Just recently in the news, a man in the USA was accidentally killed by an armed police officer for selling illegal cigarettes for money. However, the man suffered from severe asthma and as the police officer restrained him from moving, the man clearly stated "I cant breathe" and died a few minutes later. There has been so many protests and allegations in the news about this story and I find it really interesting whilst in the term of Political Theatre. This issue is relevant and links to all of our protest work. People around the world have taken action...in this situation they often display different statements about racial division... "BLACK LIVES MATTER".
In the White City Westfields, London, protesters laid on the ground as a way of showing their disgust on the matter. I feel that watching and hearing about protests makes me want to become more involved in them and stand up for what I feel is right. In my opinion, the man that killed Mr.Eric Garner should be sentenced for man slaughter.
According to a coroner's report, Eric Garner died due to "compression of neck (chokehold), compression of chest and prone positioning during physical restraint" as he was wrestled to the ground by Daniel Pantaleo and fellow New York City police officers.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30426245
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