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NYPD Might Not Say If Officer in Chokehold Death Is Punished
Source: Associated Press
NYPD Might Not Say If Officer in Chokehold Death Is Punished
By JENNIFER PELTZ, ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Aug 31, 2016, 7:19 PM ET
New York City might never tell the public if the police officer at the center of the Eric Garner chokehold death case is disciplined, the mayor and police commissioner indicated this week after reaching a new interpretation of a 40-year-old state civil rights law.
The New York Police Department recently ended a longstanding practice of letting reporters see a rundown of disciplinary actions, saying officials had concluded it violated the law.
Asked Tuesday whether the new stance would apply to the officer who put his arm around Garner's neck in a case that helped fuel the Black Lives Matter movement, Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio said officials "have to honor state law."
Citing the mayor's comments, Police Commissioner William Bratton said Wednesday the results of any potential disciplinary trial against Officer Daniel Pantaleo "would not be publicly available," though he predicted they probably would eventually "get out" somehow.
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By JENNIFER PELTZ, ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Aug 31, 2016, 7:19 PM ET
New York City might never tell the public if the police officer at the center of the Eric Garner chokehold death case is disciplined, the mayor and police commissioner indicated this week after reaching a new interpretation of a 40-year-old state civil rights law.
The New York Police Department recently ended a longstanding practice of letting reporters see a rundown of disciplinary actions, saying officials had concluded it violated the law.
Asked Tuesday whether the new stance would apply to the officer who put his arm around Garner's neck in a case that helped fuel the Black Lives Matter movement, Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio said officials "have to honor state law."
Citing the mayor's comments, Police Commissioner William Bratton said Wednesday the results of any potential disciplinary trial against Officer Daniel Pantaleo "would not be publicly available," though he predicted they probably would eventually "get out" somehow.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/nypd-law-shield-discipline-chokehold-case-41784896