Confessions after Eric Garner's chokehold death: #CrimingWhileWhite trends on Twitter

Less than a month after the Grand Jury decided not to indict the Ferguson police officer who had shot an unarmed, black teenager Michael Brown, a white New York City police officer was cleared on Wednesday in the banned chokehold death of yet another unarmed black man, Eric Garner.

Soon after the judgement was passed the hashtag #CrimingWhileWhite took off on twitter and has started trending.

White people on twitter using the hashtag have been confessing to crimes they have committed and gotten away with. They say more likely than not the same crime committed by a black person would have gotten them arrested and charged.

On Wednesday, Garner was stopped on suspicion of selling loose, untaxed cigarettes — a case that sparked outrage and drew comparisons to the deadly police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri.

A video shot by an onlooker and widely viewed on the Internet showed the 43-year-old Garner telling a group of police officers to leave him alone as they tried to arrest him. Daniel Pantaleo responded by wrapping his arm around Garner’s neck in what appeared to be a chokehold, which is banned under NYPD policy.

The heavyset Garner, who had asthma, was heard repeatedly gasping, “I can’t breathe!”

A second video later surfaced that showed police and paramedics appearing to make no effort to revive Garner while he lay motionless on the ground. He later died at a hospital.

After the grand jury decision came down, demonstrations began in the city. In Times Square a crowd of at least 200 people held signs saying, saying “Black lives matter,” ‘‘Fellow white people, wake up" and “Once again, no justice.”

In fact, the white people are not denying that there is indeed a bias against the ‘black’.

Here are some of their confessions:

#CrimingWhileWhite is why George W. Bush can be caught lying about Weapons of Mass Destruction but Obama will get impeached for #Obamacare

— Dr. Jason Johnson (@DrJasonJohnson) December 4, 2014

Walked into a cafe with a huge LARP sword. 'This isn't real,' I told the cops in line. 'It wouldn't matter anyway, miss."#CrimingWhileWhite

— Laurie Penny (@PennyRed) December 4, 2014

I shoplifted when I was 14 and they let me go because my parents came down and we "looked like a nice family." #crimingwhilewhite

— Joel Watson (@hijinksensue) December 4, 2014

caught smoking weed on private property, lied repeatedly to cops, they found an oz in my car, told me to drive home slow #CrimingWhileWhite

— uncle natie (@UncleNatie) December 3, 2014

I was pulled over doing 88 in a 45 after having 3 beers. I was breathalyzed and did not pass, but I got no ticket or dui #CrimingWhileWhite

— Anthony Carmen (@nthonyCarmen) December 3, 2014

White BF told cop who stopped him for speeding to "f**k off." Let go with a warning and a "good night." #crimingwhilewhite

— Anne B (@abroshar) December 3, 2014

At Chicago Blues Fest, drinking beer openly. Cop said to throw it out; instead I chugged. Cop laughed, didn't shoot me. #CrimingWhileWhite

— Jesse Sheidlower (@jessesheidlower) December 3, 2014