Police custody death tests NYPD's 'Broken Windows' crackdown on petty offenses
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The recent death of a New Yorker in police custody is calling into question a police crackdown on petty offenses to discourage more serious crime.
Critics say policing based on the so-called "broken windows" theory can needlessly put people at risk and fuel tensions in the city's minority communities.
On Tuesday, a group of City Council members blamed the policy for the confrontation that led to the death of Eric Garner. But police officials say they're sticking with the strategy.
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The arrest was captured on a widely distributed amateur video that appears to show an officer putting the asthmatic Garner in a banned chokehold before he died. Autopsy results are pending.
A funeral is scheduled for Wednesday.