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Ex-tennis star Blake says New York cop should be fired for abuse
Source: Reuters
US | Sat Sep 12, 2015 3:34pm EDT
Ex-tennis star Blake says New York cop should be fired for abuse
NEW YORK | BY KATIE REILLY
Former professional tennis player James Blake said on Saturday that an undercover policeman who body-slammed him outside a Manhattan hotel in a case of mistaken identity did not deserve to wear an officer's badge, and he told CNN he should be fired for abusing his powers.
Blake, who reached a career high of No. 4 in the world and retired two years ago, said he initially thought that it was someone rushing up to give him a hug "or something positive" as he waited alone for a car to take him to the U.S. Open for corporate appearances.
But the 35-year-old American said the officer gave no warning or identification before tackling him, throwing him to the ground, then handcuffing him.
Blake is black and the New York City Police Department officer, James Frascatore, is white. The incident revived debate over excessive police force that has reverberated around the country after a series of police killings of unarmed black men.
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Ex-tennis star Blake says New York cop should be fired for abuse
NEW YORK | BY KATIE REILLY
Former professional tennis player James Blake said on Saturday that an undercover policeman who body-slammed him outside a Manhattan hotel in a case of mistaken identity did not deserve to wear an officer's badge, and he told CNN he should be fired for abusing his powers.
Blake, who reached a career high of No. 4 in the world and retired two years ago, said he initially thought that it was someone rushing up to give him a hug "or something positive" as he waited alone for a car to take him to the U.S. Open for corporate appearances.
But the 35-year-old American said the officer gave no warning or identification before tackling him, throwing him to the ground, then handcuffing him.
Blake is black and the New York City Police Department officer, James Frascatore, is white. The incident revived debate over excessive police force that has reverberated around the country after a series of police killings of unarmed black men.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/12/us-tennis-blake-idUSKCN0RC0OH20150912
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