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That demand coming in the middle of the arrest is a bad idea, IMO, however.
There are still many (including the state) that is defending what he did.
People will go on and on about how great our country is and all about the Constitution but when some large black man has his rights violated the same people will defend that. (not saying that is you)
There are still many (including the state) that is defending what he did.
People will go on and on about how great our country is and all about the Constitution but when some large black man has his rights violated the same people will defend that. (not saying that is you)
Well, it really comes down to whether the hold deployed by the office was authorized or not, from my perspective.
If it was, this appears to lean more toward accidental death, IMO.
If it was not, there is some obvious negligence on the part of the arresting officer(s) and the NYPD as a whole.
N.Y. Police Commander Said Eric Garner’s Death ‘Wasn’t a Big Deal,’ New Texts Reveal
The texts between commander Lt. Christopher Bannon and Sgt. Dhanan Saminath were revealed for the first time Thursday during the disciplinary hearing for accused officer Daniel Pantaleo, who faces termination for his reckless use of a chokehold that lead to Garner’s death.
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No, you can not just dismiss that they had no reason to even touch him.
And I didn't. I addressed this in my first post on that topic - in the middle of the arrest is NOT the time to try to adjudicate it's validity, especially by physically resisting. It's dangerous, and reasonably so.
Again, you can't say "I was right!" when you're dead.
Garner was not a model citizen.
He was being pursued for selling cigarettes.
He said 11 times he can't breathe.
I'm not sure death by choking is the appropriate punishment.
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N.Y. Police Commander Said Eric Garner’s Death ‘Wasn’t a Big Deal,’ New Texts Reveal
