A 'fire Pantaleo' chant interrupted the DemDebate
Protesters gather outside of Police Headquarters in Manhattan to protest during the police disciplinary hearing for Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who was accused of recklessly using a chokehold that led to Garner’s death during an arrest in July 2014 on May 21, 2019 in New York City. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images When Bill de Blasio began his introductory remarks for Wednesday’s Democratic debate, a thin chant emerged from the crowd.
Daniel Pantaleo is the police officer who, on July 17, 2014, put Staten Island resident Eric Garner in a chokehold for allegedly selling loose cigarettes without a license. After Garner yelled out “I can’t breathe” 11 times while facedown on the sidewalk, he lost consciousness, and was pronounced dead at a Staten Island hospital one hour later. Police officers and EMTs did not perform CPR at the scene.
Though the incident was filmed and an extensive investigation was conducted, on July 16, 2019, Attorney General William Barr ordered that a federal civil rights charges against Pantaleo be dropped. Per the New York Times: [In 2014] A Staten Island grand jury declined to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who was captured on a video wrapping his arm around Mr. Garner’s neck. The federal civil rights investigation dragged on for five years amid internal disputes in the Justice Department, under both President Barack Obama and President Trump.In the end, Mr. Barr made the call not to seek a civil rights indictment against Officer Pantaleo, just before a deadline for filing some charges expired.
Mayor de Blasio and NYPD delayed disciplinary action in order to stay clear of a possible prosecution by the Justice Department. Now that the DOJ has passed, calls are emerging for the police department to force Pantaleo out.
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