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I was asked a question which I answered. He was not responsive at all. Nothing. Even the stupid EMS employee stood over him saying "get up, get up".
They did not want to believe he was dying but he was. The call to the supervisor noted that he was dying and the response was "No big deal".
None of it happens if they had not violated his rights.
Nope "did not believe" is subjective. And his rights weren't violated--even the DOJ decided that they could not charge the officer's in question.
But let's not get away from the fact that cops are not medical doctors. They are not qualified to determine if someone is "dying" or not. And he had no right to resist arrest, nor were they responsible for his previous health condition.
I'd wager that he probably was aware of his current health condition--he knew what to do and what not to do. If he goes in the cuffs calmly, it's much more likely that he would have lived and would have seen his day in court. His death was his own undoing.
Of course he won't be charged. Is anyone surprised? Cops are above the law in this country. They are allowed to kill citizens without consequence, as we see time and time and time again. Nothing changes. This decision is just more of the same.
It shouldn't be. That is a part of the discussion. It happens over and over because we have not held the individual accountable.
Well, in a case that falls short of criminal negligence, the individual typically is not held financially responsible because the company is a much more lucrative target.
Nope "did not believe" is subjective. And his rights weren't violated--even the DOJ decided that they could not charge the officer's in question.
Trumps DOJ. Not impressed. You can not demand that someone do anything when they are doing nothing.
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But let's not get away from the fact that cops are not medical doctors. They are not qualified to determine if someone is "dying" or not. And he had no right to resist arrest, nor were they responsible for his previous health condition.
He had every right to resist arrest. It's why the founders made sure we have a 2nd Amendment.
$5.9 million because they had violated his civil rights. You don't pay $5.9 million to a bank robber that gets killed fleeing the scene of the crime.
Show your work, please. Show where a judge ruled that his civil rights were violated or that the NYPD admitted the same.
What I see is a comment from the city's Comptroller - "He has said the aim is to save taxpayers the expense, and families the pain, of a long legal process."
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