NY - Officer Daniel Pantaleo used deadly chokehold on Eric Garner, Staten Island, July 2014

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[h=1]In Eric Garner Chokehold Case, Grand Jury Is Said Not to Charge N.Y.P.D. Officer[/h]The decision was reached on Wednesday after months of testimony including from the officer, Daniel Pantaleo, who used a chokehold to restrain Mr. Garner, an unarmed black man who died after a confrontation. It came less than two weeks after a grand jury in Ferguson, Mo., declined to bring charges against a white officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/04/n...en-island-chokehold-death-of-eric-garner.html

fyi If you are in NY or going there please be careful. There are already plans to disrupt the tree lighting at Rockefeller Ctr tonight and shut down stores in Times square and Heralds square. Also plans for other cities in the works. Ppl from Ferguson are on there way to NY.

 

[Irisha]

Sunny Huston is opioning= Here we go again:blah::blah::blah:

 

[popsicle]

I saw her.. she is ready to explode. lol

Mayor De Blasio is speaking at 4:45. He has also cancelled his plans to attend the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting.

http://www.breaking911.com/nyc-mayo...d-rockefeller-center-christmas-tree-lighting/

 

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James Queally ‏@JamesQueallyLAT 4m4 minutes ago
Richmond County Dist. Atty. has confirmed the "no bill" in #EricGarner case. Said 38 interviews were conducted with 22 witnesses

 

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James Hill ‏@JamesHillABC 7m7 minutes ago
Staten Isl. DA Daniel Donovan says he's seeking judicial approval to release limited info from #EricGarner grand jury
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B39VeADCAAECANk.jpg

 

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ABC News ‏@ABC 7m7 minutes ago
NYC Mayor de Blasio statement on grand jury's decision in Eric Garner death case
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/540248989568749568

 

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ABC News Live ‏@ABCNewsLive 2m2 minutes ago
Group of protesters chanting "no justice, no peace" at Staten Island location where Eric Garner died - @joshbhaskell

 

[SStarr33]

Can't post the site, but I guess the autopsy found no damage to his neck or windpipe.

FYI, Baden was involved in this case too

 

[Sarahlou]

Shameful decision IMO.

 

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Matt Pearce retweeted
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Reverend Al Sharpton ‏@TheRevAl 1m1 minute agoManhattan, NY
Mrs. Garner, widow of Eric Garner and I just spoke with Attorney General Eric Holder about the Garner case.

Places please.. is Crump the lawyer?
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Chuck Schumer ‏@SenSchumer 15m15 minutes ago
The Justice Department must launch a Federal investigation into Eric Garner’s death as soon as possible. -cs


Kirsten Gillibrand ‏@SenGillibrand 19m19 minutes ago
Shocking grand jury decision in Eric Garner case, I'll be calling on @TheJusticeDept to investigate. I urge protests to remain peaceful.

Sari Horwitz ‏@SariHorwitz 2m2 minutes ago
Obama said he just got off the phone with AG Holder about the Garner case and we will be hearing from Holder soon. @TheJusticeDept

 

[popsicle]

Shameful decision IMO.

I was shocked.

 

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ABC News ‏@ABC 2m2 minutes ago
Protesters hold a "die in" in NYC's Grand Central following grand jury decision in Eric Garner case - @bartleyprice

 

[SStarr33]

Just watched the video for the first time. I hope they release the evidence because the decision seems incorrect based on the video.

 

[epiphany]

So what good will the body cameras NYPD will begin wearing do?

The video is clear incl the audio.

Damn, very surprised, shocked, that no indictment in this case.

 

[jennapuppy]

I was shocked.

Same here. I haven't kept up with this case, so I'm not sure how they reached this decision. I hope we hear more about it.
MOO

 

[AzPistonsGirl]

yup, I'm speechless. I sure hope there is a lot more to this story because I just can't...

 

[epiphany]

Live coverage should continue to be available here. Site tends to be little wonky, but keep refreshing.

http://7online.com/live/

 

[cady]

JMO Reportedly, Garner suffered from asthma. JMO

 

[epiphany]

JMO Reportedly, Garner suffered from asthma. JMO

True, but officer could see that he was an obese, middle aged man and hear him repeatedly saying, I Can't Breathe, I Can't Breathe.

Could figure that what happened was likely to happen IMO.