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New York police officers on patrol
Taisha Allen, who recorded the arrest and death of Garner, was arrested by police officers who recognized her as “the girl from the Eric Garner case.”
Taisha Allen, one of a handful of people to have witnessed and recorded the arrest which led to the death of Eric Garner, believe she is being targeted by police.
Allen says police use excessive force on her during an arrest, leaving her with bruises and an injured arm. This incident occurred over two weeks ago when police officers attempted to take her male friend into custody at a park just behind her home.
“He was being harassed by the police so I walked around and I asked the officer, like, what was going on, you know, he’s not out here trespassing or loitering … I sent him to the store, he’s out here visiting me,” she said in an interview.
Allen said the police officers recognized her as “the girl from the Eric Garner case” and arrested her saying there was a warrant out for her arrest.
Allen said she had previously had a warrant, but that the case was resolved in 2014. She added that the officer never looked her name up or radioed to check whether there was an outstanding warrant out for her.
Ironically, Allen’s incident was also filmed and aired by a local news agency in the United States.
Allen is one of two persons who claim they have been targeted by the New York Police Department (NYPD) for having filmed Eric Garner’s arrest and subsequent death.
Allen says police use excessive force on her during an arrest, leaving her with bruises and an injured arm. This incident occurred over two weeks ago when police officers attempted to take her male friend into custody at a park just behind her home.
“He was being harassed by the police so I walked around and I asked the officer, like, what was going on, you know, he’s not out here trespassing or loitering … I sent him to the store, he’s out here visiting me,” she said in an interview.
Allen said the police officers recognized her as “the girl from the Eric Garner case” and arrested her saying there was a warrant out for her arrest.
Allen said she had previously had a warrant, but that the case was resolved in 2014. She added that the officer never looked her name up or radioed to check whether there was an outstanding warrant out for her.
Ironically, Allen’s incident was also filmed and aired by a local news agency in the United States.
Allen is one of two persons who claim they have been targeted by the New York Police Department (NYPD) for having filmed Eric Garner’s arrest and subsequent death.
