That direction ended up playing the role of impartial observer. He fired once and the bullet ricocheted, killing Akai Gurley, who was also in the stairwell. I guess I came to as a concerned citizen, knowing that this is like, a really important issue and policing is essential and needs some like real real change. It was frustrating to the utmost extent, which is why I never even came near to one of those protests. Liang's testimony came four days after two other New York City officers were shot and wounded while on stairwell patrol in a different public housing complex. Among those not convicted is Daniel Pantaleo, the cop who was caught on video killing Eric Garner, who posed no physical threat, by placing him in a clearly illegal chokehold for 19 seconds during which Garner stated that he couldnt breathe 11 times. Stayed tuned - Alex Murdaugh's sordid tale is just getting started. Rookie cop Peter Liang didn't rush to help Akai Gurley because he didn't realize the man had been shot, his lawyer said in closing arguments Tuesday. "I'm just confused about what happened. It pitted the unjust death of an innocent young black man against the unjust scapegoating of a young Asian police officer who was frightened, poorly trained, and who committed a terrible accident. Unfortunately the original 1970s Kung Fu series ended after three seasons because Carradine had suffered a number of injuries doing the stunts himself along with the martial arts that are inherently dangerous; and breaking his foot was the last straw for him. Feb 9, 2016 Officer Peter Liang Accused In Death Of Akai Gurley Breaks Down. Liang had a court date on February 11, and turned himself in that day. His articles have appeared in Foreign Policy andthe Taipei Timesand in Chinese on ETToday.net, a popular Taiwanese news website. He turned left and "it just went off when my whole body tensed up," Liang testified. A grand jury in 2015 indicted the fired New York police officer of five counts including manslaughter in the death of Akai Gurley, a Black man. Butler has brought her own civil lawsuit against the city, which was still pending. Protesters support former New York Police Officer Peter Liang outside a Brooklyn courthouse before his sentencing for manslaughter in the killing of Akai Gurley, in New York April 19, 2016. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, Shot over several years, it tracks the seemingly divergent protests that emerged as Peter Liang faced . [44][45], Following his conviction, Asian Americans denounced the verdict at various gatherings across the country. Anastasia Savira, Echolocation (still), 2023. Officials say officers are required to take a refresher course every two years, but they are not required to be recertified. After hearing a noise, Liang, who was on a pitch-dark stairwell, accidentally fired his weapon. Liang and Shechtman are now deciding whether to appeal his conviction. Saying he beamed his flashlight and saw no one after firing, Liang acknowledged that he didn't immediately report the shot. Peter Liang is . The rookie NYPD Officer Peter Liang who gunned down an unarmed man in a poorly lit stairwell of public housing broke down on the stand Monday as he recalled the deadly shooting. Meanwhile, Gurley's girlfriend, Melissa Butler, tried to resuscitate Gurley, following instructions called out by a neighbor who was on the phone with a 911 operator. Many of Liang's supporters demanded that all killers should be prosecuted and that there should be no such thing as selective prosecution, scapegoating, or racism. AsAmNews is a community of users interested in reading, learning and commenting on news, events, people & issues in the Asian Americans and Pacific Islander communities. Brown said Liang has four months to get together the $25,000 he must pay to Gurleys family. [5][6][7], On March 28, 2016, prosecuting Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson recommended to Kings County Supreme Court Judge Danny Chun that Liang serve only house arrest and community service for his sentence. In all honesty, I was blown away by the response the Chinese-American community fielded in defense of Peter Liang. In other words, to defend Liang is to affirm the . The first week of the trial for Peter Liang, the NYPD officer who shot and killed 28-year-old Akai Gurley in a Brooklyn stairwell in November 2014, rounded out with a close look at Liang's. Alexander Leissle. Call Dr. Peter Liang on phone number (718) 273-0553 for more information and advice or to book an appointment. [46][47][48] State Assemblyman Ron Kim stated, "I do not believe true justice prevailed. Athens -China won four gold medals including the first gold of the Games out of thetotal 13 events on August 14, the first competition day of the 28th Olympic Games in Athens. Before I moved here in 2nd grade, I lived in Texas. Granted, there were some. She also testified of being trained to have her firearm out when approaching a roof landing, finger alongside the trigger. Peter