Thousands took to the streets of New York City for a second day in a row in reaction to a grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer over the choking death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man.<br/> <br />Protesters say it is the latest in a series of troubling incidents nationwide.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) REVEREND JOSE HUMPHREYS, PROTESTER SAYING:<br/> <br />"This is a systemic issue and people often think that we're trying to criminalize the police, and we're not trying to do that. We're trying to rail against a system that has created a culture that becomes violent against black people."<br/> <br />In the Nation's Capital, large crowds of demonstrators marched past the U.S. Justice Department, passed near the White House and filled the Fourteenth Street Bridge, a major artery into the city.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) UNIDENTIFIED PROTESTER SAYING:<br/> <br />"We are peacefully protesting that our lives matter. Police brutality is not OK, against black people, against anybody."
