summary:
Richard Haste, a new york police officer, resigned on sunday before he was fired. Haste was on the verge of being fired after he shot Ramarley Graham during a 2012 chase and NYPD trial commissioner "found him guilty on all counts and recommended his employment be terminated." NYPD Police Commissioner James O'Neill is in full agreement with the findings and recommendations of action of the trial commissioner. The New York Mayor Bill de Blasio also agrees and posted on Facebook that it "ended with the right decision -- termination."Graham was fatally shot by Haste in the bathroom of his home after he ran to his home with officers following behind. The family of Ramarley Graham received a $3.9 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit against the city in 2015.
analysis:
The author of this article, Azadeh Ansari, is known for writing a lot about minorities so she seems fit to weigh in on this topic. I've noticed that it has taken a long time for the decision to be made on the murder, considering the fact that Graham was shot five years ago and Haste is just now deciding to quit. However, There have been other racial injustices before and after this one so sadly this is no surprise. I feel that the article is significant because it shows that some of the policemen committing these actions are not oblivious to the fact that they are wrong, they know that what they are doing is not ok and still chose to do it. This can be synthesized to Richard. M. Nixon being involved in the watergate scandal and resigning before he was impeached.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/27/us/new-york-shooting-ramarley-graham-cop-resigns/index.html
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