Use of Force - Eric Garner

"Use of Force" is a sub-series of the podcast where we highlight one instance of NYPD use of lethal force over the past decade along the route we're walking for the week. The name refers to the Use of Force reports the NYPD generates each year where descriptions of these events are compiled. This week we discuss the 2014 death of Eric Garner, a 43-year old man who was famously choked by NYPD police officers in Tompkinsville, Staten Island over selling loose cigarettes. For more information including a mapping of lethal force in New York over the past decade, visit https://highleyvarlet.com/posts/Use_of_Force