know how to turn things around. Also, money needs to be spent in proper training of these officers. The Police Academy is not enough. Training dollars need to be spent not only in the police academy, but while these officers are on the job to ensure that best practices are being used. And this has to maintained on a consistent basis - it can't be a one shot deal. I would like to see a thorough training plan and initiative. No one in the City is addressing or talking about this. I moved to the City from the suburbs 8 years ago and have watched the City get progressively worse. My husband and I are considering moving out of the City entirely, after living in Rochester my entire life. I am hopeful the City can 2,751 turn things around, but I am doubtful. No Yes Yes No Yes Maybe increase efforts to introduce kids, especially in the city, to police enforcement at a young age so their perception of law enforcement evolves. I remember Officer Friendly as a kid and the DARE program. I think we need more than that now. Law enforcement should be presented as more than 2,752 forces of law, but community builders and supporters as well. Yes Yes Yes No Yes 2,753 hanging on corners Yes Unsure Yes Yes Yes get rid of biased, self-conclusory "surveys" like this. Maybe a few more 2,754 indictments will solve the problem with the leadership No No No No No Dispatching a medical professional to a 911 medical / addiction request is dangerous for the medical person alone. When we lose the 1st professional, the city will be required to rewrite the procedure to provide a team approach. One Medical plus two police who will remain in reserve and help 2,755 only if the situation gets out of control. No No Yes No Yes There is a mentality to sue every time a police incident occurs. Let the Police do their work and rely on the body cameras for confirmation. If the city damages the police morale, their efforts will diminish and crime will 2,756 flourish. Also, we need a cap on punitive damages. Make it a law. No No Yes No Yes Poor communities need more resources whether it be education or money which I think would help with the crime therefore lowering need to use force 2,758 in policing. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure
The only answer is to defund the police and refuse Rochester. I am a teacher for RCSD who lives within the community I serve, in the streets of Rochester. I see my students in this city all the time, and it affects the way we interact in the classroom. It makes us closer. We need less police overall, bc we all know the racist history of police and how that has carried over into society now. I’ve experienced police violence first hand. I’ve seen racially biased police interactions in the streets. We don’t want or need any more of that. Cut their budget in half, reallocate that money to serve our poorest communities. If people don’t have to constantly fight over resources (such as access to food, water, housing, health care services, childcare, school, transportation, etc.) then we wouldn’t have the NEED for such an absurd police presence in neighborhoods, bc there would be less crime. Give the people what they want and need. We don’t want more police, we don’t want more police stations, we don’t want more threats to our safety and well-being. We don’t want WHITE cops who live in the suburb coming into the city to harm us, racially profile us, and condescend to understand how different our lives are. Figure it out - the people are asking for the same thing. Just to be heard, authentically protected, and served. This survey is not accessible to the average person. Break down your questions into simpler non-biased statements that the average person can understand. Make it possible to hear what people have to say. The only realistically accessible and helpful part of 2,759 this survey is this open response question here at the end. Lots to consider... Yes Yes No Yes No 2,760 This survey is garbage. Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Get rid of the criminal mayor. Shame on her for not standing by police chief Singletary. I think the police department is doing a good job with what they have to work with. Stop tying the their hands. What if they decided to all go on strike . Then who would protect the good people of Rochester . Then there would really be something to complain about . Black Lives Matter! Plus I don't think the community should have control over the police dept. 2,761 It would weaken control. Just obey the law, people. No Unsure Yes No No Neighborhood policing hassle worked well in Japan force decades. There's no 2,762 reason not to try it here. (I'm a former small-town cop.) Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 2,763 No Yes Yes Yes No Yes We need our Police! We need them to be allowed to do their job. Too much 2,765 crime in the city and my family and I are afraid. No No Unsure No Yes 2,766 All new police officer hirees should be required to live in the City. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Forget the crazy people yelling in the street. Older employed citizens want law and order. That means controlling people of color with whatever means possible. Cops should be given free reign to do whatever is required. Enough with the non stop entitled crime. The more you condescend to these people the more they feel they can just take what they want. And do whatever they 2,767 want, namely criminal activities. No No Unsure Unsure Yes 2,768 More police on the streets ..new mayor No Yes Yes No No More police on the street. A new mayor that isn't so racist and get rid of half 2,769 of the city council they're worthless Unsure Yes Yes No Yes I would like to see an officer along w/mental experts during incidents like 2,770 Daniel Prude. Unsure Unsure Yes Unsure Yes 2,771 Not at this time Unsure Unsure Unsure Yes Yes I put unsure for many answers because I don't know the full details of everything. For example, Question #2 ends with "Do you think this should be developed in conjunction with independent experts." I don't know who these independent experts are or what their job exactly would be, so how could I effectively answer that question? Then, while Community Police sounds like a great idea/plan in theory, I don't know enough about what the program would entail to fully give an answer. Also because while it is important to have relationships with communities, sometimes when people get too close to situations they lose their best judgement based on personal bias since they have from developing those relationships with people. So for example, an officer might be too lenient with someone and not charge them for a serious crime when they should be. I think there should be a middle ground with Community Policing, but I don't know enough about the program. I also think that when it comes to having Crisis Intervention Service people that respond for mental health/addiction calls first would be great and should have been done a long time throughout the USA. However, I think the Police should always be notified when one of these calls comes in so that they are aware it's happening so that if they see it happening out on patrol they don't interfere and also because they may need to be called for assistance should things escalate and turn violent. I was raised in Irondequoit but have lived in the city for about 8 years now. I love Rochester 2,772 and want what's best for everyone here. And I want it for our entire country. Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure The police seem to be encapsulated in a brotherhood culture that insulates them from the outside world. They are internally governed by a hidden system of winks and nods. I think there is a lot of prejudice not only at the policing stage of the justice system, but also beyond that. The narrative begins with the arresting officer, or maybe even with the initial 911 call which may or may not be justified and that story gets pushed up to the court. As long as there is no punishment for officers when they do obvious wrong and as long as they are protected by their insulated system this community and others are not safe at all. When there is video evidence like in the case of Daniel Prude and no justice, not even really condemnation of what happened coming from the rest of their organization or from government officials, with very few exceptions, I don't see how someone could feel safe calling the police for anything. I have only seen the officers involved being protected and excuses being made for their behavior. If there is any excuse it can only be that the entire system is completely flawed and irreparable. I don't know how many times I have seen "chokeholds" outlawed. It is laughable. I think police officers are trained to assume that their lives are always in danger with every traffic stop, with every call. They are trained to have their finger on the trigger ready to act. They are paranoid, armed, and very dangerous. I don't even blame them...they have been conditioned this way. I think if you could create a technology where police officers are protected by an invisible and impenetrable force field and no matter what nothing can hurt them then you would see a completely different approach to the everyday situations that they encounter, maybe they can all wear riot gear all the time, although this might aversely affect their peripheral vision.
I think their priority is to their safety, not the safety of others. I think that when I see a police officer, I'm thinking "let me make sure they feel safe so that nothing escalates" They should be the ones having that attitude. Maybe some people feel safe when the police are around, but I think that number is definitely shrinking. The people who trust the police are those who do not interact with them. Let me yell at you with my hand on my gun and see how safe you feel as we work out a conflict.
2,773 I want to trust the people who enforce laws, I don' t even trust them to know the law. Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure I would like to know why the police feel the only way they can do their job is if they are allowed to execute people on the spot. Why do they resist community oversight when the community votes for it and they are supposed to serve the community? I would also like to know what percentage of the police department have gone through "Warrior Training". The original reason for the training, I thought, was because we were getting super-predators. But the whole notion of a super-predator crimewave built up in the 90s has since been disproven. Is there still Warrior Training? If so, 2,775 why is there still Warrior Training? Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure 2,777 Hardest job. Hats off to you No No Yes Yes Unsure It is former President Barack Obama. Is it possible that policing would be reduced if crime was reduced in our highest crime neighborhoods? Further, programs that encourage respect for one another (including our neighbors, businesses and our police) might go a long way to improving community police relationships. P.S. I am sure that this comment will never make it to 2,780 the published survey results. Yes No Yes No Yes
ensuring IQ and EQ requirements when hiring officers, empathy screenings, alternative non-violent de-escalation techniques, holding officers accountable for abuse of force - both individually and departmentally, permanently removing officers who show a repeating pattern of racial bias 2,781 and abuse of force, barring them from being hired on other forces Yes Yes No Yes Unsure 2,782 Mayor Lovely Warren needs to go is the first thing needs happen. Yes Unsure No No No Police officers do an essential and extremely difficult job that few in our community would be willing to do themselves. They need the support (including financial support) of both the government and citizens. The best way forward is to teach and model for the next generation that police officers keep us safe and that they deserve our support and respect. Police officers need to be given the resources necessary to regain control over so many areas of our city and suburbs that are unsafe now due to “peaceful 2,785 protests.” No No Unsure Unsure Unsure Police should be required to be City residents. They should be living next 2,786 door to City residents and paying taxes in the City, just like me. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes I live outside the city but have to come to the city of Rochester for medical appointments for my 4 children and my husband. My husband is a veteran and my son has autism. The local government has succeeded in making the city of Rochester unsafe and as a result I have cancelled all my family's medical appointments in the city until the police are shown more support to protect all people even those who may not live in the city. You do not seem to take into consideration that there are thousands of people who come to Rochester for health reasons and they do not live there. There is no reason a police officer cant be a good police officer even if he does not live in that community! Support the police and stop making the city of Rochester an 2,788 unsafe place to come to! No No No Yes No More requirements for officers to live in the city. With our city school district suffering and on the ropes, we need less resources for RPD and more towards the school district and community services. We also need more accountability in City Hall. Elected comptroller is necessary. So ashamed of city hall. Time for people to act like grown-ups so our children have a better 2,789 present and future. Yes Yes Unsure Yes Yes Here is one stop reinforcing bad behavior by adults and individuals who are disrespecting people of authority including police. Allowing so creates an unsafe environment for everyone. Everyone deserves an equal voice but when there are threats and violence then ensues that is a very dangerous precedent. Not supporting police allowing police to enforce law and order 2,790 is wrong and irresponsible for city leaders. Yes Unsure Yes Unsure Yes 2,792 Police and community forums Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes All people, black and white, have to respect the police and follow their directions and obey their orders and not argue, resist and fight with the 2,793 police. All the black men that died in custody, did not do this. No Yes Yes Yes Yes 2,794 Giving city employees incentives to live in the city, at least new hires. Yes Yes Yes No Yes If the call involves someone with a weapon will the Crisis team be able to 2,795 handle that without an armed police officer present? Unsure Unsure Yes No Unsure Clear highways of pedestrians quickly and ignore outrage regarding 2,797 overdoses in police custody. No No Yes Yes Yes 2,798 Don’t hire racist. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure 2,799 No No No Yes No Unsure I would agree with reviewing the training of officers. Everything can be improved or changed. You may notice some deficiencies. Making police more visible in all the neighborhoods has helped the community. I’ve lived in the city for 60 years. So it wouldn’t hurt to bring back somethings police used to do with the community years ago. PAC-TAC used to be big. Police 2,800 socializing with neighbors, this should happen more often. Yes No Yes Yes Unsure
Question 5 is just absurdly written -- very "have you stopped beating your wife". It suggests that this survey is really intended to produce a pre- determined result, not to genuinely learn anything about what the respondents actually think and care about. Having said that, we need to (a) stop allowing police to get or act upon "warrior training", (b) devote more resources to improving the ability of police to close more cases, and (c) over time, amend police union contracts to return policy and oversight to the City and away from the union, even if this means making salary concessions. We've given away too much authority to the union -- not a problem that can be solved overnight, but one that we must make steady progress on during 2,801 every negotiation. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure
Use Police Accountability Board. Allow citizens to decide the consequences No No No No No 2,802 for police brutality. Meet demands of activists. And Mazzeo? A travesty. Response Response Response Response Response Keep the community safe by NOT defunding the police department. Keep the NEIGHBORHOOD community safe in the area of Ridge Road and Bernice street. It is not the police departments job to "baby sit" the parking lot at Bathtub Billies. The National Guard needs to be called in. In fact the National guard needs to be called into several locations where there is always trouble. Including Dewey Ave between Ridge Road West & Driving Park. I did not answer several questions as they are purposely worded to be extremely confusing. And as far as policing in communities .... what ever happened to the proposed police station at the corner of Lake Ave and Ridge Road West. The sign still stands. Please remove the sign. That empty corner will look better without it. That proposal was all a joke and for nothing but No No No 2,806 fame and glory. Lies. nothing but lies Response No Yes Response Response I just believe there needs to be law and order in our city. There needs to authority respected and not misused in any way. This is not and easy job being it can be so dangerous. I have always respected our police and thank 2,808 God for the work they do in in our communities. Unsure Unsure Yes Unsure Yes Definitely give the police more money, resources and training and DO NOT 2,809 defund the police. No No Yes No Yes
The police need to behave as if they understand they serve at the behest of the people and are in fact civil servants NOT civil "masters", and that the police union blindly supporting all cops regardless of their behavior does more to destroy any trust the citizenry has with the police. when a cop misbehaves they need to be punished, and if a citizen dies when a cop misbehaves (in the opinion of your ultimate employer, the citizens 2,810 themselves) they MUST be punished, or it only encourages the foul behaviors. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The insuffiency of medical support, long term social work response, deserve the same scrutiny as the police departments do. We need to get these things right. We also need to address the opioid issues, gang related issues, in order 2,814 to mitigate the ridiculous number of shootings and stabbings in Rochester. Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Yes Ongoing diversity training, de-escalation training, being residents of the city, emotional and spiritual support for officers. Paid and trained 2,816 clinical/trauma response chaplains for RPD and RFD. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 2,817 respect all police at all times! Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Yes Defund the police. Their budget is bloated, their training is sub par, and I wouldn't trust the department with a puppy, let alone the safety of local families.
