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Protests in support of Eric Garner erupt in New York and elsewhere Protests in support of Eric Garner erupt in New York and elsewhere
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After a New York grand jury failed to indict a police officer in the death of a Staten Island man, protesters hit the streets of Manhattan and at least five other U.S. cities. There were no reports by early morning Thursday of significant violence, in contrast to the looting and arson that broke out Nov. 24 in Ferguson, Mo., after a grand jury there declined to indict Darren Wilson, the officer who fatally shot unarmed teen Michael Brown on Aug. 9. After a New York grand jury failed to indict a police officer in the death of a Staten Island man, protesters hit the streets of Manhattan and at least seven other U.S. cities. There were no reports by early morning Thursday of significant violence, in contrast to the looting and arson that broke out Nov. 24 in Ferguson, Mo., after a grand jury there declined to indict Darren Wilson, the officer who fatally shot unarmed teen Michael Brown on Aug. 9.
Thousands in New York marched in support of Eric Garner, a 43-year-old asthmatic who died after being put in a chokehold by officer Daniel Pantaleo on July 17. A wave of protests erupted from Manhattan to Oakland, Calif. Thousands in New York marched in support of Eric Garner, a 43-year-old asthmatic who died after being put in a chokehold by officer Daniel Pantaleo on July 17.
They shut down the Lincoln Tunnel. They shut down the West Side Highway. They shut down the Brooklyn Bridge, where officers threatened them with arrest if they did not move as a helicopter hovered above.They shut down the Lincoln Tunnel. They shut down the West Side Highway. They shut down the Brooklyn Bridge, where officers threatened them with arrest if they did not move as a helicopter hovered above.
“How do you spell ‘racist?’” protesters asked. Their answer: “NYPD!”“How do you spell ‘racist?’” protesters asked. Their answer: “NYPD!”
Another chant: “Grand jury — bulls–t!”Another chant: “Grand jury — bulls–t!”
They marched against traffic from Times Square toward Union Square. They staged a “die-in” at Grand Central Terminal and tried to disrupt the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting.They marched against traffic from Times Square toward Union Square. They staged a “die-in” at Grand Central Terminal and tried to disrupt the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting.
And they chanted the slogan heard around the country after Brown was killed by Wilson in Ferguson — “Hands up, don’t shoot” — as well as what may have been Garner’s last words: “I can’t breathe.”And they chanted the slogan heard around the country after Brown was killed by Wilson in Ferguson — “Hands up, don’t shoot” — as well as what may have been Garner’s last words: “I can’t breathe.”
“The lives of black young men, black children, they matter,” protester Florence Johnson told CBS at Times Square.“The lives of black young men, black children, they matter,” protester Florence Johnson told CBS at Times Square.
New York Police Commissioner William Bratton reported about 30 people were arrested. No injuries were reported.New York Police Commissioner William Bratton reported about 30 people were arrested. No injuries were reported.
Garner, a father of six and grandfather of two, died July 17 after Officer Daniel Pantaleo placed him in what appeared to be a chokehold during an arrest that was recorded on videos that have been widely seen and have contributed to the public anger. In the Ferguson case, the facts of the fatal encounter between Brown and Wilson remain subject to dispute, but the Staten Island videos offer greater insight into the circumstances of Garner’s death.Garner, a father of six and grandfather of two, died July 17 after Officer Daniel Pantaleo placed him in what appeared to be a chokehold during an arrest that was recorded on videos that have been widely seen and have contributed to the public anger. In the Ferguson case, the facts of the fatal encounter between Brown and Wilson remain subject to dispute, but the Staten Island videos offer greater insight into the circumstances of Garner’s death.
In one video, obtained by the New York Daily News, Garner is approached by officers, apparently for selling loose cigarettes. After a confrontation, Pantaleo places Garner in what appears to be a chokehold. Garner repeatedly tells the officer he cannot breathe. A second video shows Garner lying motionless on the ground for several minutes as officers wait for emergency personnel.In one video, obtained by the New York Daily News, Garner is approached by officers, apparently for selling loose cigarettes. After a confrontation, Pantaleo places Garner in what appears to be a chokehold. Garner repeatedly tells the officer he cannot breathe. A second video shows Garner lying motionless on the ground for several minutes as officers wait for emergency personnel.
