A2394 creates recruitment and selection programs to increase police hirings of women and minorities, with a reporting requirement.
The Senate passed A2394 on December 20, 2021 by a vote of 32 to 5. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this bill is dangerous and misguided. Police officers make life-or-death decisions; their work is high-stress, physical, and dangerous. A colorblind, sex-neutral, and meritocratic hiring process is the best guarantee of public safety. Contrasting a pervasive leftist narrative, a 2015 study found that white officers were not more likely than non-white officers to shoot non-white suspects. The Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits discrimination on the basis of race.