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Why the federal government isn't prosecuting the officer who choked Eric Garner

  • Written by Caren Morrison, Associate Professor of Law, Georgia State University
Why the federal government isn't prosecuting the officer who choked Eric GarnerGwen Carr, Eric Garner's mother, says the federal government should have filed charges.AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews

The Justice Department won’t file federal charges against the New York City police officer who put Eric Garner into the chokehold that led to his death. With the statute of limitations having run out, the case, legally, is closed.

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