Cyrus Langhorne
A New York grand jury has decided to vote against bringing criminal charges on the police responsible for the death of Eric Garner in a controversial chokehold caught on tape earlier this year.
According to reports, a Staten Island jury reached its decision Wednesday (December 3).
The decision was reached after months of testimony, including from the officer who used the chokehold, Daniel Pantaleo. The grand jury reached its decision less than two weeks after a grand jury in Ferguson, Mo., declined to bring charges against a white officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown. (New York Times)
Watch the controversial footage right here…
Despite killing Garner, the jury did not believe officers committed a crime.
In delivering a vote of “no true bill,” jurors determined there was not probable cause that a crime was committed by NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo, who was seen on a widely watched amateur video wrapping his arm around Garner’s neck as the 43-year-old yelled, “I can’t breathe!” during the July 17 confrontation. Garner, who had been stopped by Pantaleo and several other NYPD officers, including two sergeants, on suspicion of selling loose, untaxed cigarettes, was pronounced dead at a hospital. (NBC New York)
Bad Boy Records CEO Diddy posted up a caption-less screenshot of the jury’s decision onto his Instagram page.
http://instagram.com/p/wKM9-eplwe/?modal=true
Damn… To bad “brothaz” aint gone do sh!t about it.
Really? What a shock!!!!!
Look guys stop crying racism and pull up your pants! Then white cops will stop killing us!!
I hope you’re being sarcastic. If not that’s bull!!!!!! Some cops just got it in for us. Racist dudes that just happen to patrol our neighborhoods but don’t like us. Ready for some action. I can’t give a percentage but I think it’s pretty high. Cops have stopped and searched me for no reason. More than once!!!! I just happen to always “fit the description”. Mind you I’m not a thug at all. lol.
Ahh you must not know me homie!! Of course I’m being sarcastic. Only a fool would follow such an idiotic line of reasoning. Although there are many fools who do!! lol
Your boy Charles Barkley seems to follow that reasoning. lol.
HA!! Don’t even get me started on that house negro! lol I’m already up on him. That tap dancin’ negro gives Savion Glover a run for his money!!
glad somebody recognizes barkley as the sell out/uncle tom that he is..he got away with that b.s. he said about the trayvon martin killing…. the police have basically declared open season on blackmen..its been way more of these incidents than those that make the news..they did a good job of ignoring the killing of eric garner..and they have snuck in another bs verdict!..AND WE HAVE THE TAPE! FOH!
That Bitch needs a Seeing Eye Dog…
Jayz? Diddy? Fifty? Fabolous? Spike Lee? Mos Def? Carmelo? Where yall at? New York is pussy
Actually Spike Lee is in Times Square with the protestors! lol I agree with you on everyone else you named though. For real for real this shouldn’t be viewed as a “New York” thing. Every Black male above the age of 15 should be out there. All of us.
no doubt
Disgusting