The decision by a grand jury not to indict in the death of Eric Garner is a miscarriage of justice. It’s an outrage, it’s a disgrace, it’s a blow to our democracy and it should shock the conscience of every single American who cares about justice and fair play... “Eric Garner did not deserve to die. He was placed in a chokehold that is illegal. His death was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner. He begged for his life. He said over and over and over again that he could not breathe. There were multiple officers on the scene who did not intervene and he was killed in plain sight for all of America to see, because this was captured on video. And so it’s inexplicable that this grand jury could not return a single charge, this grand jury couldn’t return a charge for assault, this grand jury couldn’t return a charge for involuntary manslaughter, this grand jury couldn’t return a charge for criminally negligent homicide, this grand jury couldn’t return a charge for reckless endangerment of human life, this grand jury couldn’t even see fit to charge this officer with a misdemeanor, what more does America need to see. I’m struggling because I’m a father of two young African American boys and I don’t know what to say to them about what’s happening in this country right now. We’re better than this as a country... -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) https://youtube/watch?v=tU6Qcth2bK8
Posted on: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 06:04:52 +0000
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