Eric Garner

Politics

On The Independents: Penn Jillette and Thomas Massie! Also Dick Cheney's Torture, Cromnibust, Smith Apology, Trigger-shy SNL, and More

Matt Welch | 12.10.2014 8:25 PM

Civil Liberties

Want to Prevent Future Eric Garners? Don't Give Cops Excuses to Bust People.

To reduce violent encounters between police and the public, slash the spiderweb of laws, rules, and regulations.

J.D. Tuccille | 12.10.2014 4:31 PM

Culture

Law Students, Traumatized By Grand Jury Decisions, Demand… Exam Delays

Robby Soave | 12.10.2014 3:27 PM

Civil Liberties

Eric Garner, Another Victim of the War on Drugs

Government policy contributes to police abuse.

A. Barton Hinkle | 12.10.2014 10:30 AM

Policy

Catching Cops on Camera Can Be Crucial

Notwithstanding the Eric Garner case, video evidence is a powerful weapon against police brutality.

Jacob Sullum | 12.10.2014 7:00 AM

Police

More Than 1,000 People Have Been Killed by Police in 2014

Scott Shackford | 12.9.2014 10:55 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: The Racial Divide, the Torture Report, Demoralized Military, Tom Brady's F-Bombs, Rolling Stone Fallout, Heroes of Freedom, and After-Show!

Matt Welch | 12.8.2014 8:22 PM

Police Abuse

Eric Garner Who? New York on Verge of Giving Police Unions Even More Power to Protect Bad Cops

Ed Krayewski | 12.8.2014 2:10 PM

Civil Liberties

The Problem With Blaming Black Crime for Police Shootings

The epidemic of unarmed blacks being killed by police comes not when black crime is high but when it is low.

Steve Chapman | 12.8.2014 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Eric Garner's Death Shows How Stupid Laws Help Get People Killed

Why do Americans want to trust an institution that will kill you over failure to pay a cigarette tax?

David Harsanyi | 12.5.2014 4:30 PM

Civil Liberties

Some Information from Garner Grand Jury; Cop Needed to Know There Was "Substantial Risk" of Killing Garner

Brian Doherty | 12.5.2014 2:11 PM

Police Abuse

Of Course Racism Was a Factor in Eric Garner's Death; Identifying It Isn't a Solution

Ed Krayewski | 12.5.2014 2:02 PM

Politics

Now Hillary Clinton Cares About Criminal Justice Reform

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.5.2014 1:00 PM

Policy

Listen Up, Liberals: Make Everything Illegal, Create More Eric Garners

Robby Soave | 12.5.2014 12:17 PM

Civil Liberties

Friday Funnies: Who Can't Be Indicted?

Chip Bok | 12.5.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

D.C. Protests for Eric Garner and Mike Brown Continue

Stephanie Slade | 12.4.2014 11:04 PM

Politics

Surreal Scene as #DCFerguson Protest Shuts Down Street Near White House

Stephanie Slade | 12.4.2014 6:53 PM

Politics

Forget Eric Garner: Cops Should Want More Cameras Covering Their Every Move

Nick Gillespie | 12.4.2014 4:24 PM

Politics

Anthony L. Fisher to Discuss Eric Garner Case on The Blaze and WEZS-AM Radio

Anthony Fisher | 12.4.2014 4:12 PM

Eric Garner

Body Cameras for Police Are a Powerful Tool, Not a Cure-All

Scott Shackford | 12.4.2014 12:30 PM

Politics

Glenn Reynolds: "We have in this country an issue with police being too quick to escalate force"

Matt Welch | 12.4.2014 11:57 AM

Civil Liberties

Rep. Justin Amash Says Eric Garner Killing Was "Clearly Excessive Force." He's Right.

Peter Suderman | 12.4.2014 11:20 AM

Police Abuse

The Last Words of Eric Garner

The ultimate political litmus test

Jesse Walker | 12.4.2014 11:01 AM

Civil Liberties

Eric Garner's Murder Reveals the Ugly Core of Government and Law Enforcement

J.D. Tuccille | 12.4.2014 9:20 AM

Policy

Eric Holder Is Right: The Cop Who Killed Eric Garner Should Face a Federal Civil Rights Investigation

Damon Root | 12.4.2014 9:13 AM

Politics

What We Saw at Tonight's Eric Garner Protest

Demonstrators pack the streets of Midtown Manhattan.

Jim Epstein | 12.3.2014 10:15 PM

Police Abuse

Why Bill De Blasio's Comments on Eric Garner Grand Jury Decision Are Full of Shit

Ed Krayewski | 12.3.2014 6:21 PM

Civil Liberties

NYPD Chief Bratton Uses Unfortunate Metaphor of 'Breathing Room' to Describe How Cops Could Handle Garner Protests

Brian Doherty | 12.3.2014 4:44 PM

Eric Garner

Eric Garner's Death Won't Even Show Up in FBI Stats on Police Homicides

Scott Shackford | 12.3.2014 3:55 PM

Politics

"The Policies That Killed Eric Garner"

Nick Gillespie | 12.3.2014 3:43 PM

Eric Garner

Sometimes Cameras Don't Help: Grand Jury Declines to Indict Cop Who Put Eric Garner in Fatal Chokehold

Ed Krayewski | 12.3.2014 2:58 PM

Politics

NYPD Chokehold Cop Not Indicted in Death of Eric Garner

Nick Gillespie | 12.3.2014 2:26 PM

Eric Garner

Will Grand Jury Investigating Eric Garner's Choking Death Lead to New Outrage?

Scott Shackford | 12.3.2014 11:30 AM

Eric Garner

Death of Eric Garner Ruled "Homicide by Chokehold"

Ed Krayewski | 8.1.2014 4:13 PM

Civil Liberties

Silent Defiance: Kid Wears 'RIP Eric Garner' Shirt, Dunks Over Cop Car

Zenon Evans | 7.29.2014 2:29 PM

Eric Garner

Cops Have Ugly, Unsympathetic Reaction to NYPD Choking Victim

"Those are your police, America."

Robby Soave | 7.23.2014 2:22 PM

Eric Garner

Eric Garner's Arrest and Death About More Than Just a Chokehold

Scott Shackford | 7.20.2014 1:41 PM

Eric Garner

Watch the NYPD Choke a Guy to Death Over Alleged Black Market Cigarettes

Scott Shackford | 7.18.2014 1:28 PM