Al Sharpton has vowed to press the NYPD and Mayor Bill de Blasio on the investigation of the Garner case , which has been turned over to the local district attorney . Eric Garner : Death of Errol Louis at hands of NYPD shows old police strategy that does n't work . Why such force used on man illegally selling cigarettes ? Roots are in New York 's first tenure . Louis : It 's an approach from '80s . Tackling `` quality of life '' crime brought crime rate down . Louis : CNN must take new look at how crime enforced in a much safer city in '80s .
Eric Garner : Death of Errol Louis at hands of NYPD shows old police strategy that does n't work . Why such force used on man illegally selling cigarettes ? Roots are in New York 's first tenure . Louis : It 's an approach from '80s . Tackling `` quality of life '' crime brought crime rate down . Louis : CNN must take new look at how crime enforced in a much safer city in '80s .