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al sharpton introduces eric garner's widow.idow and mother of eric garner. >> i do not know what to say. what -- i do not know what to say. thank you so much for your support. we miss him so much. i do not know what else to stay -- to not know what else to say. thank you for coming out to support me and get justice for my husband. >> we have a retired police officer here in support of what we are doing. i want to bring him to the stage. -- will you stand by and [indiscernible] you are just as bad as the rest of them and all of you should be held accountable. say,ther thing i want to the reason why we want all of in the case to be held accountable and arrested, when our kids decide to do something that [indiscernible] case, andic garner's he said i cannot breathe and they did nothing, [indiscernible] >> my name is constance. the staten island da should not be prosecuting this case. cop --ot want the same when they dropped the ball. we cannot have that happen. we need the feds to come in and take this case. we need accountability
al sharpton introduces eric garner's widow.idow and mother of eric garner. >> i do not know what to say. what -- i do not know what to say. thank you so much for your support. we miss him so much. i do not know what else to stay -- to not know what else to say. thank you for coming out to support me and get justice for my husband. >> we have a retired police officer here in support of what we are doing. i want to bring him to the stage. -- will you stand by and [indiscernible] you...
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the issue here is the choke hold that was placed on eric garner that led to his death. we now have a video that establishes that and a medical examiner's report that has followed up that finding by finding that it was, indeed, a homicide. >> and vince warren, in the old days before video you make an arrest like that and that would be one way of fixing that particular eyewitness's testimony to work in a much more favorable direction for the police but the trouble here is his testimony doesn't matter, it's his video that tells the story and it doesn't matter what orta has done before or since that video. >> oh, that's 100% right. and what do we know? we know what we saw. we know that the medical examiner has said that this is a killing by the police when mr. garner was in custody and the next step, really, is how do we think about this as a community and in our relationship with the police department? my organization, the center for constitutional rights, won the stop and frisk case last year and the city of new york, the mayor, the police commissioner, the police union a
the issue here is the choke hold that was placed on eric garner that led to his death. we now have a video that establishes that and a medical examiner's report that has followed up that finding by finding that it was, indeed, a homicide. >> and vince warren, in the old days before video you make an arrest like that and that would be one way of fixing that particular eyewitness's testimony to work in a much more favorable direction for the police but the trouble here is his testimony...
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the examiner found garner's asthma, hypertension, and obesity contributed to his death. we spoke to garner's mother, gwen carr. what do you want to happen to the officer here? >> i just want justice. i want him to be prosecuted. i want due process. >> reporter: do you believe he should be charged with homicide? >>, of course. >> reporter: the medical experiment's finding of homicide is not a legal opinion. the district attorney will look at all the evidence in the case when considering whether to charge officer pantaleo, and, jim, a former state prosecutor says a decision to charge or not in this case will likely be left up to a grand jury. >> axelrod: anna werner, thank you. up next, the gruesome injury that put the career of n.b.a. star paul george at risk when the cbs evening news continues. thlook what i got.p. oh my froot loops! [sniffs] let's do this? get up! get up! get up! get up! loop me! bring back the awesome... yeah! yeah! yeah! with the great taste of kellogg's froot loops. follow your nose! [ doorbell rings ] stall them. [ imitates monkey ] stop stalling. c
the examiner found garner's asthma, hypertension, and obesity contributed to his death. we spoke to garner's mother, gwen carr. what do you want to happen to the officer here? >> i just want justice. i want him to be prosecuted. i want due process. >> reporter: do you believe he should be charged with homicide? >>, of course. >> reporter: the medical experiment's finding of homicide is not a legal opinion. the district attorney will look at all the evidence in the case...
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this is about eric garner.bout what happened to him and other unarmed young black men at the hands of police, and to keep the focus on that as everyone moves forward. >> todd johnson for us down there in staten island. we'll check in with you once again. we're watching the rally and the nypd closely today because of what's happening 950 miles west of staten island. we're talking about ferguson, missouri. people protested the shooting of michael brown again overnight, but the crowds were smaller and remained peaceful. it's been exactly two weeks since officer wilson shot and killed the unarmed 18-year-old. st. louis county prosecutors this week convened a grand jury to begin hearing evidence in the case, and today we have the racial makeup of that grand jury. let me bring in harvard professor of law charles ogletree. mr. ogletree, always good to talk to you. did you have any concerns when you first heard about the makeup of that grand jury? we can put it up on the screen. 12 jurors, three african-americans, nine
this is about eric garner.bout what happened to him and other unarmed young black men at the hands of police, and to keep the focus on that as everyone moves forward. >> todd johnson for us down there in staten island. we'll check in with you once again. we're watching the rally and the nypd closely today because of what's happening 950 miles west of staten island. we're talking about ferguson, missouri. people protested the shooting of michael brown again overnight, but the crowds were...