Liang, a Hong Kong-born officer with the NYPD, shot Akai Gurley, 28, while on patrol with his partner Shaun Landau. My family consists of my father and mother, me, and my younger brother and sister. IE 11 is not supported. Unfortunately, in the case of Peter Liang, this power was poorly used indeed. [27][36] Media initially reported that both officers had text-messaged their union representatives before calling for help;[21] the claim was refuted as being false by both the police union and the District Attorney's office. I remember when I first heard the news, and spewed out. On April 19th, a New York State Supreme Court in Brooklyn sentenced former NYPD officer Peter Liang to five years of probation for the shooting of unarmed Black man Akai Gurley. He then shoved open the stairwell door with his right shoulder with his gun pointed downwards. [8] On April 19, 2016, Justice Chun sentenced Liang to five years probation and 800 hours community service after downgrading his manslaughter conviction to criminally negligent homicide. But I also think I came to with an open mind in terms of like, listening to folks feelings on the case, she said. is B. your C. are D. too E. AA: Hello! Ballingers wrongful death suit accused NYCHA of failing to maintain the stairwell and lighting at the Pink Houses, which it oversees. "I never expected this to happen," Butler said. Kenneth Palmer, stepfather of Akai Gurley, speaks outside state Supreme Court in Brooklyn. About $325,000 dollars were given to Liang's family and $80,000 would be used for Chinese communities. Liang has already tried once to get his conviction thrown out, which was denied. By Valerie Edwards For Dailymail.com and Associated Press, Published: 16:08 EST, 8 February 2016 | Updated: 19:35 EST, 8 February 2016, NYPD Officer Peter Liang cried on the stand as he recalled the deadly shooting of unarmed Akai Gurley in a poorly lit stairwell of public housing. The press conference was held Tuesday outside Brooklyn Supreme Court where NYPD Officer Peter Liang appeared for a hearing. I didnt really realize how difficult it would be to deal with, you know, folks that were experiencing trauma on different levels, she said. 027-86699610 58377363@163.com qq3310059649 The protests largely centered around two claims. Palmer dismissed Liang's claim the shooting was an accident, saying it was murder. While our sentencing recommendation was fair under the unique circumstances of this case, we respectfully disagree with the judges decision to reduce the jurys verdict and will fight to reverse it on appeal., Liang could have been sentenced to up to 15 years in prison for the manslaughter conviction, but Thompson, who has said the officer should not have had his finger on the gun unless he was ready to shoot, told the judge last month that "a prison sentence is not warranted. 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My name is Peter Liang, and I am a junior at Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI. It appeared neither side knew the other was there and no words were exchanged, according to authorities. Weve seen bureaucracy, corruption and lots of shirking of responsibility that have led to Peter Liang becoming a scapegoat, Jerry Lo, a protester from Long Island, told the National Public Radio. 'Between you and Melissa Butler, who do you think was in a better position to provide CPR?' But this is a prize, remember. Assistant District Attorney[70] Joseph Alexis claimed the killing wasn't an accident and that Liang chose to place the finger on the trigger. A Shot Through The Wall essentially explores relations between Asians and Black people as racial minorities in the U.S. Once he did find Gurley, the father of a two-year-old, Liang radioed for an ambulance for a shooting victim, so shaken that he said he struggled to relay the address, he said. Melissa Butler, Akai Gurley's girlfriend, cries as she is escorted out of the courtroom by Assemblyman Charles Barron in New York, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Initially Al Sharpton offered to speak at the service but stepped down after a dispute within the family. I think what is important is to recognise that all JET-Ps basically consist of a mix of concessional loans, market-based locals, grants and guarantees from public and private entities. Many of the protesters were pro-police, anti-Black Lives Matterand dismissive of Mr. Gurleys death basically co-opting the language of white supremacists. Now new officers are assigned two at a time to work with a more experienced . [11][12], Peter Liang (born c.1987), a Hong Kong American, had less than 18 months of experience with the New York City Police Department (NYPD) at the time of the shooting. I mean, I think they felt like, the emotions were so volatile, and it was such a complicated, and, you know, complex story that this is sort of not the thing they wanted, highlighted down the line, Liang told AsAmNews. A day after Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson