The New York City Police Department has fired Daniel Pantaleo, the officer accused of holding Eric Garner in a chokehold prior to his death in police custody
, Deputy Commissioner of Trials Judge Rosemarie Maldonado concluded that Pantaleo had been “untruthful” during an interview with internal affairs.
In his address, O’Neill called Monday a “day of reckoning [that] can also be a day of reconciliation.” He added, “In carrying out the court’s verdict in this case, I take no pleasure. I know that many will disagree with this decision, and that is their right. There are absolutely no victors here today.
Speaking at a news conference, Mayor Bill de Blasio said, “Today we have finally seen justice done,” adding that Pantaleo’s firing “ended a chapter that has brought our people so much pain and so much fear these last five years.” De Blasio, who is currently running for president, has faced sharp criticism for not calling for Pantaleo’s ouster earlier.
Garner’s youngest daughter, Emerald Snipes Garner — who created a viral petition calling for the NYPD to fire Pantaleo — addressed his termination in a statement. “I thank everybody who has been standing with my family for the past 5 years, and everyone who’s been screaming ‘Fire Pantaleo!'” she said. “To Commissioner O’Neill, I thank you for firing Officer Pantaleo. You finally made a decision that should have been made 5 years ago.
She now plans to call for a federal law prohibiting police use of chokeholds around the country. “I don’t want another Eric Garner,” she said. “I will do everything in my power to stop [there from being] another Eric Garner.”
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