On Monday, August 26, Paul spoke with YouTube sensation Mike the Cop about the Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality calling for the firing of a white police officer in Royal Oak who responded to a call by a white woman who reported a black man acting suspiciously around her (story linked below).
Who Ya’ Gonna Call . . . . . ?
Guest: Mike the Cop
Mike The Cop began his law enforcement career in 2009. After beginning to create social media content in 2014 he co-founded Humanizing the Badge and subsequently the Call for Backup Campaign.
DETROIT NEWS: Group seeks firing of Royal Oak officer who stopped black man
NY TIMES: Daniel Pantaleo, Officer Who Held Eric Garner in Chokehold, Is Fired
- “…the Staten Island district attorney and the Justice Department declined to charge him with a crime…”
- “The unintended consequence of Mr. Garner’s death must have a consequence of its own,” Commissioner O’Neill said. “It is clear that Daniel Pantaleo can no longer effectively serve as a New York City police officer.”
CBS NEWS: Videos show NYPD officers being doused with water, pelted with buckets while responding to calls