mo4ch:>‘Fire Pantaleo!’ chants disrupt Dem debate as protesters demand killer cop's dismissal | Mo4ch News

A group of protesters lent some spectacle to Wednesday's CNN-hosted Democratic debate, as a group of activists cut in with chants against the police officer implicated in the 2014 death of Eric Garner.As Sen. Cory Booker (D- New Jersey) began his opening remark, chants of ‘Fire Pantaleo’ filled the room, eventually forcing him to stop short of finishing his statement while the guards escorted the protesters out of the hall. As they were led away, the protesters did not stop chanting ‘Fire Pantaleo!’ as Booker sported a smile, seemingly OK with that.The chant referred to NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo, who put unarmed African-American man Eric Garner in a chokehold during his arrest on July 17, 2014 on suspicion of selling untaxed cigarettes. The maneuver, which Pantaleo insisted was within the law, contributed to Garner's death and sparked a fresh wave of Black Lives Matter protests.The investigation into Pantaleo’s alleged use of excessive force dragged on for five years, but e…