It has been 10 years since the chokehold death of Eric Garner at the hands of New York City police officers made “I can’t breathe” a rallying cry. On Wednesday, Garner’s mother, Gwen Carr, led a march honoring her son on Staten Island. That's where Garner died after being restrained by Officer Daniel Pantaleo on July 17, 2014.
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00:00I still want to bring up about keeping my son's name relevant because he should not
00:26have died that day.
00:29I should not be here talking to you today.
00:33I should be doing what I usually do.
00:35He should be doing what he usually do.
00:37I would like to see more justice.
00:41I want to see more accountability when there's wrongdoing, although we know that the police
00:47have a tough job.
00:48But when there's wrongdoing, when we have those bad apples in the police department,
00:53we have to get rid of them.
00:54Because we don't want to see another innocent citizen get hurt by the police or gun violence,
01:02either one.
01:03I am still commemorating my son, and I will for the rest of my life.
01:08I want people to remember him and remember that he was the one that helped get laws changed,
01:13to help implement laws, who was the sacrificial lamb, and that because of him, others have
01:21benefited.
01:23There's more video cameras when people are doing wrong.
01:26There's more cams on the police officers.
01:29And I think we've made steps in the right direction.
01:33But it's still so much more work to do.
01:42Today's march is about Eric Garner.
01:44It's 10 years after his death when he basically stated that he can't breathe.
01:5010 years later, Gwen is still fighting until we get equality from this world.
01:55You understand?
01:55She's going to continue fighting, Gwen Carr.
01:58She's a strong, determined woman.
01:59And that's why we're all here, gathered here today, to show support and to give back the
02:05things that she's fighting for.
02:06We want it too.