NYPD officer suspended for possible chokehold
An NYPD officer has been suspended after he was caught on video using an apparent chokehold. This comes just days after New York's governor signed police reform legislation banning the maneuver.
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An NYPD officer has been suspended after he was caught on video using an apparent chokehold. This comes just days after New York's governor signed police reform legislation banning the maneuver.
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In addition to showing badge numbers, cops will be prohibited from "sitting, kneeling or standing on a suspect's chest or back in the course of effecting an arrest."
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