On May 25th, George Floyd died after being continuously and repeatedly choked by a Minneapolis police officer. The cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have risen up in protest in the days since Floyd’s death, which came less than four years after a Twin Cities police officer killed Philando Castile …
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Related: Taibbi on Lessons Learned from Eric Garner Case Five years ago this July, a 43-year-old father and small-time street dealer, Eric Garner, was killed in explosion of unnecessary violence. Police officer Daniel Pantaleo, while an onlooker filmed his every move, wrapped an arm around Garner’s neck and squeezed until …
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