He was choked to death by the NYPD 42 years ago. His family has never recovered
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He was choked to death by the NYPD 42 years ago. His family has never recovered

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CNN — On June 14, Brooklyn hosted the Black Trans Life Matters rally, one of the largest protests following George Floyd’s death. His death spurred a summer of protests and the formation of “cop watches” – groups of Brooklyn residents monitoring police behavior while donning their signature green jackets emblazoned with Miller’s face. He was to call it “LoLisa’s VIP.” A fatal encounter On June 14, 1978, Sam Miller, Arthur’s brother, was pulled over by police on Nostrand Avenue while driving one of Arthur’s trucks. In the report, the NYPD claims Miller then “became more violent in protesting his brother’s arrest” and that two officers attempted to arrest Arthur but he “violently resisted efforts to handcuff him.” According to the NYPD account: “All witnesses agreed that a violent struggle took place, but witnesses disagreed as to whether Miller was struck by nightsticks, whether the police had headlocks on Miller, and whether a nightstick was ever locked on Arthur Miller’s neck.” One eyewitness told the New York Daily News that Arthur approached the officers with his hands raised in the air, saying “can’t we talk this over?” According to the same eyewitness, as Miller raised his hands, officers saw a gun in his waistband – one he was legally permitted to carry – and charged. According to the NYPD report, “Officers said Miller was conscious and struggling, but some civilian witnesses said he appeared to be unconscious.” Arthur Miller was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Mary’s Hospital.

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