Since last football season, dozens of athletes have demonstrated during the national anthem, either by kneeling or raising a clenched fist in the air, to protest the killing of black
civilians by law enforcement officers.
Not exact matches
Governor Andrew Cuomo today issued an executive order directing the New York State attorney general «to investigate and, if warranted, prosecute certain matters involving the death of an unarmed
civilian... caused
by a
law enforcement officer.»
«Governor Andrew Cuomo's Executive Order No. 147 is gravely flawed and invites serious legal issues regarding how cases involving the «deaths of unarmed
civilians caused
by law enforcement officers» will be properly investigated during the critical, early hours and days after such a tragic incident occur,» the organization said in a statement.