"I Can't Breathe": Eric Garner's Plea Becomes Rallying Cry for Justice

Following latest high-profile non-indictment of police officer, protests explode and New York City and beyond
Protesters hold placards as they demand justice for the death of Eric Garner, while marching past Radio City Music Hall in the Manhattan borough of New York December 3, 2014. Thousands of protesters shouted at police and clogged streets of Manhattan on Wednesday, angered by a New York City grand jury's decision not to charge white police officer Daniel Pantaleo in the chokehold death of the unarmed black man. Garner, a 43-year-old father of six, was accused of illegally selling cigarettes on a sidewalk when Pantaleo put him in a chokehold from behind and tackled him with the help of other officers. (Photo: Reuters/Adrees Latif)

byJon Queally, staff writer-

Thursday, December 04, 2014

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Common Dreams

Though a coroner classified his death a "homicide" and a video captured police surrounding the man while one officer, Daniel Pantaleo, placed the chokehold on Eric Garner that would end his life, a grand jury's decision on Wednesday not to return an indictment in the case spurred outrage nationwide and a night of street protests across New York City and other communities.

The anger and demand for true justice was echoed in the streets throughout the night and captured on Twitter under the hashtag #EricGarner:

Video captured protests across New York City.

Die-in protest at Grand Central Station:

Later, in Times Square:

Mid-town Manhattan, New York City:

VICE News released three hours of raw footage from their night of coverage:

I Can't Breathe Eric Garner's Plea Becomes Rallying Cry for Justice by Thavam Ratna