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Demonstrators stage a "die in" on Friday at the Apple store on Fifth Avenue in New York.(Photo: Yamiche Alcindor, USA TODAY)
NEW YORK -- Protesters staged a "die in" Friday night in an Apple store on Fifth Avenue and in Macy's at Herald Square.
Hundreds of people angry over police treatment of African-American men crowded the street outside the Apple store, and some made their way through the store's large glass doors.
Dozens staged a "die-in" in New York.(Photo: Yamiche Alcindor, USA TODAY)
Once inside, the protesters stood in circles and chanted while store employees and customers silently snapped photos.
Zandir Santos, 30, of Brooklyn, relished in the idea that protesters had disrupted life at an Apple store and a Macy's in New York. The filmmaker said this is a pivotal time in American history and that police must change how they treat people.
"The CEO of Apple knows we shut his store down--that means capitalist America is going to take us seriously," he said. "We are going to shake up your business and we want to hit you where it hurts. "
Closer look at Eric Garner protests
Desiree Griffiths, 31, of Miami, holds up a sign saying "Black Lives Matter", with the names of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, two black men recently killed by police, during a protest Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, in Miami. People are protesting nationwide against recent decisions not to prosecute white police officers involved in the killing of black men. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) ORG XMIT: FLLS107<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Lynne Sladky, AP)
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Chernell Brown lay down on the floor and encouraged other protesters to do the same in memory of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old black man who died after an altercation with a Ferguson, Mo., police officer in August. The move was symbolic of the four hours Brown lay on the ground after he died.
"This is our house," shouted Brown, 25. "No more business as usual. Revolution is not comfortable."
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Dozens of protesters entered Macy's at about 7:50 p.m. and screamed "I can't breathe," as onlookers recorded them on their cell phones. Again, dozens staged a "die-in."
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Ferguson has become a springboard for many movements
Friday was the third night of demonstrations since a grand jury decided a Staten Island police officer would not face charges in the July death of Eric Garner, 43, an asthmatic who was subjected to a chokehold. On a cell phone video of the incident, Garner is heard saying repeatedly, "I can't breathe."
Protesters crowded streets across the U.S. as people voiced their outrage over a grand jury decision to not indict a white police officer in the death of Eric Garner. One of the biggest protests took place in New York City. VPC
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