Kendra's Law

I, I would more than suggest that or support that.

And at my knowledge of what I'm learning is there is a law, it's called Kendra's Law, and it has...

Right.

[laughs] It has to be enforced.

not targeting cops, not going after political enemies, but solving problems to make us all safer.

And I had a roundtable yesterday and over the course of the last few days, I've spoken with the person who wrote Kendra's Law, mental health advocates, psychiatric nurses, law enforcement officers, members of the state assembly to discuss what is missing, how do we fix it, how would something like this work? Because what we all can agree on is what we have now is not working.

You know, Sarita, right now for the NYPD, Omar Habib, he's a police officer with 19 years on the job who's been sentenced.

I'm sorry, convicted.

I found this out also.

There was a law, Kendra's law, about this issue that needs to be strengthened.

And there is no coordination because they have rights.

What about our

Good morning, Mr. Simone.

You know, I'm calling you because I don't hear anybody talking about The two mental health laws we have in New York to involuntarily commit people, Kendra's law and the mental hygiene law from 1972, I think.

And why do you think they're not using these laws?

Well, we've got lots of laws that aren't used.