De Blasio’s pugilistic performance was marred, however, by dissatisfaction with the New York City Police Department’s continued employment of Daniel Pantaleo, an officer who killed unarmed cigarette seller Eric Garner in 2014. Pantaleo used a chokehold while arresting Garner, who is African American, causing him to suffocate and die as he said, “I can’t breathe.â€
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