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this after the medical examiner ruled eric garner's death a homicide. anna werner spoke with garner's mother today. >> reporter: outside, headlines relayed the medical examiner's finding calling eric garner's death a homicide. >> this is about an illegal choke hold. >> reporter: inside, at a news conference with ref rantd al sharpton, garner's family called for justice. his widow: >> i met with the prosecutors and i feel like i did the right thing by doing that, and i just want them to do the right thing for justice for my husband. >> reporter: cell phone video shows police confronting 43-year-old garn or a staten island sidewalk. they said he was selling cigarettes illegally and had been arrested 30 times before. new york police officer daniel pantaleo, in the green shirt, put garnener a choke hold for roughly 15 seconds. it's a move prohibited by his department. >> i can't breathe. i can't breathe. >> reporter: moments later, another eyewitness video shows garner lying on the ground appearing unresponsive. police say he died on the way to the hospital
this after the medical examiner ruled eric garner's death a homicide. anna werner spoke with garner's mother today. >> reporter: outside, headlines relayed the medical examiner's finding calling eric garner's death a homicide. >> this is about an illegal choke hold. >> reporter: inside, at a news conference with ref rantd al sharpton, garner's family called for justice. his widow: >> i met with the prosecutors and i feel like i did the right thing by doing that, and i...
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he is serving as co-counsel for the garner family.ichael, what is your reaction and the legal import of the medical examiner's finding? >> well, obviously our reaction is that the medical examiner substantiated what we saw in the tape that an illegal choke hold was used and caused the death of eric garner which in our view now provides the probable cause to begin to get justice for eric garner and his family and that's what national action network has been dedicated to and are committed to. >> vince warren, we saw eric garner's mother rejoicing that in, to her mind, the medical examiner was basically telling the truth about this incident and she's a woman old enough to have heard of stories and perhaps known with real authority about stories where this kind of thing happened and medical examiners rather conveniently ruled in a direction that helped the police when no video like this existed. >> right. that's exactly right. the interesting piece here is that there is a video here and, in fact, the medical examiner, as michael said, con
he is serving as co-counsel for the garner family.ichael, what is your reaction and the legal import of the medical examiner's finding? >> well, obviously our reaction is that the medical examiner substantiated what we saw in the tape that an illegal choke hold was used and caused the death of eric garner which in our view now provides the probable cause to begin to get justice for eric garner and his family and that's what national action network has been dedicated to and are committed...
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garner. justice for eric garner's family, friends, loved ones, and then there's the issue of policing to make sure this doesn't happen again. what the media is trying to do is run one past the other. i want to be real clear. we had a meeting the other day at city hall, charles there, cynthia davis joined the clergy from staten island, with the mayor and the police chief. >> you are listen iing to the national action network president, msnbc's al sharpton. here at my table dean, a columnist at the daily beast, janel bo with bowie, associate r of political science and international public affairs at columbia university and sima ire, criminal defense attorney here in new york city. thank you all for joining me. this is obviously a critical moment. the i want to start with you, seema. tell me what it means for this investigation going forward in a very narrow legal sense, what a finding by the medical examiner of homicide means. >> it means that now the district attorney's office can file charges
garner. justice for eric garner's family, friends, loved ones, and then there's the issue of policing to make sure this doesn't happen again. what the media is trying to do is run one past the other. i want to be real clear. we had a meeting the other day at city hall, charles there, cynthia davis joined the clergy from staten island, with the mayor and the police chief. >> you are listen iing to the national action network president, msnbc's al sharpton. here at my table dean, a...
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the classification of garner's death as a homicide is not a legal opinion. it's up to the district attorney to decide whether to charge officer pantaleo. he has been stripped of his badge and gun and put on modified duty. the incident prompted protests across the city. also, other videos of new york police using choke-holds began to surface. at a roundtable discussion at city hall yesterday, mayor bill deblasio promised reforms. >> it would be a great disservice and injustice to not find change and reform out of this moment. and that's why we are gathered here. >> reporter: the family of eric garner had no immediate statement. they plan to address the report tomorrow at a rally here in new york city. james, all 35,000 new york city police officers will be retrained on proper restraint techniques. >> brown: anna, thank you. now to the economy. today's report from the labor department shows the job market is improving. employers added 209,000 jobs last month, but not enough to meet demand. as more workers enter the job hunt, the unemployment rate ticked up to
the classification of garner's death as a homicide is not a legal opinion. it's up to the district attorney to decide whether to charge officer pantaleo. he has been stripped of his badge and gun and put on modified duty. the incident prompted protests across the city. also, other videos of new york police using choke-holds began to surface. at a roundtable discussion at city hall yesterday, mayor bill deblasio promised reforms. >> it would be a great disservice and injustice to not find...
