An NYC police officer has been charged with misdemeanor assault, criminal mischief, harassment and menacing after being recorded on video shoving a 20-year-old woman to the ground
, Officer D’Andraia, who has been suspended without pay, is the first NYPD officer to face arrest over his conduct during the widespread protests that have continued for 12 straight days since the death of George Floyd.Political pressure, both in New York and nationwide, to hold officers accountable for perceived misconduct has been ratcheted up in recent days.
On Sunday, The Minneapolis City Council voted toits police department and invest in community-based public safety programs following calls from activists to ‘defund the police,’ in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer.
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