The grand jury decision that prompted Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to announce the opening of a federal civil rights investigation.The grand jury decision that prompted Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to announce the opening of a federal civil rights investigation.
President Obama, speaking earlier at an event in Washington, declined to comment specifically about the Staten Island case, referring instead to his plans to promote better relations between police and those they serve. Those efforts included an initial round of White House meetings.President Obama, speaking earlier at an event in Washington, declined to comment specifically about the Staten Island case, referring instead to his plans to promote better relations between police and those they serve. Those efforts included an initial round of White House meetings.
Separately in Ferguson, a man who allegedly hit protesters with a minivan pulled a gun when confronted, as the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s David Carson reported:Separately in Ferguson, a man who allegedly hit protesters with a minivan pulled a gun when confronted, as the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s David Carson reported:
Frantic scene in CWE, man in minivan hits protesters, flashes gun at protesters who surrounded his car #Ferguson #stl pic.twitter.com/aVuwwLRUFP — David Carson (@PDPJ) December 4, 2014Frantic scene in CWE, man in minivan hits protesters, flashes gun at protesters who surrounded his car #Ferguson #stl pic.twitter.com/aVuwwLRUFP — David Carson (@PDPJ) December 4, 2014
Frantic scene in CWE, man in minivan hits protesters, flashes gun at protesters who surrounded his car #Ferguson #stl pic.twitter.com/aVuwwLRUFPFrantic scene in CWE, man in minivan hits protesters, flashes gun at protesters who surrounded his car #Ferguson #stl pic.twitter.com/aVuwwLRUFP
— David Carson (@PDPJ) December 4, 2014— David Carson (@PDPJ) December 4, 2014
A protest leader told the Post-Dispatch eight protesters were hit, but police said no one was seriously injured. The man behind the wheel of the minivan was arrested.  “We’re standing in solidarity with Eric Garner,” said protester Elizabeth Vega, “another black life who clearly doesn’t matter.” Vega was among five arrested at a courthouse in St. Louis. Hundreds also marched in Oakland, Calif. — another center of protest after Wilson was not indicted last week — shutting down Market Street. A protest leader told the Post-Dispatch eight protesters were hit, but police said no one was seriously injured. The man behind the wheel of the minivan was arrested.  “We’re standing in solidarity with Eric Garner,” said protester Elizabeth Vega, “another black life who clearly doesn’t matter.” Vega was among five arrested at a courthouse in St. Louis.
In Philadelphia, as the Associated Press reported, protesters disrupted the city’s Christmas tree lighting, shouting “No justice — no Christmas!”
Hundreds also marched in Oakland. — another center of protest after Wilson was not indicted last week — shutting down Market Street.
“I came down here because I’m disgusted about what happened,” said Edward Collins, a 19-year-old protester, told the San Francisco Chronicle. “It’s beyond a race thing to me. No matter what race you are, no one has the right to murder you.”“I came down here because I’m disgusted about what happened,” said Edward Collins, a 19-year-old protester, told the San Francisco Chronicle. “It’s beyond a race thing to me. No matter what race you are, no one has the right to murder you.”
In Washington, D.C., a protest shut down Dupont Circle traffic.In Washington, D.C., a protest shut down Dupont Circle traffic.
About 50 people marched in Seattle, as the Seattle Times reported. Demonstrators were also seen in Atlanta and Baltimore.About 50 people marched in Seattle, as the Seattle Times reported. Demonstrators were also seen in Atlanta and Baltimore.
“Black lives do not matter in this system,” Dean Steed, one of the organizers of about 150 protesters in Atlanta, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “And we’re out here for black lives.”“Black lives do not matter in this system,” Dean Steed, one of the organizers of about 150 protesters in Atlanta, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “And we’re out here for black lives.”