in a decision being made police commissioner firing daniel pant lay owe, the officer seen on video giving a choke hold to eric garner in 2014, essentially that ended his life. it was emotional for the police commissioner as he said he s been a cop for 34 years and now he s in this position of administrative role where he had to make a final decision knowing that the rank and file were not going to be happy with it. carrying out the court s verdict in this case, i take no pleasure. there are no victors here today. not the garner family, not the community at large, ask certainly not the gray krai jous men and women of the police department. his decision is in agreement with the trial judge who decided that the officer needed to be dismissed from his duties. the incident surrounding eric garner sparked and put a spotlight on the black lives