Amy Goodman
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As Officer Who Killed Akai Gurley Gets No Jail Time, Asian Americans Debate Role of White Supremacy
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April 21, 2016
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25:11Now PlayingA New York City police officer who killed an unarmed AfricanAmerican man will serve no time in jail. Officer Peter Liang, who is ChineseAmerican, fatally shot Akai Gurley in the darkened stairwell of a Brooklyn housing project. In February, a jury convicted Liang of manslaughter and official misconduct, but the judge made the rare decision to reduce the verdict to criminally negligent homicide. The case has sparked a debate within the AsianAmerican community as some say Liang was scapegoated because of his race. We host a heated discussion with Gurley’s aunt, Hertencia Petersen; Cathy Dang, executive director of CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities, which has supported Akai Gurley’s family; and John Liu, the former New York City comptroller who supports Officer Liang.
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