New York - The New York Police Department has fired the officer caught on video with his arm around the neck of 43-year-old Eric Garner just before he died in 2014, capping a five-year legal saga over the incident that fueled a movement to change how police treat minorities.
O'Neill called the decision "extremely difficult," acknowledging that the move probably would anger rank-and-file officers. "If I was still a cop, I'd probably be mad at me," he said. O'Neill said he reached two conclusions watching the video - that Garner should not have resisted arrest, particularly given that complying with the officers probably would have resulted in a summons, not arrest; and that Pantaleo started the interaction using approved techniques but then escalated to a prohibited chokehold.The case sparked local and federal investigations, both of which ended with no charges filed against Pantaleo or the other officers involved.
"It took five years for the officer to be fired. I don't want another Eric Garner," she said. "Yes, he's fired, but the fight is not over. We will continue to fight.""We are relieved but not celebratory," said the activist Rev. Al Sharpton, who supported the family's push for punishment of Pantaleo. "You cannot have a set of rules for citizens and a different set of rules for policemen. They must follow the law and follow policy.
Patrick Yoes, national president of the Fraternal Order of Police, issued a scathing statement declaring that O'Neill had "caved to political pressure" and warning of lasting consequences. Union officials said NYPD brass had been negotiating with Pantaleo's lawyers for him to resign with vested pension benefits as recently as late last week, but that police officials rescinded that offer over the weekend.
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