Give the PAB independent authority, fund the dang schools, and stop letting racist cops live in the suburbs and commute into the city to terrorize the 2,818 population. Yes Yes Yes Yes No
We don't need outside "experts" to tell us how to change our Police system and the training manuel. We have Rev Myra Brown who knows more than any so called outside "experts". We can conduct a thorough internal review if the Police Dept and union are NOT involved. I wish you had these comment boxes after each question. We need to throw away the slave patrol teaching manual and start fresh with a protect and serve Police training manual for 2020 and beyond to ensure the safety of ALL of our citizens because if what happened to Daniel Prude is ok according to the police training manual then that needs to be burned. All City of Rochester residents should have a chance to approve or disapprove of any changes to policing policies. Their voices must he heard and respected and their suggestions voted on by all, not just a select group because we all have a stake in what is going on in our city. I also don't think that the suburbs should have any say in the matter. I am a life 2,819 long city resident and taught for 33 years on the RCSD. Yes No Yes No Unsure Open communication, reallocate resources and funds to better serve community members, let us know what is going on and allow us to have a voice. Immediately stop the use of military tactics by police against 2,820 protestors Yes Yes Unsure Yes Unsure 2,821 Put our own color in neighborhoods Yes Yes Yes No Yes 2,823 Let the police do their job! Unsure Unsure Yes Yes Yes 2,824 Holding police accountable. Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Yes The mayor should step down! She has been running the city into the ground 2,825 for years! She is part of the problem! Yes Unsure No Yes Unsure Work on getting jobs & skilled training programs. Have Police mentors to meet with troubled youths. Sort of like coaching a team or hiking,camping 2,826 fixhing etc. No No No No No Talk openly about what is wrong, what is systemic, what anti racist policies 2,827 and practices look like for all police. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Ask the mental health and substance abuse communities. Ask the people 2,828 who are working in the field and those living with these diagnoses. No Yes Yes Unsure Unsure cut the police budget. 2,829 fund mental health services and youth programs Yes Yes Yes Yes No 2,830 PAB! Yes Yes Yes No Yes
In regards to the FACIT. Unit that will lose there office and equipment on 10.26. How are they suppose to operate. The police will refuse work with them , your hiring social workers during a hiring freeze, when the current staff are social workers. And your taking away there cars and radios. And your moving them too far way where they need to be. There's NO logic in this...and as usually the tax payer of the city county and state have to pay for it. DRYS has No idea how to work the components Crisis Intervention Services program. And having the DRYS commissioner say "We figure it out as 2,831 we go" Is Not Good Enough. City residents lives are at steak. Think about it. No Yes Yes No Yes 1. Offer trauma based in services to RPD to give insight into the mindset of people growing up traumatized. 2. Stop blaming the entire RPD for actions of a few. Seriously. 3. Crack down on the gangs in Rochester. Develop a Gang Task Force. 4. Let Crisis intervention take over ALL the family members out of control calls as well as domestic violence. Free the police to tackle the gangs and other crime. 5. Do not defund the police. We need our brave men and women. City Council should not be able to pass referendums without citizen input. 6. Build up police explorer clubs to encourage more diversity and to provide away to allow young teens to see other options than crime in their future. 7. Keep offenders in jail!!!!!What is the deterrent if they are released with a ticket. How many of them ever show up voluntarily to court? RIDICULOUS. 8. Mayors office should be standing behind the police in solidarity instead of 2,832 what we saw. Need a mayor in place who is not anti police Yes No Yes No Yes We need systemic changes to ensure the RPD is constantly doing anti-racist work! We need more mental health and substance abuse services available in the community as well as responding to mental health related calls (I'm a licensed clinical social worker who worked in both Strong and RGH's psychiatric emergency departments!). Response times to calls are too long. Issues like 3 months of constant, nightly fireworks went without any response from the city or RPD. There's a lot more that needs to be done but I 2,833 am glad we're working towards change! Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1. Provide the Interim Police Chief with the resources to implement community policing by transferring existing police funding from various areas and shutting down police zoned building (i.e. precincts). 2. Do a comprehensive screening including a cultural bias & insensitivity (racism) test/screening and psychological exam for propensity to abuse, discriminate and mistreat minority, disabled and other disadvantaged populations (i.e. mentally ill, addicted, Black & Latino youth, elderly etc...). 2,834 Weed out these unfit officers and police department administrators. . Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
I think you need to involve the police accountability board and ROC the change in determining the actions needed to change the Rochester police department. In a fiscal crisis it is irresponsible to spend much needed cash on consulting when the actions require are obvious if you take out personal/ political self interests. The department is overstaffed compared to similar sized communities. RPD should NEVER BE USING TEAR GAS OR NONLETHAL PROJECTILES against peaceful protesters. Eliminate purchases of military equipment. Officers should be required to live in the city. All RPD staff must have background checks of racist propaganda on social media accounts. Officer education requirements should be elevated. The police union is a big problem. If necessary follow the example of Camden NJ, disband the force and make them reapply for jobs. RPDs role is to PROTECT and SERVE not harass and attack. I suggest investigating programs of restorative justice to shift our community to one of mutual understanding vs. adversarial and suspicion. Rochester is an excellent community and we can do better than No No No No No 2,835 our current situation. Response Response Response Response Response We don’t need to put police substations in neighborhoods or allocate more funds to the police. We need to move funds away from there and into COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS (not some group you have work as an extension of the police to answer non-emergency calls with all the same biases and lack of respect for citizens. The police that are here now need to have extensive training on empathy, humility, anti-racism, anti- trans/homophobia, and social worker skills. They should never be allowed to cover their name tags and they need to be held accountable by an 2,836 INDEPENDENT PAB with disciplinary power. Yes Yes Yes Yes No This survey's questions are biased and designed to lead to one desired conclusion. Citizens of Rochester overwhelmingly voted for the creation of a Police Accountability Board, and this board needs to be empowered to do its 2,837 work. Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure (1): Increase local women and minority recruiting efforts and actual hires. (2): Encourage new officers to maintain city residency for at least 5 years, by implementing a reduction in yearly home city tax fees. (3): A reduced mortgage interest rate, for city dwelling Officials in all City employees capacity. As long as they maintain residency at the same location 2,838 for minimal 8 yrs. No Yes Yes No Yes
I wish the City would just back the police. They are your employees. They followed the training they received in the Daniel Prude case so training does need to be looked at. There are so many officers doing good for our community and honestly they risk their lives everyday to keep us safe. I live in North Winton and we have a great relation with the Officers here. They come to the restaurant I work in, do our Christmas walkabout, we know them by name. My son wanted to be a police officer and is taking criminal justice at 2,839 RIT. He has changed his mind after all this. He would have been a good one. Yes No Yes No Yes I feel that any encounters with children/minors need to have parent involvement. The parents should be notified immediately!!! If a child tells you he is 15, the next move should be to call his mother or father!!! Medical services, if necessary, can not and should not be provided without parental consent.
Children/Perps under the age of 18 or 21 should have their parents 2,841 notified!!!! Yes Yes Yes No Yes Train these officers on races, seems as though you hire anyone they also need more training on how to handle someone, they also need all kinds of 2,842 background checks and arrest the racist cops Yes Yes Yes Yes No
1) End the Mayor's support of covering up crimes through her various agencies. 2) Provide Specific Details of the Investigations by the City of Rochester Office of Professional Integrity. 3) Additional Oversight with Quarterly Reports to the Community with Full Disclosure of all Citizen Complaints against RPD. 4) Ask the USDOJ to investigate City of Rochester Corporation Counsel and The City of Rochester Police Department Professional Integrity. 5) Body Cam Films of all RPD Investigations based on Citizen Complaints & have them investigated by an Independent Agency.
Until RPD earns back the respect of the people, it doesn't matter where they 2,843 are located. No Yes Yes Yes Unsure 2,845 Remove the quadrants and put the Police back in the NET offices. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Decriminalize marijuana and expunge previous arrests for low level drug offenders. I know this is a state issue but the local DA can choose not to prosecute as well. Locally, make sure the police force is up to date on de- escalation training for situations that may occur on the force. It is a hard job and we only need good police officers. Officers who have history of civilian complaints or other marks on their record should be reviewed and/or fired. Being legally able to kill people with deadly weapons should be an extremely infrequent and only last resort response (i.e. military rules of engagement, no 2,846 firing unless fired upon first). Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Yes 2,847 End bail reform No No Yes Yes No 2,848 Don’t give them more money. Yes No Unsure Yes No
I believe police should carry their own insurance, if they are uninsurable then they can’t be hired. Law suites should come out of their pensions before tax money
It’s not always a training issue, if it were whites would be treated the same way. Racism is a choice. If the department allows a racist to get their gun back then the law suites should drain their pensions as well
Racist should go on a list like sex offenders so they can’t be hired in any 2,849 capacity or hat carries a gun Yes Yes Yes No Unsure 2,850 Train police to disable suspects rather than killing. Yes Yes Yes No Yes 2,851 Fuck you. Fuck your dumb as fuck leading questions. And fuck cops. Yes No No No No Please stop allowing a few dissidents to control our city. Those people are 2,852 criminals committing crimes they should be stopped at all costs. No Yes Yes No Yes 2,853 Get a hand on the protests or the citizenry will No No Yes No Unsure As a retired officer I believe you need to listen to those officers working the streets everyday. They know what’s going on. Listening to rioting groups who have done nothing for this city except disrupt peace will lead to much more 2,854 dissension. No No Yes No Yes A person arrested deserves the right to breathe. I'm not sure about mental health people needing to be on site. I think a person should be treated with dignity. I believe Daniel Prude should have been placed in a police car or at the very least, been covered. I understand that Daniel did not appear to care about dignity at the time of the arrival of the police, but someone there, out of all those supposed intelligent right minded non-drug riddled policemen, should've thought of protecting Daniels dignity and right to breathe. I did not witness serve and protect. I believe that the paramedic made things worse when she arrived on the scene and immediately let the officers off the hook. Her stating, without knowing the full story, "you did nothing wrong", set the tone for everything that followed, in my opinion. And it was already bad. I also believe she was much too slow to act. Daniel was still breathing when that ambulance pulled in.. at the end, those paramedics didn't even cover Daniel when they placed him into the ambulance. They all treated him like dirt. I was horrified at the lack of respect for another human being. I don't care if he was on drugs. His being on drugs did NOT warrant a lack of compassion and respect for a fellow human life. As for sending mental health personnel instead. I don't know. I'm on the fence. But I do think we should be sending compassionate police officers and paramedic staff. If this kind of job burns you out from caring for your fellow man, retire. Take a vacation. I understand their jobs are hard but I didn't see scared for their lives police officers, I witnessed his old boys having a coffee break when Daniel lay face down on the freezing pavement. Daniel was very responsive to police orders. If police planned to just stand and stare at Daniel until the paramedics arrived, have the decency to tell Daniel that. Cover him up. Show some respect! Don't just stand around and laugh at the situation. That made me sick. If anyone 2,855 needs mental health help, it was those officers ... Unsure Yes Yes No Unsure 2,857 Mandatory ethics training and psychological screening! Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
There should be more proactive measures happening in the communities so that police can be viewed as allies and not always responding to crisis. Proactive and not reactive. We need the rev centers open for older teens with structured activities to keep them safe and off the streets. We need a transparent system and functional PAB. Train the police better. They need at least an associates degree and another year of MH training. Less training on how to use a weapon and more on community involvement. ALL officers and city officials should be mandated and required to live within the city limits so they are truest vested in the city and spend their money in their 2,858 communities. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Police departments and unions have created an environment in which abuse of power is normal and whistleblowing is dangerous. Police officers need to feel unsafe being cruel. They need to feel safe declining to harass citizens. This change will not be achieved through retraining because the culture of immunity, closed ranks, and privilege is too strong. Some agency and statute needs to exist within the city government that defends and protects the 2,859 livelihood of police officers who dissent. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Stop making the police the enemy. Pull any officer with a poor record of community safety from the streets and put him in an office or eventually in the schools where educators can educate him/her and hopefully reform him/her. Do not pull officers from the schools. The right officers can build relationships with our youth and keep them from having future issues with law enforcement. Moses Robinson is familiar with this work and could train 2,860 officers to work effectively in schools. Unsure Yes Yes Yes Unsure Get rid of mayor warren. She will be the ultimate cause of problems hereafter facing our department due to the rift she’s caused and the fantastic 2,861 leadership she’s caused to leave. No No No No No Remove military training and arms from police while removing arms and assault weapons from the public. A police career must not come with risk to life from public. We need a friendly and cooperative relationship between police and public where there is mutual respect and trust. Add resources to 2,862 take care of other health and economic issues. Yes No Yes Unsure Yes I don't live in Monroe county but I shop and do all things there. Stop restricting our police and start enforcing the governors guidelines for this covid that is now escalating again!! Most of our towns people shop in Monroe county and it's now in our school because of a Hilton block party 2,863 that was allowed!! Stop this!!!! Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Allow officers to do their jobs; many times police are called for incidents and are unable to provide any help due to restrictions on their response. (MHA, dispersing crowds, etc.) Having studied law, I know there are limits to the law, however it seems RPD ties their officers hands, which is unfair to the 2,864 officers and the community. No No Yes No Unsure The police force needs FULL support of ALL elected officials - county and city. The mayor's office should support the police (and fire) department in fyll. Without it they have no authority of respect. We already have violence out of control. We are Chicago & Detroit with violence. Soon we will be Portland with filters taking over the city. I am SICK AND TIRED of being re-routed or stuck at work because of rioters at the Public Safety building. Paying extra for daycare because I am late for pickup because I can't get there in time because of being stuck due to rioters. Get control of this city for people who LIVE and 2,865 WORK here! Yes Unsure Unsure No Yes Any situation where an unarmed person dies or is injured in police custody must be addressed within 48 hours. I support BLM because deaths continue to occur. Unfortunately, there are people in every profession who exhibit implicit bias and racism. Police Officers are one of these professions. Police should be available for Mental Health calls, but the Mental Health Professionals should take the lead. We do not have enough Mental Health 2,866 facilities or resources, this needs to be remedied. Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Yes The Leadership of the City of Rochester and RPD need to work better as a team. We need a police department that is embraced and respected by the entire region (the City of Rochester and surrounding communities) versus as adversarial and playing politics to individual agendas. RPD needs a chief and administration that sticks around more than a few years to help encourage and build a level of trust/stability within the agency and residents it serves. Any changes made to how policing is conducted by RPD need to be adhered 2,867 to for more than the tenure of a short term chief. Yes Unsure Yes No Yes We should not have police officers be working for private business ,such as Wegmans, even if companies reimburse the city for time and expenses. The officers are usually working on their day-off and need their rest. The companies could hire their own security workers. 2,868 The image it represents is bad. Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure The police need complete retraining, and many may need to leave the force if they cannot let go of dangerous attitudes.
