The New York Police Department will tighten safeguards against illegal surveillance of Muslims in secret investigations of terror threats. The city paid damages of about $1.6 million for the plaintiff's legal fees.
A woman featured in a video in which she is harassed more than 100 times on New York City's streets said on Thursday that she has received dozens of rape threats after the clip was posted on the Internet and watched widely.
Buzzfeed cited the NYPD use of force guidelines from 2013's NYPD Patrol Guide, which clearly states that police officers are prohibited from using chokeholds as it could kill suspects. The officer who was seen in the video wrapping his arms on Garner, Daniel Pantaleo, had been stripped off his gun and badge. The fire department has subsequently suspended four ambulance medics. Both NYPD and the fire department are conducting probes to determine whether proper procedures have been made.
According to Police Commissioner William Bratton on Tuesday, the questioning and eventual hiring of arrested Muslims in New York City to be its informants following the police department's dismantling of its Muslim spying unit was an essential part of their police work, The Associated Press reported.
