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Wednesday, 15 July 2015

New York City has settled with the family of Eric Garner for $5.9m

New York City has reached a settlement with the family of Eric Garner, who died after being put in a choke-hold by police last July, agreeing to pay $5.9 million to resolve the claim over his death. The family had filed a $75million lawsuit against the city but accepted a pretrial settlement on Monday.

His death sparked protests around the country by people outraged over police treatment of African Americans. Cell phone video of the fatal encounter showed Garner saying 'I can't breath' 11 times while being held on the ground by an NYPD officer in a chokehold. He was being apprehended for allegedly illegally selling cigarettes when he died. The family say the settlement is not victory!



41 comments:

CELEB said...

Rip to the deceased. No matter how much, it can never equate to human life

AC£S said...

Over cigarette?

Unknown said...

RIP to d man.. well I fink dey shdnt ave settled outof court! Buh den!


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AC£S said...

Over cigarette?!!!

Anonymous said...

HMMMMM, SPEECHLESS...TOMJERRYSWIT

Unknown said...

The settlement is definitely not victory, how much can you buy life.

Unknown said...

May his soul rest in peace..amen


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Anonymous said...

Nice one. #Tmurphy

Unknown said...

Oh! Arrested for allegedly illegally selling cigarettes when high crime lik homosexuals tak place regularly in America.

Indeed d settlement is not victory, and RIP to him.

Hot Naija Parties said...

Yep the settlement will not bring victory! Money will not raise back the dead. Quite sad... :(

Mihearty said...

No amount is worth human life. But at all at all na witch

Mzz_Mary said...

They should collect notin less than 57million joor

Anonymous said...

I beg d family should ask for more; if na black kill white, dey no go settle for cash na death penalty

Fibonnachi

Anonymous said...

Bloody racist

Fibonacchi Omoh

Unknown said...

May God rest his soul....

Amaka.u.l said...

Chai,rip

Unknown said...

So painful...dis whites are just looking for ways to kill blacks.

yang Mrs said...

y dis useless discrimination? dis whites are getting on my knees

Unknown said...

I wouldn't ve allowed dem accept it if I was a member of their family, d whites are really going all out on African Americans and d earlier ppl start to pay for it d better but d money make sense sha. Dave

Unknown said...

Good one, at least dey got something. May his soul continue to rest in peace. Linda take note!

Unknown said...

Good one, at least dey got something. May his soul continue to rest in peace. Linda take note!

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said..
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May his soul RIP.....
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Unknown said...

And they wouldn't treat a white man same way..

Unknown said...

still wont bring back the dead, and doesn't justify what the murderers/police did.....

yawanow said...

5.9m is way too small. They can do better than that.

ary said...

Still not enough to cover their loss!!! But at least they accepted their wrong doing

Anonymous said...

They shouldn't have settled so low.

At least 20mn!

Unknown said...

$5.9M won't bring him back to life....it's a pity the way the blacks are been treated in US...

Diary of a Naija mom said...

Police cruelty everywhere...RIP man.


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Diary of a Naija mom said...

Police cruelty everywhere...RIP man.


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Manuel Kunmi said...

Hmmmmn

Unknown said...

Eya!

Unknown said...

Again, while na,

Unknown said...

See his fine eyes

Anonymous said...

Money cannot buy back a life. What was shown on the news about this man's passing could have been avoided. God is wonderful. Hopefully, Mr Brown will get the ultimate gift of going to heaven where there is no pain. Amen.

Bad_girl_riri 4 life said...

Instead of obama shud focus on d discrimination blacks are facing in america..he is forcing homosexuality on africa countries..African americans are soo dumb I swear, Martin luther's dream hasn't come 2 pass yet cuz obama is jst wastin his time..Dis assault of police on blacks skyrocketted under obama's tenure and he is doin nutin abt it..wat a shame..

Anonymous said...

our police dey learn in terms of wickedness for where US police dey

Anonymous said...

What is wrong with white police men.... Can't black rest again?

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Nky said...

no amount of money can bring him back, so sad. may his soul rest in peace. amen

Juleslouis said...

This is so wrong! Even d settlement is still menial!

Anonymous said...

The settlement is not victory but they took it?

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