Money from the police budget needs to be redirected to efforts like that crisis response team.
Without more information the municipal building idea sounds like a backdoor way to give the police more money. What are the "other neighborhood initiatives" and how much of these buildings would be for them and how much for police? How would community members feel safe entering a building for these initiatives if they knew the building was also housing a police station?
What resources are you talking about for the police chief? If you mean additional money, no. If other things, maybe.
A review requires outside assistance and what outside assistance should be decided with input from the community.
To keep our city safe we need better public transportation that runs more regularly and later. Also better bus stops. This would help people get to the 2,869 resources they need to get help with any situation they are facing. Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure
No, 4 more years and out of this corrupt city and county. I grew up in the city and my heart is breaking, so afraid of the violence, no more downtown, too 2,871 afraid to take the bus even walk down the street, so so sad!! Yes No No No No In general, Crisis Intervention Services being the first responder to mental health calls would be best. But we should also have flexibility so police officers can respond if needed to stop violence. I support Community Policing and we need much better police-community relations. Municipal buildings could be helpful, but are not necessarily a requirement. We can also use R-Centers and other venues for people to connect and build respect and trust. "Resources needed" is too vague for me to give a yes or no. It would be great to have more homegrown police officers - people who grew up in the city of Rochester. Can we prioritize hiring them? If we cut the police budget but that means that the officers who get laid off are the ones with better connections to the city then that could be detrimental to improving police-community relations.
When the RCSD reopens, can we prioritize putting police on the streets to help kids get to and from school safely? There are many parents who are scared for their kids to walk to and from school because of the risk of getting hit by a car, getting robbed, getting jumped, etc. This could be a great way for police to meet kids and families and do something helpful for them instead of just interacting with them when someone calls in a complaint.
2,872 Thank you for considering community input. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure 2,874 Reduce the budget. Invest in education and community resources. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Better training for police, not just more. Our police officers work very hard. Just like in any job, there are ‘bad seeds’ let’s figure out a way to get rid of those ‘bad seeds’ and keep the dedicated women & men who give their all 2,875 everyday to keep us safe. No Yes Yes Yes Yes Fully fund a PAC-TAC ,put more not less Cops in Neighborhoods Foot, Horse, 2,876 Bike Patrols. Unsure No Yes No No Glad you established the RASE Commission and included policing in its 2,879 scope, even if we also need a broader and deeper look. Yes Yes Yes No Yes It’s going to be a very long road to repair the mistrust of RPD in the Rochester community. I think the availability of a Crisis Intervention Service is an excellent idea to avoid police contact with vulnerable people. Police training is clearly inadequate if reviews of the officers involved in Daniel Prude’s death said the officers’ actions “appeared consistent with their training”. Community policing does address building relationships between police officers and the communities they are assigned, however there still is the issue that the police are often not from these communities. I’m honestly offended that question number 6 implies that a review of RPD could be handled locally, I would not trust such a review. Until there’s accountability 2,881 in RPD, no trust is going to be healed. Best of luck. Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Yes The Mayor needs to take advice from Moses Robinson. He has worked in this community for many years and pretty much knows all the players. Plus the RCPD's Union contract should be respected at all times. There just 2,882 somethings that the public have no business being involved in. No Yes Yes No Yes
When on a mental health/addiction call I’m all for having a specialist on call. But to not send an officer as well is a mistake. I understand they might not be a violent criminal, but someone under the influence can still act out. There must be a presence of force. If not, a lot of crisis intervention workers will get injured. It’s a mistake to think we can calm anyone having an episode by just talking to them. I’m all for having that be tried first, but there needs to be someone there if the situation deteriorates. It’s naive to assume the situation will always be brought under control without force. Force should be the last option every time, but it must be an option.
Also, there should be a meeting where it is explained why police policy is what it is. In the Mr. Prude situation I’m under the impression policy was followed. We need to have communication on why the policy is what it is. Something might look violent, or over the top from a third person POV, but 2,884 there might be a good explanation for it. Unsure No Yes No Yes Better start SUPPORTING the police department personnel and ENFORCE the 2,885 laws on the books Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2,887 BACK THE POLICE, and help them do their jobs. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Reduce police funding, especially for military equipment, and use those 2,888 funds for community response services. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes All mental health 911 should ideally be answered by a mental health expert along with police support there to be backup. Police are not trained to handle mental health issues but health are not trained to handle excessive 2,889 violence. Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes
It might be wise to dismantle the entire system and then re-event how we handle public safety. The policing system was inaugurated in oppression to Black people and has been the vehicle of suppression of people of color. Can the system be redeemed? I don't know. What should happen, however, is that either the police unions should be dismantled or their power drastically reduced. And the head of Locust Club in Rochester is the worst kind of leader possible, proven by past actions and his rhetoric today. Police unions have undermined many cities around the country, including Mpls, where they effectively block police from being held accountable. And the entire system is based on violence and punishment, not restorative practices and so very often, certainly not about keeping people safe. The blatant racism is appalling, but then it was created as a racist institution. Again the question: Is it possible to redeem the system when its most basic foundations were built on racism? I am a white woman and I have had good and bad experiences with police both in the city and in Brighton. I should have filed complaints, but didn't. 2,890 But then, would anyone have been held accountable? Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Fire the mayor....go back to letting the police do their jobs..stop blaming police for everything...retrain society to stop acting like savages...punish rioters and looters by taking away any aid they get...give back transparency and allow our police to inform of us crimes and threats in our city...actually punish with jail time actual criminals like lovely warren and the others involved in housing authority scandals...get rid of bail reform and keep criminals where they belong..in jail...start enforcing current laws...peaceful protests are fine...blocking roads, yelling obscenities, throwing items or threatening people is NOT a peaceful protest...the police do an amazing 2,891 job...our local government does not No No No No Unsure 2,893 Need honest and effective Mayor. No No Yes Yes No My concern is all the money that we are paying in overtime to police. The environment in Rochester and money we are spending right now seems like 2,894 could be spent in the the neighborhoods most needing it. No No Yes No No Leave the police alone. They are out in the hell holes of this city daily. Need to replace the mayor with someone who has a backbone and put all this BS 2,895 protesting to a stop. No No No No No
Please involve racial diversity in the recruiting of police officers. DEPENDING WHAT SOURCE USED 80% APPLICANTS ARE WHITE! Urban leaders need to 2,896 recruit from the high schools in the city to insure that percent can decrease. Yes No Yes No Unsure
The police should always tell people why they are asking for ID; no one should be expected to be pulled over or approached by the police and be required to provide ID without a reasonable explanation provided as to why. No one should have to prove they are in their own front yard without cause. These actions initiated by police escalate and people get thrown out of their cars and put in choke holds and arrested —all caused by police not the citizen. I think the local government has lost all credibility with policing and 2,898 external neutral parties need to come in and help clean up this sad mess Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Do something about theft from people's homes in broad daylight, do something about people coming into neighborhoods trying to get into 2,899 parked cars! Reinstitute a mandatory curfew! Yes Yes Yes No Yes 2,900 Support the police and give them the resources to do the job. Yes No Yes No Yes Disinvest in the police and reinvest in programs to enrich the community and provide opportunities for communities to tell the government and police how their communities can be improved. If the true intention is to create a safer more thriving community, listen to the people within it on 2,902 how to make that happen. They are telling you, listen. Yes Yes Yes Unsure No Yes, I agree with the requirement to have new officers reside within city limits. I support incentives for officers to purchase homes in challenged neighborhoods. The City should recruit new officers from many southern states with lower salaries many black officers with incentives. Lastly, the city should start a new era Police Athletic League sports program with abundant 2,903 resources. thank you Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2,904 Defund police. Yes Yes Unsure Yes Unsure
I back the blue. But the inappropriateness and recklessness of these public arrests are ridiculous. Every arrest or interrogation should be looked at the furthest. Police should be detailed and have a open mind with every single 2,911 interaction they have. Other than that please keep our streets safe. God Bless. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 2,912 Get a new mayor. She’s running Rochester into the ground No No No Unsure No 2,914 I'd involve churches and community organizations! No Yes No Yes Yes keep the community safe from police by keeping police out of it. we have too many police. they are insulated from the community. they have the right to use deadly force. they have the desire to hurt people. I don't trust the police. when I see the police parked on my street I make sure to keep an eye on them because who knows what they will do. the police blow through stop signs, shoot my friends in the face with pepper balls and are generally dicks every day of their lives. I wish we had fewer police.
I'll be voting for the candidates that want to weaken the police union. I'll vote for candidates that want to reform the police department. I'll vote for candidates that want to hold police criminally liable for the use of violence. I will vote against any candidate that tries to steer public money to the police. I will vote against any candidate that supports police substations. I will vote against any candidate that does not directly address the lack of accountability by the police. I will vote against any candidate that attempts to play a "law and order" campaign as being beneficial to me.
Law and order to me means that we want to give police the power to do whatever they want. I do not want the police in my community. I do not have, nor have I ever had, positive interactions with police. Invariably they are aggressive, apathetic to my concerns and overbearing in their use of authority. They have at every occasion sought to demean me in some way, which is baffling to me. Why do they act the way they do? Is there something about being a police officer or do people self select for the work? Speaking of self select, white cops are frequently racist and every black and brown friend I've ever had has corrected me vehemently and often if I've spoken in favor of the police. I don't know what the police are thinking. Do they think they are above the will of the community? Salus Popoli, Suprema Lex. Do they think there are no alternatives to them? Why should we honor their contract when they lie, cheat and steal? Why should we honor them personally after they shoot my friends with pepper balls? What possesses them to choke a man to death while he begs for his life? How do they become such monsters? I have never met a police officer that I liked. Police support police and that's all they do so far as I'm concerned. Police come to our community meetings when folks want to shut down brown men in some way. Police are called upon to attack my friends. Other than brag about breaking laws and hurting 2,915 people police are only good for draining the community. Yes Yes Yes Yes No Command staff should live in the city. Mayor and City Council must show that they support good, conscientious, officers who follow training while 2,918 retraining officers who need it and removing bad officers. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Educate the community to respect the police and comply with directions 2,920 from them without question. No No Yes No Yes 2,922 Allow the police to do the difficult job they're paid to do. Support them! No No No Unsure Yes These riots need to stop. Why are we letting people party all day drinking in the city hall parking lot?! Disgusted. Let the fine men and women of the RPD 2,923 do their jobs. No No Yes Yes Yes Defund the police & refund community services & initiatives (like Black Pride). The whole system is guilty & must be deconstructed in order to build an equitable society.
If you're going to talk police reform, at least start with the simple ones being asked of you like requiring officers to live where they work, banning shoot- firs training that instills fear in officers instead of actual disarming tactics, dismantling the Locust Club, changing any "official procedure" that could allow Daniel Prude's murder to possible be considered "by the book", NO COPS OR ARMED OFFICERS FOR MENTAL HEALTH CALLS, anti-racist screening & removal of worst offenders + actual anti-racist (& -ableist) training WITH ACCOUNTABILITY, fully support the PAB, just listen to all of the community leaders who've been asking for concrete changes for decades - you don't need to hire outsiders to diagnose the problems or create solutions, you just need to listen to the advocates who've already done all of that work. Oh, and stop targeting activists & prosecuting protesters - drop all of the No No No No 2,928 charges. Free The People has a list of demands, start with those. Yes Response Response Response Response 2,929 n/a Yes Yes Yes No Yes 2,930 Broken window policy should be instituted No No Yes No No Educate the citizens to be respectful again. It’s the citizens that are in the 2,931 wrong not police No No No No No Police officer need support, because the job is stressful. They need to have private counseling provided to help with their mental health. Maybe they are becoming emotionally detached from the people they serve. The crime rate is going up in the city and we can’t be safe if we don’t support the good 2,932 officers. No Yes Yes Yes Yes 2,936 Better mental health screening and qualifications for officers before hire. Yes Yes No Unsure Unsure Yes, Daniel Prude was in a hospital. This is the problem like 90% of all crisis. Their not admitting these patients. Fix that and all this other BS will go away. 2,938 Typical Democrats not facing and fixing the problems. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Please fast track a resolution to the PAB board being held up and prevented from doing their work. Use the existing PAB to do the examination work you refer to for an audit of our system. Through the resolution vote it is clear the community wants this measure taken. Stop allowing suburban police and their lawyers from preventing this work. Provide robust training for police on anti bias and anti racism. Prosecute officers involved in the Daniel Prude case to rebuild trust with your constituents. Help secure full funding for RCSD education system so that more generations of kids are not turning to easy money and crime as their only prospects in life. Fund community organizations that can help with general welfare of citizens and keep the community healthier. If community members' needs were met, crime would 2,942 go down, and policing problems would also go down. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure I think the Police Department is doing a good job and are being unfairly 2,943 punished. Yes No Yes Yes Unsure 2,944 Remove the head of the police union while you are "cleaning house" Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Defund the police and put the money back into the community. House the homeless. Investigate the mismanagement of the RCSD. Demilitarize the 2,945 police and punish police brutality. Stop arresting protesters. Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure Officers being held accountable. 2,946 No paid suspension or retirement. Unsure Yes Yes No Yes Make sure the police and what ever crisis intervention team you put together has the proper training and evaluations every so often to make sure they stay 2,947 fresh Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 2,950 We truly need better police officers !! Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Police officers should hold a minimum 4 year degree in some sort of human behavior field-especially before they are given a gun and sent into dangerous situations. They are paid more than teachers or social workers, both of whom require master's degrees, why can't we require a bachelor's degree for 2,951 our police? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes As a small step to fair policing is having officers behave like the citizens they protect. During non-emergencies, park legally, no cell phone use while in motion etc.. I can’t count the number of times a police car has been parked in a no stopping zone on Clinton in front of the substation there while traffic 2,953 backs up around it. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Support the police, they are not the problem. They put their lives in danger 2,954 everyday and are not respected. Stop letting criminals out of jail! Unsure No Yes No No RPD needs to start doing traffic stops again. I mean if someone is driving around the city with no plates or registration, running red lights, they are most likely not licensed, or in the process of committing other crimes.
