Audience at Democratic presidential debate interrupts with a message: ‘fire Pantaleo’
Activists who want justice for Eric Garner five years after he died during a confrontation with the NYPD took the fight to the Democratic presidential debate. “Fire Pantaleo,” people cheered from the audience as, first Mayor Bill de Blasio and then Sen. Cory Booker, spoke. Officer Daniel Pantaleo is accused of using a fatal chokehold on Garner. He’s still employed by the NYPD. De Blasio has not said whether he believes Pantaleo should lose his job, though he’s said he […]