Jumaane Williams
Role at the time: New York City public advocate, in City Council testimony
Condemned
Statement summary
Williams criticizes excluding patrons because their employer is involved in legal action against a business and calls for stronger facial-recognition rules.
“Individuals should not be removed from a place of business, because their employer is involved in legal action against said business.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Jumaane Williams condemns facial-recognition blacklistingStatement as delivered to the City Council
The public advocate's full hearing statement criticizes excluding people based on their employer's litigation and calls for government restrictions.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Reference point: MSG's policy of excluding lawyers at firms suing it. Williams says people should not be removed from a business because their employer is in litigation against it, which rejects the policy directly. Mixed or conditional loses because the testimony sets no condition on that view.