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“What really happened on that day?” Gwen Carr, Eric Garner’s mother, asked about her son’s death on Staten Island seven years ago.

The legal case itself rests on an obscure and largely untested provision of the New York City charter, which allows groups of citizens to petition the court for a public inquiry into ''any alleged violation or neglect of duty."

Controversial Police Encounters Fast Facts Here’s a look at controversial police encounters that have prompted protests over the past three decades. This select list includes cases in which police officers were charged or a grand jury was convened. 1991 – Los Angeles – Rodney King March 3, 1991 – LAPD officers beat motorist Rodney King after he leads police on a high-speed chase through Los Angeles County. George Holliday videotapes the beating from his apartment balcony. The video show...

Controversial Police Encounters Fast Facts Here’s a look at controversial police encounters that have prompted protests over the past three decades. This select list includes cases in which police officers were charged or a grand jury was convened. 1991 – Los Angeles – Rodney King March 3, 1991 – LAPD officers beat motorist Rodney King after he leads police on a high-speed chase through Los Angeles County. George Holliday videotapes the beating from his apartment balcony. The video show...

By Pierre-Antoine Louis Long before George Floyd was killed during an encounter with Minneapolis Police officers last May, the department was struggling with a history of police misconduct and allegations of racism and sexism within its ranks. A documentary that debuts next week on PBS takes viewers inside the police force, offering insight into the inner workings of the department and its efforts to connect with residents. Filmed between 2017 and last year, the documentary, “Women in Blue,�...