Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Inside Police Message Boards

Many New Yorkers are outraged at the story of Eric Garner, the man who recently died after a confrontation with the NYPD. Officers put him in what’s being described as a choke-hold, and he died not long after. The police department says it’s reviewing its procedures.

By Madeleine Brand • Jul 23, 2014 • 1 min read

Many New Yorkers are outraged at the story of Eric Garner, the man who recently died after a confrontation with the NYPD. Officers put him in what’s being described as a choke-hold, and he died not long after. The police department says it’s reviewing its procedures. But what police are saying in online message boards doesn’t match what their bosses are saying in public.

Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
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Too Beautiful to Live
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Managing Producer, Greater LA
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Producer, 'The Document'
PJ Vogt
co-host of the podcast “Reply All”

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Inside Police Message Boards

Many New Yorkers are outraged at the story of Eric Garner, the man who recently died after a confrontation with the NYPD. Officers put him in what’s being described as a choke-hold, and he died not long after. The police department says it’s reviewing its procedures.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Inside Police Message Boards

Many New Yorkers are outraged at the story of Eric Garner, the man who recently died after a confrontation with the NYPD. Officers put him in what’s being described as a choke-hold, and he died not long after. The police department says it’s reviewing its procedures.

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