NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo holds Eric Garner in a fatal chokehold. CREDIT: YouTube/New York Daily News.
The cop who murdered Eric Garner is still employed. As of last year, his salary was $119,996 , a 14% increase over what he was making when he murdered Garner. A person could get ideas about that. I certainly have number of ideas, none of them painting cops in a good light. Think Progress has gotten an exclusive look at hidden documents which highlight Pantaleo’s past behaviour as a cop, and it’s not a good record in any way. The article is long and in-depth, so head on over for a read.
Now, documents obtained exclusively by ThinkProgress indicate that Pantaleo, who is still employed by the NPYD, had a history of breaking the rules. These records are the subject of an ongoing lawsuit, and the city refuses to release them.
Before he put Garner in the chokehold, the records show, he had seven disciplinary complaints and 14 individual allegations lodged against him. Four of those allegations were substantiated by an independent review board.
Neither Pantaleo nor the NYPD responded to Think Progress requests for comment.
EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENTS: The disturbing secret history of the NYPD officer who killed Eric Garner.
Few bad apples, right?
And, as usual, a photo distraction. That cop on the right, the one with the tattooed arm? Looking at his leg, what do you want to bet he had a highly offensive tat lasered off his leg?
Saad:
Yeah, and making a hell of a lot more money than I do. Good money in being a professional, homicidal bigot.
Blue lives, uh…. No I’m all out of snark.