LatinLatinoJustice PRLDEF Issues Statement on Announcement to Fire New York Police Department Officer Pantaleo
August 19, 2019
August 19, 2019
NEW YORK, Aug. 19 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following statement by President and General Counsel Juan Cartagena:
Earlier today, NYPD Commissioner James O'Neil announced that Officer Daniel Pantaleo would be fired, 5 years after he killed Eric Garner using an illegal choke hold.
"5 years after Eric Garner was killed by Officer Pantaleo, we get a smidgen of justice. For 5 years now, the Mayor's office, the NYPD and the DOJ have been trying to pass the buck a . . .
Earlier today, NYPD Commissioner James O'Neil announced that Officer Daniel Pantaleo would be fired, 5 years after he killed Eric Garner using an illegal choke hold.
"5 years after Eric Garner was killed by Officer Pantaleo, we get a smidgen of justice. For 5 years now, the Mayor's office, the NYPD and the DOJ have been trying to pass the buck a . . .