03-12-2014 por J Goodman e A Baker
Wave of Protests After Grand Jury Doesn’t Indict Officer in Eric Garner Chokehold Case
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Foto O Globo online Seth Wenig / AP
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A Staten Island grand jury on Wednesday ended the criminal case against a white New York police officer whose chokehold on an unarmed black man led to the man’s death, a decision that drew condemnation from elected officials and touched off a wave of protests.
The fatal encounter in July was captured on videos and seen around the world. But after viewing the footage and hearing from witnesses, including the officer who used the chokehold, the jurors deliberated for less than a day before deciding that there was not enough evidence to go forward with charges against the officer, Daniel Pantaleo, 29, in the death of the man, Eric Garner, 43. (Continua)
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“I can't breathe! I can't breathe!”
Eric
Garner, 43, repeatedly screamed after at least five NYPD officers
took him down
when he balked at being handcuffed. (NYDailyNews)
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2014-04-12
