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Minneapolis is reeling from the death of George Floyd, a tragic demise perceived to have been caused by the use of a chokehold by one of the city’s police officers.
On Monday, June 8, the New York Assembly members voted overwhelmingly in favor of A06144, a bill criminalizing aggravated strangulation for police officers, by a vote of 140 to three.
He promised, “We’re going to make sure next time this happens in New York State, police officers will be going to jail.”
Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner participates in a protest to mark the five year anniversary of the death of Garner during a confrontation with a police officer in the borough of Staten Island on July 17, 2019 in New York City.
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It has been six years since Garner was killed after being placed in a chokehold by a New York City police officer in Staten Island.
