ERIC GARNER'S FAMILY TO CA$H IN DUE TO NYPD'S CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE ("I CAN'T BREATHE")

"I CAN'T BREATHE" = HUGE SETTLEMENT $$$ FOR GARNER'S FAMILY:

IT WAS ON-CAMERA.

NYPD DIDN'T CALL A MEDIC AND CONTINUED TO CHOKE GARNER.

ERIC GARNER'S FAMILY TO PROFIT FROM NYPD'S NEGLIGENCE.

GARNER'S WIDOW & CHILDREN TO RAKE IN BIG BUCK$$$ FROM LAWSUIT.

DUE TO ON-CAMERA CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE FROM NYPD, GARNER'S FAMILY WILL MOST LIKELY SETTLE OUT OF COURT FOR AT LEAST $100 MILLION.

UNLESS PRES OBAMA BLOCKS THE CIVIL LAWSUIT WITH A PHONY FEDERAL INVESTIGATION.

Article Source: Bloomberg Business Week; NY Daily News; NY Post; Youtube

ARTICLE: "The Eric Garner Case Weakens the Argument for Police Body Cameras"

Video didn’t save the life of Eric Garner, the unarmed black man who died in July from a chokehold applied by a New York City police officer.

And now it appears that video also wasn’t enough to persuade a New York grand jury to indict the officer who helped arrest the 43-year-old Garner on suspicion of selling untaxed cigarettes on Staten Island.

That’s important because prominent public figures, including President Obama, have prescribed cameras as a way to reduce police killings of civilians, reasoning that police will be more careful if they know their actions are being recorded.

There was no video evidence—and no indictment—in the shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old who was shot to death in August by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo., in a case that led to violent protests.

The Obama administration said Dec. 1 it will seek $263 million from Congress for community policing, including $75 million to help purchase 50,000 body cameras for law enforcement agencies.

In the case of Eric Garner, a grand jury decided not to bring criminal charges against Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who is seen on video grabbing Garner from behind, putting his arm across his throat, and pulling him to the ground.

Garner can be heard on the video repeatedly saying, “I can’t breathe!” Medical examiners concluded that the police were the primary cause of Garner’s death, with his obesity, asthma, and heart problems cited as additional factors.

The Eric Garner case weakens the argument for cameras but doesn’t knock it out entirely. The main reason for cameras isn’t to give grand juries more information but to cause police officers to behave responsibly in the first place.

The video in the Garner case was captured by a bystander’s cellphone, and it’s not clear that the officers who wrestled Garner to the ground were aware that they were on camera. It’s possible that if the officers themselves had been wearing body cameras they might have treated Garner differently from the start.

The New York City police department’s own guidelines prohibit chokeholds. Panataleo has been stripped of his gun and badge.

The rest of the officers in the arrest have received immunity in the case.

AL SHARPTON SHOULD NOT LEAD NEW MOVEMENT; BILL DE BLASIO AND FLORIDA DREAM DEFENDERS SHOULD

#AlSharpton

AL SHARPTON SHOULD NOT BE LEADING THIS NEW RACIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT IN AMERICA.

BILL DE BLASIO AND THE FLORIDA DREAM DEFENDERS SHOULD TAKE UP THE MANTLE AND LEAD.

I RESPECT SHARPTON BUT HE NEEDS TO ALLOW NEW YOUNG BLOOD TO STEP UP AND LEAD.

SHARPTON CAN REMAIN IN THE MOVEMENT BUT HE SHOULD NOT LEAD IT.

WE NEED LONG TERM ECONOMIC BOYCOTTS AND PEACEFUL PROTESTS ALL OVER THE USA UNTIL CHANGE OCCURS.

TALK IS CHEAP WE NEED ACTION……..JOBS………SMALL BUSINESSES……..EQUAL JUSTICE.

Long time Self-Appointed Civil Rights Leader AL SHARPTON should NOT be allowed to LEAD this New Racial Justice MOVEMENT in the United States of America.

