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Perspectives on the #EricGarner case: Chief Bratton, #NYPD, Protests, Police Union

Watching Commissioner Bratton’s Face The Nation interview was a cringe-worthy experience. The commissioner rendered very opinionated answers, most of the time, very matter-of-factly and underhandedly. When you pressed your ear close to the TV speaker, you could tell that what was said so calmly wasn’t anything that should be taken as friendly to the people.

When asked how he felt when viewing the Garner choke-hold video, Bratton replied almost glibly:

“I don’t think that anybody watching that video isn’t disturbed by what they saw, that policing using involving use of force, it always looks awful. We have an expression: “lawful but awful…”

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