Protests continue over choking death
- 10 years ago
Protests heat up for a second night in cities across the U.S. over a grand jury decision not to indict a New York City police officer for the choking death of unarmed black man, Eric Garner.
In New York, demonstrators converged in Times Square by the thousands... and blocked intersections at a number of other locations around Manhattan.
Even as they were being loaded onto police vans demonstrators chanted the common rally cry "I can't breathe"...
From New York to Chicago to Seattle demonstrators took to the streets.... sometimes disrupting traffic by blocking major highways. Authorities, laying down in the middle of the street.
The demonstrations are in protest of Wednesday's decision not to bring charges against white police officer Daniel Pantaleo.
Last July, Pantaleo was attempting to arrest Eric Garner for allegedly selling cigarettes illegally on the streets of Staten Island. Pantaleo was trying to restrain Garner by putting his arm around his neck, b
In New York, demonstrators converged in Times Square by the thousands... and blocked intersections at a number of other locations around Manhattan.
Even as they were being loaded onto police vans demonstrators chanted the common rally cry "I can't breathe"...
From New York to Chicago to Seattle demonstrators took to the streets.... sometimes disrupting traffic by blocking major highways. Authorities, laying down in the middle of the street.
The demonstrations are in protest of Wednesday's decision not to bring charges against white police officer Daniel Pantaleo.
Last July, Pantaleo was attempting to arrest Eric Garner for allegedly selling cigarettes illegally on the streets of Staten Island. Pantaleo was trying to restrain Garner by putting his arm around his neck, b