Amy Goodman
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“I Can’t Breathe”: NYC March over Chokehold Death of Eric Garner Protests Police Violence Nationwide
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13:11Now PlayingOn Saturday, thousands marched in Staten Island, New York, to protest the death of Eric Garner, who died on July 17 after police placed him in a chokehold and then pinned him to the ground. At the march, demonstrators chanted “I can’t breathe!” referring to the 11 times Eric Garner said that as he was held down by New York City Police Department officers. Many have called for the officers in the case to be brought to justice. The death of the 43yearold AfricanAmerican father of six has sparked a larger national debate about the NYPD’s use of excessive force and its policy of cracking down on lowlevel offenses. It also comes as demonstrations have erupted nationwide over other police killings of unarmed men. The protesters in Staten Island chanted “Hands up, don’t shoot!” in solidarity with the people of Ferguson, Missouri, who are protesting the fatal police shooting of 18yearold Michael Brown. “We need to show the community that these police officers need to be disciplined and they need to be sentenced, for all that they caused,” says 12yearold Imani Morrias. “They caused so much pain.”
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