From Huffington Post web site:
A grand jury voted Wednesday not to indict New York City police officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner, mujltiple sources confirm.
Pantaleo put 47-year-old Garner into a chokehold during an arrest for selling untaxed cigarettes on July 17. In a viral video of the arrest, Garner can be seen screaming “I can’t breathe!” multiple times until his body goes limp. A medical examiner later ruled his death a homicide.
Chokeholds are banned by NYPD guidelines, and Garner’s death prompted large protests across the city.
The grand jury’s decision Wednedsay comes just over a week after a grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri, declined to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown.
This only ads fuel to the fires that burned in Ferguson. Responsible activists are desperately trying to hold the protests to non-violence. It's going to become harder each time another unjustified killing results in no accountability.
I'd say we have a national crisis.
Ralph
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