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Protesters were arrested outside Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson’s house in Clinton Hill earlier this week. At the dramatic scene, which unfolded at around 1am Wednesday, protesters criticized the prosecutor’s recommendation that a judge presiding over the Peter Liang case spare the former officer jail time, reports the
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Via NYT videoNot only won’t ex-officer Peter Liang spend a single day behind bars for the shooting death of unarmed Akai Gurley [/rookie-cop-indicted-akai-gurley-slaying-bensonhurst/] in a Brooklyn housing project, but his charges have been reduced. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun sentenced the former cop from Bensonhurst to five years
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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 victim’s partner Thursday, reports the New York Times. The private, five-minute meeting comes on the heals of Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson’s recommendation [/da-thompson-urges-leniency-recomends-probation-ahead-of-sentencing/#.VvWTyBIrI9c] to the Supreme
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Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson is urging a judge to go easy on the rookie cop from Bensonhurst who was convicted on manslaughter charges [/mostly-white-jury-convicts-officer-peter-liang-the-rookie-cop-from-gravesend/#.VvMOUBIrKSN] last month for fatally shooting and failing to aid an unarmed black man. In a statement released today, Thompson recommended probation and house arrest
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Photo by Benjamin Cohn/Bensonhurst BeanThe conviction of an Asian American rookie cop who accidentally discharged his weapon, killing an innocent man [/rookie-cop-indicted-akai-gurley-slaying-bensonhurst/]in the staircase of a Brooklyn housing project in November, has evoked strong reactions from local Asian American leaders and community members. Ex-officer Peter Liang, who is
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The trial of Officer Peter Liang — the rookie cop from Bensonhurst who fatally shot an innocent man in the stairwell [/rookie-cop-indicted-akai-gurley-slaying-bensonhurst/] of a housing project in 2014 — began last week. Liang elected to have his fate decided [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160106/east-new-york/officer-peter-liang-opts-for-jury-trial-killing-of-akai-gurley] by a Brooklyn jury rather
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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 American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) groups from across the country have released an open letter [http://caaav.org/justiceforakaigurley-national-sign-on-letter] calling for justice for the man he killed. Officer Liang, who
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Source: Assemblyman William Colton’s officeAssemblyman William Colton has added his voice the chorus of concerned community members demanding a fair trial for Officer Peter Liang, who was indicted [/rookie-cop-indicted-akai-gurley-slaying-bensonhurst/] in the death of Akai Gurley last month. Speaking to a small crowd at the United Chinese Association senior center
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Tens of thousands of people streamed into Washington Square Park from across New York, New Jersey and beyond on Saturday, December 13, for the Millions March NYC [http://www.millionsmarchnyc.org/] rally for police accountability — and among them was a contingent from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Nearly a dozen