Will the Eric Garner case change things?

Michael Pearson, CNN

Updated 11:48 AM ET, Tue December 9, 2014

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Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, center, warms up before an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday, December 9, in Los Angeles. The team wore "I Can't Breathe" shirts during warm-ups in support of the family of Eric Garner. Since a grand jury declined to indict a New York police officer in the death of Garner, demonstrators across the country have taken to the streets to express their outrage. Garner, a 43-year-old asthmatic, died in July after he was put in a chokehold by the officer, Daniel Pantaleo.
Photos: Protests after Eric Garner grand jury decision
Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, center, warms up before an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday, December 9, in Los Angeles. The team wore "I Can't Breathe" shirts during warm-ups in support of the family of Eric Garner. Since a grand jury declined to indict a New York police officer in the death of Garner, demonstrators across the country have taken to the streets to express their outrage. Garner, a 43-year-old asthmatic, died in July after he was put in a chokehold by the officer, Daniel Pantaleo.
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Protesters gather in front of the Barclays Center during an NBA game in New York on Monday, December 8.
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Protesters gather in front of the Barclays Center during an NBA game in New York on Monday, December 8.
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Police clash with demonstrators at the entrance of a Target near the Barclays Center on December 8.
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Police clash with demonstrators at the entrance of a Target near the Barclays Center on December 8.
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Seven-year-old Elijah Owens, left, stands by people participating in a "die-in" demonstration outside the Philadelphia Eagles' stadium in Philadelphia on Sunday, December 7.
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Seven-year-old Elijah Owens, left, stands by people participating in a "die-in" demonstration outside the Philadelphia Eagles' stadium in Philadelphia on Sunday, December 7.
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People protest in the streets of Chicago on December 7.
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People protest in the streets of Chicago on December 7.
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Demonstrators retreat in Berkeley, California, after police deploy tear gas during a <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/07/justice/protests-grand-jury-chokehold/index.html">protest that turned violent</a> before dawn on December 7.
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Demonstrators retreat in Berkeley, California, after police deploy tear gas during a protest that turned violent before dawn on December 7.
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A police officer in Berkeley clashes with a protester on December 7.
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A police officer in Berkeley clashes with a protester on December 7.
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A police officer raises a shotgun toward the crowd in Berkeley on Saturday, December 6.
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A police officer raises a shotgun toward the crowd in Berkeley on Saturday, December 6.
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People in Los Angeles lie down during a "die-in" on Hollywood Boulevard on December 6.
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People in Los Angeles lie down during a "die-in" on Hollywood Boulevard on December 6.
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