In addition, I think RPD needs to learn how to speak to people. The holier than thou attitude is not easily accepted. To see them talking on their cell phones, typing on their computers, and putting on their lights to get through a red light is another thing I’d like addressed. LEAD BY EXAMPLE, not 2,955 so as I say, not as I do. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes This is a terrible survey. Long questions with only yes or no answers allowed. No No No No No 2,957 The issues are very complex. Response Response Response Response Response The police need a Mayor they can work with that listens instead of placing 2,958 blame. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes The mayor should resign for breaking the election laws and should not have 2,959 fired Chief Singletary for her own lack of action. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2,960 More police! Less politics No No No No No We need an over haul in how we treat the mental health crisis we're in. If you make better rehab programs that don't kick the newly sober addict out right as they're first getting sober. If we addresses mental health they way it we should and help those suffering find resources in the community that no one knows exist. A cop with a social worker could better approach most 2,962 situations they encounter. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Metro the police department with at minimum the sheriff's department. Remove the mayor who has a pending indictment while the 7 officers who are suspended and have not been indicted yet. The mayor is behaving like republican Chris Collins who would not leave office until he was jailed 2,964 making our community look like a joke. No Yes Yes Yes Yes Racism and a culture of intimidation is so entrenched in RPD that the 2,965 department should be replaced rather than piecemeal reforms. Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure I would like to see a separate entity answer mental health crisis calls. I believe police officers should no longer carry guns- tasers should be their only weapons. Police officers should not be allowed to use choke holds or restraints that can lead to the death of a civilian. Tear gas should not be allowed tobe used on protestors, neither should rubber bullets. The money 2,966 that is spent on those could go to community betterment Yes Unsure Yes Unsure Unsure Let the cops do their job!! Arrest people who are breaking the law by being violent, looting and burning. Back up our police when they do their job 2,967 according to the set protocols instead of caving to mob mentality. No No Unsure No Yes 2,968 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I have lived in Rochester for 7 years with my young family in the East Ave area. If there is continual defunding of the police we will move to the suburbs. We have had our cars broken into twice in the last three months. Then we had our security cameras stolen. The police need to be able to enforce the law and criminals need to be held accountable. The law needs to be upheld or we (and many of our friends and colleagues) will take our businesses and tax payer money to the suburbs of Monroe county. If you 2,969 continue to pander to the vocal minority, the silent majority will be gone. No No Yes No Yes Yes, Fire the mayor and the school board, get rid of the accountability board 2,970 and let the police do their jobs No No Yes No Yes You can make all the changes you want and throw all the money you have at the problem, however, until parents start teaching their children to be respectful, not kill each other, stay away from drugs and get an education, nothing will change. There is no respect for human life anymore, no more religious faith. I don't know who would want to be a police officer anymore, your odds of getting killed or prosecuted for doing your job are way too high. Until we all admit that poverty is the foundation of our problems the rest is all band aids. We need to start at home and have parents take responsibility for their children and themselves. I would like to see Rochester be the city to start the change by creating a parental education task force. Mentor young parents, help them find jobs, decent housing, healthcare and daycare. Create a movement within neighborhoods, have seniors and religious leaders 2,971 lead the way. If your in the program and don't abide by the rules your out. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Punish people who do not follow the law. Protect the police doing their job. Two years ago my daughter wanted to be a police officer. She would have been an amazing officer. Now she wants nothing to do with it. Going forward I don't know how you are going to get good police officers when you don't 2,972 back them up. It is sad but I can't wait to get out of this city. No No No No Yes 2,973 Demilitarize the RPD. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes The above questions are biased and do not reflect an earnest attempt to listen to and serve city residents - particularly because this survey is open to the suburbs. The Police Accountability Board needs to be given more support. The RPD is not keeping our community safe, and increasing their budget or authority (i.e. with new stations) is not the solution. Any trust I had in the RPD was shattered after seeing Rochester citizens terrorized by the police while demanding accountability for Daniel Prude's death. We need to reimagine public safety by defunding the bloated police budget and 2,974 reallocating funds to services that minimize harm. Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure DOJ should be the one to review last 3 years of video. Consider something like the justice center that investigates potential abuses to disabled individuals. Allow MH person to go with police when needed. Give mobile crisis programs more money and staffing. MH urgent care should be available 2,975 24/7 so alleviate EDs. I work in the city. Yes No Yes Yes Yes Expand restorative justice... Mandate officers to reside in the city from trainee to Chief... Convert over to Tesla vehicles for the fleet... Reduce 2,977 overtime expenses... More proactive measures to crime than reactive. Yes Yes Yes No Yes
I watched the video of the interactions in the street leading to the death of Daniel Prude from start to finish & although I understand that COVID was a very real fear & the officers may have been "following their training" , any training still on the books that advocates placing on a hood with what appeared to have minimal means of airflow & essentially crushing someone (criminal suspect, mentally ill individual, someone under the influence or otherwise) to the point of suffocation needs to be discontinued immediately & other restraint alternatives (if the situation calls for it) looked into. Mr. Prude was clearly in mental distress & creating a commotion, but he had no weapon & was intermittently polite during various points. The officers could have stood back & let him be until the ambulance got there but when a person who moments ago could not remain quiet for a split second suddenly fell totally silent, it seemed like none of the officers thought to check if he was still breathing. Basic regard for human life, assuming yours is not at immediate risk, which it did not seem to be for the officers, should come before "official procedure." Not sure if something like bean bag rounds is an option if a suspect gets up to try & flee, which seemed to be the justification for the officers doing what they did, though I doubt in the state he was in Mr. Prude would've gotten very far. From what I've read, "rubber bullets" definitely do not seem to be the answer since they seem to be semi-lethal, but I know they were not used in this case. It was also disturbing to find out the hospital saw & released Mr. Prude shortly before his death, so I think a re- evaluation of hospital procedures is probably needed too, along with the suggestions that have already been talked about such as dispatching mental health advocates either along with, or instead of police officers on some mental health calls where it's clear from the initial caller that someone is having a mental health crisis & may not be in a very rational state. I do understand police have an extremely dangerous job & their lives are on the line, but it does sometimes seem like different care is taken with different suspects & that disparity needs to be honestly examined. If the same scenario with Mr. Prude involved a 20-40 year old white male, or female for that matter, who was under the influence of drugs, alcohol, or took place on a street in a more suburban part of town, I'm guessing the outcome would have been different. Some sort of roundtable with younger community advocates, experienced elder community or religious representatives, mental health experts, emergency room representatives, police, EMTs, possibly fire & rescue, drug counselors, neighborhood associations- all getting together & bringing up specific areas of concern or ideas each has that some of the others may not be aware of, would probably be a good place to start to try & find some common ground to begin to create a new direction 2,979 that would work better for everyone involved & Rochester & Monroe County in general. Thank You! Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Let the police do the job they were hired to do. Stop trying to hold officers accountable when dealing with drug induced people who won't do as they 2,981 are told. No No Yes No No I do not believe there should be police station instead we should small outpost areas throughout the city so that the police can’t just sit in the offices and instead have more presence in the communities have more foot cops that are there to help the neighborhood not just police and enforce but prevent just by having a presence. They should also do more thorough psychological back ground and test and should each week or month have to sit down with a someone to reevaluate their mental and psychological 2,986 capabilities. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Shouldn’t have fired the police chief and the mayor shouldn’t be in her role due to being charged with felonies. Need to get someone else in the police chief role other than who the current mayor put in there. A new interim 2,987 mayor and police chief are needed ASAP. Unsure Yes Yes No No
I think the specially trained officers to respond to mental Heath issues was a good idea. I think to a large degree it went by the wayside. I worked in mental health for many years. I had a number of situations arise that required police intervention. The outcome was very inconsistent. The answer to better management is complex. Police aren’t trained to manage mental health crises and mental health workers don’t have a clue about police policy. They need to collaborate in a way that doesn’t step on each other’s toes. I believe 2,988 it’s possible, but a willing collaborative approach is a must. No Yes Yes Unsure Yes 2,989 Easy access to police patrol activities Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes RCSD is suffering while RPD wants more money. What do you - Council Member- value? Put the money toward what you value. My child's education and future is what I value. As a white mom to Black child, I fear for her future. Please know this-- REFORM will not work. TRAINING will not work. You cannot reform-away or train-away bias and racism.
History tells us that, "There has not been a time in American history where our police force has not had a contentious and often violent relationship with communities of color” (Ijeoma Oluo). No No No No No 2,992 Please be on the side of writing a new story. Response Response Response Response Response
You did what was right when you voted for PABA.
You did what was right when you repealed the funding for a new police station.
You did what was right when you held a "listening" session for the public to share their truths.
You can do what is right with NOT spending money on an outside firm to review the RPD (because you already know what the real problem is).
You know.
Listen to the people.
For the sake of my 8 year old daughter, use what you know in your heart to No No No No No 2,993 do what you know is right. Response Response Response Response Response get rid of the mayor, to help police do there job, parents need to control there children, and both parents and young adults need to act like civilized 2,994 humans, not animals wilding in the streets No No Yes No Unsure 2,996 No Yes Yes Yes No Yes 2,998 Nope Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure
Mayor Warren should resign immediately. Stop obfuscating the work of the Police Accountability Board, and allow RPD officers to actually be punished for the crimes they commit. Years of abuse and elitist detachment have shattered any trust this community has for the RPD. If you think repeating the phrase 'community policing' over and over and moving some money 2,999 around will solve this problem, you are sorely, sorely mistaken. Yes Unsure Yes No Yes More police community sponsor events /activities. We mist get our community involved with the police as well its not just a one way street. The 3,000 community must be able to build with the officers and vice versa. Unsure Yes Yes No Yes Train select police officers in addiction, domestic violence and mental health recognition and de-escalation techniques. Sending out civilians only will just get them harmed or killed. TRAIN police better. Defunding will only lead to criminal anarchy. Use money more wisely! Training, neighborhood stations, 3,002 trained civilian staff paired with officers. Unsure Yes Yes No Yes
I would suggest that we review our community policing policy. It's already in place but is it servings the community. We need a sensitive training on how to approach people of color. Who suffer from angry management, how to tactfully defuse a situation without taking on personal basis. I have viewed situation that could have been handled differently with a calm demeanor. I have witnessed them use force and power instead. That's not what the situation calls for. We have FACIT team already in place. They can assist with conflict resolution and possibly mediation. I think it should be a rotation of officer's because those that are burnt out need a break and the rotation would allow less stress on officers. Yes, we need consistency in our neighborhood but we need caring individuals that aren't burnt out. I must say that the group of newer recruits that we have are more sensitive then the older officers. Some progress but not enough. I also think that the investigation should cover the last 10 years of RPD. Benny Ware, Phyllis 3,004 Harmon, Etc. Yes Yes Unsure Yes Yes The questions on this survey are biased and skew answers in order to support police substations, WilmerHale contracting and increasing the police budget. I do not support funding police substations. I do not support hiring WilmerHale. I support decreasing the police budget and increasing funding to social services for education, housing and food.
This survey should address the solutions in NYCLU Letter to Mayor Lovely Warren on Police Violence and Crisis Response sent via email on October 7, 2020 found at https://www.nyclu.org/en/publications/letter-mayor-lovely- warren-police-violence-and-protocols. This letter details the desires of myself and other Rochester residents to: 1. Cease and Desist Aggressive and Violent Police Actions Towards Protestors 2. End RPD involvement in responding to persons in behavioral health crisis, and transfer that responsibility to a system of trained civilians 3. Institute Policies and Practices to Assure Full Transparency Surrounding Police-Involved Deaths
We don’t need independent experts since that is what the Police Accountability Board would be charged to do. We do not need a new building to change the structure of the police. This can be done with the authority of the Police Accountability Board. Rochester should further fund 3,005 and support the Police Accountability Board. Yes No No Yes No 3,008 END no-knock raids. END police militarization. END civil asset forfeiture. No Yes No Yes Yes
Any changes should be done thoughtfully. so far I haven't seen much thought go into some of the changes, especially moving RPD Victim's Assistance Unit and FACIT out of RPD. It's not helping victims to move the advocates away from the Court. I do not see any effective effort in addressing the needs of victims in your plans, especially victims of domestic violence. 3,009 Any changes should include community input and more than this survey. Unsure No Yes No Yes Transparency is not just making data available—it is making a clear and 3,010 understandable truth accessible to all. Yes Yes Yes No Unsure I personally believe that police as a whole are NOT the problem. Our city consistently has shooting after shooting and 99.9% of people dying when police respond is due to criminal homicide, NOT the police. Our city needs to focus on law and order and sending in mental health personnel is just a poor excuse for the bad behavior that goes on in cities across America. While I don't know personally how to solve this problem, 2 things I know will destroy our cities if done. The constant "catch and release" rule and blaming 3,011 Ithe personally police believe for the that, real the policeproblems are not thatthe monsters exist. people are trying to make everyone believe. I No No No Yes No can honestly say, that I am appalled by the night after night shootings and homicides that take place in the city of Rochester that have nothing to do with the police.
