NYPD Fires Officer Who Placed Eric Garner In Chokehold

By Tom Knighton

There have been a lot of cases lately where a police officer is accused of misusing force in the line of duty, then walking on the charge. People died and no one was punished.

To be sure, some of those officers followed procedure and did the right thing so they should walk. Still others appear awfully questionable to outsiders.

A prime example of that is the death of Eric Garner, a black man who died after NYPD officers placed him in a chokehold. Garner was selling cigarettes illegally and resisted arrest. However, it also looked like the officer may have failed to follow correct procedure.

Now, that officer is out of a job.

New York Police Commissioner James O’Neill announced in the city on Monday that Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who placed Eric Garner in a fatal chokehold after he resisted arrest on July 17, 2014, has been fired. O’Neill said Pantaleo had the choice to release the chokehold, but chose not to.

“Therefore, Daniel Pantaleo can no longer effectively serve as a New York City police officer,” O’Neill said.

It is an immediate termination, the commissioner explained. O’Neill expects that many people will disagree with his decision, but he believes …Read the Rest

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