To the Editor:
As a retired uniformed officer for the New York City Department of Correction, who served over 21 years in the most hostile facility on Rikers Island (Housing Detention for Men, better known as HDM) and held the rank of Deputy Warden before retiring, it was refreshing and spiritually uplifting to watch PBA President Patrick Lynch courageously stand up and defend his one member of service: NYPD Offficer Daniel Pantaleo, who a judge recently recommended should be fired for his extreme tactics towards subduing Eric Garner and placing him in custody.
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