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that's not going to be very easy to do in the garner case.'t know how you claim that was self-defense. that's clearly excessive force. i think it is easier to get an indictment in garner. >> yeah. and, bernie kerik, under what circumstances are officers trained to use deadly force and do you think in both of these cases that the officers were justified? some people are wondering why not just shoot to injure? injure? officers are trained to shoot to kill? >> first of all, i heard that earlier. and that's not the truth. that's not the case. at least from the training i've received and i've given for the last 30 years. you shoot to stop. you shoot center body mass which is the largest part of a target, and you shoot to stop. and you only shoot when you are faced with deadly physical force, the threat of deadly physical force against you. so that's when you should shoot. that's when you should use deadly physical force. and that is the law. >> so it really is a judgment call then in a split second, bernie? >> it is a split second, don. and it is
that's not going to be very easy to do in the garner case.'t know how you claim that was self-defense. that's clearly excessive force. i think it is easier to get an indictment in garner. >> yeah. and, bernie kerik, under what circumstances are officers trained to use deadly force and do you think in both of these cases that the officers were justified? some people are wondering why not just shoot to injure? injure? officers are trained to shoot to kill? >> first of all, i heard...
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>> reporter: garner died in july after being put in a chokehold by police. for his family, today's march was personal. >> he wasn't an aggressive guy. he wasn't evil. he wasn't disrespectful. >> reporter: marchers went past the district attorney's office asking that officers involved in garner's death be held accountable. but today's message seemed to stretch far beyond staten island. >> every time you see police always shooting us down for no reason -- >> reporter: the nypd brought in extra officers who were told to bring riot gear, but the crowd stayed peaceful. >> as you can see when we do things together it works out well. >> we don't want no violence because let's remember it's not all the police officers that's bad. >> reporter: for many it was a teaching moment. he explained to his daughter this morning that eric garner was a father just like him. what do you want her to learn? >> well, i want her to know that human beings, their rights should be respected. >> reporter: in the midst of what some say is a national crisis, today was about a community co
>> reporter: garner died in july after being put in a chokehold by police. for his family, today's march was personal. >> he wasn't an aggressive guy. he wasn't evil. he wasn't disrespectful. >> reporter: marchers went past the district attorney's office asking that officers involved in garner's death be held accountable. but today's message seemed to stretch far beyond staten island. >> every time you see police always shooting us down for no reason -- >>...
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garner died after being held in a choke hold, a move illegal in new york for 20 years. with a finding sure to move investigations on the new york city medical investigator's office ruled garner's death a breaches condition of asthma heart disease and obesity were contributing factors. with eight police officers, two emts and two paramedics on the scene, garner repeats his last words. >> i can't breathe. i can't breathe. i can't breathe. >> now those words have fueled a protest. >> i can't breathe. i can't breathe. >> residents of new york city hold up eric garner of a symbol of the community's long and complicated relationship with the nypd. but another question, the one between emergency medical services and police officers on the scene. >> i looked at the emt and she just didn't look as if she was comfortable. she looked like she wasn't sure of what she had to do. >> antoine's father james rocky robinson who was not at the scene himself is many volunteer fire captain. >> specifically when you look at the video what happened? why didn't he get some medical help in your
garner died after being held in a choke hold, a move illegal in new york for 20 years. with a finding sure to move investigations on the new york city medical investigator's office ruled garner's death a breaches condition of asthma heart disease and obesity were contributing factors. with eight police officers, two emts and two paramedics on the scene, garner repeats his last words. >> i can't breathe. i can't breathe. i can't breathe. >> now those words have fueled a protest....
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it was a tragic case of eric garner. >> eric garner is the staten island man who died in police custody after an alleged chokehold. >> mr. garner was selling what's called in new york city loosies, untaxed cigarettes at 75 cents apiece. >> jon: sure, that's how it starts. but the next thing you know, that guy's selling gum one stick at a time and pringles by the chip. [laughter] pringles singles or springles, as they're known on the street. well, we can at least hope eric garner's senseless death marks the end of excessive force by police. >> the new york city police department says up to 1,000 reports of suspects being placed in illegal chokeholds may now have to be reviewed. >> nypd officials say the entire force may have to be retrained. >> jon: okay, retraining lesson number one: this is a camera phone. when that is pointed at you, officer, stop strangling the person. [laughter] for more, we turn to senior... [cheering and applause] oh, okay. i'm sorry. i didn't know senior black correspondent, i didn't realize we were talking about racial issues. i thought this was going to be the
it was a tragic case of eric garner. >> eric garner is the staten island man who died in police custody after an alleged chokehold. >> mr. garner was selling what's called in new york city loosies, untaxed cigarettes at 75 cents apiece. >> jon: sure, that's how it starts. but the next thing you know, that guy's selling gum one stick at a time and pringles by the chip. [laughter] pringles singles or springles, as they're known on the street. well, we can at least hope eric...
