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Eric Bernard Garner (September 15, 1970 – July 17, 2014) was a 43-year-old African American man. [9] He was a horticulturist at the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation before quitting for health reasons. [10]
Zimmer called it "a peculiarly powerful rallying cry," and noted, "to intone the words 'I can't breathe,' surrounded by thousands of others doing the same, is an act of intense empathy and solidarity. The empathy comes from momentarily stepping into the persona of Eric Garner at that instant the life was being choked out of him."
Police questioned Garner on a Staten Island sidewalk on July 17, 2014, for allegedly selling loose cigarettes illegally. Source: Federal grand jury hearing evidence in NYC police killing of Eric ...
(NYMag) -- Friday marks the one-year anniversary of the death of Eric Garner, the 43-year-old Staten Island man who died during an attempted arrest for selling loose cigarettes. In December a ...
Federal prosecutors chose not to pursue a civil rights case against the officer who used a chokehold while arresting Eric Garner, leading to his death. The 360 provides diverse perspectives on ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Wednesday marks 10 years since the death of Eric Garner at the hands of New York City police officers made “I can't breathe” a rallying cry. Bystander video showed Garner gasping the phrase while locked in a police chokehold and spurred Black Lives Matter protests in New York and across the country.
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After Eric Garner's July 2014 chokehold death, the Department of Investigation issued a report, examining 10 cases where the CCRB substantiated complaints about officers using chokeholds. The report showed that the NYPD rejected recommendations for discipline in a majority of the examined cases, raising concerns about the lack of accountability ...