ERIC GARNER, CHOKED TO DEATH BY NYPD

[HairOfTheDog]

I can agree with the protesters on this one.

Me too. We're not alone. This one isn't over yet.

Snip:
Attorney General Eric Holder announced Wednesday that the Justice Department will conduct a civil rights investigation into the death of Eric Garner, a black man who died after being placed in a chokehold by New York City Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo.

Holder's announcement came shortly after a Staten Island grand jury declined to indict Pantaleo in Garner's death.

"Prosecutors will conduct an independent, thorough, fair and expeditious investigation," Holder said. "The department will conduct a complete review of the material gathered during the local investigation."

"We’ve all seen the video of Mr. Garner’s death," Holder said. "His death, of course, was a tragedy. All lives must be valued. All lives."

Loretta Lynch, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York and the current nominee to replace Holder, responded to the decision in a statement of her own.

“Since the death of Eric Garner last July, our office has monitored this case closely. At the outset, informed by prior experience and in keeping with the standard practice in these types of cases in New York, the local investigation proceeded first," Lynch said. "As the Attorney General explained earlier tonight, because the local investigation has come to a close, the Justice Department will now move forward with its own independent inquiry to determine whether federal civil rights laws have been violated."

Story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/03...64928.html

This is a case where I'm actually glad to see the feds intervene.