They “won one”
by digby
The http://t.co/FUEjIiEByg comment section on #EricGarner http://t.co/S9qr5XMdW4 pic.twitter.com/KqBXNFdkty— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) December 3, 2014
These are New York’s finest lettin’ it all hang out.
I love how they believe it’s unusual for a cop not to be charged in a killing of an unarmed citizen. If only …
PETER KING HAS A CLASSY RESPONSE TO THE GARNER DECISION – After a grand jury declined to indict a New York police officer who choked an unarmed black man to death on camera, Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) took the occasion to remind black people of the NYPD’s greatness. “During this tense time in New York, it must be noted and remembered that no organization has done more to safeguard the lives of young African Americans in New York City than the NYPD,” King wrote on Facebook. “It is time for all New Yorkers – and indeed all Americans – to acknowledge this fact.”
Oh, and just so you don’t get the idea that New York isn’t serious about justice:
The Queens activist charged with assault for throwing fake blood on Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and his security detail last week has posted bail.
Diego Ibanez was released on November 26 after spending two nights in jail, according to his lawyer, Eliza Orlins. She added that she was unsure who put up the money; shortly after Ibanez’s arraignment, fellow activists took to Twitter to raise money for the $20,000 in cash or $30,000 bond he would need in order to get out. According to one tweet from OWS Bail Fund, which raises money for legal expenses for activists in New York, the group managed to raise “about half” of Ibanez’s bail money.
He’s facing possible decades in prison. For real.
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