Today a grand jury in Staten Island came to the decision that Officer Pantaleo would not be indited for the death of Eric Garner. This decision comes a few days after a grand jury in Missouri also decides that an Officer that shot a black teen was also not face indited. The New York Times posts that there has been large scale protests all over New York. The verdict came not even a day after the grand jury heard testimony from witnesses and Officer Pantaleo. The grand jury was also shown videos of the incident that ended Eric Garner's life.
The New York Times reports that although the verdict was that there would be no criminal trial there will be a civil rights inquiry. Massive protests have started tonight in New York, as protesters chant Garner's last words, "I can't breath." The protests and civil disobedience that are occurring in New York is very different than that of Ferguson, Missouri, with few arrest and less violence. The same post from the New York Times also explains that police in New York will now be required to wear small body cameras, though some will argue that cops wearing cameras won't make a difference when being used as evidence.
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/04/nyregion/grand-jury-said-to-bring-no-charges-in-staten-island-chokehold-death-of-eric-garner.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=a-lede-package-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0
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