On Wednesday, a Staten Island grand jury decided not to indict the NYPD officer who placed a chokehold on Eric Garner, which led to his death. No charges will be brought against white police officer Daniel Pantaleo for placing a chokehold on Garner, who is black, during a violent arrest that was recorded on video by a witness. The death occurred less than two weeks after Darren Wilson fatally shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Parallels have been drawn between the two cases for both involving white cops killing black civilians. The grand jury made its decision after hearing months of testimony, including from Pantaleo.
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