Although I may NOT have always agreed with AL SHARPTON'S Motives, I do appreciate his Voice but now he needs to fall back and make way for some New, YOUNGER LEADERS to take charge of this MOVEMENT.

If SHARPTON wants to remain in the MOVEMENT than be a MENTOR but don't try to LEAD because his LEADERSHIP days are over.

Older Civil Rights LEADERS are often Stubborn and Stuck in their ways.

Older Civil Rights LEADERS are often NOT as Open-Minded and Open to Effective CHANGE as Younger people are.

Older Civil Rights LEADERS are often too entrenched and Sold-out to CORPORATE MONEY to remain Effective.

What worked 20 years ago will NOT work today because the World has Changed and INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISM has grown Worse!

The 21st Century BLACK Community needs NEW, YOUNG LEADERSHIP like the FLORIDA DREAM DEFENDERS and Mayor BILL DE BLASIO of NEW YORK CITY.

Yes I said NYC Mayor BILL DE BLASIO!

BILL DE BLASIO is a WHITE Man married to a BLACK Woman but prior to being elected Mayor of NYC, he was a very Effective Community Advocate.

As a NYC Community Advocate DE BLASIO helped thousands of OPPRESSED BLACK and LATINO people.

That's why so many BLACK & LATINO Voters Elected DE BLASIO when BLOOMBERG'S 3rd term ended.

After being Elected Mayor, DE BLASIO did NOT change his Spots or jump into bed with Corporate "FAT CATS".

Instead DE BLASIO has United NEW YORK CITY and he is still to this day helping the OPPRESSED BLACK and LATINO People of New York City!

BLOOMBERG Divided New York City.

DE BLASIO has United New York City.

I believe BILL DE BLASIO and the FLORIDA DREAM DEFENDERS should team up together and LEAD the New Racial Justice MOVEMENT in America.

DE BLAISO is from the NORTH.

The DREAM DEFENDERS are from the SOUTH.

They need to team up TOGETHER.

That’s rights I said it!

The New LEADERSHIP Racial JUSTICE Baton in America should be passed to BILL DE BLASIO and the FLORIDA DREAM DEFENDERS.

So to wrap this post up and keep it short, I respect AL SHARPTON but he needs to allow NEW YOUNG LEADERSHIP to Step Up.

I’ve noticed that whenever AL SHARPTON LEADS, the MOVEMENT only last for a few Months then it goes Silent.

This time the MOVEMENT needs to last until well past 2016 or until EFFECTIVE CHANGE takes place in America, including JOBS for BLACK People.

Not simply low paying Temp JOBS even for BLACK People with College Degrees.

But Real JOBS like We had before the RECESSION!

We need Real JOBS and help to Re-Start SMALL BUSINESSES in BLACK Communities so We can HIRE Our BLACK Youth, just as We did before the RECESSION.

I repeat.

If SHARPTON wants to remain in the MOVEMENT than be a MENTOR but don't try to LEAD because his LEADERSHIP days are over.

I'm just saying.

WE NEED LONG TERM ECONOMIC BOYCOTTS AND PEACEFUL PROTESTS ALL OVER THE USA UNTIL CHANGE OCCURS.

TALK IS CHEAP WE NEED ACTION……..JOBS………SMALL BUSINESSES……..EQUAL JUSTICE.

Article Sources: FSU News; NY Times; Politico

ARTICLE: "Darren Wilson Not Indicted, Dream Defenders Plan Peaceful Rally"

Dream Defenders plan rally against shooting of unarmed Michael Brown


UPDATE: Monday, Nov 24, 2014; 9:26 p.m.

The grand jury reached the decision not to indict Darren Wilson, the officer who shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri in August. Dream Defenders are set to march at 10 p.m. at the Civic Center.
UPDATE: 6 p.m.

Tallahassee's Dream Defender's changed the time and location of their rally to 9 p.m. at the Civic Center.

