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The article focuses on the response of Asians against the decision in the New York City court case wherein a bullet from the gun of police officer Peter Liang killed an unarmed black man Akai Gurley in a public-housing project and was found guilty of manslaughter.

The article discusses the New York City police misconduct case against former Brooklyn police officer Peter Liang, including his conviction of manslaughter in February 2015 for shooting African American man Akai Gurley and the possibility that a retired carpenter juror hid his father's criminal past in order to sit on the jury.

The author argues that Brooklyn, New York District Attorney Ken Thompson emerged as a victor after he secured a manslaughter conviction against former New York, New York police officer Peter Liang and then issued a letter recommending probation and no prison time for Liang who fatally shot unarmed victim Akai Gurley in a housing project stairwell. The political and social aspects of Thompson's recommendations are assessed, along with justice for victims and Liang's sentencing on April 14, 2016.