Listen to Eric Garner's Dad Try to Calm an Angry Protester

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Jim O'Grady
WNYC News | Dec 3, 2014

Benjamin Carr, Eric Garner's stepfather, visited the site where Garner was put in a chokehold — and was approached by a stranger. He asks, "What's the future for me?"

And Carr responds, "Let's keep the peace."

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