Lead Organizer Brian Marshall said they will hold the rally regardless of the verdict.

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The grand jury reached the decision not to indict Darren Wilson, the officer who shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri in August. Dream Defenders are set to march at 10 p.m. at the Civic Center.

Tallahassee’s Dream Defenders say they will hold a peaceful rally, marching from the Civic Center at 10 p.m.

In addition to the situation in Ferguson, Dream Defenders are rallying against other police brutality and race issues in Tallahassee, including the tasing of 61-year-old, unarmed Viola Young last month. They are also rallying for justice for Duane Strong, an 18-year-old shot and killed by police from inside his car at Cheek's nightclub in Tallahassee.

BILL DE BLASIO Shovels His Own Snow After Brutal Blizzard Strikes The Northeast (A Man Of The People)

#BillDeBlasioNYC

It's a welcome change to see NYC Mayor BILL DE BLASIO Shoveling his own snow during this Brutal Blizzard which has almost Paralyzed the Northeast.

I can assure you MICHAEL BLOOMBERG has NEVER shoveled snow!

At least NOT while he was Mayor of NYC.

BILL DE BLASIO is truly a Man of THE PEOPLE!

I will continue to Pray GOD'S Blessings on this Man....his Family....and his Administration daily.





"Blizzard Blasts Northeast With Snow, Wind And Bitter Cold"


The heavy snow falling along much of the mid-Atlantic Coast into New England is expected to taper off Friday as a nor'easter heads into Canada, leaving bitter cold in its wake, the National Weather Service said.

By early morning, the snowfall was nearly finished in the nation's capital; it was expected to stop by late morning in New York City, where 6 inches were covering Central Park, and by early afternoon in Boston, which got socked by nearly 15 inches.

North of Boston, residents of Topsfield, Massachusetts, got nearly 2 feet of snow.

The combination of cold and winds gusting more than 30 mph was expected to lower wind chill temperatures to less than 10 degrees over the mid-Atlantic and into the teens in New England.

And not just the Northeast will be hit, forecasters said.

About one-third of the nation -- approximately 100 million people in 22 states -- is in the path of this storm.

Snow was also predicted from the Upper Midwest into the Great Lakes, with as much as 8 inches expected in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and additional snow possible along a cold front that extends through the Midwest and into the Central Plains, the service said.

Across the country, the weather has snarled travel plans for many.

FlightAware.com, which tracks cancellations due to weather and mechanical problems, said more than 2,000 flights had been canceled for Friday within, into or out of the United States. That's after more than 2,600 U.S. flights were canceled Thursday.

Flights were expected to resume later Friday in much of New England, though delays were predicted at some airports. Ticket holders were urged to check with their airlines.

Barb Plooster had planned to fly Friday from Erie, Pennsylvania, to Grand Rapids, Michigan, but her flight was canceled. She told CNN affiliate WICU that she was on the phone with United Airlines for five hours trying to find a way to get home but has concluded that she will have to wait until Monday. "We got a warm place to stay, get to visit the kids, the grandkids, so it's OK," she said.

Here's a breakdown of what to expect where:

New York and Long Island

A winter storm warning was to remain in effect across the five boroughs until 1 p.m., with wind gusts dropping wind chills to as low as 15 below, the mayor's office said.

"This has been and remains a dangerous storm," newly sworn-in Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday in a prepared statement. "The best things people can do are to stay off the roads so we can clear them as fast as possible, and to check in on elderly and vulnerable neighbors who might need help this morning."

New York City had gotten nearly 10 inches of snow by the time it abated late Friday morning, de Blasio told reporters. "It's hard to drive out there," he said. "If you do not need to travel today, please stay home."

Sanitation workers were on 12-hour shifts to clear the city's 6,200 miles of roadways, he said.

Long Island will be under a blizzard warning until 1 p.m. Friday, with wind chills as low as 10 below zero and sustained winds of at least 35 mph.

