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NYPD disciplinary judge doesn’t buy cop’s claim that caught-on-video kick to suspect’s head was a ‘tap’
The police commissioner approved the penalty after a judge called the lieutenant’s explanation self-serving and said video showed excessive force.
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Greek-American Police Officer Explains Himself Before a Disciplinary Judge
NEW YORK – NYPD lieutenant Lt. Nikolaos Stefopoulos told a disciplinary judge regarding a 2024 incident that “he kicked a suspect because he feared the man was reaching for a weapon. But footage from multiple cameras showed the suspect attempting to surrender,” according to testimony reported by the New York Daily News, which also noted...
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NYPD disciplinary judge doesn’t buy cop’s claim that caught-on-video kick to suspect’s head was a ‘tap’
NEW YORK — An NYPD lieutenant has been docked 20 days’ pay for kicking a motorist in the head following a 100 mph car chase in Manhattan — even though the cop at his disciplinary trial described the kick as…
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right1Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Left
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left
50% Left
L 50%
C 25%
R 25%
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