Another NYPD cop is under fire for using an illegal chokehold on a female motorist during a traffic stop.
The incident was captured on cell phones by two passing motorists, the Daily News reports.
In video footage uploaded to Youtube.com, the cop is seen pinning a woman against a red car, apparently after she ran from him during a traffic stop. He continues to choke the woman out while casually holding a conversation with another cop.
The original video was published on Youtube.com on March 10.
Chokeholds are not part of NYPD police procedure; in fact they are illegal. But the chokehold is highly favored by NYPD cops who regularly use it to restrain minorities.
The woman in the video appears to be Hispanic or Asian.
Chokeholds were banned in the early 1990s. Commissioner Raymond Kelly recently reminded officers that chokeholds are still unacceptable.
“Members of the New York City Police Department will NOT use chokeholds,” Section 203-11 of the NYPD Patrol Guide states. “A chokehold shall include, but is not limited to, any pressure to the throat or windpipe, which may prevent or hinder breathing or reduce intake of air.”
The NYPD’s penchant for using chokeholds against unarmed citizens came to light in July 2014 when Eric Garner gasped: “I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe,” just before Officer Daniel Pantaleo took his life.
That incident was also caught on camera. Garner’s death led to nationwide protests and calls for the cop’s arrest.
But Pantaleo is still on the police force. An all-white Long Island grand jury refused to indict him despite the video evidence.
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