Flight operations resumed late Friday morning at John F. Kennedy International Airport; they were continuing -- despite hundreds of cancellations -- at LaGuardia Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport.

Temperatures in the single digits were predicted for Saturday morning.

New York City public schools were closed Friday.

Upstate, the capital city of Albany could get buried under 14 inches of snow, with wind chills of 15 to 25 below zero, the National Weather Service said.

The weather had its fans. In Rochester, New York, CNN iReporter Blake Sampson, 29, took a picture from his apartment window. "I grew up in Minnesota, so I'm used to it," he said. "I like how quiet things get when there is a fresh blanket of snow."

Massachusetts

That blanket covered Boston, which expected to see 10 to 18 inches of snow and temperatures as low as 6 degrees below zero by Friday night.

But limited flights were continuing into and out of Boston's Logan Airport.

The state's emergency management agency predicted up to 2 feet of snow on parts of the North Shore, South Shore and Cape Cod.

Students in scores of school districts were told to stay home Friday.

"I guess Mother Nature wanted to give me one more gift," Boston Mayor Thomas Menino said Thursday, one of his last days in the office he has held since 1993.

Blizzard warnings were in effect for parts of nearby Essex and Plymouth counties -- including the communities of Gloucester, Brockton and Plymouth -- as well as Cape Cod.

The state warned that midday high tides could produce "significant flooding" along the coast. The towns of Scituate and Duxbury requested voluntary evacuations of certain low-lying areas.

Connecticut and Delaware

Wind chills in parts of Connecticut were expected to range from -5 to -20 degrees Friday, and the National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings for most of the state through Friday morning.

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy urged residents to take it slow and give themselves extra time for their commutes Friday. He said he expects delays but not cancellations in public transit.

Delaware said state offices were closed for all but "essential employees."

Chicago and points beyond

In the Windy City, wind chills Friday will creep down to minus 12, with more snow possible over the weekend.

The arctic blast was expected to be the coldest in 17 years, with temperatures predicted to drop below zero Sunday evening and not return to positive digits until Wednesday.

Though snow in Chicago in the winter is a common event, it "can still wreak havoc on daily routines," city emergency director Gary Schenkel said.

Next week could be no better for some U.S. residents.

A new shot of colder air will start to move into the northern Midwest by Saturday and will dive south Monday and Tuesday, carrying zero-degree cold as far south as Nashville. "That's the coldest air we've seen that far south in several years," CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen said.

The cold air will kick off a new storm Sunday into Monday that could affect a number of NFL playoff games this weekend. In Wisconsin, the Green Bay Packers will give a cold welcome to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, when temperatures could bottom out at -17.

The U.S. weather had international implications, too: All meetings were canceled Friday at the United Nations headquarters complex on New York's East Side.


Sources: CNN; USA Today, Youtube

BILL DE BLASIO'S Inauguration Ceremony: NEW YORK CITY Is No Longer A Divided Plantation! (Rev Fred Lucas Jr)

#NYCPlantation

NEW YORK CITY IS NO LONGER A DIVIDED PLANTATION: "TALE OF TWO CITIES"

Today during BILL DE BLASIO'S Inauguration Ceremony, Rev FRED LUCAS JR (BROOKLYN) made these Shocking yet Truthful remarks about NEW YORK CITY while delivering the Ceremonial Prayer:

"“Let the plantation called New York City be the city of God, a city set upon the hill, a light shining in darkness,”

“Elevate our valleys. Make low our mountains. Make our crooked places straight and our rough places smooth. Oh God, oh God, oh God, break every chain, break every chain, break every chain.”

“Oh God, on this first day of January–the anniversary of the first Emancipation Proclamation–sound forth the trumpets of heaven proclaiming a new Emancipation Proclamation in New York City.

"From your divine leadership, emancipate every New Yorker from the shackles of fear, futility and frustration …...

Oh God, end the civil wars and usher in a new Reconstruction Era that builds upon the many successes and achievements of yesterday while proclaiming the beginning of a new beginning.”

