No indictment will be brought against a New York City police officer in the police chokehold death of Eric Garner on Staten Island in July. The incident, captured on a video that went viral, fueled debates about how U.S. police use force, particularly against minorities.
[...]
After the decision was announced, the Garner family lawyer was quoted by BBC News as saying he was "astonished based on the evidence of the video tape and the medical examiner, that this grand jury at this time wouldn't indict for anything.”
[...]
Garner was stopped on suspicion of selling untaxed cigarettes back in July. The black, 43-year-old father of six is shown on video telling officers to leave him alone before Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who is white, put him in a chokehold — a restraint tactic banned by the NYPD in 1993. Garner is also heard on the video saying "I can't breathe" multiple times.
Garner suffered a heart attack after officers compressed his neck and chest, the medical examiner ruled, calling his death a homicide.
alJazeera
Stay tuned.A Justice Department official later confirmed that Attorney General Eric Holder would announce a federal investigation into Garner’s death.
Protests broke out following the grand jury decision in Staten Island and Manhattan. Eric Garner's father Ben sought to keep demonstrations non-violent, telling one angry bystander: "Let's keep the peace, we all are hurting."
Riiiiiiight.
“You will not sully his name with violence or vandalism,” [New York City Mayor Bill ] de Blasio said. “The only thing that has ever worked is peaceful protest, non violenct activism.
And....the guy who filmed the chokehold.....he's been indicted by a grand jury on weapons possession.
No comments:
Post a Comment