There is no mention how many of these heroic police officers have intervened when someone is shot by an "illegally owned firearm." Which they most certainly are. And taken victims to local hospitals for medical treatment when a victims life in on the line. Nothing positive is ever reported for their efforts which is quite frankly disgusting. These men and woman put their lives on the line every day and we have to buy into a narrative that they're bad people. I don't think so.
There are two items that I truly do believe will make a bigger impact on making Rochester a safer community. They are as follows.
1) Catch and release has to be put to an end. We need to fight the NYS legislation on this. There are criminals on our streets that are not being reprimanded and taken seriously. They need to face justice in light of their crimes. We can see that with the recent uptake in "violent and fatal crimes" in the City of Rochester.
2) We need to uphold our police and support them now, more than ever. Who else do we have to protect us from criminals? I would hate to see a mental health professional show up to a 911 call and the person in need is not of stable mind and has a weapon and ends up killing the mental health professional. It would be a disgrace to allow mental health professionals to show up to 911 calls without accompanied armed police officers. That will only put innocent, hardworking, law abiding citizens at risk, which I 3,012 believe everyone has a moral obligation to stand up against supporting. No No Yes No Unsure As police should deter law breaking, I believe all police vehicles should be unique and highly visible (including traffic enforcement) with the exception of undercover or investigative operations. I also believe patrol officers should be required to interact with the public in their patrol areas. this can be achieved better if officers were required to patrol on either bike or on foot in more places than just downtown. Officers should also follow up on these 3,015 forged relations. Unsure No Yes Yes Unsure You have a lot of work to do. Community policing only works when you have the staff that's committed to doing it. I'm not talking your command line staff. Your beat cops don't support this model because their Command staff and MAYOR doesn't support them. She is first to throw them under the bus when something goes wrong. You also need to increase your staff by about 30%. It is a daily occurrence that citizens have to wait 30+ minutes on a priority 1 call. And 5+ hours on a report. This is completely unacceptable. If you look at ALL of your surrounding departments it is rare that any of the citizens of those towns 3,016 have to wait longer than 10 minutes on a priority 1 job, Yes Yes Yes No Yes Re question #1, there should be a crisis intervention team member as well as 3,017 a police officer when warranted. Unsure Yes Yes No Yes 3,018 You should have never scapegoated Chief Singletary. Unsure No Yes No Unsure I worked on creating a public defender program, creating the FACET and a police advisory board in the 1970's and 80's. I am glad to see these seminal 3,019 ideas begin to come to fruition. Move with all deliberate speed! Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Many years ago, our city was an early model of active "community policing." I served for many years on the PCIC (Police-Community Interaction Committee) for what was then the Highland Section. This group met monthly and was chaired by a community member working with the Captain of the section to set each month's agenda. It was a very effective group and had a large attendance of representatives from neighborhood organizations (I was there for the Pearl-Meigs-Monroe NA) and reps from some of the larger non-profit organizations in our area. For one year, I served as our Section's representative to the Chief Duffy's PCIC, which was comprised of one representative from each of the City's Police sections. As with many successful efforts, it apparently became difficult to sustain after the first years. When I returned from 2 years overseas as a Peace Corps volunteer, I found that the PCIC meetings were still being held, but the attendance in what is now the Goodman Section (for the neighborhood where I live) includes only a handful of community representatives. I share this in that our city did have a community policing model that worked...at least in the part of the city where I live. I had even developed a community-led program to help introduce officers newly assigned to our Highland Section to some of the leaders of key constituencies within the section. Perhaps that former model of opening up communication, understanding and cooperation between officers and community leaders might be worth revisiting. That model may not have worked as well in other sections as it did in the section I lived in, but variations to accommodate the differing needs and resources of various communities should always be considered for 3,020 any planned effort. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 3,021 Require RPD officers to reside in the city Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Mental Health Professionals should accompany Police Officers not be the ONLY responder. Police officers should be in compliance with wearing masks at all times during the Covid crisis. I see too many without masks on when I see them in the news. They must lead by example.
I think more money should be given to the police, not less. I agree constant training is needed. I also believe mental health professionals should be 3,022 increased in staffing. No Yes Yes No Yes I would like to reinforce the need for the Police Accountability Board to have the power to enact and enforce penalties against the RPD as a very important balance of power in our community. I would also like to emphasize that policing should be driven by the members of the community: no law enforcement officer employed by the city of Rochester should live outside of the city of Rochester. This is a rule for all other city employees and it should 3,023 be no different for those who dress in blue. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes There should be more support for the police that protect the neighborhoods from the amount of violence occurring in our city. Why should they protect us if we don’t support them. Why do you even ask this question if you won’t even want to listen to what 3,025 we say. Seriously!!! No No No No No Began to have real dialogue with the with the people that live in the Rochester in the neighborhoods that are effective most by the violence and are experiencing the conflicts with the police. I think too often people from outside the city get an opportunity to have public opinion and they do not live here they do not pay taxes here they do not reside here I think that sometimes the minorities committee are to be surviving and don’t even have time to fill out a survey after being exhausted for working multiple jobs. I would love to here the open dialogue on WDKX with the citizens of Rochester and with full representation for the RPD. I believe begin a true conversation because every against police just bad policing. We still want and need the police and respect there job. Let talk about Systemic racism let’s talk about the same head of the union over a year let’s talk about lack of growth and change and high administrative positions in both the police department in at the city school district Union levels let’s begin to talk about how to make those changes how are those people moved some new young vibrant people that have served your time and have new ideas and want to take a new direction which includes community and state police thing for everyone sometime the barriers of systemic racism are the people that are ahead of those organizations when are we going to really begin to have those conversations. Give Rochester the opportunity to rise give the youth of righteous of the opportunity to be seen in a positive light give the people in Rochester that work two jobs to stay here and love it and be here and survive here and opportunity to be heard not the outsiders that go away into the suburbs but yet come 3,028 in and make your money and leave we have a right to be heard. Yes Yes Yes No Yes 3,030 . Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes
Hold police officers accountable for failing to uphold trust by hiding the actions of errant officers, only hire those in command who show a commitment to transparency, and hold officers and command highly accountable for protecting their own above the public. Anyone not committed to servicing the public over themselves, holding themselves and their officers accountable to the highest levels, and fully committed to immediate and full transparency, should be asked to turn in their badges and most certainly their command positions. After the recent leadership has embarrassed our city we should only hire leadership comes out and loudly and with great clarity voices to all those under their command that if they don't agree with those values, they ought to immediately turn in their 3,031 badges and weapons. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes seems like most people get shot at block parties so why don't you start enforcing the curfew that you created but never mention, and breaking up 3,032 the parties.. Unsure No Yes Unsure No 3,033 Have officers be from local inner city areas and not the suburbs Yes No No Yes Yes We need to support our police. It’s disgusting how they have treated our 3,035 heroes. Yes No Yes No Unsure Lovely warren didn’t even give the weatherman a day in front of her to explain his side for what he unintentionally said. She was one of the first mayors to attend a funeral during the Covid pandemic. And now she says she didn’t do anything intentionally with her campaign funding. Three strikes 3,036 and she should be out No Unsure Yes Yes Yes
I would like to see community members volunteering to walk the beat with police officers in neighborhoods. I would also like to see our community meet with police officers who police our community just show gratitude on a yearly basis or as often as a deem necessary. Perhaps every 2 to 3 years. I absolutely believe it’s imperative that the police officers as much as possible live in the community that they service. One idea that was effective is when state troopers begin to walk the beach with our local police officers. I noted in particular that young men who were problematic showed ultimate respect and tended to clear those areas that were congested. Not that I’m opposed to young men being able to congregate on the street. It’s those areas where people are doing business and clients are Afraid to patronize those business establishments. Thus, more recreational centers would be great. Programs to engage the young man who like to congregate on the corner. Programs that could lead to training and 3,038 educational opportunities. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Officers need to show they're human and are capable of emotion no matter 3,039 the circumstance. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes
I have personally seen de-escalation strategies used by police officers work effectively- use whenever possible. Recognize mental health issues that will only be exacerbated with use of force and utilize community professionals/organizations that can provide meaningful assistance in-the- moment of need. Transparency is paramount to building community trust. Mistakes are human- admit them and state an action plan moving forward (does not need to be complex/cost money; just a simple acknowledgement 3,042 of the mistake and self-reflection on a better course of action). Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Yes Get rid of Mayor Warren. I moved out of the city because of the violence. She 3,043 does nothing to help. No Yes Yes Yes Yes Arrest and convict the killers of Daniel Prude. How can we feel safe if there is no accountability? Instead of assigning officers to specific neighborhoods, hire officers that live in those specific neighborhoods. Consult with Alex S. Vitale as one of the outside experts in public safety reform. Release body cam footage to the public so the public can do their own independent reviews. Listen to local activists and propose their reforms on future surveys as an options. On surveys, listen to city residents more than people outside of the 3,044 city (including me) Thank you Yes Yes No Yes No Police who are ‘assigned’ to the neighborhoods they patrol should also live in those same neighborhoods, or at least be from there? Makes zero sense for an officer from Hilton or Pittsford to patrol Joseph, Dewey Ave, etc. Bias and prejudice are as real a threat as capitalism and White supremacy and they plague the RPD. Calling these spades for what they are, and aggressively ensuring officers are made aware these ideologies cannot be at the core of their policing, is paramount. Rochester was the last stop on the Underground Railroad and we ALL have a part to play in upholding that 3,045 zeitgeist. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Work with professional who have an understanding of mental health issues 3,046 with RPD No Unsure Yes No Unsure 3,047 Get rid of Lovely Warren.... that would be a great start. No Yes Yes No Yes Allow the police to enforce the laws as they are written currently. Minor infractions need policing just as much as violent actions. (i.e. jaywalking, loitering, open air drug use, speeding, reckless driving) When I lived out of state, those things were policed and helped to bring other crime down. My family and I are in the early stages of planning to move again and still 3,050 undecided as to if we will stay in or around Rochester, or leave the state. Unsure Unsure Yes Yes Yes Be transparent and show support for the majority of police officers who are 3,051 working hard to protect city residents and businesses Yes No Yes Yes Yes -Police officers should live in the municipalities in which they work. -The city should defund the police and put resources into programs that unburden the police responsibilities, such as social services and crisis intervention -The Police Accountability Board should be consulted on policy and budget 3,052 changes for the RPD Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure I believe the current training for officers needs a complete overhaul. There should be no choke holds. That being said, i do not agree with the policies in place for the immediate release of career criminals. If there are no consequences for breaking the law then why should anyone follow a lawful 3,053 society? No Yes Yes No Yes I am a strong advocate for community policing having experienced it in the 3,055 past during Mayor Johnson's administration. Yes Yes Yes No Yes 3,056 Defunding the police department is an idiotic plan No No Yes No Yes Massive retraining and policy changes are needed. This is a police department not a military operation and it and the mayor serve FOR the residents of the city of Rochester. Input from suburbanites has no place in 3,057 forming a solution. All staff and officers must be city residents. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure 3,058 Bring back Mayor Johnson's community policing - it worked...... Yes Yes Yes No Yes We need more cops that are allowed to do something about the drug dealers and drug houses. why does it take months and years of investigation to arrest someone? you are the police. Arrest them .arrest them again if you have to..no matter how big ir small these dealers are they are drug dealers ..this city allows to many lives to get ruined by your lengthy investigations...people that live in the neighborhoods can point to all the 3,059 drug houses ..you need to do something. Step your game up Yes Yes Yes No Yes The culture of policing must be changed to reflect a professional respect for all citizens — even criminals. Current police behavior seemingly views the citizen as the enemy. We are in fact the employers of the police and all other city employees. The military orientation of our police department must end.
Our police often behave like undereducated mobsters — I have witnessed this over 35 years as a city resident. My level of trust that RPD would ever be helpful is at zero today. Continuous training that emphasizes respect for the individual and includes non-violent problem solving approaches could be an improvement. Police who ridicule or respond with excessive violence should not work the job ever.
Citizens should be able to know who their officers are at all times. The Citizen 3,060 Review Board and City Council should have access to all personnel records. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I believe officers should walk the beat as they did in the past. Officers should also be representative of the community. You should have to be a City of 3,061 Rochester resident to serve on the police force. Unsure Yes Yes No Yes It is most important to include the ENTIRE community in the good, bad, and ugly of recent issues in our city. Establish task forces where leaders and members of the community are ALL involved and HEAR the true voice of the people. There are too many pockets of violence, poverty and inequity. Start with establishing increasing revenue to our public schools. Involving the young people who choose to live here to participate in policing efforts and 3,062 reform. They will tell you the truth! Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Reallocate funds that normally go toward police to instead bolster mental 3,063 health, educational, employment, and substance abuse resources. Yes Yes Unsure Yes No 3,064 Stop rushing to judgement for political posturing. No No Yes Unsure Unsure We should completely dissolve RPD and replace it with a more community- 3,065 based system. Yes Yes No Yes No Hold police accountable just like private citizens Give the RPD support...social workers, mental health professionals, etc. on appropriate calls Always have 2 officers on domestic abuse calls 3,067 Hire security officers for schools, not police office Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Police should really learn to de-escalate situations. I have seen so many times when they provoke situations that do not need to happen. I saw a wonderful example of good policing last year. Police called for loud argument next door. Officer allowed the man minute to vent his emotions before dealing with the incident. De-escalated and solve the problem. They also need to 3,068 unlearn racial profiling. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure What are we doing as a community about the Violent drug dealers that keep us silent with threats of violence towards their own community for 3,069 snitching?? Cops aren't the ONLY problem! Yes Yes Unsure No Yes Police should represent the people they serve. There should be more African American, Hispanic police who actually live in the city. You should explore the concept of restorative justice, get police officers out of schools, allow for peaceful protest, and stop profiling young black males. (I have had several of my youth cuffed and placed in police cars as they left work because they are young, black and wear a hoodie). Rochester police can do much better than 3,070 that. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 3,071 Lovely warren must resign Yes Yes Yes Yes No Give way way more money to mental health programs and therapists, de escalation training, also more money to support people’s housing, food, and other basic needs. Community policing ONLY if it looks like it does in 3,072 Pittsford, Brighton etc. Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure
Significantly decrease police funding, reallocate the city budget to mental health services, improving counseling and education services throughout 3,073 RCSD, and investigations into misconduct and abuse of power by RPD officers Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure It's NOT policing that needs that needs to be reformed. It's BLACK BEHAVIOR that NEEDS a COMPLETE overhaul. The city is a violent festering SEWER, headed by an unintelligent, criminal, racist mayor who IGNORES black violence in the city and promotes her "I HATE WHITEY" agenda. REMOVE her ASAP and get someone that has half a brain & the ability to return the city to 3,074 it's once peaceful beauty. Unsure No No Unsure No All police officers should quit. With the money we have by not funneling it out to the suburbs the city residents should get a refund in the form of funding community based initiatives to support mental health, youth programs, business incubation, and affordable housing.
