Justice Department's decision in Eric Garner's case is a disgrace | By Joey Jackson for CNNOpinion
Joey Jackson is a legal analyst for CNN and HLN, and a partner at New York City-based Watford Jackson, PLLC. The views expressed here are solely his. Read more opinion on CNN.
The Justice Department announced on Tuesday that it would not be pursuing federal charges against Daniel Pantaleo, the NYPD officer accused of fatally choking Eric Garner, who was approached by police for allegedly selling loose cigarettes. The decision was apparently made by Attorney General William Barr himself, after the DOJ's Civil Rights Division favored an indictment while a competing faction in the New York office felt otherwise.
The announcement on Tuesday, five years after the incident, was nothing short of a disgrace. It's a complete abdication of responsibility, and a slap in the face to any notion of justice, particularly for victims of color. Prosecutors say they could not prove NYPD officer acted willfully in Eric Garner's death Garner was victimized in life, and is being re-victimized in death. Achieving justice is hard, but that's the very job of the Department of Justice.
No federal charges for NYPD officer in Eric Garner's death 01:43There is no denying that as a result of being tackled and placed in a chokehold by Officer Pantaleo, Garner lost his life. The medical examiner ruled his death a homicide. Several months after the incident occurred, the case was presented to a Staten Island grand jury. In a development that angered the community greatly, and led to a variety of protests, the grand jury declined to indict Officer Pantaleo.
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