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you attended the funeral of eric garner. your thoughts today?fficers and your son, was killed in that case. >> [no audio] >> i'm sorry. can you start again? we didn't hear you. >> i was saying that it is a bittersweet moment for you when i attended the funeral. we had been there many times over and over again. when my son was gunned down in his own vestibule he was doing nothing wrong. that night, no one called 911 saying that any crime is being committed or had been committed that night. they just came out with their guns drawn. son.basically executed my my family and the community at large called for changes. it seems to me the call has not been answered. we keep on seeing many victims of the same similar cases. even different cases. what is different this time? .e did not have a video to show but this time, as was just said, we have this video that enlightens so that we can see the aggressive and brutal things that the cops did against eric. i have to say, though, that if the nypd and law enforcement at large want to help the communities to r
you attended the funeral of eric garner. your thoughts today?fficers and your son, was killed in that case. >> [no audio] >> i'm sorry. can you start again? we didn't hear you. >> i was saying that it is a bittersweet moment for you when i attended the funeral. we had been there many times over and over again. when my son was gunned down in his own vestibule he was doing nothing wrong. that night, no one called 911 saying that any crime is being committed or had been committed...
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hopes to learn from garner's death. >> it's a tragic incident. we are hoping we'll come to an agreement that out of this can come something positive and moving forward we can get beyond this, and learn from one another. >> for alicia garner, eric's sister, it's about making her brother's death mean something. >> eric's life was taken away selfishly. with all that said, we are fighting for justice. >> reporter: justice, his family hopes, will be the biggest part of his legacy. >>> we should mention the protest was peaceful. new york police report there was no arrest. >>> turning to the latest on the situation in gaz a. [ explosion ] >> a 12-storey apartment building in gaza city brought to the ground by israeli air strikes. residents were given a warning to get out. two missiles brought the building down. israel says there was a hamas operations room inside. meanwhile palestinian authorities president tries to jumpstart a new round of peace talks. >> reporter: after more than six weeks of fighting... [ explosion ] ..this is perhaps the largest act
hopes to learn from garner's death. >> it's a tragic incident. we are hoping we'll come to an agreement that out of this can come something positive and moving forward we can get beyond this, and learn from one another. >> for alicia garner, eric's sister, it's about making her brother's death mean something. >> eric's life was taken away selfishly. with all that said, we are fighting for justice. >> reporter: justice, his family hopes, will be the biggest part of his...
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garner's death? >> i can't speak to you the progress that has been made thus far, but i believe that commissioner bratton is headed in the right direction. to the degree that everyone is committed to a full accounting, a full and thorough investigation, we're satisfied. but given the tragedy of mr. garner's death, given the expectations of the citizens of new york, the country and indeed the world, we await the outcome of the investigation with a great deal of anticipation. >> let me read you something that you wrote specifically about the larger implications of the death. you wrote garner's death is not a symbol, his death is a heart-breaking symptom of the untested and overaggressive policing culture that has become common place from new york to california. it is part of a sequence of tragedies that have seared the names of rodney king. i'm going to have to interrupt this conversation for one minute and i apologize, mr. brooks. we're going to go to dover air force base where we are watching the dig
garner's death? >> i can't speak to you the progress that has been made thus far, but i believe that commissioner bratton is headed in the right direction. to the degree that everyone is committed to a full accounting, a full and thorough investigation, we're satisfied. but given the tragedy of mr. garner's death, given the expectations of the citizens of new york, the country and indeed the world, we await the outcome of the investigation with a great deal of anticipation. >> let...
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garner for allegedly selling illegal cigarettes. video, one officer appears to hold garner in a check hold, a technique planned by the nyc police department and several officers held him down. garner is heard several times saying he couldn't breathe. >> we're not going stop protesting. we're not going to stop rallying the medical examiner says garner died from compression of the neck and chest and his health problems including asthma and obesity were contributing factors. the stanton island district attorney has not said if any officers will be charged for the crime in connection with garner's death. >>> with just $50 a bakersfield storeowner is now the owner of a piece of history, worth tens of thousands of dollars. according to kephart a man came into his store with what looks like a civil war ra document what he said he found at the bottom of his grandmother's chest. on the dom was president abraham lincoln's signature. kephart decided to take the chance. >> i thought if it isn't real it might look all right hanging on the wall.
garner for allegedly selling illegal cigarettes. video, one officer appears to hold garner in a check hold, a technique planned by the nyc police department and several officers held him down. garner is heard several times saying he couldn't breathe. >> we're not going stop protesting. we're not going to stop rallying the medical examiner says garner died from compression of the neck and chest and his health problems including asthma and obesity were contributing factors. the stanton...
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the march started on the staten island street where erik garner died. he wahis death has been called a homicide and they are calling for a federal investigation. >> we call on you to change the mind of this racist regime. >> it began with a prayer. >> and bring us some good police in this city. >> at the site where erik garner took his last breath. an estimated 2,500 people took to the streets in anger, grief and a desire for justice. in the wake of garner's death it emerging new york's police department has received more than a thousand choke hold complaints despite the fact that the department had banned the process. and the police had used the stop and frisk more than any other times in the city. >> now they said they were going to top stop and frisk they started murdering them. >> they ruled garner's death a homicide. the grand jury will now decide if it was a crime. deaths like brown's and garner's is too often the outcome of the aggressive policing they see every day. >> these are two of many across the country that should be federally investigate
the march started on the staten island street where erik garner died. he wahis death has been called a homicide and they are calling for a federal investigation. >> we call on you to change the mind of this racist regime. >> it began with a prayer. >> and bring us some good police in this city. >> at the site where erik garner took his last breath. an estimated 2,500 people took to the streets in anger, grief and a desire for justice. in the wake of garner's death it...
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aquÍ se buscan soluciones para evitar caso como el de garner un hombre afroamericano que hace 15 dÍasa fma policÍa lo detuvo dieron la vuelta al mundo exhibieron para cuestionar el mÉtodo que los agentes usaron para su arresto. >> el trabajo de la policÍa en ny tiene que ser constitucional, respetuoso y compasivo. >> la policÍa tiene que instituir reformas sistemÁticas. >> no fue el Único caso del uso de la llave de estrangulamiento en la misma semana de la muerte de garner este joven fue detenido en el tren subterrÁneo por ingresar sin pagar pasaje. >> me agarraron por algo que no hice ellos son muy violentos la policÍa en mi opiniÓn no respeta a la comunidad. >> en 5 aÑos 1300 personas han presentado quejas por haber sido vÍctimas de esta forma de resto. >> anticipamos que en 6 meses habremos concluido con el reentrenamiento de los oficiales de la policÍa sobre sus formas de detener a un transeÚnte. >> quiero ver a la policÍa asumir responsabilidad y enfrentar el castigo de la ley cuando no hacen bien su trabajo no basta con reentrenarlos dijo el lÍder comunitario. en el caso de gar
aquÍ se buscan soluciones para evitar caso como el de garner un hombre afroamericano que hace 15 dÍasa fma policÍa lo detuvo dieron la vuelta al mundo exhibieron para cuestionar el mÉtodo que los agentes usaron para su arresto. >> el trabajo de la policÍa en ny tiene que ser constitucional, respetuoso y compasivo. >> la policÍa tiene que instituir reformas sistemÁticas. >> no fue el Único caso del uso de la llave de estrangulamiento en la misma semana de la muerte de...
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to subdue him. >> reporter: garner was suspected of selling cigarettes illegally. the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide with compression of the neck listed as a cause of death. you want to be heard. >> we want to be heard. >> reporter: aniana gerardo was among the marchers. it has been five weeks since eric garner died. >> yeah. >> reporter: the district attorney sent case to a grand jury this week. is the case moving fast enough? >> no. >> reporter: for you? >> no, it's not moving fast enough. >> reporter: what is justice to you? >> justice to me is to pit everyone that did something wrong to be accountable. >> no justice. >> no peace. >> reporter: with slogans, signs, and shirts, demonstrators also invoked the death of michael brown in missouri as an emotional rallying cry to call for police reform. across the street from the police precinct, staten island resident rosemary antonucci expressed her anger. why are you here today? >> i'm here for justice for eric and for this police officer they arrested. he murdered that man. >> reporter: officer pant lay
to subdue him. >> reporter: garner was suspected of selling cigarettes illegally. the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide with compression of the neck listed as a cause of death. you want to be heard. >> we want to be heard. >> reporter: aniana gerardo was among the marchers. it has been five weeks since eric garner died. >> yeah. >> reporter: the district attorney sent case to a grand jury this week. is the case moving fast enough? >> no. >>...
