{"id":2442,"date":"2024-10-17T06:48:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T10:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/?p=2442"},"modified":"2024-10-17T06:48:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T10:48:45","slug":"i-cant-breathe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/2024\/10\/17\/i-cant-breathe\/","title":{"rendered":"I can&#8217;t breathe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>10 Years Since the Death of Eric Garner: A Decade of Struggle for Justice<\/h2>\n<h3>What to Know<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Authorities in New York determined that officer Daniel Pantaleo had used a chokehold banned by the NYPD in the 1990s, and the city medical examiner\u2019s office ruled Eric Garner&#8217;s death a homicide, but neither state nor federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against Pantaleo or any other officer<\/li>\n<li>Garner&#8217;s dying cry of \u201cI can\u2019t breathe\u201d as he was restrained by New York City police officers became a slogan of the Black Lives Matter movement. He died in 2014 on Staten Island<\/li>\n<li>Six years later,\u00a0George Floyd\u00a0was recorded uttering the exact same words as he begged for air while a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into Floyd\u2019s neck, sparking a new wave of mass protests<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wednesday marks 10 years since the death of Eric Garner at the hands of New York City police officers made \u201cI can&#8217;t breathe\u201d a rallying cry.<\/p>\n<h3>The Confrontation and Death<\/h3>\n<p>Bystander video showed Garner gasping the phrase while locked in a police chokehold and spurred Black Lives Matter protests in New York and across the country. More demonstrations followed weeks later when Michael Brown, an 18-year-old Black man, was\u00a0fatally shot by a police officer\u00a0in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 9, 2014.<\/p>\n<h3>A New Wave of Protests<\/h3>\n<p>Six years later, George Floyd was recorded uttering the exact same words as he begged for air while a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into Floyd\u2019s neck, sparking a new wave of mass protests.<\/p>\n<h3>A Mother&#8217;s Fight for Justice<\/h3>\n<p>Garner&#8217;s mother, Gwen Carr, planned to lead a march honoring her son Wednesday morning on Staten Island, the borough where Garner died after being restrained by Officer Daniel Pantaleo. Carr told TV station NY1 that she is still trying to keep her son\u2019s name relevant and fighting for justice.<\/p>\n<h3>Investigation and Outcomes<\/h3>\n<p>Authorities in New York determined that Pantaleo had used a chokehold banned by the NYPD in the 1990s, and the city medical examiner\u2019s office ruled Garner\u2019s death a homicide, but neither state nor federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against Pantaleo or any other officer<\/p>\n<h4>No Federal Charges Filed<\/h4>\n<p>&#8220;Even if we could prove that Officer Pantaleo&#8217;s hold of Mr. Garner constituted unreasonable force, we would still have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Officer Pantaleo acted willfully in violation of the law,\u201d Richard Donoghue, then the U.S. attorney in Brooklyn, said in announcing in 2019 that no federal civil rights charges would be brought.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>Garner&#8217;s death has become a symbol of police brutality and systemic racism, sparking widespread protests and demands for justice. Despite the lack of criminal charges, Garner&#8217;s family continues to fight for accountability and change.<\/p>\n<h3>FAQs<\/h3>\n<h4>What happened to Eric Garner?<\/h4>\n<p>Eric Garner died on July 17, 2014, after a confrontation with New York City police officers who suspected he was selling loose, untaxed cigarettes on the street.<\/p>\n<h4>Why did the police stop Garner?<\/h4>\n<p>The police suspected Garner was selling loose, untaxed cigarettes on the street, which is a violation of New York state tax law.<\/p>\n<h4>What were the consequences for the officer who restrained Garner?<\/h4>\n<p>Officer Daniel Pantaleo was fired in 2019 after a police disciplinary proceeding.<\/p>\n<h4>What did the city settle with the Garner family?<\/h4>\n<p>The city settled a lawsuit with the Garner family for $5.9 million.<\/p>\n<h4>Who is responsible for Eric Garner&#8217;s death?<\/h4>\n<p>The exact circumstances of Garner&#8217;s death are still disputed, with some holding the officer who restrained him, Daniel Pantaleo, responsible for his death, while others argue that Garner&#8217;s death was the result of a combination of factors, including his underlying health conditions and the actions of the police.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 Years Since the Death of Eric Garner: A Decade of Struggle for Justice What to Know Authorities in New York determined that officer Daniel Pantaleo had used a chokehold banned by the NYPD in the 1990s, and the city medical examiner\u2019s office ruled Eric Garner&#8217;s death a homicide, but neither state nor federal prosecutors [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2442","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-crime-reports"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.nbcnewyork.com\/2019\/09\/Eric-Garner-1.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&resize=1200%2C675&w=1200&resize=1200,675&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2442"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2444,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442\/revisions\/2444"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}