disgusting r disgusting rat infested rodent mess. we need an administration that understands this tired old language. stand by, senator. i ll stand by. please stand by. the crowd chanting fire pantaleo got their way today when the new york city police commissioner fired officer daniel pantaleo seen on video five years ago using a choke hold an eric garner that medical examiner said caused eric garner s death. joining our discussion now is cory booker, democratic senator from new jersey and presidential candidate. i just want to begin with the developments in the eric garner story today that has been five years in the making and finally we see the firing. you re a former mayor yourself. what is your reaction to what you saw today? first of all this is justice delayed.
over this country. i want to go to something one of your krit ekz said today, patrick lynch. he heads the police officers union in new york city. let s just stipulate the leaders are on the country are always critical of any police department or mayor whenever a police officer is disciplined. but he said something very interesting. word for word, it is actually what the protesters in the eric garner case want the police to do. he actually said, we ll uphold our oath but we cannot and will not do so by needlessly jeopardizing our careers or personal safety. i m not sure mr. lynch realizes what he said there is exactly what people who want police accountability, that s exactly what people want them to do. well, look, i d say this way. i think the sad reality is, and i m someone who believes in the labor movement very, very deeply. but you said it.
made by both officer pantaleo and mr. garner. but none of cuss take back our decisions most especially when they lead to the death of another human being. enough of that long preamble. after 13 minutes, 13 minutes after the police commissioner began speaking today he finally said this. therefore, i agree with the deputy commissioner of trials legal findings and recommendations. it is clear that daniel pantaleo can no longer effectively serve as a new york city police officer. joining us now is bill diblasio, the mayor of new york city. mr. mayor, thank you very much for joining us to night on this important night. you re very welcome, lawrence. there was a lot of talk during the presidential debate about why haven t you fired the officer. could you just clarify that for the audience. it s clear to people in new york who follow. this but the lines of authority
portion of the video of daniel pantaleo choking eric garner to death. and i say that by way of warning because it has always been difficult to watch. we will show you about 20 seconds of that video. you will hear eric garner saying, i can t breathe four times. every time you see me, you mess with me. i m tired of it. hold on. don t touch me. don t touch me. i can t breathe. i can t breathe. i can t breathe. i can t breathe. and the police department investigation the medical examiner testified that chokehold killed eric garner. chokeholds are against nypd rules. but the departmental judge hearing the case found that chokehold was acceptable for the first couple of seconds because officer pantaleo s grip slipped
decision in the investigation of officer daniel pantaleo who was shown five years ago choking eric garner on staten island in a video that has been seen around the world. and that became an issue in this year s democratic presidential debate. officer pantaleo used a choke hehold pro hiblted by nypd. he did that for seven seconds 11 different times eric garner said he couldn t breathe. he knew what he was doing. he was killing eric garner and yet he has not been brought to justice. that police officer should be off the streets. he should be fired. he should be fired now. the civil rights division of the united states department of justice said charges should have been filed. but this united states department of justice failed and it s because that president did not want the charges to go forward. and they overrode a decision by the civil rights division of the united states. thank you, senator. in that video of officer