"He [Pantaleo] reiterated that he used a takedown maneuver, that he did not utilize a chokehold. And any contact his arm had with the neck was incidental. He never intended to harm Mr. Garner, nor did he ever apply any pressure to his neck area.We have always maintained it was ...read more
Last week, Eric Garner's death was ruled a homicide by a New York City medical examiner. Garner, you'll recall, was the Staten Island man suspected of selling untaxed cigarettes, and for that heinous crime he was swarmed by police who proceeded to put him in a chokehold until he ...read more
You're heading home from work after enduring another 11 hours of your micromanaging boss who has no clue what he's doing. You're also exhausted because you were up late doing picklebacks the night before because hey, it was already Monday. When you get home you're going to try ...read more
Happy Wednesday! Your taxes are all wrong! Here's what's happening on the interweb: 1. NYPD Finally Shuts Down Controversial Surveillance Program That Spied On Muslims The New York Police Department has shut down its controversial Muslim surveillance program. The New York ...read more
It may not seem like a big deal - throwing away the books of a bunch of hippies - but the NYPD's mindless destruction of the makeshift OWS library in Zuccoti park is a symbol of what has happened to America. The militarization of domestic policing in the US after 9/11 is having ...read more
