NYPD supervisor sent text message saying Eric Garner's death was 'not a big deal'

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NYPD supervisor sent text message saying Eric Garner's death was 'not a big deal,' according to testimony at departmental trial

That's when Lt. Brannon responded, “Not a big deal, we were effecting a lawful arrest," both newspapers reported. When the text message was read out loud, gasps and cries could be heard from the courtroom audience, the papers said.Pantaleo, the officer who was seen on video clutching Garner's neck,if he should be fired for using a chokehold on Garner on July 17, 2014.

Garner, 43, who was asthmatic, died not long after repeatedly uttering,"I can't breathe," as a team of officers brought him down outside of 202 Bay St. in the Staten Island borough of New York City. Garner's death was ruled a homicide but a Staten Island grand jury presented evidence by prosecutors of then-District Attorney Dan Donovan,

 

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I pray he was FIRED!!!!!!!

Wow

I think it's a REAL BIG DEAL - over selling single cigarettes - someone gets killed, REALLY?

Sadly, the Democrats cop who had choked the life out of this man is not being charged for murder

they kill unarmed black people all the time. garner was a casualty in a war of attrition over city revenue.

It wasn't a big deal. It was a big neck. Fat neck.

IKR

everyone's death is a big deal to someone. stupid remark. take away the stripes

That’s why I just shrug every time I hear about a cop getting killed

It was a very big deal, especially for his family.😥

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