Eric Garner Was Killed, But Will His Killer Be Punished?

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PushBlack
May 29, 2019

Eric Garner’s last moments were RECORDED, but that doesn’t matter to officer Daniel Pantaleo, his killer. Now on trial, Pantaleo’s defense is that Garner was already going to die! 

His lawyer and the police union blame Garner’s health for his death, not Pantaleo’s CHOKEHOLD. 

The AP reports, “A medical examiner who performed an autopsy on Eric Garner says a police officer’s chokehold set into motion ‘a lethal sequence of events’ that led to his death five years ago.” Still, Pantaleo and his defenders are saying the professional examiner doesn’t know what she’s talking about.

According to CNN, his attorney was BOLD enough to even utter these words: “Mr. Garner died from being morbidly obese… He was a ticking time bomb and set these facts in motion by resisting arrest.” How much more insulting can you get?

When Black people are killed by the police, it’s ALWAYS our fault some way and somehow. Victim blaming isn’t new, but it’s always disgusting. Even the person who filmed the killing, Ramsey Orta, was targeted by the NYPD for filming and has been in prison since 2016.

Eric Garner should still be alive, but his family has to keep fighting and hoping for justice. His daughter Erica already passed away trying. We can only hope this trial won’t be another huge letdown. 

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