Protesters are taking to the streets by the thousands in cities across the US to protest grand juries’ decisions not to indict the white officers responsible for the deaths of two unarmed black men, and demand police accountability.
Saturday, December 13
20:42 GMT: NYPD estimates number of protesters to be between 50,000 to 60,000.
NYPD says there's 50,000 to 60,000 protestors RIGHT NOW in NYC #MillionsMarchNYC pic.twitter.com/Nd0JdTFYHn
— Luke Rudkowski (@Lukewearechange) December 13, 2014
20:34 GMT: Eric Garner’s watch over the mass protests in New York.
This image – Eric Garner's eyes – from #MillionsMarchNYC #ICantBreathe pic.twitter.com/Kj6fzb25OK
— Gen Knoxx (@GenKnoxx) December 13, 2014
20:30 GMT: RT correspondent Alexey Yaroshevsky reports that while there are large numbers of police on streets, the NYC protest is “peaceful and very organized.”
Police presence at #MillionsMarchNYC is huge. All peaceful and very organized so far #EricGarner #ICantBreathe pic.twitter.com/ZHmynJDESB
— Alexey Yaroshevsky (@Yaro_RT) December 13, 2014
20:16 GMT: DC’s streets lined with people “as far as the eye can see.”
People as far as the eye can see: #DC #Justice4All via @aletweetsnews
Live feed: http://t.co/7VbJDnoViQ pic.twitter.com/wg7Ymk4P3s
— Conflict News (@Conflicts) December 13, 2014
The #MillionsMarchNYC now moves along 6th avenue. Endless crowd, stretches for miles #EricGarner #ICantBreathe pic.twitter.com/LURPbqFiOp
— Alexey Yaroshevsky (@Yaro_RT) December 13, 2014
20:13 GMT: Here’s a bird’s eye view of the NYC protest.
Aerial view of 5th ave #MillionsMarchNYC #ericgarner #blacklivesmatter #ShutItDown #nycprotest #HandsUpDontShoot pic.twitter.com/o8QML019Fv
— EdenBrower (@edenbrower) December 13, 2014
19:58 GMT: As Chicago crowds grow, at least three arrests have been reported.
#Chicago Protestors try to take to streets. At least 3 arrests #MillionsMarchChi #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/B2I7CXmoyN via @CarolineSiede
— Revolution News (@NewsRevo) December 13, 2014
19:53 GMT: Boston protesters report that riot police are being told to put their face guards on.
Riot cops outside of the jail are being instructed to put their face shields down. #BlackLivesMatter #boston pic.twitter.com/SZ8WpdVwWO
— Andrew Sowle (@swerdna1121) December 13, 2014
19:51 GMT: Thousands march through the streets of New York.
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19:47 GMT: In DC Eric Garner’s daughter called for 11 seconds of silence for the 11 times Garner said “I can’t breathe” as he was being held down in a banned chokehold that killed him.
19:23 GMT: Demonstrators in NYC chant “hands up, don’t shoot” and “shut it down, shut it down” as they march through the city.
Chanting, "Shut it down, shut it down." pic.twitter.com/8XBUPgiXi1
— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) December 13, 2014
Chanting, "Hands up, don't shoot." pic.twitter.com/mojpIHjLkw
— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) December 13, 2014
Republished with permission from Russia Today