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the march started on the staten island street where eric garner died. police officer used a choke hold to restrain garner and it has been ruled a homicide. kaelyn forde was at that rally today. >> god is calling on you to change the minds of this raceit regi regime. put these police in jail. and bring us some good police in this state. >> on the site were 43-year-old eric garner took his last break. >> i can't breathe. i can't breathe. >> an estimated 2,500 people took to the streets on saturday to express anger, grief, and a desire for justice. after the high profile acts of two men died at the hands of white police officers this officer. >> hands up. don't shoot. >> in the wake of garner's death, it emerged that new york's police department had received more than 1 choke hold complaints over the past five years despite the fact that the department regulations banned the practice and in this part of staten island alone, police have stopped and frisked people more than 1,300 times this year more than any other place in the city. after the stop and frisk
the march started on the staten island street where eric garner died. police officer used a choke hold to restrain garner and it has been ruled a homicide. kaelyn forde was at that rally today. >> god is calling on you to change the minds of this raceit regi regime. put these police in jail. and bring us some good police in this state. >> on the site were 43-year-old eric garner took his last break. >> i can't breathe. i can't breathe. >> an estimated 2,500 people took...
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what we saw was eric garner being killed at the hands of police officers.t matter what the pedigree of the person taking the video was. what matters is the video was made and the question for mr. lynch and for the police department is what the heck are we going to do about it? turns out in our stop and frisk case, we're all coming to the table in a reform process to be able to understand what are the remedies to that practice. the community and the union are going to be at the table. that's the opportunity for us to really say how should the communities be treated in these police interactions, how can we keep the mpolice and the community safe. >> what's the responsibility of the mayor? he was elected, in large part, a lot of people believe, because he vowed to change the stop and frisk policy. obviously his son, that ad he did, where he visually showed is he too could be somebody who could be stopped under this policy. grade the mayor so far on his response to what's happened to eric garner. >> the mayor has been out there and out front saying, i think, un
what we saw was eric garner being killed at the hands of police officers.t matter what the pedigree of the person taking the video was. what matters is the video was made and the question for mr. lynch and for the police department is what the heck are we going to do about it? turns out in our stop and frisk case, we're all coming to the table in a reform process to be able to understand what are the remedies to that practice. the community and the union are going to be at the table. that's the...
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eric garner was arrested for allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes. during that arrest, a white police officer put him in a chokehold which an autopsy reveals was the cause of death while asthma and obesity were called contributing factors. reverend al sharpton and garner's families were among the leaders of the march on staten island. they warned demonstrators to go home if they can't remain peaceful. today's march comes on the heels of protests of the murder of an unarmed teen in ferguson, missouri. >> the timing of eric garner and also michael brown down in missouri, it's the timing but it's going to show that this is a national problem. >> two new york city police officers involved in garner's death are being investigated. one was placed on desk duty. another stripped of his gun and badge. last week, the district attorney announced he would convene a grand jury to consider charges against the officers. >>> for the first time in two weeks, there were zero arrests overnight in ferguson, missouri the community continued its protest and not all protes
eric garner was arrested for allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes. during that arrest, a white police officer put him in a chokehold which an autopsy reveals was the cause of death while asthma and obesity were called contributing factors. reverend al sharpton and garner's families were among the leaders of the march on staten island. they warned demonstrators to go home if they can't remain peaceful. today's march comes on the heels of protests of the murder of an unarmed teen in ferguson,...
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eric garner was arrested for allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes. a white police officer put him in a chokehold during the arrest which an autopsy revealed was the cause of death with asthma and obesity being contributed as causal factors. al sharpton and garner's family warned demonstrators to go home if they couldn't remain peaceful. >> this police brutality is a serious problem in this country, nationwide. the timing of eric garner and also mike brown down in missouri -- it's the timing but it's going to show that this is a national problem. >> two new york city police officers involved in garner's death were disciplined. one was placed on desk duty, another stripped of his gun and badge. last week, the district attorney announced he would convene a grand jury to consider charges against the officers. >>> for the first time in two weeks, there were zero arrests overnight in ferguson, missouri. still the community continued its protests and not all demonstrators stood against the police. there was new support for the officer who shot and killed mi
eric garner was arrested for allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes. a white police officer put him in a chokehold during the arrest which an autopsy revealed was the cause of death with asthma and obesity being contributed as causal factors. al sharpton and garner's family warned demonstrators to go home if they couldn't remain peaceful. >> this police brutality is a serious problem in this country, nationwide. the timing of eric garner and also mike brown down in missouri -- it's the...
