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Jul 15, 2020 · On July 17, 2014, Eric Garner, a 43-year-old African American father of six, died after a police officer put him in a chokehold for selling cigarettes. The incident was captured on video and sparked outrage across the country. The officer was fired and stripped of his pension, and the case was not indicted by a grand jury.
Eric Garner. Eric Garner (September 15, 1970 – July 17, 2014) was a 43-year-old African American man. He was a horticulturist at the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation before quitting for health reasons.
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Jul 31, 2014 · Eric Garner, a Staten Island father of six, was tragically killed by New York Police Department Officer Daniel Pantaleo when he put him into an illegal chokehold. The NYPD has vowed to work with "all authorities involved" to ensure a fair and justified outcome. The article explores how implicit bias affects policing and how to stop homicides like Garner's.
- Judith Browne Dianis
- A 5-Year Battle For Justice
- A Family Fights For Change and Suffers Another Loss
- His Last Words, An Emerging Movement
- One Last Chance
The death of Garner, a 43-year-old father of six, was ruled a homicide in August 2014 by Dr. Floriana Persechino, a senior medical examiner for New York City. In Persechino's report, she not only conducted a traditional autopsy, but used the cellphone video to determine that a "chokehold" triggered a fatal cascade of events, including an asthma att...
Garner's eldest daughter and namesake, Erica, became an outspoken activist -- along with her grandmother, Gwen Carr -- calling for justice for her father. She also released a song called "This Ends Today," which includes audio from her father's confrontation with the officers. Tragically, Erica Garner passed away in December 2017 after suffering a ...
"I can’t breathe!" Before Garner’s death was captured on camera and seen around the world, a relatively new hashtag, #BlackLivesMatter, was taking form. Following the 2013 acquittal of George Zimmerman, a Florida community watchman who shot an unarmed 17-year-old boy wearing a hoodie -- Trayvon Martin, who Zimmerman said looked "suspicious" -- a gr...
In 2017, a Staten Island civil court judge approved a $4 million wrongful death settlement for the Garner family. Still, years after his death and the NYPD announced departmental chargesagainst Pantaleo, no criminal charges have been filed against the officer. The move came on the heels of a letter sent to the Department of Justice by the NYPD's de...
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- Christina Carrega
Aug 2, 2019 · New York Police Department Officer Daniel Pantaleo should be terminated following his controversial involvement in the death of Eric Garner, a departmental administrative judge officially ...
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Oct 25, 2021 · The long-awaited judicial inquiry into the NYPD killing of Eric Garner began on Monday. Judge Erika Edwards has ordered 13 witnesses, including NYPD officers and sergeants, to testify in order to ...
Oct 25, 2021 · Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, has become an activist opposing racism and violence in policing since her son’s death. Gareth Smit for The New York Times. Two years ago, the Garner family ...
