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Old 07-19-2019, 10:02 AM
 
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I meant "they" as an organization. That's the typical result when an employee is negligent.
It shouldn't be. That is a part of the discussion. It happens over and over because we have not held the individual accountable.
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Old 07-19-2019, 10:03 AM
 
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Where did I excuse anything? Demonstrate that they should have reasonably thought that Garner was "dying".


Also, stop saying they violated his civil rights. They didn't. You insisting on facts that are not in evidence undermines your argument.
$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.
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Old 07-19-2019, 10:05 AM
 
Location: 20 years from now
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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.
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Old 07-19-2019, 10:06 AM
 
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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.
37 time offender. The cop did a public service.
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Old 07-19-2019, 10:07 AM
 
Location: East Lansing, MI
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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.


I'm not sure that needs to be changed, honestly.
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Old 07-19-2019, 10:08 AM
 
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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.
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Old 07-19-2019, 10:16 AM
 
Location: East Lansing, MI
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$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."


https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/14/n...9-million.html


You settle lawsuits for any number of reasons. Most of which are not because someone's civil rights were definitively violated.
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Old 07-19-2019, 10:16 AM
 
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Trumps DOJ. Not impressed. You can not demand that someone do anything when they are doing nothing.



He had every right to resist arrest. It's why the founders made sure we have a 2nd Amendment.
Nope, it's the DOJ, period. If you don't like who the President is--or who has has appointed as AG--oh well...that's the way the founders wanted it.

Besides, he had no right to resist arrest. He DOES have a right o his day in court after he is arrested though.
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Old 07-19-2019, 10:17 AM
 
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Trumps DOJ. Not impressed. You can not demand that someone do anything when they are doing nothing.



He had every right to resist arrest. It's why the founders made sure we have a 2nd Amendment.
I am pretty sure President Obama’s DOJ also did not bring charges
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Old 07-19-2019, 10:49 AM
 
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Show your work, please.
Read the thread.
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