Nothing here makes sense. Even the four EMTs were suspended following Eric Garner's death.
First the grande jury limited their focus to the one police officer administering the chock hold and then found no cause to indict.
There is something really wrong here. Very wrong.
July 21, 2014
By Josh Margolin and Mark Crudele
First the grande jury limited their focus to the one police officer administering the chock hold and then found no cause to indict.
There is something really wrong here. Very wrong.
July 21, 2014
By Josh Margolin and Mark Crudele
The four EMTs (click here) who responded to the scene where New York City cops had taken Eric Garner down after an apparent chokehold and he died an hour later have been suspended without pay while their actions are being investigated.
The Fire Department of New York, which handles citywide emergency medical dispatch, on Sunday barred them from responding to 911 calls. The latest move is by Richmond University Medical Center, which employs them. The hospital declined to explain the decision.
"The EMTs are suspended without pay while the investigation continues as they are placed on operational restriction," the hospital said in a statement announcing the move. "This restriction means they are not working at this hospital or throughout the 911 system. Richmond University Medical Center continues to fully cooperate as this matter is under investigation."...