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Twitter users are up in arms over the decision by a New York grand jury not to indict police officer Daniel Pantaleo in the choking death of Eric Garner.
Both celebrities and regular citizens have joined together to express their disgust. Read some of their comments below.
Meanwhile, the officer who applied the illegal chokehold, Daniel Pantaleo, has issued a statement offering his condolences to Garner's family.
Daniel Pantaleo
"I became a police officer to help people and to protect those who can't protect themselves. It is never my intention to harm anyone and I feel very bad about the death of Mr. Garner. My family and I include him and his family in our prayers and I hope that they will accept my personal condolences for their loss."
Somehow Pantaleo's words ring hollow when what happened to Eric Garner is becoming common place. Garner's death was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner, but that wasn't enough for the grand jury to bring back an indictment in the case.
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