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NYPD cop found guilty of chokehold in first conviction since restraint tactic banned after George Floyd death
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What happenedA NYPD officer is the first convicted under New York City's chokehold ban enacted after George Floyd's killing, facing up to seven years in prison.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "NYPD officer convicted of using chokehold banned after death of George Floyd". The right frames it as "NYPD cop found guilty of chokehold in first conviction since restraint tactic banned afte...".
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Left / center-leftNYPD officer convicted of using chokehold banned after death of George Floyd
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Right / center-rightNYPD cop found guilty of chokehold in first conviction since restraint tactic banned after George Floyd death
NYPD officer convicted of using chokehold banned after death of George Floyd
A New York City police officer who was the first prosecuted under a post-George Floyd local law that bans chokeholds and other unlawful methods of restraint has been convicted
