Fight For Eric Garner

Eric Garner is sadly just another victim to police brutality in the United States. On Thursday, July 17, 2014 Eric Garner lost his life at the hands of the NYPD. In the video clip below, you can see the confrontation.  Warning, the video is graphic, a man does die in the end.

 

 

There are enough statistics to go around to show the injustices that take place in black & brown communities when it comes to police brutality. That however doesn’t matter here. A 43-year-old father of six, and grandfather to two more was killed in broad daylight, and nothing is being done about it.

The NYPD placed officer Daniel Pantaleo on desk duty, while stripping him of his gun and badge, police said. This is the punishment for taking another mans life.

Eric Garner didn’t fight back, he didn’t attack anyone, he stood his ground as a man, and asked to not be harassed anymore.

Now that Eric Garner can’t fight anymore, we must fight for him. It starts with more than a few hashtags. We must educate ourselves and others about these issues. We must take part in finding solutions to these issues. Everyone has a part that they can do, and if everyone does their part real change is a possibility too.

So for all who care, don’t let Eric Garner die in vain. Do what you can to affect a change, and don’t allow for anyone to try to minimize your efforts along the way.

R.I.P. Eric Garner