Members of Congress are calling for a federal investigation into the New York City Police Department’s so-called “broken windows” strategy of policing.
Representative Hakeem Jeffries and five other Democrats have written a letter to the Justice Department asking officials to investigate the death of Eric Garner and the “Broken Windows” method.
“We have a ‘Broken Windows’ policing strategy where selective law enforcement is taking place in communities of color and largely directed and black and Latino men,” Jeffries said.
“It’s about further working together to make sure that we are not violating – and I think that’s what Congressman Jeffries was talking about – we want to have further conversations to make sure we are not violating one’s civil rights through the broken windows piece,” said Rep. Gregory Meeks.
Garner died last month on Staten Island while police tried to arrest him for allegedly selling cigarettes illegally, an example of the low-level crimes targeted under “broken windows.”
The city’s Medical Examiner ruled Garner’s death a homicide.
The Justice Department says it is reviewing the letter.
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