These questions are written with wording that deliberately biases participants to answer in a way that favors Mayor Warren’s agenda, making 3,076 this survey worthless. Yes No No Yes No Try asking less loaded questions designed to elicit a specific response and you might actually get some useful data instead of just trying to elicit support for 3,078 a predetermined position. Yes Yes Yes No No I suggest we use as a model the Cahoots program in Eugene, Oregon, where 911 dispatchers are trained to send mental health experts as first responders in situations that meet specific criteria suggesting mental illness or crises, 3,079 not an emergency requiring police officers. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Better crisis training with adequate fast back up from responsible leadership 3,081 on the police force. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Get rid of the rioting, why let it continue. The protesting, if Peaceful is fine, but all of the other is not. Harassing the police and their families, etc., 3,082 hurting them. Not Good at all. No Unsure Unsure Unsure Yes 3,083 Enforce the law No No No No No 3,084 Do not have a civilian board to oversee police relations and actions. Yes Yes No Yes Yes Stop trying to tie the hands of the police. Let them do their job without fear of being reprimanded. I have live in Rochester for nearly 80 years and see this going on all over the country. We need the police to protect us. People now have no respect for the law. If you threaten a police officer by pulling out a weapon you deserve what you have coming. Looters and rioters should be 3,085 shot on sight. Once people start getting killed it will stop. Unsure No Yes Yes Yes Damage has already been done. We had a great RPD but I feel horrible for the men & women in "blue" today. It does not look like the City supports them. 3,086 Good luck! No No Yes No No More opportunities for members of our community to engage with police on a more personal level. This can be done through the implementation of a variety of programs that allow for, and encourage, positive interactions 3,087 between citizens and police. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 3,088 No reforms. Defund and abolish. Yes Unsure Unsure Yes No
Stop have the police act as if there part of the military. Train police officers on how to respond to mental health situations in and out of hospitals. Police officers are purposely intimidating the communities by their demeanor and position to get what they want from the communities to make themselves unapproachable. They need to display a warm welcoming approachable attitude towards the public, and that is how you’ll get the communities/public to feel safe, protected, become personable, let the public see police as people not the shield and then the person, police hide themselves behind the shield, and that’s what makes people afraid and not 3,091 comfortable around them. No No Unsure No Yes
Police officers need to have training of how to deal with mental health issues and learn how to adopt in their communities and understand their for US the people not themselves and a pay check! They need to go to training to learn other ways to take a citizen down to the ground w/o forces behavior 3,092 and using weapons or out right killing our Black Men and Women! Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure
3,093 undo the bail reform that lets criminals back out onto streets too easily No No Unsure Yes No I feel domestic abuse calls should be taken more serious here. I called and waited 2 hours for a police officer to come to my home when I lived on wilder and child, while their was a WHOLE POLICE STATION a block away. I feel these question are vague and should include: what are your interaction with R.P.D over the last 10 years, how effective do you think they are to deal with crisis that involve violence and other serious matters, should they be required a psych evaluation and trauma informed training. A building and proximity to the area does nothing if they don't feel like doing their job. I COULD HAVE DIED!. Should officers live within the CITY LIMITS YES. Should the Police Accountability Board be able to assist with the reforming of the police department, YES THAT IS WHAT WE VOTED FOR! Should procedure out weight some one life, NO! Should police officers learn new procedures to deal with civilians YES! Should officers with more than 5 complaints be investigated for misconduct and retrained how to handle situation yes. 3,094 Should the P.A.B be part of it all YES!!!!!! Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Take all the money the city wastes on corrupt, violent cops and give it to the school district. Or set it on fire, even that would be a better use of the city's 3,095 money. Stop funding these monsters. Yes Yes No Yes No 3,098 I feel the police are the end of the line. We don't stop the root cause. Yes No Yes Yes Unsure 3,099 keep you agenda to yourself No Yes Unsure No No 3,100 warren in prison No No No Yes No main thing is to put all the criminals back in jail where they belong covid or no covid as you can see this is why the crime rate is up in the city they all think our laws are a big joke since they know they can get away with everything nice going to our idiot mayor and governor the police need to get rid of the bad cops you know who they are anyone who riots instead of protesting should be locked up and also given a big fat fine put law and order back remember the old saying you do the crime you do the time its that simple no more catering to the babies that want to whine all the time 3,101 enough is enough No No Yes No No Police needs to know there neighborhoods, they need to become open to community not think they going to change a community that they didn’t grow up in. Stop walking around with their chest pock out because they feel privileged. Obtaining trust, friendship with there police beat to help the 3,103 parent and kids in that neighborhood that how they will make change Yes Yes Yes No Yes i believe that anyone in a employment position paid by City taxes should 3,104 reside in the City to support the community that is paying their salary. Unsure Yes Yes No Unsure It is absolutely unacceptable for police to use their weapon first in every instance, especially when in some cases using lesser forms of intervention, 3,105 e.g. taser, canine, baton, may be possible. Yes Yes Yes No Yes I think you, Mayor Warren, should not have appointed your friend, with no experience policing, as interim police chief. We need to recruit an outside, experienced, police chief (or promote from within the department, if anyone trusts your office enough to take the job) and then allow him/her to build the relationship with the community by implanting these neighborhood 3,107 level changes. Yes Yes Yes No No 3,109 Hire more minorities Unsure Yes Yes Yes Yes 3,111 Mayor Warren should resign. Unsure Yes Unsure Yes Unsure 3,112 Make school funding independent from property taxes! Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure It would be a bad idea to remove police from the city that needs more police and more law and order. I think community policing is a good idea but you can not turn a blind eye to the areas that need police the most. Don’t let 3,113 politics blind you from what is right. Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Yes Some of your questions are too limited. I think that a review of practices by outside agencies would be beneficial if it was used as a tool to improve our response. I have personal experience with mental health issues, both as retired LEO and with a family member. I found that getting any type of help for the family member was impossible. I did call the Crisis response team and was advised there was a 12 - 24 hour response. Sadly as society is learning 3,115 this is a very difficult issue for all. No Yes Yes No Yes Arrest the police who killed Daniel Prude. Also arrest all who covered it up. I think the mayors office which is run on a political system shouldn’t have 3,116 anything to do with oversight of the police force. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Regarding Q 1 - What exactly is Crisis Intervention Services? What is going to happen to a psychologist/social worker responding to a man on drugs waving a knife when the man charges the person? Regarding Q 2 - who are these "independent experts"? Have they ever ridden 3,121 along with a police officer for an extended period of time, a month? No No Yes No Yes
Yes vote lovely out and stop this Racist game she has brought to our City, she 3,122 is the biggest fake and Con, hope she gets convicted and loses her Career. Yes No Yes No No Return the laws that allow the system to retain law breakers. The revolving door policy implemented by our state and the local community has been disastrous. All one has to look at is the constant releasing of i.e. Tyquan Rivera who has been arrested several times for dealing drugs and the fatal accident on Upper Falls at St. Paul St. that he caused. Until we allow the Police and the Judicial system to work properly we will not overcome the 3,123 issues we have today or in the future. Yes No Unsure No Yes Televised campaigns to the community to bring your child up to respect authority, respect your elders and one another. Teach people Follow law enforcements commands. Look at the home lives of the victims. Most have no roll models or home training. So where do they learn??? The streets. It starts there. I believe law enforcement does a fantastic job. Every situation is unique and should be considered. Yes I do agree they’re some bad officers that need to go. I believe they’re protected by fellow officers or possibly even someone that’s of higher rank. They need to be flushed out and removed. 3,124 Yearly physiological exams would expose their aggressions. No No Yes Unsure Yes Remove Mayor Lovely Warren. She was complicit in Daniel Prudes death and she needs to be held accountable. Along many other illegal activities of her 3,129 and her husband. Yes Yes Unsure Unsure No 3,130 Stop using violence to respond to protesters. Stop killing people. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Give some support to police and let them arrest the criminals with consequences. As it is the criminals know they can run rampant with little or no consequences. Actually pay attention to the parking and other infractions that make our city look like a ghetto Loud music everywhere. Obnoxiously loud. No regular people even want to sit outside, or connect because its absurd not to be able to have a conversation when you can’t hear each other. People are out of control and racing around in loud cars and off road vehicles And apparently that's ok. Its disgusting. There are so many good people hanging on to city life that feel its way past time to leave. Very sad. Been here 3,131 all my life. Its a city problem, more than a police problem Yes Unsure Yes Yes Unsure Community policing should consist of people already familiar with the areas like African American officers who are also easier to relate to and more understanding, how is a white man going to understand the struggle of young black men if they never face the same challenges. WRITTEN BY ELIJAH 3,132 EVANS-WOODS ... Yes Yes Yes Yes No There needs to be a de-militarization of police and their equipment.
Police need to be trained outside of closed police academies in anti-racism, in the history of policing in the U.S which includes the history of the evolution of laws since the abolition of slavery. And police also need to study decolonial theories of abolition to understand the structures that have created the structurally racist systems that have created impoverished neighborhoods and cycles of poverty and despair. Without education as to which laws are created (example, loitering laws) and enforced and which laws are not created and not enforced (example, finance executives creating the banking collapse of 2008 where no one was accused of a crime), there can be no understanding of how to help support communities in distress vs. 'going after bad guys'.
For question #5 As you may be aware, we are at a crossroads with our police department and we recently installed a new Interim Police Chief Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan. Do you support the City providing her with the resources needed to build those police community relations that would include working with the community, police employees and other interested parties?
What kind of question is this? Which resources? This question is too unclear.
Incremental change does not work. This has been proven over the last 4 decades.
We need concrete, actionable deconstruction of existing systems including the disempowerment of police unions. And a re-valuation of humans and the system of care and empowerment they deserve. 3,133 Thank you. Yes Yes Yes No Unsure Increase funding to crisis intervention services. Work with mental health agencies for quick response to needs of community members. Be honest, be 3,135 transparent. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Allow the police to arrest and keep people in jail. You are handcuffing them from doing their job. You break the law (traffic, curfew, riots) you need to be arrested. You are allowing people to get more and more bolder doing more crimes. Put them into jail until they go to court. Fix our city government, not the police. You are causing the issues, not them. Rid the police of the 3,137 few, I said few bad apples. Don't punish them. No Yes Yes No No This survey is terribly skewed towards the answers the mayor wants to see. I want us to totally rethink policing in our city. Make the police officers live in the city, disband the locust club (named after billy clubs btw. disgusting) rethink training. Don't start with outdated ideas that come from the system No No No No 3,139 we want to dismantle. Be a leader! Be a model. Yes Response Response Response Response Defund the police. Rethink the police. This town has suffered under white supremacist culture for too long. Let's be a model for good rather than the No No No No No 3,140 model we are now for the effects of racist redlining. Response Response Response Response Response
Few, if any, of the questions above deserve easy Yes or No answers and their leading construction exposes the Mayor's refusal to engage a community that is demanding FEWER police. The people of Rochester demand fewer resources being committed to the violent model of policing we live with today, and a reinvestment in communities and health.
