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City Speaks: New Yorkers Weigh In On Grand Jury’s Decision In Eric Garner Case


December 4, 2014 | Bucky Turco

Soon after a Staten Island jury decided to not indict officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner, the unarmed black man who died after being placed in a prohibited chokehold, protests erupted all over America. Just before people around the city took their outrage and sorrow to the streets, ANIMAL asked New Yorkers one question: “How do you feel about the decision?” Here are their responses:

Mariah, 22
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Chico, 57
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Brandon, 41
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Jonathan, 18
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Anthony, 48
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Pernell, 24
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Phil, 59
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Andrew, 53
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Desiree, 15
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Marco, 27
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(Photos: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork)