Dec
05
'I Can't Breathe': Walmart Edits Ad in Wake of Protests
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In the wake of nationwide protests over the lack of an indictment for the death of Eric Garner, Walmart is editing a commercial showing a black man saying “I can’t breathe” as he’s hugged by his daughter.
The same phrase was adopted by protesters nationwide after a grand jury on Dec. 3 declined to indict police officer Daniel Pantaleo for the death of Eric Garner, who uttered the phrase in a video aired in news reports following his July arrest. That video has gotten round-the-clock national news play since the grand jury decision.
In response to tweets yesterday, the @WalmartNewsroom account announced: “We’re re-editing as we speak based on feedback we’ve received.”
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