Sharpton comments on NYPD decision to terminate Officer Pantaleo
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Date: 2019-08-20

Fired chokehold cop Daniel Pantaleo will SUE NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill to get his job back as Eric Garner's daughter brands him a murderer and says he should have been sacked five YEARS ago
NYPD Police Commissioner James O'Neill has fired Officer Daniel Pantaleo  
O'Neill had been deliberating whether to accept NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Trials Rosemarie Maldonado's recommendation that Pantaleo be fired
During a Monday afternoon press conference, O'Neill said it was clear that Pantaleo 'can no longer effectively serve as a New York City police officer' 
Pantaleo previously denied putting Garner in a chokehold even though he was seen on video wrapping his arm around the man's neck
The city's medical examiner ruled Garner died as a result of an asthma attack caused by Pantaleo's chokehold, a maneuver banned by the NYPD in 1993
Pantaleo's lawyers said they plan to sue in a bid to get him reinstated to the force 
Following O'Neill's announcement, Garner's daughter thanked him for decision  
'You made a decision that should've been made five years ago,' Emerald Snipes-Garner said while wearing shirt with 'murderer' written across photo of Pantaleo
She said they 'will be going after the other officers involved' in the incident 
'I should not be here standing with my brother, fatherless,' Snipes-Garner added
Fired cop Daniel Pantaleo will sue New York Police Commissioner James O'Neill in an attempt to get his job back.

Attorney Stuart London said Monday that Pantaleo intends to appeal O'Neill's decision and will continue fighting for his job despite being fired for placing Eric Garner in a chokehold that contributed to his 2014 death. 

Pantaleo will reportedly file the lawsuit under Article 78 of the state Civil Practice Law and Rules, London said.

The law gives people the opportunity to appeal decisions by government officials on grounds that they were 'arbitrary and capricious'.  

London said Pantaleo had been promised a pension for his 13 years but that police brass later reneged on those assurances.

If Pantaleo's legal team wins, he would be reinstated to the NYPD and paid damages for lost wages. 

Early Monday afternoon, O'Neill announced the firing of Pantaleo who used a deadly chokehold while arresting Garner. 

The decision has angered fellow cops, and a statement by Police Benevolent Association (PBA) president Patrick Lynch said O'Neill 'has chosen to cringe in fear of the anti-police extremists, rather than standing up for New Yorkers who want a functioning police department.'

O'Neill's decision came after weeks of deliberating whether or not to accept NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Trials Rosemarie Maldonado's recommendation that Pantaleo be fired for using a chokehold on Garner that had been banned since 1993. 

The commissioner said it was clear that Pantaleo 'can no longer effectively serve as a New York City police officer'. 

Meanwhile, Garner's daughter, Emerald Snipes-Garner, branded Pantaleo a 'murderer' as she thanked O'Neill, for his decision to fire the officer during a press conference held at the National Action Network in Harlem, New York.

'You finally made a decision that should've been made five years ago,' Snipes-Garner said while wearing a shirt with the word 'murderer' emblazoned across a photo of Pantaleo.