This case has nothing to do with Ferguson or Eric Garner or any other case, this case has to do with an innocent man who lost his life and a young New York City police officer who has now been charged with taking his life.

Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson

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Illegal gambling is not a victimless crime, it preys on peoples’ vulnerabilities and directly leads to money laundering, loansharking and a host of other crimes.

Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson

Peter Liang was indicted, prosecuted and subsequently convicted by a jury because his reckless actions caused an innocent man to lose his life, there is no evidence, however, that he intended to kill or injure Akai Gurley. When Mr. Liang went into that building that night, he did so as part of his job and to keep the people of Brooklyn and our city safe.

Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson

There’s a growing heroin epidemic in New York and other parts of the country that’s taking the lives of many of our young people hooked on this deadly and highly addictive drug, we must deal with this quiet drug plague by going after those who peddle this poison in our communities.

Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson

The tragic death of this innocent baby is an example of the devastation gun violence can wreak on our communities, these defendants showed utter disregard for human life, and we will be asking that each of them receives the maximum sentence.

Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson