Who is Daniel Pantaleo? Eric Garner's death
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Daniel Pantaleo He is a former American police officer from New York City. He was fired from his service as a police officer for the incident that took place on July 17, 2014, where he put Eric Garner in a strangulation when trying to arrest Garner, which caused Garner's death. The video of the incident went viral and the police department received criticism for the use of excessive force. Officer Pantaleo had suffocated Garner while trying to arrest him, which left him unconscious. He was later announced dead in the hospital. State protests were carried out against the police department. The grand jury gave its verdict of not accusing Pantaleo, which generated criticism nationwide about the incident. Garner's family filed a lawsuit and then reached an out-of-court settlement for $ 5.9 million. The New York Police Department commissioner, O ' Neill, rescinded Pantaleo on August 19, 2019, as recommended by the disciplinary hearing jurors.
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Eric Garner's death
On July 17, 2014, a plainclothes police officer approached Garner in front of a beauty shop at 202 Bay Street in Tompkinsville, Staten Island. Garner had just finished a fight, which could have caught the attention of the police. Officers confronted Garner and accused him of selling cigarettes without a tax stamp, which is a violation of New York state law. Garner's friend, Ramsey Orta, had recorded the incident where Garner was heard saying:
"Escape (distorted) why? Every time you see me, you want to mess with me. I'm tired of it. It stops today. Why …? Everyone who stands here will tell you I didn't. Don't do it. nothing, I didn't sell anything, because every time you see me, you want to harass me, you want to keep me from selling cigarettes, I worry about my business, officer, I worry about my business, please just leave me alone, I told you the last one time, please just leave me alone. "
Officer Pantaleo approached Garner from behind and tried to handcuff him. Garner withdrew his arms and said, "Don't touch me, please." Officer Pantaleo then placed his arm around Garner's neck. He pulled Garnered back trying to knock him down. Garner got on his knees and forearms. Other uniformed and civilian officers had surrounded Garner at that time. Officer Pantaleo withdrew his arm from Garner's neck. Garner said: "I can't breathe" eleven times while lying face down on the sidewalk.
A police sergeant called an ambulance. The second video showed that Garner remained motionless, handcuffed and unanswered for seven minutes. An ambulance arrived on the scene. The two doctors and the two medical emergency technicians inside the ambulance did not place Garner in oxygen, nor did they administer emergency medical help. They immediately placed Garner on a stretcher and took him to the University of Richmond Medical Center. According to police, Garner suffered a heart attack while being transported to the hospital. An hour later, Garner was pronounced dead.
Garner's funeral was held on July 23, 2014 at Bethel Baptist Church in Brooklyn.
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Autopsy, national critic
The video filmed by Ramsey Orta went viral and the critics of the police department for police brutality. The police department put Pantaleo in desk service and stripped Pantaleo of his service weapon and badge on July 20. Four of the emergency medical technicians and paramedics who took Garner to the hospital were suspended the next day.
An autopsy by the Office of the New York City coroner determined that Garner's death was a homicide on August 1, 2014. The report indicated that Garner died as a result of "neck compression (strangulation), compression of the chest and prone positioning during physical restraint by the police. " Reports also stated that asthma, heart disease and obesity are contributing factors.
WalkRunFly Productions and the poet Daniel J. Watts held a protest in Times Square on July 28. Police estimated that more than 2,500 people participated in the march. As public officials did not give an adequate response to Garner's death, a Chicago-based black activist group called Assata ' s Daughter was formed in March 2015.
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The accusation, lawsuit, disciplinary hearing
The case against Pantaleo was taken to a grand jury. The grand jury began hearing evidence in the Garner case on September 29, 2014. Pantaleo testified before the grand jury for approximately two hours on November 21. The grand jury gave its verdict not to accuse Pantaleo.
Thousands of citizens gathered in protest over the lack of accusation. Several protesters were arrested. Protesters used Garner's last words, "I can't breathe" as a slogan. A protest was also held in support of the New York police. Two New York police officers were killed in an ambush in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, on December 20. Ismaaiyl Brinsley, the alleged gunman, cited Garner's death at the hands of the police as reasons to kill police officers. Brinsley killed himself in the New York subway.
Police Commissioner William Bratton ordered an extensive review of the training procedures of the New York police following Garner's death and widespread criticism.
Erica Garner, Garner's daughter continuously maintained a "death" on State Island, where her father died.
Garner was a married man. He was married to Esaw and had two daughters, Erica and Emerald. Several political and government officials on duty, including then President Barack Obama, spoke about Garner's death. Recording artist Kxng Crooked, aka Crooked I of Slaughterhouse, recorded a song tribute to Garner, "I Can ' t Breathe." Several NFL players and NBA players showed their protests wearing T-shirts with the phrase "I can't breathe" during the pre-game warm-ups.
Garner's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against New York City, the police department and several police officers in October 2014. The lawsuit demanded $ 75 million in damages. The lawsuit was settled out of court for $ 5.9 million in July 2015.
Attorney General William Barr announced in July 2019 that the agents involved in Garner's death would not face federal charges.
A disciplinary hearing on Pantaleo concluded on June 6, 2019 and recommended the commissioner of the New York Police Department, James O ' Neill, to fire Pantaleo. Commissioner O ' Neill ended Pantaleo's employment with the department on August 19.
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