The people have already decided that they want to part of the above discussions when they voted to empower the Police Accountability Board. Where's the proposal to fund the PAB to the level required to do it's job, to lead the the response the Governor's EO, to thoroughly review RPD's policies 3,143 and procedures as it's meant to? Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure
Having crisis intervention people respond with the police for mental health 3,144 and drug related calls so they can keep crisis worker safe if it escalates Unsure Yes Yes No Yes First and foremost, the Rochester Police Union and local police unions in general have an unacceptable amount of power and say in preventing officers from being properly held accountable following police violence. It is a violation of due process and they should not have bargaining or protection options for officers who are violent. They should be taken under review by an independent council. The outsized influence police unions are not helping the public trust our police officers. No one, especially someone meant to uphold the law, should be above the law or receive special treatment. Secondly, officers should have to live in the neighborhoods they police. It is not enough for police officers to be assigned a specific neighborhood. If they aren’t personally invested in that community by being a part of that community they can easily continue to treat the community’s people as an outside group, which often leads to othering and dehumanizing individuals the officers can’t or won’t identify with. It’s dangerous and unacceptable to have officers living outside the city limits coming in and policing neighborhoods they know nothing about and with which have no personal and sustained connection. Finally, police need to be put through multi-year, multidisciplinary training that requires criminal justice, criminology, psychology, sociology, and Black, Women’s, and Gender Studies courses. Until such courses can be made, we need to require officers to go through annual anti-bias and anti-racism training and pass rigorous mental health evaluations before they’re allowed to continue work. We are not getting the best and brightest to sign up when the training is weapons and threat based instead of what police work 3,145 should mostly be: advocacy and public service. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Enforce minor crimes. The "broken window" policy. People who break the law in minor situations and are not held responsible by either the police and/or the courts are emboldened to greater crimes. That is why the country 3,146 is in such a bad situation. No No Yes Yes Yes Let the police do their jobs. Just because some bad police were accused of 3,148 physical abuse or murder doesn’t mean they are all bad police! No No Yes Unsure Yes 3,149 Root out all corrupt officials within the police Force Yes No Yes Yes Yes I think 1/2 of the current police budget should go to community organizations that support mental health, affordable housing, work programs, education and drug treatment. I think the members of the community should decide what policing should look like. I think police should immediately stop being called for mental health situations. I think non government community leaders should be put in charge of these 3,151 decisions city policing should more closely resemble suburban policing Yes Yes No Yes Yes We need more programs to help with mental health, substance abuse, inequity in education. Police have a very difficult job and are trying to wear too many hats and aren’t properly trained to address these challenges. More emphasis needs to be placed on providing community supports and less on 3,152 the penal system. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Police Academy should be a longer training process, or an associates in 3,153 Criminal Justice should be required. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 3,154 Set up more neighborhood watch programs. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
1) Written psychological tests for police, if not already instituted. 2) Stop the 'shoot to kill' mentality when officer is not in danger, and instead suspect needs mental evaluation. 3) Suspend &/or Terminate any officer who turns off his body cam during any incident. 4) Discourage the cover-ups of one Officer for another when witnessing Officer wrongdoing. 5) Evaluate Officers online presence for posts of discriminatory remarks; gun & force obsessions (i.e., belonging to white supremacist groups); religious 3,155 intolerance, etc. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure I think ALL the new policies that have been implemented has put the RPD in a position that HARMS our city. The city has them constantly looking over their shoulder and second guessing their actions thus NOT being able to 3,156 PROTECT us!! Yes No Yes No No yes, it would be good to have more police force in the Maplewood area. The neighborhood is getting worse every day. It seems like the police are scared 3,157 to address conflict cause by noisy and rowdy behavior. No Yes Yes No Yes It's time that our community supports our police. We do not need to defund the police. That is not what most residents (including residents of color) want. Issues for reform should start with how police officers are trained. We cannot hold them accountable if they respond according to their training. In summary, we need to stop pointing fingers and start working together. 3,158 We need the police and the police need us. No Yes Yes No Yes Body cam cannot be turned off. Body cam records each and every stop and interaction with civilians. Police officers are required to continually be involved in continuing education. Racist acts of any kind requires suspension of officer and investigation of officers behaviors with any other civilian of same race, gender or sexual preference. Hold officers accountable for their behavior with additional education, riding other officers who handle said 3,159 situations well, and closer scrutiny of all interactions. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes
On top of massively reforming & defunding the rpd there’s a few more things that need to be done: Arrest and charge the officers involved in Daniel Prudes murder Arrest former chief singletary for covering it up Remove mayor lovely warren for at best incompetence Abolish the locust club, it is a white supremacist organization
Anything less is a half measure that would bring shame on the officials in charge as well as the city at large.
Human rights are being violated daily by the authorities of the USA. Rochester has the opportunity to be a beacon of hope for abolishing any and 3,161 all tax funded racism. Yes Yes Yes Yes No Our police need support, not defunding. The city needs a new mayor and city council. Yes, there needs to be some reform of our police, but how can 3,162 residents trust a corrupt mayor who has ruined so many lives? No No Yes No Yes Defund the police. Move body worn cameras out from police supervision. 3,163 this seems like a biased survey. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes No No No No No 3,164 Defund the police Response Response Response Response Response Have each officer psychoanalyzed by a special who knows the traits of a 3,165 fearful racist (learned) behavior...and they must pass.... No Yes Yes No Yes Would like to see more mounted police on busy streets like Park Avenue, East End etc. Police having trained K9 dogs working with them as a partner and in their cars. Ongoing educational and wellness seminars provided to them. Increased salaries to prevent corruption in police departments. Community policing is nothing new to Rochester and seemed to work fine years ago ...so this is nothing new ... if this comes to fruition please give it five years before it is dissolved...we have many vacant building that can be as converted for police stations and perhaps the community would donate and volunteer for conversions along with folks needing to do community service work, coming out of Monroe county jail and rehabs....working side by side helps to create relationships along with educationing and respects for one another. More press on the good that police do instead of the negative. The system needs to work together for common community goals and stop throwing policemen under the bus and creating more division and disrespect. Police officers need huge perks to reside in the city for least 10 years .... no interest on housing loans??? no money down for home loans, these are great ways to have police awareness in our community ....BUT THEY NEED TO LIVE IN THEIR HOMES... if not, have this reflected on their credit score report and money deducted from their salary for failure to adhere to community and lending agreements. I moved back to the city in Feb. 2020 and have always loved living in Rochester but will be leaving when my lease runs up, I remember the 1960's and this is a repeat ....Maybe more education on our HISTORY so we stop doing the same thing ... more auditing on city funds... along with the folks holding office with any access to federal and state grants ...Bring Rochester back to a place that people took pride to live in and not leave and shake their heads. The biggest problem is not feeling safe and by allowing the constant disrespect toward authority ...Educate police officers constantly and start questioning the hospitals on why they release folks to early and why they not looking out for the 3,167 patient's safety and community safety. Unsure Unsure Yes Yes Yes
Review 911 standards relevant to Priority Rating. Review staffing level determination, how are the number of uniform personnel assigned per shift. Review recidivism rates for arrestees, how often does this impact street decisions on handling an incident. Review caseload for follow-up personnel, are there too many incidents and not enough investigators. Please contact neighborhood associations for direct input to any change and any unique problems that they foresee with realignment or any financial decision regarding police protection. Use historical data versus raw emotions to make objective decisions. I was a City employee for 30 years, I moved out of the city because of the school district, NOT because of crime issues. Lastly, how does the failure of the RCSD impact the entire city...it is an elephant in the closet, better schools create better citizens. Police officers only enforce law, they do NOT create it, legislatures (politicians) do...what laws can be changed or abolished that would make it easier for officers to watch over the 3,169 flock? Thank you. Unsure Yes Unsure No Yes I stand by RPD. I think that the city is not safe when criminals walk the streets because of bail reform. I do wonder though who are these professionals providing crisis intervention, for MHAs and how will you manage to get trained people to do that type of job? There are not enough services out there for an already over 3,174 burdened system. The mental health system in Monroe co is a joke. Yes Yes Yes No Yes 3,175 Defund the police Yes Yes Unsure Yes No We need to focus on crime prevention in the form of services to our community rather than trying to police our way out of social problems. Police weren’t built for that. The police do too much and funds should be reallocated to other services. I don’t think police “reform” is the answer. At minimum, the PAB needs it’s full authority and funding. That should be an No 3,178 initial good faith move on the part of the city and RPD. Yes Unsure No Yes Response Bodycam footage should be mandatory. Body cam off or “not working” should automatically put the officer on unpaid admin leave. The union funds/pensions should be used to pay for any and all settlements or judgements against the police in misconduct cases. No more tax payer 3,179 footing the bill for bad cops Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Yes 3,180 Removing the mayor and city council. Yes Yes No No Yes In order to keep our community safe we need to first begin giving all children an opportunity to a quality education. The city of Rochester, RCSD and RPD need to collaborate together to help build better relationships with the families they serve. This will help to create employable citizens with job opportunities that allow citizens to be self sufficient. Citizens who are not employable turn to illegal activities to keep themselves and families fed. Another key factor to keep our community safe is to reform the RPD with officers that are from the neighborhoods they're policing. We need a diverse population of officers who can relate to the community in which they serve and protect. I'll share with you a few experiences I've had with the police while living on the same street (Lyell/Otis neighborhood) for over 15years. I've had an officer drive thru my driveway as if it was a alley street. When I hollered at him for driving like a maniac thru my driveway he waved me off. Not an apology or reasonable explanation. I called 911 and reported the situation, the operator tried to justify why the officer may have drove thru but really had no entire clue.
I came home one summer evening in 2016 to a individual coming out of my enclosed side porch. I called 911 gave a description and a plate number of the vehicle the suspect left in. When officers arrived 90min later they walked around the property and suggested I get a bigger fence. I never heard anything more about the suspect or the incident.
There was an incident once where myself and neighbors called the police because a teenager brandished a gun and threatened us because we asked him to stay out of our yards. While on the phone with 911 I gave a complete 3,182 description of the teenager and explained he was still within my sight. At Yes No Yes Yes Yes Invest in community resources that build communities from the ground up rather than increasing police. Require or provide incentives for officers to 3,183 live in the city. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Stop spending money on buildings like a new neighborhood service station 3,184 and invest in libraries and elderly cares. Yes Yes Yes Yes No Do something to require / incentivize police to live in city limits or within 1- 3,185 2 miles at most within 18 months of being hired. Yes Yes Yes No Unsure 1 - As a social worker and city resident, I need more details on the Crisis Intervention Services set-up and assessment to determine if I support a non-police based response. It would be great if the community could vote on the explored/researched models and know how how it was chosen. The service needs to be both created and managed by experienced and licensed mental health professionals (social workers, counselors, psychologists). There should be collaboration/input from local community agencies, including Coordinated Care Services Inc., Hillside, 211, Strong Mobile Crisis, Mental Health Association, Affinity Place etc. and also peers who have gone through mental health/addiction challenges. I support police and mental health professionals responding together for mental health and addiction related calls, then police can leave if the situation is de-escalating. Safety needs to be a priority for the community, mental health/addiction workers, and at-risk individuals. I do not support a non-police response to domestic violence calls - DV Survivor's should be provided the choice to request a police or non-police response. A separate survey should be conducted through Willow Domestic Violence Center asking Survivor's perspective on a non-police response. 2 - Independent local experts would best, who represent both police and community experts. 3 - Assigning police to areas will help build relationships, but I do not support Officer residency requirements. 4 - This question is confusing - I do not know what is meant by "other neighborhood initiatives". Police community offices should have private space for Officers to complete their work, but also be multi- purpose/community-driven, having needed space for both police work and community multi-use functions (For Ex. - auditorium/gym for pop-up clinic, job fair, sports, education activities).
*I did not like the wording on some of the survey questions - City should utilize local college researches to help conduct valid and reliable surveys. There should be a way for city residents to participate if they do 3,187 not have internet access readily available.* Unsure Yes Yes No Yes I don't believe in defunding the police...we need them as violent crime has increased...however they need to be trained appropriately , we need transparency, and need a citizens review board that has a say in 3,188 consequences..mental health professionals are vital Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes
3,189 If they get to know the area they are working in it might help. Unsure Yes Yes No Yes 3,190 I have a small business in the city. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Keep the criminals in jail, Cuomo need to rescind the catch & release 3,192 program. To many crimes, since no punish. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes I want RPD to respond more professionally to "minor" disturbances that destroy the quality of life in our neighborhoods. There should be NO MORE sites where organized crime is ignored because "the City will just let them go." Drug houses are horrible neighbors; the residents there should be afraid every day that they will be arrested. We should not allow children to grow up in circumstances that illegal activity are route to success. Minority Lives 3,193 Matter - uphold the social order that builds lives rather than destroys them. Yes Unsure Yes No Yes
I believe the police have been doing a excellent job 95% of the time. I believe they need their hands untied when it comes to dealing with the rioters and those assaulting them. They should be given rubber bullets, tear gas canisters 3,194 and tasers at the least to combat them with. No Law, No Order. No No Yes No Unsure
There has to be a bonded relationship established between the Rochester Community and the Rochester Police Department in order to build a foundation to restore the level of trust and respect for one another. No Harmony, No Peace, No Justice the system will leave scars of hatred pointing the blame at each other we need reform. In my opinion, we have to start with the people who started the fire the Rochester Police Department and the ROC for the People Protesters! We have to put out the fire it is still burning in all directions in all of area Counties, PEOPLE are hurting with this angry rage, mad at circumstances, upset with the system in place, and very concerned about what will be the outcome this is a dangerous situation for our community. Definitely reform and reconstructor from all parties 3,195 involved. You have to Believe to Achieve! Yes Yes Yes No Yes If you are sending people in to potentially dangerous situations they should be escorted by the police. Many mental health issues can escalate to violence very quickly.
Also how will you determine in the moment that it is a mental health call, what if the person is on drugs & acting violent? What if they are running around naked in the middle of winter not responding to commands of the mental health "experts"? How will you deal with that, usually requires force 3,197 to get them under control. Yes No Yes No Yes Why reform the police. It starts with parents teaching right from wrong,morals and drugs. Stop pointing fingers at the police..be a cop for a day and see firsthand yourself. Mayor warren all the Questionnaires won't solve the problem..people need to be educated and 3,198 educate..that's what's lacking. No No No No No For the in-term to begin the community policing they can make their presence around community events and youth centers. You don’t need to build or force precincts on communities that do not trust in the police. The 3,199 trust needs to be built the accountability board needs support. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes
Police officers should not be answering mental health calls or well checks. Instead there should be a team of experienced mental health providers or police officers with extensive mental health training and/or a combination of both who respond to these type of calls. There are enough mental health 3,200 providers in our community who would support such a venture. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes We need police that aren’t going to pull me over to “give me a warning” because they thought I was “mouthing off to them” in my rear view mirror while they were tailgating me so close I couldn’t even see their headlights. We need police that aren’t going to ignore my ex showing up to my house and threatening to drive his jeep through the wall regardless of my restraining order. Or police that will tell me that if I want to attend my own graduation I have to waive my restraining order because he wanted to go too. The police have consistently made me LESS safe in Rochester. This needs 3,201 to change NOW. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Take money from the current police budget to find new projects. Do not 3,202 extend further funding. We already have too many police who are overpaid. Yes Yes Yes Yes No 3,203 Fire Warren and hire a new, competent mayor. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes An ethical mayor would help. Someone who does not rush to judgement, 3,204 but rather gathers and considers facts first. No No No No No Longer and better training along with extensive background checks for police. No fast tracking. Raise the bar for training and requirements to 3,205 become a officer. Do not lower the bar. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Perhaps the mayor and city council could support the police, encourage self responsibility on the part of their constituents, condone the rioting, and 3,206 stop politicizing the actions of the police. No No Yes No Unsure
Regarding #2 The Police Accountability Board can undertake this review.
