ENOUGH is ENOUGH (Another police shooting of a black unarmed man in the US- Phoenix, Az ignites outcry): Protests Erupt Around The Nation As Killer Cops Walk... Thousands Storm Streets Of NYC... Cause Gridlock In D.C.... Size Of Rallies Grows... Anger Builds In Phoenix After White Officer Kills Unarmed Black Man... Feds Find Damning Brutality In Cleveland PD... DOJ Vows Full Probe Into Eric Garner Killing...

Thousands gathered in New York Thursday for a second day of protests after a grand jury announced its decision not to indict the police officer involved in the death of 43-year-old Eric Garner.
Demonstrators take part in a protest
following Wednesday's decision by a
 Staten Island grand jury
Massive crowds of protesters demonstrated in Foley Square, in Lower Manhattan, as well as in major cities, including Chicago, Pittsburgh, Boston and Washington.
The Garner decision came nine days after a grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri, chose not to indict police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. Both of the officers were white, while those who were killed were black, heightening tensions between the black community and police.
A demonstrator screams as others
 protest the deaths of two unarmed black men
Garner, who died on July 17, was placed in what appeared to be a prohibited chokehold by NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo before he was heard,on camera, repeatedly telling officers, "I can't breathe."
Protesters chanted Garner's last words as they took to New York's streets Thursday night in an attempt to address policing issues that have plagued the city for years.
"Our voices have to be heard, because there's been injustice twice in one week," Jasmine Taylor, an African-American woman from Harlem, told The Huffington Post. ""Enough is enough."   

Meanwhile in Phoenix, Arizona the deadly shooting of a black, unarmed drug suspect by a white Phoenix police officer who mistook a pill bottle for a gun demonstrates the challenges law enforcement agencies face at a time of unrest over police tactics.
Phoenix police say the officer feared 34-year-old Rumain Brisbon was armed, but some critics say the officer went too far.
Demonstrators march
across the Brooklyn Bridge
 
Community members plan to gather Thursday night to protest the shooting, while others say they'll reserve judgement. Police say the officer was investigating a drug sale Tuesday when Brisbon fled and got into a struggle with the officer. The officer thought he felt the handle of a gun while grabbing Brisbon's hand that was in his pocket.
Police say the officer repeatedly told Brisbon to keep his hand in his pocket and shot him twice when he didn't. more

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