Another police officer walks away from a potential grand jury indictment:
A grand jury voted Wednesday not to indict New York City police officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner, multiple sources confirm.
Pantaleo put 47-year-old Garner into a chokehold during an arrest for selling untaxed cigarettes on July 17.
Back in August, a medical examiner ruled that the chokehold is what caused Garner’s death.
Police reform needs to become a national issue. And I’m not just talking about body cameras; this incident was recorded from beginning to end, and Pantaleo suffered no repercussions. Something has to change on a fundamental level. The way we police ourselves is wrong. It’s broken. We need to fix it.