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Joe Biden Will Reportedly Meet With George Floyd’s Family Before Monday’s Funeral

Joe Biden Will Reportedly Meet With George Floyd’s Family Before Monday’s Funeral

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden will reportedly be meeting with George Floyd’s family before the funeral service which is scheduled to take place in Houston on Monday, ABC News reported. An aide with the Biden campaign told the outlet that the candidate is planning to travel to Houston on Monday […]

4y ago

Department of Justice Announces It Won’t Press Charges In Police Death Of Eric Garner

Department of Justice Announces It Won’t Press Charges In Police Death Of Eric Garner

The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it would not pursue charges against a New York City Police Department officer involved in the 2014 death of Eric Garner. Sources, who were not authorized to speak publicly on the case, told The Associated Press that the federal government would not prosecute Officer Daniel Pantaleo for his […]

5y ago

Police Brutality Scene Filmed at Site Of Eric Garner’s Death Interrupted By Locals

Police Brutality Scene Filmed at Site Of Eric Garner’s Death Interrupted By Locals

The filming of a Staten Island-based drama was recently cut short by locals who may have taken exception to a police brutality scene being shot at the site of the late Eric Garner’s death. The New York Daily News reports that the team working the set of “The Fifth Boro” decided to call the production […]

6y ago

Daniel Pantaleo May Soon Face Disciplinary Proceedings For Eric Garner’s Death

Daniel Pantaleo May Soon Face Disciplinary Proceedings For Eric Garner’s Death

Daniel Pantaleo, one of two NYPD officers to get into hot water over the death of Eric Garner, may face disciplinary proceedings within a few weeks, four years after Garner died. As The New York Times reports, the reason that the NYPD hasn’t begun internal disciplinary proceedings against Pantaleo is because the Justice Department has […]

6y ago

Fired Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy Blames ‘Black Lives Matter’ Movement For Raised Violence

Fired Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy Blames ‘Black Lives Matter’ Movement For Raised Violence

Fired Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy blames the rise of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement for the spike in violence across the country and hopes the incoming Trump administration will do more to empower police. McCarthy shared his views during a recent New York City radio interview, where he also blasted protests staged all across […]

8y ago

Wikileaks Clinton Emails: Eric Garner’s Daughter Blasts Hillary For ‘Using’ Father’s Death In Campaign

Wikileaks Clinton Emails: Eric Garner’s Daughter Blasts Hillary For ‘Using’ Father’s Death In Campaign

Recent WikiLeaks Clinton emails have gained a degree of controversy over the Democratic presidential nominee. The death of Eric Garner in 2014 is one of the latest subjects to come under fire, partly due to the wording of the messages. His daughter Erica is now questioning why her father was even mentioned by name in […]

8y ago

Erica Garner: Eric Garner’s Daughter Scolds Clinton Campaign For Politicizing Her Father’s Death

Erica Garner: Eric Garner’s Daughter Scolds Clinton Campaign For Politicizing Her Father’s Death

Erica Garner tweeted out her dissatisfaction today with the Hillary Clinton campaign for apparently trying to use her father’s death for political advantage, particularly in connection with the Democratic presidential nominee’s gun control push. This revelation — assuming the records are validated — of the Clinton campaign’s discussion about the Eric Garner case appears to […]

8y ago

Ramsey Orta, Who Filmed Eric Garner Video, Sues NYC For $10 million

Ramsey Orta, Who Filmed Eric Garner Video, Sues NYC For $10 million

Ramsey Orta, who shot the Eric Garner video that shows him being choked to death by a police officer, was himself arrested last June. Police claimed Orta was seen giving a small gun to a 17-year-old girl outside of a hotel known for drug trafficking. He was also arrested for allegedly selling heroin to an […]

8y ago

Eric Garner’s Mom Endorses Hillary Clinton: ‘She Can Move Us Forward’

Eric Garner’s Mom Endorses Hillary Clinton: ‘She Can Move Us Forward’

With all of the bitterness, sadness and controversy surrounding the death of Eric Garner as the result of a police chokehold on July 14, 2014; his mother, Gwen Carr, is imploring people to use her son’s death as a platform for change. Carr, whose son was 43 years old when he died during an encounter […]

8y ago

Horrifying Body Camera Footage Shows Cops Attacked With Knife [Video]

Horrifying Body Camera Footage Shows Cops Attacked With Knife [Video]

The United States has been debating the issue of body cameras on police officers to hold violent cops accountable for unjustified killings like the deaths of Walter Scott and Eric Garner. Just today, the Inquisitr covered the shocking death of a black man named Sam Dubose who was shot by police officers after a traffic […]

9y ago

Eric Garner: Daneil Pantaleo One Year After The ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Chokehold Arrest

Eric Garner: Daneil Pantaleo One Year After The ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Chokehold Arrest

