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Akai Gurley

Apr
22
Protesters Arrested Outside Of District Attorney Ken Thompson’s House In Clinton Hill

Protesters Arrested Outside Of District Attorney Ken Thompson’s House In Clinton Hill

Protesters were arrested outside Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson’s house in Clinton Hill earlier this week. At the dramatic
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Apr
19
No Jail Time, Reduced Verdict For Ex-Officer From Bensonhurst

No Jail Time, Reduced Verdict For Ex-Officer From Bensonhurst

Via NYT videoNot only won’t ex-officer Peter Liang spend a single day behind bars for the shooting death of
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Mar
25
Ex-Officer Liang Apologizes To Victim’s Partner

Ex-Officer Liang Apologizes To Victim’s Partner

Ex-officer Peter Liang — who was found guilty of manslaughter [/mostly-white-jury-convicts-officer-peter-liang-the-rookie-cop-from-gravesend/#.VvMOUBIrKSN] in the death of Akai Gurley —  apologized to his
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Mar
23
DA Thompson Recommends House Arrest Ahead Of Liang Sentencing

DA Thompson Recommends House Arrest Ahead Of Liang Sentencing

Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson is urging a judge to go easy on the rookie cop from Bensonhurst who was
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Feb
12
Asian American Community Reacts To Conviction Of Rookie Cop From Bensonhurst: ‘No Justice, Only Politics’

Asian American Community Reacts To Conviction Of Rookie Cop From Bensonhurst: ‘No Justice, Only Politics’

Photo by Benjamin Cohn/Bensonhurst BeanThe conviction of an Asian American rookie cop who accidentally discharged his weapon, killing an
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Feb
01
Officer Liang’s Trial Begins, Police Union Noticeably Absent

Officer Liang’s Trial Begins, Police Union Noticeably Absent

The trial of Officer Peter Liang — the rookie cop from Bensonhurst who fatally shot an innocent man in the stairwell
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Apr
28
Asian American Orgs Condemn Support Of Officer Liang, Call For Justice For Gurley

Asian American Orgs Condemn Support Of Officer Liang, Call For Justice For Gurley

Courtesy of CAAAVIn the wake of calls for justice for indicted NYPD Office Peter Liang [/asian-american-activists-call-for-multi-city-rallies-in-support-of-indicted-nypd-officer-liang/] , more than fifty Asian
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Mar
23
Assemblyman Colton Echoes Calls For Fair Trial For Indicted Officer Peter Liang

Assemblyman Colton Echoes Calls For Fair Trial For Indicted Officer Peter Liang

Source: Assemblyman William Colton’s officeAssemblyman William Colton has added his voice the chorus of concerned community members demanding a
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Dec
17

Fort Greene Peace Joins Millions March NYC

Tens of thousands of people streamed into Washington Square Park from across New York, New Jersey and beyond on Saturday,
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