article_snippet: A push for answers on how a New York City police officer avoided criminal charges in the videotaped chokehold death of Garner has stalled because A push for answers on how a New York City police officer avoided criminal charges in the videotaped chokehold death of Eric Garner does not protect grand jury secrecy.
article_snippet: The death of Mr Garner (left poster) and Michael Brown (right poster) and the subsequent non-indictment  of the police officers involved in their deaths sparked a series of protests.
article_snippet: A video shot by an onlooker shows Mr Garner telling the police officers involved in their deaths to leave Mr Garner alone and refusing to be handcuffed.
article_snippet: Both Mr Garner and Mr 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.
highlights_snippet: Death of Garner in July and grand jury's non-indictment sparked protests .