recommended that former New York police officer Peter Liang not serve time in prison for the fatal shooting of Akai Gurley, an unarmed black. Liangs gun discharged and the bullet ricochet off the wall and struck Gurley, killing him. Play it now! You understand that theres a level of trauma when youre dealing with a family that has lost somebody. She tried to be straight forward and honest with everyone. They graduated from STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK / HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT BROOKLYN / COLLEGE OF MEDICINE in 2015. Down the Dark Stairwell plays next at a film festival in New Zealand. The NYPD says they have been gradually shifting away from the old model of police training. And now, instead of the hurried adrenaline of the fight against injustice, I find myself reconciling with the fact that for the past two months, I was defending a killer cop someone who brutalizes people of color, and enforces the twisted, racialized instrument of oppression we call a justice system. During the trial, Liang and his partner said they did not really learn CPR in the academy even though they were certified. Even if we assume that Liang had unintentionally shot Gurley due to a misfire, his subsequent failure to get medical help for him is still unacceptable. And so I think that that that scene was essential for the documentary and, you know, giving the audience a little bit of a model for what can be.. 'Peter Liang walked away and left Akai to die in his own blood,' Gurley's mother, Sylvia Palmer, said outside court after hearing the officer give an account she felt showed no remorse. According to Landau's words, his instructor at the police academy helped them to cheat on the exams. Updated on April 19 at 4:30 p.m. EST. The young man and father was killed. The money will be placed in a fund for Gurley's four-year-old daughter, Akaila, which she won't have access to without court approval until she turns 18, according to the Daily News, which quoted Scott Rynecki, the attorney representing Kimberly Ballinger, the mother of Gurley's daughter and Gurleys domestic partner. Yes, it is undeniable that Asian Americans are generally in a significantly better socioeconomic position than other minority groups in this country. Correction: An earlier version of this story referred to Liang's former partner as Sean Landau. Landau testified at the trial of his former partner under immunity from prosecution, describing Liang as having been in shock. Brown said Liang is still completing his community service. Sylvia Palmer, mother of Akai Gurley, speaks outside state Supreme Court in Brooklyn after hearing NYPD Officer Peter Liang testify about Gurley's 2014 death in a housing project stairwell. His lawyers say the shooting was an accident, not a crime. The bullet ricocheted off a wall and pierced the chest of Gurley, who was walking 14 steps below. ,A. Brown, who is also representing Liang in that suit, said he filed a motion to dismiss two months ago, joined by the city and NYCHA, and could hear back on a decision as early as this week. At one point a Chinese protester supporting Peter Liang walked across the street to protesters in support of Akai Gurley and began a dialogue. Front-runner for Oscar. The NYC Law Department told NBC News that the city will pay $4.1 million, the Housing Authority $400,000, and former NYPD officer Peter Liang $25,000. He said that neither of them tried to revive Gurley, with both of them saying they did not feel qualified to perform CPR. Former NYPD officer Peter Liang's sentenced was reduced today. Dr. Peter Liang is a gastroenterologist in New York, New York and is affiliated with Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System-Brooklyn. And there was a little bit of a bridging, of opinions and, and listening. It was at that point, she knew she would have the material to make a 90 minute film. [49] Delores Jones-Brown, a professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, speculated to The Atlantic that Liang would have avoided conviction had he rendered aid to Gurley, while jurors later reported that the effort required for them to pull the trigger on a police-issued pistol led them to disbelieve that Liang's testimony was completely true. Former NYPD officer Marc Calcano knows first hand the inherent dangers of conducting vertical patrols. [51][46] Joseph Lin, a real estate agent and activist, had helped to organize the protests due to feeling that Asian Americans had been too passive with no political voice, saying that, "If he's a black officer, I guarantee you Al Sharpton will come out. 'I didn't know if I could do it better,' Liang said, noting he didn't know what training Butler might have. You know, one thing I realized early on is that my name might be a problem for some folks, said the filmmaker to AsAmNews. Former New York Police Department officer Peter Liang won't spend a day in prison. Our system failed Gurley and it failed Liang. However, one of Liang's defense attorneys, Rae Koshetz, argued that what had happened was a tragedy, not a crime, because the bullet bounced off the wall and coincidentally hit Gurley. He believed Liang would be much more productive spending time in community service.