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'The Job Is Dead': NYPD Officers Seethe In Wake Of Pantaleo Firing

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Published Aug 22, 2019

Modified Aug 22, 2019

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A rally in support of the NYPD's Daniel Pantaleo, the police officer who applied the chokehold on Eric Garner, in an undated photo. — Councilmember Joe Borelli/Twitter

Jake Offenhartz

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George Joseph

Published Aug 22, 2019

Modified Aug 22, 2019

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George covers Brooklyn for THE CITY with a focus on criminal justice and housing. He previously worked for WNYC and Gothamist, and has published stories with NPR, ProPublica, Esquire, and The Intercept among other outlets.

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