In response to a decision made by their union to stand with organizations calling for justice for Eric Garner, who was killed by an NYPD chokehold, a group of New York City schoolteachers moved last week to show their support for the NYPD in the classroom. One image, culled by the New York Post from Facebook, shows a […]
New Yorkers Against Bratton (NYAB) held another rally/press conference at City Hall Monday, shortly before a city council meeting on officer instruction in light of recent police conduct throughout the city. The organization repudiated the NYPD’s renewed focus on training officers in how they interact with the public. RELATED: New Yorkers Against Bratton Hold Press Conference Denouncing Garner’s […]
Ramsey Orta (pictured center), the man who filmed a police officer choking Eric Garner, made his latest court appearance on gun possession charges Friday in Staten Island. SEE ALSO: White Kentucky Man Terrorizes Next Door Neighbor Undercover officers arrested Orta in Staten Island on August 2nd. They allege he slipped a .25 caliber handgun in […]
Media outlet Gawker is currently running an ongoing series documenting horror stories of reader run-ins with the NYPD. With “NYPD Harassment Stories,” writer Jason Parham is attempting to shed light on some of the department’s under-reported incidents of brutality. “Police brutality, which we believe should be treated as a national crisis, is not limited to streets of New […]
The NYPD’s approval ratings have reportedly taken a strong hit in the wake of Eric Garner’s death, a new Quinipiac poll shows. SEE ALSO: Kill A Black Teen And Make Six Figures Soon After The poll found that the department’s approval rating has dropped 50 percent: 42 percent of New Yorkers disapprove of how the […]
It’s rare enough that citizens file complaints against the police and even rarer that those complaints are investigated. So, it’s appalling to hear that in 25% of cases where a NYPD police misconduct review board ruled that an officer be disciplined, Chief Bill Bratton did nothing. The New York Times has the story: In […]
New York’s City’s top cop went on a media blitz to deny that NYPD officers are singling out minorities in a crackdown on minor offenses. Visit The Huffington Post for a full rundown of NYC Police Commissioner William Bratton’s media offensive.
The wife of Ramsey Orta, the man who filmed Eric Garner’s fatal encounter with NYPD has been arrested. This comes just a few days after her husband was arrested in an unrelated incident for which she insists he was “set up.” The Staten Island Advance reports: Chrissie Ortiz, 30, the wife of the man who videotaped police […]
New York Daily News Exclusive: Two FDNY EMTs say they stopped four NYPD officers from beating a mentally ill patient while he was on a stretcher. The EMTs have reportedly turned the cops in to the authorities. To read a full account of the NYPD beating a mentally disabled man on a stretcher visit the […]
Man Who Filmed Eric Garner Video Arrested on Weapons Charge The 22-year-old bystander who filmed Eric Garner’s fatal arrest was arrested Saturday on a charge of gun possession, Staten Live reports. The man, Ramsey Orta, and a teenage woman, identified by police as Alba Lekaj, were arrested about 10 p.m. after leaving a hotel in Staten Island, […]
A New York City police officer put a seven-months-pregnant woman in a chokehold after a dispute over illegal grilling in Brooklyn, NY. For more information about this bizarre incident and to watch the entire disturbing video visit the New York Daily News.
Daniel Pantaleo (pictured), the officer who placed Eric Garner in a chokehold, leading to his death, allegedly touched the genitals of two men he pulled over in a traffic stop, the New York Daily News reports. RELATED: Funeral Held For Eric Garner, Man Who Died After Being Choked By NYPD A complaint filed by Darren […]
