NACBA
12-09-2014, 06:44 AM
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul says that police officer who put Staten Island father of six Eric Garner in a chokehold that lead to the man's death should no longer "have the power to be a policeman any more."
Paul singled out NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo, though not by name, in a comment Tuesday at a fundraiser for the Mississippi Republican Party.
"While the grand jury has made its decision, whether or not a policeman who accidentally kills someone while stopping them from distributing cigarettes, that's probably a lack of discretion and you probably shouldn't have the power to be a policeman any more, at the very least," Paul said, the Clarion-Ledger reported.
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2014-12-09/rand-paul-eric-garner-chokehold-officer-shouldnt-be-a-cop-anymore
Paul singled out NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo, though not by name, in a comment Tuesday at a fundraiser for the Mississippi Republican Party.
"While the grand jury has made its decision, whether or not a policeman who accidentally kills someone while stopping them from distributing cigarettes, that's probably a lack of discretion and you probably shouldn't have the power to be a policeman any more, at the very least," Paul said, the Clarion-Ledger reported.
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2014-12-09/rand-paul-eric-garner-chokehold-officer-shouldnt-be-a-cop-anymore