Despite Eric Garner's Death and a $35 Million Program, Chokeholds Still Used by Police
Source: New York Times
Despite Eric Garner’s Death and a $35 Million Program, Chokeholds Still Used by Police
The New York Police Department retrained patrol officers not to use the banned tactic, but records show it has not gone away.
By Ali Winston
May 9, 2019
In the Bronx, a man was choked from behind as an officer frog-marched him to a squad car. In Manhattan, a detective responding to a noise complaint wrapped his arm around a man’s neck and squeezed for 22 seconds.
And in Brooklyn, a plainclothes officer pinned an 18-year-old up against a lamp post, his forearm choking off the teenager’s air supply while he was patted down.
The incidents all happened in the last three years, after the Police Department spent $35 million to retrain patrol officers not to employ strangleholds in the wake of the death of Eric Garner.
Records of complaints show the banned holds are still being used by some officers, and only a tiny fraction of officers accused of chokeholds have been found guilty and have faced discipline. When they do, the punishment meted out has been remedial training and the loss of vacation time. None have been fired.
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Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/nyregion/eric-garner-death-chokeholds.html
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