NYC councilmember wants to ban tickets for spitting after arrest video circulates
A New York City councilmember is pushing to ban police from issuing tickets for spitting. The proposal follows the circulation of a video showing an officer ticketing a man before physically detaining him.
Rev. Kevin McCall Councilmember Chris Banks and other community members speak in front of the 73rd Precinct stationhouse in Brownsville on Thursday evening. The video shows an NYPD officer ticketing a man minutes before the officer grabbed the man by the collar, threw him to the ground and handcuffed him.
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