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Amnesty Leads NYC March for Accountability in Police Shootings

HeadlineMar 23, 2015

Protests for accountability in police shootings continue across the United States. On Friday, members of Amnesty International led a march across the Brooklyn Bridge.

Noor Mir: “The reason that we chose Shereese Francis, Eric Garner and Akai Gurley as three cases we’re focusing on is because it’s right here in New York City. They were all unarmed, they were all black, and they were all either between the ages of 20 and 40. And in all three instances, they were violent deaths. So we’re asking for some response, we’re asking for some accountability.”

The protest came one day after a Staten Island judge refused to release testimony heard by the grand jury that failed to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo for the chokehold death of unarmed African American Eric Garner.

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