I cried after watching this video. You might too after watching it. Remember the Staten Island man who died on the street after
a cop put him in an illegal chokehold? In the footage that surfaced of the
incident, the man, Eric Garner, pleaded with cops to leave him alone multiple
times before one cop grabbed him by the neck and pulled him down to the ground.
While he was in the chokehold, Eric said at least 8 times, “I can’t breathe”
before going silent. He was later pronounced dead.
Just like Darren Wilson, the officer responsible for Eric
Garner’s death will not be charged for his murder. continue....
Despite the father of six’s death being captured on a cell
phone camera, a Staten Island grand jury of 23 decided not to indict Officer
Pantaleo because they didn’t think placing Eric in an illegal chokehold was
done with criminal intent. That conclusion was reached after Pantaleo testified
to the grand jury for two hours last month about his state of mind during the
incident. It is believed the charges Pantaleo was facing included second degree
manslaughter and reckless endangerment.
Esaw Garner, Eric’s widow, reacted to the shocking news with
anger and disbelief.
She told the New York Daily News:
Oh my God, are you serious? I’m very disappointed. You can
see in the video that he (the cop) was dead wrong!
Though Eric suffered asthma, the medical examiner did find
that the illegal chokehold contributed to his death.
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