The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has decided to shut down the disputed anti-crime unit in Minneapolis, US, after the role of police officers in the death of African-American citizen George Floyd last month. The New York Police disbanded the unit involved in Eric Garner's chokehold death case in 2014. Commissioner Dermot Shea gave this information.
The NYPD's anti-crime unit focuses on confiscating the first illegal guns in plain clothes that engage in inappropriate shootings and complaints. Regarding this, the commissioner also discussed with two deputies. The commissioner informed that about 600 officers working in this unit will be given new assignments.
Let us know that in 2014, Eric Garner died due to chokehold. Garner was being arrested for openly selling cigarettes. Anti-crime officer Daniel Pantaleo, who arrested Garner, adopted a chokehold procedure. After that, Daniel was thrown out of service last year.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued an order ordering a reform of the police force which will be adopted by April of next year. It takes into account the partisan attitude of the police and other issues leading to the current anti-racist protests.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Police Accountability Bill on Friday. The Act provides for making public the disciplinary records of police officers. The bill was approved by the state's Democrats-led legislature earlier this week.
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