Award goes to NY officer who killed Mass. student
Award goes to NY officer who killed Mass. student
Jim Fitzgerald, Associated Press, April 13, 2011
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.—A police union has given its Officer of the Year award to the policeman who shot and killed a college football player during a disturbance in the New York City suburbs.
Parents of the student, 20-year-old Danroy Henry Jr., of Easton, Mass., called the award insensitive and arrogant.
“We simply asked for truth and honesty, and we’ve gotten arrogance,” said Danroy Henry Sr. “Some people see themselves above the law and above simple human dignity.”
The student’s mother, Angella Henry, said: “Now everyone else is getting to see the kind of inhumane treatment we’ve gotten.”
The Police Benevolent Association of the Pleasantville Police Department said Wednesday it honored Officer Aaron Hess for his dignity and professionalism since the October shooting and throughout his career.
Hess fired at Henry’s car as Henry drove away from a disturbance that spilled out of a bar in Thornwood, just north of New York City, after Pace University’s homecoming game. Hess was cleared of criminal wrongdoing by a Westchester County grand jury in February. (Read more)
