I Can't Breathe' Protests Erupt In New York City After No Chokehold Indictment | TIME

Protesters expressed outrage on the streets of New York City Wednesday night after a grand jury decided not to indict a police officer over the controversial death of Staten Island man Eric Garner in July. In the Tompkinsville neighborhood of Staten Island, in Times Square and in Union Square, crowds chanted 'I can't breathe' '” the same words Garner uttered as he was wrestled to the ground by officer Daniel Pantaleo what appeared to be a banned chokehold. The demonstrations come just after a week a grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri decided not to indict a white police officer in another racially charged killing of a black man. The decision in that case ignited waves of violence in Ferguson, with businesses burned and looted. As of Wednesday evening, about 30 protesters were arrested in New York City, with more arrests likely to come, according to a statement to CNN by New York police chief William Bratton.

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I Can't Breathe' Protests Erupt In New York City After No Chokehold Indictment | TIME

[novamxchi]

"NO JUSTICE NO PEACE"
"HANDS UP DON'T SHOOT"
"I AM ERIC GARNDER"
"I CAN'T BREATHE" -favorite coute

[bowenc]

I don't get what people expect to happen with these protest.

[lanh]

I can’t breathe, cause of smoking weed.

[CombatLegsVIDS]

Is it bad to expect more from law enforcement? Police Officers hold an honorable position in society and need to view themselves as part of the community not as opposing forces. Immaturity and stubbornness is at the heart of these recent issues and should not be the image the Police shows to the world.

[flatearth]

WHAT HAPPENED OVER THERE ? DID THEY CLOSE DOWN ALL THE KFC, S ???

[demarcusjones]

Black men black women Latina women Latino men we have been neglected dang that much wow