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Drug Policy Alliance Blog: From Ferguson to Staten Island, Justice and Accountability Are Nowhere in Sight

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014

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By gabriel sayegh

In New York City yesterday, a grand jury failed to indict the officer who killed Eric Garner in Staten Island.

The grand jury decision isn’t just disappointing, it’s downright alarming.

Grand juries aren’t supposed to find innocence or guilt – they’re supposed to decide whether there is enough evidence to accuse someone and bring them to trial.

The killing of Eric Garner was caught on camera and the…

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