[68][9][69]. Liang emigrated to the United States as a child to Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, with his parents and grandmother; he also has a younger brother in college. Photo: Peter Obi, Goodluck Okechukwu Source: Twitter. That money will be invested in annuities to provide around $10 million for Akaila over her life, the Daily News reported. 1.Introduction. Liang said his finger was never on the trigger, but prosecutors dispute that saying pressure must be applied for the bullet to discharge. Terence Zhao '19 originally hails from Beijing, China, before immigrating to the US and settling in Arcadia, CA, a suburb of Los Angeles. By Louis Chan, AsAmNews National Correspondent. But there is a second, stronger argument: Liang was a victim of selective prosecution and racial scapegoating. She said the organizers had a real emotional stake in what happened and that spilled over to her film crew as well. This is a film not everyone wanted Liang to make. But, this defense is paradoxical, because while Asian Americans are included in the power structure, they are never equal partners when something goes south, as it did in this case, the Asian American is the first to be blamed. Officer Liang failed that night. Liang, who was convicted in February of manslaughter and official . Police Commissioner William Bratton has said that the patrols are needed to reduce crime[17][20] and vertical patrols continue to be conducted in the Pink Houses. Advocates for police accountability are watching Liang's trial closely. assign Asian Americans to a position of privilege, after all, arent we the model minority?, Its a paradoxical existence. Officer Peter Liang is charged with manslaughter in the shooting of 28-year-old Akai Gurley in November of 2014. That became an effective vehicle to offer a diverse range of perspectives in the film. Liang was sentenced to 800 hours of community . Fearing he would lose his job, he bickered with his partner about which one would phone their sergeant privately rather than radioing in a report Liang said he felt would bring an 'unnecessary' response and pull other officers from their posts. Liang is not the only police officer who has taken an innocent life, and he should not be the only one held accountable for doing so. Officer Peter Liang, 27, had his firearm drawn. [21] The NYPD's policy on whether an officer should keep a weapon holstered on such patrols is purposely vague and the decision as to when to take out a firearm is left to the discretion of the officers, according to Police Commissioner Bill Bratton. The judge has barred any mention of those shootings in Liang's trial. The film would not have been as powerful without gaining access to organizers on both sides. She set out to dial down the volume a little bit and not focus on the hot and testy stuff happening on the street. He is majoring in Urban Studies, and promotes the major with cult-like zeal. [4] Many felt that Liang (an Asian American) was being used as a scapegoat; Chinese Americans organized rallies in major cities via WeChat, Facebook, Twitter, and email. March 3, 2016. Were an all-volunteer effort of dedicated staff andinterns. This happened in 2014, the same year Gurley died, but Pantaleo wasnt even indicted, let alone convicted, despite a clearly stronger case and more outrageous wrongdoing. We stand by that but were Police Commissioner Bill Bratton blasted Assemblyman Charles Barron on Friday, saying the state lawmaker practically committed a criminal act by threatening that violence is inevitable if stairwell-shoot cop Peter Liang The fact that he says hes sorry didnt bring Akai back, Kimberly Ballinger told her lawyer after meeting Thursday with Peter Liang the now-former cop who accidentally killed her Assemblyman Charles Barron on Thursday warned of riots, saying violence is inevitable if former NYPD officer Peter Liang gets the no-jail sentence recommended by Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson. While many professions require CPR recertification, the NYPD does not. ", He continued: "The jury, the voice of the Brooklyn community, agreed and returned the verdict of guilty against Mr. Liang, who is now a convicted felon, forfeited his career as a police officer and must now always live with the fact that he recklessly caused Mr. Gurleys death. [79][80] The Village Voice described the incident as part of a year of public relations disasters for the NYPD. A former print journalist and television producer, Liang made the jump to directing with 2014's 9-Man, about a streetball game played in Chinatowns throughout North Americaan intriguing fusion of sports doc and cultural history.
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