The
rough grooves of the Eric Garner story probably feel familiar to
lots of folks by now: an unarmed black man dies after an encounter with the
police, agitating old tensions between residents and the officers who patrol
their neighborhoods.
The
Garner case is already rippling out
into broader political conversations, like the value of the
"broken windows" strategy which targets low-level offenses that have
made arrests climb in the city even as crime is near record lows. (Garner was
initially approached by the police because he was suspected of selling untaxed
cigarettes on the street.)READ MORE HERE
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