03-24-2016, 07:53 PM
Former NYPD Officer Peter Liang ^ , convicted of the manslaughter of Akai Gurley, apologized to Gurley's girlfriend and family in court today.
Kim Ballinger, the mom of Gurley's 3-year-old daughter Akaila, was with Gurley when he was wrongly shot and left unattended by Liang and his partner. She had a private five-minute meeting with a remorseful Liang at the offices of Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson today.
Though he faces 15 years in prison at his sentencing on April 14, the D.A. is instead requesting 500 hours of community service, five years probation and six months of home confinement for Liang.
Gurley's family and protesters lashed out at the D.A. today; they believe Liang should spend some time behind bars.
Liang is the first NYPD officer convicted of an on-the-job death in over 10 years. He may be the first to issue an apology to the victims despite the fact that civil litigation is pending against him. His attorney, Paul Shectman, said the apology transcended the legal process: "If somebody were to lose a criminal case or a civil case because they're sorry, then there's something wrong with us."
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-...-1.2576242
Kim Ballinger, the mom of Gurley's 3-year-old daughter Akaila, was with Gurley when he was wrongly shot and left unattended by Liang and his partner. She had a private five-minute meeting with a remorseful Liang at the offices of Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson today.
Though he faces 15 years in prison at his sentencing on April 14, the D.A. is instead requesting 500 hours of community service, five years probation and six months of home confinement for Liang.
Gurley's family and protesters lashed out at the D.A. today; they believe Liang should spend some time behind bars.
Liang is the first NYPD officer convicted of an on-the-job death in over 10 years. He may be the first to issue an apology to the victims despite the fact that civil litigation is pending against him. His attorney, Paul Shectman, said the apology transcended the legal process: "If somebody were to lose a criminal case or a civil case because they're sorry, then there's something wrong with us."
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-...-1.2576242