The decision Tuesday not to bring federal charges against the NYC police officer who placed Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, in an apparent chokehold before he died highlights the ongoing turmoil and unusual divide at the Justice Dept.
against the New York City police officer who placed Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, in an apparent chokehold before he died highlights the ongoing turmoil and unusual divide at the Department of Justice.
Barbara McQuade, a former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan who was appointed by President Barack Obama, echoed that it is generally rare although not impossible for different conclusions to be drawn within the DOJ. But the Garner case, which hinged on prosecutors being able to prove that New York Police Department Officer Daniel Pantaleo acted willfully when he used more force than necessary, is complex, she added.
Activists with a Black Lives Matter protest in New York on July 16, 2019, in the wake of the Eric Garner decision."Because these cases involve such difficult questions of intent, reasonable minds can disagree about whether to file charges," she added. "As has been widely reported, Mr. Garner stated, 'I can't breathe,' but I would point out that he made this statement only after he fell on to the sidewalk and after Officer Pantaleo released his grip from Mr. Garner's neck," Donoghue told reporters."Significantly, Officer Pantaleo was not engaged in a chokehold on Mr. Garner when he said he could not breathe. And neither Officer Pantaleo nor any other officer applied a chokehold to Mr.
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