The description of events is sadly familiar. A white cop kills an unarmed black man. A grand jury, after hearing all the evidence from a prosecutor, declines to indict the officer. Protesters take to the streets demanding justice. No, this isn’t the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. It’s the death of Eric Garner in New York City—and the details surrounding it are even more appalling.

Unlike in Ferguson, we have video evidence of Garner’s death. The 43-year-old black man was illegally selling cigarettes on the underground market when multiple police officers approached him to place him under arrest. Garner objected, telling the officers he wasn’t doing anything wrong. As Garner continued talking, officer Daniel Pantaleo put him in a chokehold—which is against NYPD rules—and dragged him to the ground as three other cops leaned on top of him and attempted to cuff him. Initially, Garner resisted, although not in a threatening manner. But after he was brought to the ground, that resistance ended. Despite that, Pantaleo then held Garner’s head against the pavement as Garner yelled multiple times that he couldn’t breathe. Soon after, Garner, who had asthma, died.

Warning: Graphic video footage.

This happened on July 17. In August, Staten Island’s District Attorney Daniel Donovan Jr. convened a grand jury to determine whether Pantaleo should be indicted. On Wednesday, they declined to indict him.

Liberals and conservatives alike were outraged by the outcome. At the Federalist, Sean Davis wrote, “It defies reason. It makes no sense.” Some conservatives even said that the case required an investigation by the Department of Justice. (The DOJ did, in fact, announce that it was investigating the case later Wednesday evening.) Liberals were equally appalled at the non-indictment.