After a New York grand jury declined to indict a police officer in the death of a Staten Island man, protesters hit the streets of Manhattan and at least seven other U.S. cities Wednesday. Dozens of protesters were arrested in New York, though there were no reports of violence by Thursday morning, in contrast to the looting and arson that broke out Nov. 24 in Ferguson, Mo., after a grand jury there did not indict Darren Wilson, the officer who fatally shot unarmed teen Michael Brown on Aug. 9.
A wave of protests erupted from Manhattan to Oakland, Calif. Thousands in New York marched in support of Eric Garner, a 43-year-old asthmatic who died after being put in a chokehold by officer Daniel Pantaleo on July 17.
They shut down the Lincoln Tunnel. They shut down the West Side Highway. They shut down the Brooklyn Bridge, where officers threatened them with arrest if they did not move as a helicopter hovered above.
“How do you spell ‘racist?’” protesters asked. Their answer: “NYPD!”
Another chant: “Grand jury — bulls–t!”
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