People for the American Way Issues Statement on Garner's Death
July 16, 2019
July 16, 2019
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- People for the American Way issued the following statement by President Michael B. Keegan after Attorney General William Barr declined to prosecute New York police officer Daniel Pantaleo for Eric Garner's death:
"Public officials who refuse to hold police accountable send a strong signal that they think Black lives do not matter. This is a painful reminder of the broken, unjust systems that continue to undermine people and communities of color. Both the . . .
"Public officials who refuse to hold police accountable send a strong signal that they think Black lives do not matter. This is a painful reminder of the broken, unjust systems that continue to undermine people and communities of color. Both the . . .