A bid to fully repeal a city statute that outlaws the use of certain restraints as well as chokeholds by NYPD officers during an arrest has been introduced in the City Council. If approved, police would still be governed by a state statute enacted in June that bans chokeholds.
But it faces an uphill battle. The bill, introduced Oct. 15 by Councilman Robert Holden, a Queens Democrat, and widely supported by police unions, seeks to undo legislation approved 47-3 four months ago.
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