[Int. 721-A\Right to Record Act]
Williams: “The right to record can allow a level of accountability in incidents with officers acting inappropriately. Ramsey Orta, for example, filmed the last words of Eric Garner in Staten Island after ex-officio Daniel Pantaleo applied a fatal chokehold.”
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Daniel Pantaleo
Public Advocate Williams Backs “Right To Record Police” Bill
WHY ARE NY POLITICIANS TRYING TO ROLLBACK BAIL REFORM DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC?
[“Speaking Truth To Empower”]
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer: “In FY 2017, New York City defendants’ and their families and friends posted more than 12,300 private bail bonds, with a total bond value of $268 million.”
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FAMILIES OF NEW YORKERS KILLED BY POLICE TESTIFY TODAY TO REPEAL POLICE SECRECY LAW AT NYS SENATE
[New York News\Police\50a Law]
New York police have used 50-a to shield abusive officers and departments from public scrutiny by hiding outcomes of disciplinary trials, names of officers involved in police misconduct, body camera footage, and even basic data on use of force incidents. In fact, the public only saw the judge’s decision in the trial of Daniel Pantaleo (the officer responsible for Eric Garner’s killing) because it was leaked to the press.
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ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES: PANTALEO FIRING BRINGS SOME “SEMBLANCE OF JUSTICE” TO GARNER FAMILY
[Justice For Eric Garner]
NY AG James: “For over five years, the Garner family and communities across the country have waited for justice in the death of Eric Garner. While we will never be able to change the events that transpired or bring Mr. Garner back, today, some semblance of justice is finally being served.”
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SHARPTON AND CARR, MOTHER OF NYPD CHOKEHOLD VICTIM, IN DC TO MEET MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
[Criminal Justice News]
Eric Garner mother will travel to Capitol Hill, with Rev. Al Sharpton, to speak with lawmakers in the aftermath of the DOJ’s decision not to file charges against Officer Daniel Pantaleo…
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PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE AND FORMER SAN ANTONIO MAYOR JULIAN CASTRO CALLS DOJ’S ERIC GARNER DECISION “A TRAVESTY”
[Police Brutality News]
Former San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro: “I’m disappointed that the Justice Department is not bringing charges against that officer. We saw a video that showed the officer engaged in excessive force against Eric Garner.”
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