MomsRising Issues Statement on New York Police Department Decision on Officer Pantaleo
August 20, 2019
August 20, 2019
BELLEVUE, Washington, Aug. 20 -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than 1 million mothers and their families, issued the following statement by Vice President Monifa Bandele on the New York City Police Department's decision to fire officer Daniel Pantaleo:
"The New York City Police Department took a step forward yesterday by finally firing Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who murdered Eric Garner more than five years ago by using an illegal chokehold and then . . .
"The New York City Police Department took a step forward yesterday by finally firing Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who murdered Eric Garner more than five years ago by using an illegal chokehold and then . . .