Esaw Garner, the widow of Eric Garner, who was killed by chokehold by New York policeman Daniel Pantaleo, said the officer’s proffered apology rings hollow — and that “hell no,” she won’t accept it.
When asked if the mea culpa from Officer Pantaleo — who just escaped grand jury indictment — was acceptable to her, Ms. Garner said, the Daily Beast reported: “Hell no!”
“The time for remorse was when my husband was yelling to breathe,” she said. “That would have been the time for him to show some type of remorse or some type of care for another human being’s life — when he was screaming 11 times that he can’t breathe.
“So there’s nothing that him or his prayers or anything else will make me feel any different. No, I don’t accept his apology. No, I can care less about his condolences. He’s still working, still getting a paycheck, still feeding his kids when my husband is six feet under, and I’m looking for a way to feed my kids now,” Ms. Garner said.
• Cheryl K. Chumley can be reached at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.
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