Regarding #6: This is also under the purview of the PAB.
The RPD budget should be reduced to reflect the small proportion of violent crimes in the city. Most of that budget should go toward support for mental health providers and other first responders who are unarmed. Funding should go toward better training for “peace officers” that do interact with the public, specifically antibias and antiracist training, including how to treat people humanely, as well as de-escalation training.
Funding should move away from infrastructure such as buildings and military weapons such as tank like vehicles, chemical weapons, and sound machines toward the above nonarmed personnel and training as well as other community relations. “Peace officers” must live in the city that they serve.
Remaining budget can go toward the Police Accountability Board and other city programs that support health care, housing, education, food and jobs 3,207 and job training for the community. Yes Unsure Yes Yes Yes The fact that people who don't live in the RPD jurisdiction can fill out this survey is nonsense. Where's the survey about Webster PD for me to fill in? This survey also doesn't include a "Defund RPD, Refund Rochester" option -- the demand voiced by the People, who are disgusted with RPD -- which is also pathetic. The ~100 million dollar budget, spent on military style vehicles and the cops' military cosplay gear (to say nothing of the year gas, pepper pellets, and tear gas deployed against the people they supposedly exist to protect) could be far better utilized. A few ideas come to mind: affordable housing programs, food security programs, and alternative 3,208 community defense networks are all excellent examples. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Unsure Get rid of paramilitary hardware and give real authority to the Police 3,213 Accountability Board! Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes What about the mayor not throwing the police chief under the bus to save her own butt. What about teaching her how to support her team. I think the 3,214 mayor handled it terribly. Yes Yes Yes No Yes a) The local police accountability board needs to have the authority to investigate and resolve issues. b) the police union is too powerful and its influence needs to be moderated if we are to move forward. c) police need to be held accountable for their actions. d) authorities should be required to 3,216 release relevant information in a timely fashion. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes 3,217 Hire more cops Unsure No No No No In the interest of integrity, I am leaving this survey blank. The questions are crafted instead of asked. They are not addressing anything of substance. We as a community have made it quite clear how we feel about policing. We understand that the majority of policing is response to crime rather than its prevention. With so many studies on record of how impossible profiling is without implicit bias playing a factor, I cannot comfortably say I feel protected. The fraternity of police is seemingly untouchable and only responsible to itself and this lack of accountability (the PAC is clearly not in operation) make the large police force a danger to the population that they have a predisposition to suspect. If the number of police must be maintained, then there should be armed and unarmed response. Unarmed would remain as uniformed and the armed response would be in clearly marked(preferably bright-colored uniforms), required to be called to the scene but remain in their vehicle until there is a clear and present danger. At which point they would have procedure steps (similar to the military) in place before using deadly force. That alone would start to deescalate the hostility between the police who behave as if they are occupying enemy territory and the citizens that they are supposed to care about. Unarmed police is not a new concept and has been proven to be affective. Most officers will contend that this puts them at risk. If they believe they are in so much danger in the community they serve then it very well might be time for them to move on, because even with crime it is not my neighbor No No No No No 3,218 that I fear: it is the RPD. Response Response Response Response Response Our police not only need to be properly trained, but more officers need to be employed. I've watched the perpetrators of many neighborhood incidents wait menacingly and then leave after a 7 - 9 minute period after a 911 call. 3,219 It's a "game" unfortunately for them. Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Please revise policies that allow for use of force. And retrain officers in de- escalation practices so that force is not the first option. Screen out racist 3,220 officers who see Black and Brown people as less than human. Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Get rid of the corrupt mayor lovely warren and get a real mayor who cares 3,223 about the safety of the residents of Rochester. No No Yes No No PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR TRANSPARENCY, COMMENTS IN THIS REPORT ARE NOT EDITED AND MAY CONTAIN OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE.
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Gates
Clarkson
Rochester Penfield
Webster
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Rochester
Rochester
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Rochester
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Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Gates Sweden
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Irondequoit Rochester
Rochester
Chili Henrietta
Irondequoit
Webster Perinton Rochester
Irondequoit
Rochester Rochester
Greece Rochester
Greece
Irondequoit
Not Indicated
Rochester
Greece Rochester
Rochester
Webster
Rochester Rochester Rochester Irondequoit Rochester
Rochester Webster
Penfield
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester Webster
Other
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Gates
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Greece Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Greece
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
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Perinton Rochester
Perinton Not Indicated
Henrietta Gates
Penfield
Greece
Rochester
Rochester Rochester Irondequoit
Rochester
Greece Mendon
Webster Rochester
Other
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Other
Hamlin Not Indicated Rochester Rochester Rochester Greece
Rochester
Irondequoit
Rochester
Rochester
Hamlin Rochester Ogden
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester Perinton
Rochester
Rochester
Brighton Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester Rochester
Greece
Rochester
Rochester Pittsford
Rochester
Webster
Rochester
Ogden Rochester Irondequoit
Chili
Penfield
Brighton
Rochester
Rochester Not Indicated
Rochester
Henrietta
Rochester Rochester
Rochester Greece
Greece
Rochester
Ogden
Irondequoit
Greece Rochester
Rochester
Penfield Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Other
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Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Irondequoit
Perinton Henrietta Penfield
Webster
Rochester
Pittsford
Rochester Rochester
East Rochester
Rochester
Greece Brighton Rochester
Hamlin
Hamlin Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester Mendon
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Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Greece
Rochester Rochester
Irondequoit
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Rochester
Irondequoit
Rochester
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Webster
Perinton
Rochester Rochester Rochester
Other
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Rochester
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Rochester
Rochester
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Chili
Irondequoit
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Greece
Rochester
Irondequoit
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Rochester Rochester Greece
Rochester
Other
Rochester Sweden Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Chili Rochester
Gates
Rochester
Rochester Webster
Rochester
Rochester Rochester Rochester
Rochester Rochester Rochester Irondequoit Not Indicated Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Webster Irondequoit
Rochester Greece Rochester
Hamlin
Greece
Rochester Rochester Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Irondequoit Greece
Rochester
Other
Rochester
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Greece Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
East Rochester Rochester
Webster
Rochester Rochester Rochester
Hamlin
Hamlin
Rush
Irondequoit
East Rochester Rochester
Penfield Greece
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Penfield
Irondequoit
Clarkson
Webster
Rochester Rochester
Chili
Rochester Rochester
Greece Rochester
Rochester
Irondequoit Other
Rochester
Rochester
Other Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester Irondequoit
Perinton Rochester
Rochester Rochester Rochester
Greece
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester Other Rochester
Rochester Irondequoit
Rochester Rochester
Rochester Chili
Clarkson
Gates Irondequoit Rochester
Ogden Webster Rochester
Rochester
Ogden
Rochester Webster Irondequoit
Irondequoit Irondequoit
Greece Rochester
Brighton Other Other Chili
Rochester
Irondequoit Rochester Rochester Henrietta
Gates Rochester
Other
Clarkson Not Indicated
Chili
Rochester
Henrietta
Other Chili Webster
Perinton
Greece Rochester Not Indicated Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Greece Other
Greece Rochester
Penfield Chili
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
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Brighton Rochester
Webster
Rochester
Greece
Rochester
Rochester
Chili
Rochester Other Rochester
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Rochester
Rochester Rochester
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Rochester
Rochester
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Perinton
Greece
Webster
Rochester Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Irondequoit
Rochester
Henrietta Rochester
Rochester
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Brighton
Greece Penfield
Irondequoit
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Greece Greece Rochester
Greece
Rochester
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Perinton Perinton Rochester
Irondequoit
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Irondequoit
Rochester
Rochester Other
Rochester
Greece Rochester
Penfield Henrietta Rochester Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Penfield Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Greece
Rochester
Rochester Irondequoit
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Pittsford Irondequoit Rochester
Rochester
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Greece
Chili
Rochester
Brighton Rochester
Rochester
Other Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Greece Not Indicated Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Penfield
Rochester Hilton
Penfield Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Penfield Other
Gates
Rochester Rochester Rochester Irondequoit
Rochester Rochester Webster Hilton
Perinton Rochester
Henrietta Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Irondequoit Henrietta Rochester
Other
Rochester
Greece Rochester East Rochester
Webster
Chili
Pittsford Rochester
Rochester
Greece
Gates Webster Rochester
Rochester Greece
Rochester
Brighton Henrietta Rochester
Henrietta
Rochester
Rochester
Gates Irondequoit
Rochester
Clarkson Irondequoit Other
Rochester
Rochester Chili
Rochester Rochester
Irondequoit
Other
Rochester
Greece Brighton
Rochester Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Ogden
Rochester Rochester
Not Indicated
Rochester Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Other Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester Rochester
Greece
Rochester
Greece
Rochester Rochester
Rochester Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Chili Irondequoit
Rochester Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Webster Irondequoit
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester Irondequoit Wheatland
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Ogden
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Victor
Greece Irondequoit Perinton
Other
Rochester
Webster
Penfield
Perinton
Penfield Not Indicated
Perinton Rochester Penfield
Greece
Irondequoit Perinton
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester Rochester Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Webster Rochester
Henrietta
Other Rochester
Other Gates
Irondequoit
Rochester
Rochester Rochester Greece
Brighton
Rochester
Mendon
Perinton
Greece
Rochester
Irondequoit Perinton
Rochester
Chili
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Gates Henrietta
Greece
Rochester
Henrietta Other Perinton
Irondequoit
Rochester Brighton
Rochester Greece
Rochester Pittsford
Greece Rochester
Rochester
Greece Rochester
Perinton
Rochester
Rochester
Penfield Rochester Other
Rochester
East Rochester Rochester
Rochester Brighton
Rochester
Pittsford
Rochester Other Rochester
Rochester Brighton
Rochester Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester Wheatland Wheatland Rochester
Rochester
Irondequoit Rochester
Penfield
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Other
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester Rochester Rochester
Rochester Rochester Webster
Rochester
Gates Not Indicated
Brighton
Rochester Greece
Rochester Irondequoit
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester Rochester Greece
Not Indicated
Rochester Rochester Rochester Sweden Webster
Greece
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Brighton
Rochester
Rochester
Greece Henrietta
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Irondequoit Rochester
Irondequoit
Rochester
Rochester
Perinton
Rochester Pittsford
Henrietta
Irondequoit Rochester
Rochester Greece Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester Rochester Rochester
Rochester Rochester Rochester Rochester
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Henrietta Rochester
Other Irondequoit
Pittsford
Rochester Rochester Webster
Webster Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Chili
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Greece
Rochester
Rochester
Brighton Rochester Webster
Webster
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester Fairport
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Gates Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Webster
Rochester Greece
Rochester Rochester
Henrietta Webster Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester Brighton
Rochester Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Irondequoit Rochester
Rochester
Greece Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Greece Rochester
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Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Webster Brighton
Rochester
Brighton
Rochester Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester Irondequoit
Brighton Rochester Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Greece
Rochester Rochester Rochester
Irondequoit Rochester
Rochester
Chili Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Irondequoit
Greece Rochester Not Indicated
Other Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Irondequoit Rochester Greece
Rochester
Rochester Rochester Irondequoit Rochester
Other
Riga
Rochester
Rochester
Greece
Gates Rochester
Sweden
Rochester
Rochester Greece
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Other Brighton
Greece
Rochester Irondequoit Rochester
Rochester
Rush
Rochester
Brighton
Rochester Rochester Greece Rochester Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Brighton Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Chili
Rochester Rochester
Other
Rochester
Brighton
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester Brighton
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Perinton
Perinton Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Greece Rochester Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Penfield Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester Rochester Rochester
Rochester Greece Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Mendon
Rochester Other
Rochester
Greece Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Greece
Brighton Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Henrietta
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Webster Gates Rochester Rochester Rochester
Irondequoit
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Brighton Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Webster Rochester Mendon Pittsford Rochester
Rochester Webster Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Wheatland Brighton Rochester
Rochester Irondequoit
Rochester
Rochester
Brighton
Other
Rochester Rochester
Greece
Penfield
Rochester Rochester
Rochester Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Brighton Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
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Rochester
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Chili
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Penfield
Rochester Rochester
Pittsford
Rochester Sweden
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Rochester Irondequoit
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Rochester
Chili Rochester
Greece Rochester
Perinton Perinton
Irondequoit
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Webster Penfield
Irondequoit
Rochester
Rochester
Gates
Henrietta Hamlin
Henrietta
Rochester Rochester
Ogden
Irondequoit Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Greece
Rochester Rochester
Rochester Greece
Rochester
Henrietta Ogden
Rochester
Greece
Rochester Rochester Not Indicated
Not Indicated
Greece Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Irondequoit
Rochester Rochester Other
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Greece
Rochester Rochester
Rochester Gates
Rochester
Rochester Rochester Henrietta
Rochester
Rochester Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Brighton Rochester
Greece Ogden
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
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Rochester
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Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Gates Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Ogden
Rochester
Rochester Rochester Rochester
Rochester Gates
Rochester Rochester
Greece
Rochester Not Indicated Rochester
Rochester Rochester Brighton Rochester
Greece Penfield
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester Rochester Rochester
Irondequoit
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Greece Brighton Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Greece Rochester
Rochester
Other Rochester
Brighton
Rochester Rochester Rochester
Greece
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Irondequoit
Rochester
Not Indicated
Rochester Not Indicated
Rochester Rochester
Penfield Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Ogden Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester Not Indicated Greece
Rochester Rochester
Chili
Rochester Greece
Rochester
Henrietta
Irondequoit
Gates Rochester Rochester
Other
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester Rochester
Rochester
Not Indicated
Rochester Pittsford Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester