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Two Hideous Subhumans Mock Eric Garner's Chokehold Death On Live TV
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Rebecca Fishbein
Published Dec 4, 2014
Modified Dec 4, 2014
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With much of the city sickened by news of a grand jury's failure to indict the police officer who killed Eric Garner in July, one Couple Of The Year took it upon themselves to re-enact the fatal chokehold that ultimately took Garner's life during a live news broadcast last night.
These two ambulatory piles of excrement masquerading as humans performed their routine during WPIX reporter Allison Kaden's segment covering last night's protest in Rockefeller Center. Here's your hate-watch clip of the day:
It's apparently not a crime to be an asshole, just like how it's not a crime for a cop to choke an unarmed man to death.
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