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ELI5: Eric Garner [OFFICIAL THREAD]

This thead is for all question's relating to the chokehold death of Eric Garner.

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An important note for everyone to remember, the legal definition homicide is just the taking of a life by another. It isn't the unlawful taking of a life by another. The coroner labeled it homicide because the actions of those officers directly lead to Garner's death, not because he determined the officer did anything illegal.