Over a hundred demonstrators briefly invaded the flagship Fifth Ave Apple Store this evening to stage a 'die-in', reports Reuters.
The demonstration was part of protests that began on Wednesday when a grand jury declined to bring charges against police officer Daniel Pantaleo for choking Eric Garner, a black 43-year-old father of six, to death.
Garner, who had no weapon, was being arrested on suspicion of selling cigarettes illegally. A videotape of his confrontation with police on Staten Island in July showed Pantaleo's arm across Garner's neck as he is subdued by four officers, then Garner was pinned face down to the pavement as he repeatedly gasps, "I can't breathe" - a phrase protesters have adopted as a rallying cry.
The decision not to charge Pantaleo came just nine days after a grand jury in Missouri determined charges would not be brought against a police officer who shot and killed a black teenager in Ferguson.
While previous nights had seen thousands of protesters hit the streets, rainy weather reduced the turnout tonight to a few hundred. Protesters stormed into the Apple Store to stage a 'die-in', sprawling on the floor as employees and shoppers looked on. They left after about five minutes.
Similar 'die-ins' were held at Macy's and Grand Central Terminal.
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Scott - December 8, 2014 at 12:22am
So these people have no job to go too? Oh yeah. Of course not.
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Zack soule - December 7, 2014 at 2:06am
Thast waht happened when you dont respect authorita says eric cartmen
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snarkblott - December 7, 2014 at 1:12am
Well, to be frank, they simply figured it from a PR angle-- in the Apple store everybody could video the die-in and post it onto the net. Get it?
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snarkblott - December 7, 2014 at 1:09am
Bit of a racist comment, there, friend. No?
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Araab - December 6, 2014 at 5:33pm
The average iq of people posting on this thread is in the 70s
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Slim shady - December 6, 2014 at 6:30pm
Thank you for telling us yours.
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Steven jobs - December 6, 2014 at 3:26pm
It's unbelievable that people don't believe that USA has become a police state with all the surveillance the abuse of minorities to deadly force, and still they think it's a little problem, wake up people this will get to you in the future so don't do nothing, don't protest and wait for your turn
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Techno - December 6, 2014 at 6:36pm
Nope,..only you. The world is a dangerous and there will be some that believes freedom is free without consequences. Don't March or protest when a bomber is foiled because a police stops it, don't March because a police stop a thug praise Jesus buts wants to kill you.
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Captain Japan - December 6, 2014 at 2:26pm
Arrest all of these people for trespassing.
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? - December 6, 2014 at 11:02am
Did they do it to other shops in protest because this isn't apples fault
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Edwin - December 6, 2014 at 9:56am
Your attitude of indifference to human suffering and lack of any moral compass is why all of this is happening and why I give us little chance of surviving as a species
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