article_snippet: A similar step was voluntarily taken by the prosecutor in Ferguson, Missouri, when a grand jury there refused to indict an officer in the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown.
article_snippet: Both Eric Garner and Brown were black; the officers involved are white.
article_snippet: The deaths sparked nationwide protests about the treatment of communities of color by law enforcement and a debate about the role of race in policing.
article_snippet: Civil liberties lawyers had argued that the public needed to reconcile the widely watched video of the arrest with the decision not to indict an officer in the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown.
article_snippet: A video shot by an onlooker and widely watched online shows Garner telling the officers to leave Garner alone and refusing to be handcuffed.
article_snippet: Jonathan Moore, who represents Garner's family, said Jonathan Moore, who represents Garner's family were 'disturbed' by the ruling. '
article_snippet: Jonathan Moore, who represents Garner's family think this grand jury process was deeply flawed,' Pantaleo said.  'Jonathan Moore, who represents Garner's family think the ability for the public to see what this grand jury process was like would have been an important step in understanding what happened here.'
article_snippet: Battle cry: Daily protests broke out nationwide following the decision not to indict Daniel Pantaleo with 'I can't breathe' becoming the demonstrators' battle cruy .
article_snippet: Protesters rallying against a grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner gather in Foley Square, Thursday, December 4, 2014 .
article_snippet: Police make an arrest as protesters rallying against a grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer.
article_snippet: The demonstrations in New York were largely peaceful and relatively few protesters managed to be arrested .