Deadly Force for Broken Windows

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 16, 2014

WNYC investigative reporter Robert Lewis examined the record of the police officer who put the chokehold on Eric Garner, finding he's built his career on quality-of-life non-felony arrests -- typical of the kind of "broken windows" policing promoted by Commissioner Bratton and former commissioner Kelly.

 Robert Lewis's Morning Edition Piece on Pantaleo

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