Protestors interrupted DemDebate2 with chants calling for the firing of Daniel Pantaleo, the NYC police officer who didn't face federal charges for Eric Garner's death
The second Democratic primary debates in Detroit, Michigan, opened on July 31 with considerable drama: protestors interrupted the opening statements of two contenders to call for the firing of Daniel Pantaleo, the New York City police officer whoPantaleo was put on administrative leave after Garner's death in July 2014, and has remained in that position in the five years since.
; Garner died after a chokehold deployed by Pantaleo triggered a fatal asthma attack. His last words were"I can't breathe," repeated 11 times; that statement became a rallying cry for Black Lives Matter activists protesting police brutality against Black people.: Once when New York City mayor Bill de Blasio issued his opening statement, and again, more clearly when New Jersey Senator Cory Booker spoke.
About thirty minutes after the interruptions, de Blasio's team tweeted:"To the protestors in the audience today: I heard you. I saw you. I thank you. This is what democracy looks like and no one said it was pretty." It's important to note that the message did not say the mayor would make any new decisions about Pantaleo.
Later in the debate, when Julián Castro brought up Eric Garner's death during the debate, de Blasio addressed the debacle in a rather oblique way: He said the city of New York would be addressing the inquiry within the next 30 days, and that they had been held back from acting by the Justice Department. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand later chimed in, saying unequivocally that Pantaleo should be fired.
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