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Possible changes in the works for police departments across the nation after deadly confrontations with suspects from baltimore to ferguson, missouri. brian todd has more information. what are you learning, brian? reporter: hundreds of police chiefs and other officers are in washington and they re having very serious discussion about the use of force, how to deescalate avoid scenes like the eric garner takedown. it s a meeting that had already been planned but takes on serious urgency tonight because we re reeling from yet another case of alleged police brutality that has left a city smoldering. you only have to look at some of the most notorious recent cell phone videos. freddie gray is dragged to a police van where he suffers a fatal injury. walter scott is shot in the back as he runs away. in knock eric garner dies after being placed in a chokehold. and in ferguson the incident that touched off a nationwide debate over police tactics, a debate that s continued for ....
Protests here in new york were peaceful and very organized. just after three days of protests, the protesters are distributing a list of demands, one of which is the firing of all of the officers involved in the eric garner takedown. also, they want the new york attorney general to launch an investigation into police misconduct, excessive force, and of course, they also want the state to outlaw the choke hold. it is banned under new york pd policy, but it is not officially illegal. so those are just some of the demands, there are others, of course, but those are the most powerful ones. all right, cristina in new york, thank you so much. the choke hold is a questionable technique, but did the eric garner situation have to escalate to a choke hold and ultimately a man s death. cnn analyst tom fuentes joining me along with roger fairfax, a ....