NYPD officer Daniel Panataleo remains under 24-hour guard a year after the death of Eric Garner. A New York city grand jury declined to indict Pantaleo for the arrest and chokehold death of Garner. As previously reported by the Inquisitr, Esaw Garner recently turned down a $5 million settlement from the city, but days later, […]

9y ago

Eric Garner Settlement: Family Accepts $5.9 Million Offer By NYPD

Eric Garner Settlement: Family Accepts $5.9 Million Offer By NYPD

Eric Garner’s family has accepted a $5.9 million settlement from the NYPD and the New York City. Garner’s widow, Esaw Garner, turned reportedly turned down a $5 million settlement offer earlier this week. Almost a year has passed since Garner’s death in NYC police custody, and the clock was running out on the family’s ability […]

9y ago

Eric Garner’s Widow Turns Down $5 Million Wrongful Death Settlement Offer From NPYD

Eric Garner’s Widow Turns Down $5 Million Wrongful Death Settlement Offer From NPYD

Eric Garner’s widow, Esaw Garner, turned down a $5 million settlement officer from New York City, according to MSN News. A “source” allegedly familiar with the Eric Garner lawsuit negotiations between the Staten Island family and NYC Controller Scott Stringer said the massive settlement was met with a negative response late last week. Jonathan Moore, […]

9y ago

NYPD ‘Livid’ Over Proposed Reforms That Include Consent For Searches, Punishing Use Of Chokeholds

NYPD ‘Livid’ Over Proposed Reforms That Include Consent For Searches, Punishing Use Of Chokeholds

A handful of proposed reforms to the New York City Police Department (NYPD) has the police officers’ union seeing red, the New York Post is reporting. Those measures before the City Council include provisions that officers get a suspect’s consent before searching their person, home, or vehicle without probable cause or a warrant (a requirement […]

9y ago

After Freddie Gray Death Ruled A Homicide, Baltimore Curfew Has Been Lifted

After Freddie Gray Death Ruled A Homicide, Baltimore Curfew Has Been Lifted

Now that the death of Freddie Gray has been ruled a homicide, the citizens of Baltimore are hoping riots will subside and things will return back to normal. As part of the attempt to restore the city to peace, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has decided to lift the 10 p.m. Baltimore curfew that she enacted during […]

9y ago

Carmelo Anthony Marches In Protest Of Freddie Gray’s Death Through Streets Of Baltimore

Carmelo Anthony Marches In Protest Of Freddie Gray’s Death Through Streets Of Baltimore

Carmelo Anthony of New York Knicks fame marched in protest of the suspicious death of Freddie Gray on April 18 after being in police custody, according to new pictures from multiple news outlets. Anthony, who sparked controversy in the wake of Eric Garner’s death by being one of the few NBA players to not sport […]

9y ago

Baltimore Riots: Is Social Media Helping Or Making Things Much Worse?

Baltimore Riots: Is Social Media Helping Or Making Things Much Worse?

The Baltimore riots that began in protest to the mysteriously violent death of African-American man Freddie Gray have raised a lot of questions in America about the nature of racism and police behavior. President Obama recently broke his silence on the Baltimore riots, condemning the destructive protests as “senseless.” But the real conversation regarding the […]

9y ago

Don’t Cash Crop My Cornrows: ‘Hunger Games’ Star Amandla Stenberg Talks Cultural Appropriation In Viral Video

Don’t Cash Crop My Cornrows: ‘Hunger Games’ Star Amandla Stenberg Talks Cultural Appropriation In Viral Video

In a video, titled “Don’t Cash Crop My Cornrows,” 16-year-old Amandla Stenberg, best known for her role as Rue in The Hunger Games, eloquently schools certain white celebrities for borrowing from black culture to seem edgy and gain attention. The video, which was made for a history class project, was posted to Stenberg’s Tumblr three […]

9y ago

Eric Garner Chokehold Videographer Still Jailed Despite Posting Bond — NYPD Payback?

Eric Garner Chokehold Videographer Still Jailed Despite Posting Bond — NYPD Payback?

The man who filmed the death of Eric Garner, who’s been in jail on an unrelated charge since February, has posted bond. However, despite posting bond, he remains in jail, WPIX (New York) is reporting. Ramsey Orta, 23, happened to be in the right place at the right time on July 17, 2014, when he […]

9y ago

Walter Scott Murder In South Carolina Mourned By Celebrities On Twitter, Officer Slager Fired From Job

Walter Scott Murder In South Carolina Mourned By Celebrities On Twitter, Officer Slager Fired From Job

The charging of a white South Carolina police officer with murder in the death of a fleeing, unarmed black man in North Charleston prompted celebrities including Avengers director Joss Whedon and singer Janelle Monae to mourn or protest the killing on Twitter. Joining the online reaction were rapper Big Boi, Destiny’s Child alum Michelle Williams, […]

9y ago

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