Antoine Massad Quotes

We`re always concerned when the government is maintaining databases of private information and personal information that`s really none of the government`s business. When a private entity does it, it`s a different matter, but it always raises concerns about our privacy because today they may not be sharing it, tomorrow they may be sharing it with other businesses, with people who may be engaged in using it for illicit purposes.

Instead of addressing the real problem, which is enforcement, the City Council has chosen to enact an overly broad bill that criminalizes a cultural activity. We live in a city that is the cultural capital of the world, yet it is a crime for a young adult to carry a magic marker. What`s next -- watercolors or crayons?

It`s one thing to give out your materials, it`s quite another to bully and intimidate students.

It should never have gotten to this point. There is absolutely no reason why a person with a hand-held camera needs permission to shoot footage on the streets of New York City.

The policy of searching thousands of subway riders daily without any suspicion that they have done anything wrong is unprecedented, unproductive and unconstitutional.

The military has targeted a vulnerable group of young people. We send our children to school to get an education, not to become military targets.

A swab on the outside of a bag is far less invasive than rifling through the personal belongings. We don`t yet have enough information about whether this is an effective security measure that does the least possible harm to personal privacy.

When you`re arrested in New York City, there`s a good chance you`ll do the time without being convicted of doing the crime. It`s a perversion of justice.

This is a chronic problem that daily impacts all New Yorkers, especially communities of color. It disproportionately impacts the African American and Latino communities.

It`s a needle-in-the-haystack approach to law enforcement.