Amid Violence in Ferguson, de Blasio Calls For NYC Eric Garner March to Be Peaceful
Jillian Jorgensen
As clashes between police and protesters in the wake of a fatal police shooting in Missouri make national headlines, Mayor Bill de Blasio said today he expects a Staten Island march in response to Eric Garner’s death in police custody to be peaceful this Saturday.
“I think the message is that we all want to work together to improve the relationship between police and community,” Mr. de Blasio said at an unrelated press conference when asked what he’d tell demonstrators. “There are real reforms and changes on the way, because we know that the best way to be safe and secure is to bring the police and community together.”
The march for Mr. Garner, who died as police tried to arrest him for selling cigarettes, will come as another fatal encounter between police and an unarmed black man — the shooting of Michael Brown, 18, by Ferguson, Missouri, police — has spurred violent clashes between police and demonstrators.
Read more at http://observer.com/2014/08/amid-violence-in-ferguson-de-blasio-calls-for-nyc-eric-garner-march-to-be-peaceful/#ixzz3AmQ1JKAc
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