Saturday, January 9, 2016

This Should Help

A black, female officer has been punished in the choking death of Eric Garner in New York City.
A New York City police sergeant has been stripped of her gun and badge in connection with the July 2014 death of Eric Garner, a 43-year-old black Staten Island man who died after police to administered a controversial choke hold.

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Sgt. Kizzy Adonis has been subject to disciplinary charges, according to the NYPD. Officials said Friday that Adonis, who is black, was charged with failure to supervise, an internal charge.

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Adonis was a supervising officer on the scene when police approached Garner on a Staten Island street under suspicion of selling untaxed, loose cigarettes.

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In December 2014, a grand jury opted not to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo [the white, male officer who choked Garner] in the death. The decision prompted marches and protests across the country.

  MSN
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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