How many times and how many ways does the Great American White
Oligarchy have to take in order to make clear that it is still in
tight control?
And why do underpaid, over worked police treat fellow Americans in
ways which they would never allow their loved ones to be treated?
The answer to that last question is simple. Security! Join the
Powerful Oligarchy and you will be protected, so long as you follow
orders and do the bidding of your Master.
Can we all sing that refrain from the old Ernie Ford favorite, Sixteen
Tons? "I owe my Soul to the company store!" Of course we can!
Journalists write of their shock over Persons of Color and Women who
climb aboard the Donald Trump Roller Coaster. But why should they not
do so? The Democrats have not been able, or willing to provide
protection.
The weak protection offered by the Democratic Party is tantamount to
fighting a Grizzly Bear with a Fishing pole.
Which reminds me, on a personal note, we found Bear scat just outside
our garage door yesterday morning. "Where's the Bear Spray?" I asked.
"We have two cans," Cathy replied. "Whew! I should have one by the
deck door", I insisted.
"Ah, I think both cans are down at the barn."
And in a way, that is the story of today's Democratic Party. The
danger is right at our doorstep, but our defense is off watching over
an empty barn.
Carl Jarvis(and Smoky the Bear)
On 7/15/19, Roger Loran Bailey <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
https://socialistaction.org/2019/07/14/eric-garner-case-finally-heard-in-a-cops-court/
Eric Garner case finally heard ??? in a cops??? court
/ 20 hours ago
July 2019 Gwen Carr, (Marty)
Gwen Carr, Eric Garner???s mother. (Marty Goodman / Socialist Action)
By MARTY GOODMAN
??? NEW YORK ??? The 2014 chokehold murder of Eric Garner, an unarmed
43-year-old African American man, by a city cop, Daniel Pantaleo,
finally got its first public hearing in June???not in a court of law but
at an NYPD hearing!
The charges against Pantaleo were brought by the semi-independent
Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB). The NYPD Deputy Commissioner of
Trials, Rosemarie Maldonado, has 90 days to decide whether to fire
Pantaleo, fine him or dismiss the charges. She cannot jail Pantaleo
since it is a non-criminal case. Maldonado???s decision???which does not
have to be released to the public!???will be read by Mayor de Blasio???s top
cop, James P. O???Neill, who will ultimately rule on Pantaleo.
A possible Justice Department decision on civil rights violations must
be rendered before the fifth anniversary of Garner???s death on July 17.
It has been reported that the agency has reached a decision, to be
announced sometime in July.
Not one of the half-dozen cops present at Garner???s murder in 2014 have
served a single day in jail, despite hearing Garner cry out ???I can???t
breathe??? 11 times! The lethal chokehold used by Pantaleo was banned by
the NYPD in 1993, but was used with deadly effect on Anthony Baez in
1994 and on other victims of police brutality like Eric Garner. Leaked
documents show that citizen complaints against Pantaleo were among the
NYPD???s worst (see ThinkProgress.org, March 21, 2017).
Pantaleo and his partner, Justin Damico, were told by commanding
officer, Lt. Christopher Bannon, to arrest Garner for selling ???loosies,???
or single cigarettes, a misdemeanor, at a storefront on Staten Island.
But, witnesses say, Garner had just broken up a fight when the cops
arrived. Upon learning of the death of Garner, Lt. Bannon texted with
racist indifference to arresting cops, ???Not a big deal.???
Pantaleo???s lawyer, Stuart London, claimed his client was using an
approved ???seat-belt hold.??? However, Inspector Richard Dee, head of
training at the New York City Police Academy, testified that Pantaleo???s
action was ???the definition of a choke hold.??? Outrageously, London
implied that Garner caused his own death by not moving when ordered by
police! An additional video showed that all of the cops and an EMS crew
left Garner lying on the ground for several minutes without attempting
resuscitation or using available oxygen.
Anti-racist activists packed the courthouse and maintained a noisy
picket line outside the hearings in lower Manhattan where well-attended
press conferences were held. Speaking after the concluding session on
June 6, Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner, said that the hearing sends ???a
clear message that Black lives do not matter.???
Pantaleo is now on desk duty, with 35% more in earnings (N.Y. Daily
News). He was present in the courtroom but refused to testify and
thereby submit to cross-examination by CCRB attorney Suzanne O???Hare. His
lawyer, Stuart London, said Pantaleo would be ???reckless??? to take the
stand because the Justice Department is still investigating.
After almost five years, President Barack Obama, New York Mayor Bill de
Blasio, and Donald Trump allowed Pantaleo to keep his job after the
entire world saw him choke Garner on a cell-phone video!
In 2015, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer issued a $5.9 million
check to the Garner family, saying that the payout was ???in the best
interests of all parties.??? The police union denounced the settlement.
The payment was made by the city without conceding liability, which
insulated New York???s power structure from a drawn-out court suit that
would further expose the racist NYPD and ???progressive??? Mayor de
Blasio???s
cynical inaction on police violence.
Phony ???socialist??? De Blasio campaigned for mayor on reforming racist
police practices, yet refused to fire Pantaleo, merely calling Garner???s
death a ???terrible tragedy??? for all concerned???despite compelling video
evidence!
Ramsey Orta, the quick-thinking activist who vide-oed Pantaleo choking
Garner, was arrested three weeks later on weapons charges. He was
released on bail in April 2015 and rearrested in 2016 on drug and
weapons charges and sentenced to four years. Orta says that what
happened to him is retaliation for the video. Orta says he???s endured
harassment and beatings.
Orta has been in solitary confinement at least four times. Orta???s
fianc??, Deja Richardson, told Socialist Action that he is currently in
solitary on a 90-day sentence. Orta was thrown back into solitary
following his testimony against Daniel Pantaleo via video from Groveland
Correctional facility in upstate New York. His release date is December
2019. It remains an outrage that Ramsey Orta???a hero???is the only person
to be jailed in the Eric Garner case!
(Letters of support for Ramsey Orta should be addressed to: Ramsey Orta,
Ramsey Orta 16A4200, Collins Correctional Facility, Middle Road P.O. Box
340 Collins N.Y. 14034. Your return address and Orta???s number are
critical since his prison changes. Send no cash. Prison authorities will
read all letters. Email: officialramseyorta@xxxxxxxxx or
deja.richardson.dr@xxxxxxxxx.)
In December 2014, a closed-door grand jury on the Garner case was held
in the conservative stronghold of Staten Island and led by Republican
District Attorney, Dan Donovan. The grand jury decided on Dec. 3 not to
proceed to a trial, provoking large, militant protests in New York City
and across the U.S.
Grand jury hearings are almost always prosecuted by white attorneys who
decide on the evidence and witnesses and are not subject to cross
examination. Politicians like Donovan depend on cops as witnesses in
other cases. If prosecutors are seen by racist police unions as
anti-cop, it could mean trouble prosecuting cases. The Garner grand
jury, its testimony sealed, was denounced as a sham, especially given
the video evidence.
James Cohen, a law professor at Fordham University, said, ???There is no
question that a grand jury will do precisely what the prosecutor wants,
virtually 100% of the time.??? Whatever the outcome, we must remain alert
and ready to mobilize. Fire and jail Pantaleo! Jail ???em all! Justice for
Eric Garner!
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