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The Death of Eric Garner is the Turning Point that Ferguson Never Was
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The crisis in Ferguson, Missouri, has captured America’s attention for the better part of the past four months. But in just a few short days in the national news, Eric Garner has become the political rallying point that Ferguson never has.
A new poll shows considerably more unhappiness with the lack of an indictment in Garner’s case than in the one in Ferguson. And, perhaps most important as far as its impact goes, that unhappiness is significantly less connected to a person’s race.
The Selzer and Company poll for Bloomberg News finds that 60 percent of Americans disagree with the lack of an indictment against officer Daniel Pantaleo, whose chokehold apparently led to Garner’s death in July. For comparison’s sake, just 36 percent say they disagree with the lack of an indictment against officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson.
Although 40 percent disagree “strongly” with there being no indictment in Garner’s case, just 24 percent say the same about the case in Ferguson. And in Ferguson, there’s majority support – 52 percent – for no indictment.
A Washington Post/ABC News poll last week showed a closer split on Ferguson, with 48 percent agreeing with the grand jury and 45 percent disagreeing.
Source: http://truthisscary.com/2014/12/the-death-of-eric-garner-is-the-turning-point-that-ferguson-never-was/