"Pastor Unloads On The ‘Plantation Called New York City’ At New Mayor’s Inauguration"

During inauguration ceremonies for New York City’s new mayor, Bill DeBlasio, Reverend Fred Lucas Jr. tore into the nation’s racial inequality.

Sounding a variety of themes echoing American slavery and the Civil War, the Brooklyn-based minister scoffed at the “plantation called New York City” and called for a new “Reconstruction” based on the post-Civil War federal occupation of the South.

“Sound forth the trumpets of heaven proclaiming a new Emancipation Proclamation in New York City,” Lucas began. “For your divine leadership, emancipate every New Yorker from the shackles of fear, futility, and frustration.”

“Help us to be mastered by only the masters of love and compassion,” he continued. “Let integrity never stand on the auction block or be sold to the highest bidder.”

“Free us from the shackles of partisan politics, political correctness, and personal egos and agendas,” Lucas railed. “End the civil wars and usher in a new Reconstruction Era that builds upon the many successes and achievements of yesterday.”

The pastor concluded by blasting the “plantation called New York City.”

Sources: AP, Facebook, Mediaite, NY Times, Youtube

Bill De Blasio & Bill Clinton: Bringing New York City Together!

#DeBlasioBillClinton

Former U.S. President BILL CLINTON will preside over the January 1st Inauguration Ceremony of NYC Mayor-Elect BILL DE BLASIO.

As he should! Congrats to Mayor-Elect DE BLASIO!!


Bill Clinton Will Preside At Bill De Blasio’s Inauguration


Former President Bill Clinton will swear in Bill de Blasio as New York City’s 109th mayor at the inauguration ceremony on Jan. 1, the mayor-elect’s transition team announced in a statement on Saturday.

Mr. de Blasio served in Mr. Clinton’s administration as a regional director of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and was the campaign manager for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s successful run for the Senate in 2000. Mrs. Clinton will also attend the inauguration.

“I was honored to serve in President Clinton’s administration and on Secretary Clinton’s campaign for U. S. Senate, and I am honored again that they will both join our celebration for all of New York City,” Mr. de Blasio said in the statement. “Wednesday’s ceremony will be an event for every New Yorker from all five boroughs, and Chirlane and I couldn’t be more excited to have President Clinton and Secretary Clinton stand with us,” he said, referring to his wife, Chirlane McCray.

Mr. de Blasio later sent out on Twitter a photograph taken in 2000 showing Mr. and Mrs. Clinton at the White House with him, his wife and their two children, Chiara and Dante, who were then small enough to be carried in their parents’ arms.

The ceremony, which will begin at noon, will be held on the steps of City Hall in Lower Manhattan. Last week, Mr. de Blasio set aside 1,000 free tickets to the inauguration for the general public. The tickets were snatched up in less than two hours. Some appeared to be for sale on Craigslist.

He will be sworn in using a Bible once owned by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that will be on loan from his presidential library in Hyde Park, N.Y., the transition team said.

Mr. de Blasio’s transition team said that Lissette Ortiz, a Bronx resident, would introduce Mr. Clinton. Ms. Ortiz was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to the United States when she was 15. She is a senior at Medgar Evers College, part of the City University of New York, which Mr. de Blasio has vowed to provide with renewed investment.

To have a figure of Mr. Clinton’s stature swear in a New York City mayor is unusual. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and his predecessor, Rudolph W. Giuliani, were sworn in by judges, as was Edward I. Koch, who was mayor from 1978 to 1989. In 1990, Mayor David N. Dinkins, was sworn in by his former law partner.

Mr. Bloomberg largely shunned political star power at his inaugurations in favor of the Hollywood variety. His first two inaugurations included, among others, Liza Minnelli, Wynton Marsalis, Bette Midler and Barbara Walters.

At his third inauguration in 2010, Mr. Bloomberg was joined on stage by Mr. de Blasio, newly elected as New York’s public advocate.


Source: NY Times