Photos: Protests after Eric Garner grand jury verdict

A police officer clashes with a protester during a demonstration over recent grand jury decisions in police-involved deaths Dec. 7 in Berkeley, California.  (Stephen Lam/Getty Images)

People march from a makeshift memorial for Eric Garner to the NYPD 120 precinct in the Staten Island borough of New York.  (Shannon Stapleton / Reuters )

A protester is taken into custody along FDR Drive in Manhattan in New York City as thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of New York demanding justice for the death of Eric Garner.  (Eric Thayer / Reuters)

Protesters react to police detaining demonstrators along the FDR in Manhattan as thousands take to the streets of New York demanding justice for the death of Eric Garner.  (Eric Thayer / Reuters)

Demonstrators walk together during a protest in New York.  (Yana Paskova / Getty Images)

Protesters walk on the West Side Highway in New York to protest the police killing of Eric Garner.   (Yana Paskova / Getty Images)

Esaw Garner, widow of Eric Garner, cries as activist Reverend Al Sharpton speaks at a news conference at the National Action Network in the Harlem neighborhood of New York December 3, 2014.  (Carlo Allegri / Reuters)

Police detain a woman on the West Side highway after demonstrators blocked traffic protesting against the jury verdict in the death of Eric Garner in New York  (Shannon Stapleton / Reuters)

Protesters march against the New York City grand jury decision to not indict in the death of Eric Garner, in Los Angeles, California.  (Johnathon Alcorn / Reuters)

Protesters march against the New York City grand jury decision to not indict in the death of Eric Garner, in Los Angeles, California.  (Johnathon Alcorn / Reuters)

Demonstrators stage a “die-in” inside the main hall at Grand Central Terminal in New York City to protest a grand jury’s decision Wednesday not to indict a city police officer in the death of Eric Garner.  (Justin Lane / EPA)

Lindsey Ellefson, 22, helps stage a “die-in” Wednesday during a protest in Grand Central Terminal in New York. Protests began after a grand jury decided to not indict New York Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner.  (Yana Paskova / Getty Images)

People march Wednesday from a makeshift memorial for Eric Garner to the New York Police Department’s 120th Precinct in the Staten Island borough.  (Shannon Stapleston / Reuters)

People march Wednesday from a makeshift memorial for Eric Garner to the New York Police Department’s 120th Precinct in the Staten Island borough.  (Shannon Stapleton / Reuters)

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks to the news media Wednesday during a news conference in New York’s Staten Island borough.  (Eduardo Munoz / Reuters)

A man in Staten Island protests the grand jury’s decision Wednesday to not indict New York police Officer Daniel Pantaleo in Eric Garner’s death.  (Andrew Burton / Getty Images)

Benjamin Carr, father of Eric Garner, who died while being arrested by New York City police officers, speaks to the news media Wednesday outside the beauty salon where his son’s death occurred.  (Andrew Burton / Getty Images)

People march during a rally against police violence Aug. 23 in New York’s Staten Island borough. Eric Garner, 43, died while he was being arrested for allegedly selling loose cigarettes and was put into a chokehold during a confrontation with police.  (Kena Betancur / Getty Images)

A woman holds a sign with images of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, among others, as protesters begin to rally in New York on Dec. 2.  (Eduardo Munoz / Reuters)

Following anger in reaction to the death of Eric Garner during an arrest, New York City police Commissioner William Bratton has encountered increased criticism for his “broken windows” policing policy, which targets small crimes and criminal behavior.   (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)