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garner's wife broke down as protesters passed sidewalk where the incident happened. >> i'm hoping thats will, you know, bring justice for my son. that's all we're asking for is justice. >> reporter: protesters walked past the district attorney's office which has agreed to present the garner case to a grand jury for consideration of criminal charges. police choke holds are banned in new york city. >> people by the thousands really want to see police reform. this is not antipolice but it is antipolice violating the law. >> reporter: the nypd had a lamp presence at the rally. uniformed officers were joined by community police officers dressed in polo shirts and pants. authorities didn't want to appear threatening to a crowd determined to move forward. jericka duncan for cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> well, two rallies today in ferguson, missouri, this afternoon the saint louis county naacp held a youth march. protesters marched to the site where michael brown was shot by officer darren wilson two weeks ago. earlier today supporters of officer wilson rallied in saint louis. the shooting of the
garner's wife broke down as protesters passed sidewalk where the incident happened. >> i'm hoping thats will, you know, bring justice for my son. that's all we're asking for is justice. >> reporter: protesters walked past the district attorney's office which has agreed to present the garner case to a grand jury for consideration of criminal charges. police choke holds are banned in new york city. >> people by the thousands really want to see police reform. this is not...
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in an encounter with police caught on camera, today the reverend al sharpton was joined by garner's widow, mother and family members at a rally calling for prosecutors to file criminal charges. >> i met with the prosecutors, and i feel like i did the right thing by doing that. and i just want them to do the right thing and give me justice for my husband. and thank you. thank you. that's all i'm going to say. thank you. >> reporter: the activist and msnbc host sharpton fired back at critics who have taken issue with his involvement in a case with racial overtones. >> this is not about the family overreacting. this is not about civil rights activists polarizing. there is no issue other than justice. and having policies that will assure justice. >> i can't breathe! i can't breathe. >> reporter: garner died after complaining multiple times to officers trying to arrest him he couldn't breathe. police say he was illegally selling cigarettes, the police union said the tragedy could have been avoided had he complied. what happens next will be closely watched as prosecutors weigh the evidenc
in an encounter with police caught on camera, today the reverend al sharpton was joined by garner's widow, mother and family members at a rally calling for prosecutors to file criminal charges. >> i met with the prosecutors, and i feel like i did the right thing by doing that. and i just want them to do the right thing and give me justice for my husband. and thank you. thank you. that's all i'm going to say. thank you. >> reporter: the activist and msnbc host sharpton fired back at...
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garner didn't comply and it's a tragedy all the way around. for garner family, it's a horrible tragedy and for these cops, who are going to have to go through this process. it is -- it is horrible. it's going to be a horrible thing. >> regarding rikers, you have been warning on this for some time. what's going on at rikers? >> i think it's leadership. i'd be remiss to say that you cannot blame ponte, the new commissioner who's just gotten there in may. he's trying to implement different policies and procedures that will curb some of this stuff but you have to look at what happened over the last four or five years. violence that is increased every single year. if the u.s. attorney's report is half as accurate at it reports, there are some major problems that have to be addressed. >> there were not major problems when you were in charge of rykers, what were you doing differently? >> first of all, you have to given the cos the tools to do the job. secondly you have to hold the inmates responsible for their actions. some of the most violent facili
garner didn't comply and it's a tragedy all the way around. for garner family, it's a horrible tragedy and for these cops, who are going to have to go through this process. it is -- it is horrible. it's going to be a horrible thing. >> regarding rikers, you have been warning on this for some time. what's going on at rikers? >> i think it's leadership. i'd be remiss to say that you cannot blame ponte, the new commissioner who's just gotten there in may. he's trying to implement...
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emergency workers on the tape appear to do nothing to help a struggling garner. and then there's the issue of white police officers subduing a black suspect. >> i can't breathe! i can't breathe! >> reporter: the city's african-american community has rallied around garner's widow. then yesterday activists and msnbc host reverend al sharpton got personal with mayor bill de blasio bringing the mayor's son and star of his commercials into the debate. >> if dante wasn't your son, he'd be a candidate for a chokehold. and we've got to deal with that reality. >> reporter: chokeholds are banned by the new york city police and commissioner bill bratton promised that message would be reinforced. >> we shall retrain the whole department, all 35,000 members, and particularly those 20,000 officers who routinely work the streets. >> reporter: the officer seen using the chokehold has been stripped of his badge and gun, another is on desk duty. four medical responders are suspended without pay all pending an investigation. tonight, the police union offers its sympathies to garner
emergency workers on the tape appear to do nothing to help a struggling garner. and then there's the issue of white police officers subduing a black suspect. >> i can't breathe! i can't breathe! >> reporter: the city's african-american community has rallied around garner's widow. then yesterday activists and msnbc host reverend al sharpton got personal with mayor bill de blasio bringing the mayor's son and star of his commercials into the debate. >> if dante wasn't your son,...
