On Monday, New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill announced that Daniel Pantaleo, the officer who killed Eric Garner in 2014 by using an illegal chokehold, had been fired. Eric Garner’s daughter, Emerald Garner appeared on DemocracyNow! to discuss the effects of the firing, which came five years after the…
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Archived: Update: Civil Rights Attorney Threatens to Release Identity of Officer Who Shot Black Security Guard
Jemel Roberson’s killer, a Midloathian officer, has not been named for over two weeks, and the civil rights attorney for the family says it’s hiding evidence. Other than the officer being identified as white, a four-year veteran of the Midloathian Police Department, and seven years in the field, and a…