Relief over Eric Garner deal

Jacob Nierenberg • Feb 6, 2018

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>Relief over Eric Garner deal</h1>
                <h2><p>The long and tragic tale of the killing of Eric Garner is one step closer to its resolution. New York City will pay the Garner’s family $5.9 million in an out-of-court settlement, with the agreement coming just days before the first anniversary of Garner’s death, July 17.</p></h2>
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            <p>The long and tragic tale of the killing of Eric Garner is one step closer to its resolution. New York City will pay the Garner’s family $5.9 million in an out-of-court settlement, with the agreement coming just days before the first anniversary of Garner’s death, July 17. The agreement prevented a long and costly legal battle that would very likely have been much more trying for both parties. A <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/editorial-wise-humane-eric-garner-settlement-article-1.2291531?ref=avalancheghost.one">New York Daily News editorial calls</a> the agreement a "wise and humane" by the city, which would have almost certainly been found liable. Though the officers who restrained Garner were cleared of state criminal charges by a grand jury, and an NYPD internal investigation has been closed, a federal investigation is ongoing.</p>
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The long and tragic tale of the killing of Eric Garner is one step closer to its resolution. New York City will pay the Garner’s family $5.9 million in an out-of-court settlement, with the agreement coming just days before the first anniversary of Garner’s death, July 17. The agreement prevented a long and costly legal battle that would very likely have been much more trying for both parties. A New York Daily News editorial calls the agreement a "wise and humane" by the city, which would have almost certainly been found liable. Though the officers who restrained Garner were cleared of state criminal charges by a grand jury, and an NYPD internal investigation has been closed, a federal investigation is ongoing.

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By Jacob Nierenberg

Jacob Nierenberg is an editorial intern at Crosscut. He has lived in Washington for nearly all of his life, and still proudly identifies with the Pacific Northwest despite his relocation to Stanford U