Zohran Mamdani: “For the New Yorkers who are deemed to be a threat to…”

“I think we can find some of this criteria also in how an individual is clothed, whether they are deemed to actually be warm in those settings, as well as their behavior. And For the New Yorkers who are deemed to be a threat to themselves or to others, there is a process of involuntary confinement, which is a last resort. However, it has been utilized a number of times whenever city workers have come to that conclusion.” (31:04–31:12)

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