Anti-Police Brutality Bill Named After Eric Garner Would Set National Standard for Excessive Force
When Gwen Carr testified at a congressional hearing on police misconduct on Thursday, she said there has been no accountability for her son's choke hold death by an NYPD officer on Staten Island over five years ago − and she pushed for congress members to vote for a bill that would make choke holds illegal under federal civil rights law.
The Excessive use of Force Prevention Act will be dubbed the "Eric Garner Anti-Chokehold" Bill, after Carr's son whose last words "I can't breathe" became a national rallying cry for activists fighting against police misconduct and brutality.