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moments later garner was dead the new york city medical examiner's office ruled that garners death was caused directly by that police chokehold you saw saying the exact cause was quote compression of neck chokehold compression of chest and prone position during physical restraint by police and a video posted to you tube just three days before eric garners death and why p.d. officers can again be seen you. in a choke hold on a man who allegedly skipped his subway fare a completely nonviolent crime officers can also be seen punching twenty two year old ronald johns in the face and sprain him with pepper spray. meanwhile last month a video surfaced of a california highway patrol officer brutally punching a hole most woman on the side of a busy los angeles freeway or to the officer the woman was walking barefoot on the freeway and refused to stop walking on the freeway in the video the police can be seen tackling the women well and pinning her down and repeatedly punching her in the face as she tried to protect herself california highway patrol is continuing to investigate the incident and
moments later garner was dead the new york city medical examiner's office ruled that garners death was caused directly by that police chokehold you saw saying the exact cause was quote compression of neck chokehold compression of chest and prone position during physical restraint by police and a video posted to you tube just three days before eric garners death and why p.d. officers can again be seen you. in a choke hold on a man who allegedly skipped his subway fare a completely nonviolent...
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thousands rallied to protest the death of eric garner. he is a man seen in this video here being restrained by police. look at him go down. his last words were "i can't breathe." his death has been ruled a homicide. >> garner's family hopes something can be learnt from the tragedy. >> we are calling on you to change the mind of this race. regime. >> reporter: it began with a prayer. >> put the police in gaol. and bring us some good police in this city. >> reporter: on the site where 43-year-old eric garner took his last breath. >> this is me. >> reporter: an estimated 2,500 took to the streets expressing anger, grief and a desire for justice, after the high profile deaths of two unarmed black men at the hands of white police officers. [ chants ] . all: hand up, don't shoot. >>> in the wake of garner's death, it emerged that the new york police department had received more than 1,000 choke hold complaints over five years, despite the practice being banned. in this part of staten island, police stopped and frisked people more than 1,300 tim
thousands rallied to protest the death of eric garner. he is a man seen in this video here being restrained by police. look at him go down. his last words were "i can't breathe." his death has been ruled a homicide. >> garner's family hopes something can be learnt from the tragedy. >> we are calling on you to change the mind of this race. regime. >> reporter: it began with a prayer. >> put the police in gaol. and bring us some good police in this city. >>...
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partirÁn el sábado desde diferentes puntos de la ciudad para exigir justicia por la muerte de eric garnerar en una marcha en contra de los ataques policiales programada para el sÁbado. >> propÓsito para la marcha es la justicia para la familia de garner y la familia de brown en missouri tambiÉn estamos pidiendo justicia para toda la comunidad latina y afroamericana en ny y en todo el paÍs. >> la marcha fue convocada por el reverendo tras la muerte de garner cuando era arrestado por dos policÍas este hecho fue grabado por un testigo y en el video se puede ver cÓmo el policÍa daniel pantaleo le aplica mortalmente una llave de estrangulamiento en un incidente calificado como un homicidio. >> abusan de su uniforme y de su poder de policÍa para hacer de las suyas. son muy racistas. >> por ello sÁnchez será una de las mÁs de 5000 personas que vendrÁn de todo el paÍs para participar en la caravana, lo harÁ en honor a su hermano que fue vÍctima de una agresiÓn policial hace varios aÑos. >> a mi hermano le abrieron la ceja. yo sentÍ una impotencia de ver cÓmo le empezaron a patear. >> los manifest
partirÁn el sábado desde diferentes puntos de la ciudad para exigir justicia por la muerte de eric garnerar en una marcha en contra de los ataques policiales programada para el sÁbado. >> propÓsito para la marcha es la justicia para la familia de garner y la familia de brown en missouri tambiÉn estamos pidiendo justicia para toda la comunidad latina y afroamericana en ny y en todo el paÍs. >> la marcha fue convocada por el reverendo tras la muerte de garner cuando era...
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the medical examiners's office ruled eric garner's death a homicide. in the video of the july 17th incident, you can hear garner on the ground as officers restrain him for allegedly selling illegal cigarettes. the examer said the compression of his neck and chest caused his death while his acute asthma and other medical conditions were factors. his wife joined reverend al sharpton to get them to file charges. federal officials are monitoring the investigation. meanwhile, the man who shot that video that sparked the national outrage he's due in court this morning after he was arrested saturday. 22-year-old ramsey appeared on "newsnation" with me last month is charged with criminal possession of a weapon. officers allegedly saw him stuffing a handgun into a woman's waistband as he left a hotel. his family says he was set up. while in a statement the police crownon said the arrest, quote, only underscores the dangers that brought police officers to respond to chronic crime conditions in that community. joining us to talk about this in another edition he h
the medical examiners's office ruled eric garner's death a homicide. in the video of the july 17th incident, you can hear garner on the ground as officers restrain him for allegedly selling illegal cigarettes. the examer said the compression of his neck and chest caused his death while his acute asthma and other medical conditions were factors. his wife joined reverend al sharpton to get them to file charges. federal officials are monitoring the investigation. meanwhile, the man who shot that...