Staten Island man dies after NYPD cop puts him in chokehold

I saw somewhere that the police officer in this case also stripped searched some black people in public and made them squat with no pants on a public sidewalk. The victims sued the city, and they settled.

The police need to do better job of policing their own.

Edit:

Here is one article on it.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/chokehold-accused-improper-strip-search-article-1.1878104

 

The death was ruled a homicide - how was he not indicted? This is wrong.

 

Now THIS one seems like a case where people should be up in arms.

 

I think he can still be indicted in federal court. I'm just guessing that because of the last paragraph in that link.

 

Wow what freaking surprise... this should have been what people were protesting about.

 

Wow i'm shocked at the lack of indictment . This one is truly a sad story. This one should be protested by people of all colors. This goes beyond a racial aspect this is one of police incompetence.

 

No accountability. This is real folks.

 

Was he fired? He's gonna have a hard time finding a decent job again.

 

I hear they're hiring:

 

How does a father of five make a living peddling cigarettes on a street corner???

 

So . . . what's the point in requiring body cameras . . .. . . . it obviously will not matter

Rocket River

 

UGH just cause he has a badge does not give him the right to murder... i hate the precedent they are setting

 

It's already been set. Read a book like this one and one come to a little better understanding why there is a complete distrust shared among a faction of those in the African-American community towards those in law enforcement given the history. Even though some of the cases that are being championed today may not be the best examples to hang ones hat on, it does nothing to help the situation if one doesn't at least try empathize with the peaceful protesters. As a white man who's never once been looked at funny or targeted by authority figures (and every scenario in between) due to the color of my skin, I feel it would be more productive to try to come to an understanding as to why these people (who you callin' 'these people'?) feel the way they do instead of simply criticizing them behind a computer screen.

 

This.... This x1000. Historical context matters.

 

THIS

there is absolutely no questions about this case which makes what happened way worse

 

Agreed. I'm far more bothered by this one than I was by the Ferguson no-indictment. Crazy that there was no indictment, at least for manslaughter. Seems like an obvious case of excessive force by that cop.