The New York City police shot and killed a man who attacked two officers with a hatchet. The attacker hit a rookie police officer in the back of the head and another in the arm. Both officers are in stable condition. Officer Kenneth Healey, 25, has a “very serious injury to the backside of his head,” said William J. Bratton, the police commissioner. The other officer, Joseph Meeker, 24, will … [Read more...]
Tension Grows Between NYC’s Mayor and NYPD Officers
The relationship between police and the New York City Mayor, Bill de Blasio has always been tense, however, recent accusations concerning the chokehold death of an unarmed suspect have brought things on the brink of collapse. The mayor has always taken it upon himself to directly explain the situation, however, in so doing, he has often smeared the NYPD. Take the incident where just an hour … [Read more...]
Policework Gone Wrong; Another Investigation for Restraint-related Deaths
After the New York Police Department was already investigated after a restraint-related death, it seems that yet again the overuse of force brings the NYPD to the second such death. In the case of Ronald Singleton, the medical examiner included physical restraint by police as a contributing factor to the events that led to his death. Singleton went into cardiac arrest after having been … [Read more...]
Peaceful Staten Island Protest for Eric Garner
Thousands of protesters marched together on Saturday on Staten Island in the memory of Eric Garner, who lost is life a month ago after being held in a chokehold by a New York City police officer. Rev. Al Sharpton noted that if a police officer is able to do this to one citizen, he can do it to any other person he encounters and warned authorities that protesters would not remain silent in the … [Read more...]
NYPD Evaluating Google Glass For Potential Deployment
The New York Police Department has stated they have started evaluating Google Glass devices to find out if these can be of help in their law enforcement duties. This could be a usage scenario that Google may not have thought of as a likely application area of the wearable device. Google Glass comes with an integrated camera that can record what the user is seeing. The device is also compatible … [Read more...]
