Good Choke

[donquixote99]

Grand jury in Staten Island declines to indict officer who killed unarmed Eric Garner with a chokehold. Officer says it was an accident, he didn't realize he was choking the man.

Assumed the guy was lying when he said "I can't breathe" I guess. Natural mistake. He probably heard the joke about the first black guy on a submarine, when he was a kid, like I did. Punch line was "...you know how these niggers lie."

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/04/ny...rner.html?_r=0

[Tom Joad]

I watched the video and I can't believe the grand jury didn't send this one to trial. It makes me suspect that there was some kind of jury intimidation going on. Probably very subtle so as to be plausibly denied.

I like the title you picked btw.

[noonereal]

i am tired of hearing most cops are good

there îs a culture that is not good in the police departments across the country

people get assaulted by cops all the time for petty crimes and wind up with resisting arrest charges! cops literally throw punches when people are totally cooperative just because they feel like it then cover the marks they leave by adding more serious charges.

it's time to start talking about the bad ones, they are all supposed to be good ones.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by noonereal

i am tired of hearing most cops are good.

Me too.

If there were really good cops out there they would be pissed at shit like this and would be putting the pressure on to weed out the bad ones. Instead they just keep covering for them. That makes them accessories as far as I am concerned.

[BlueStreak]

According to Peter King, he died because he was fat.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/1...n_6265748.html

I suppose we should all stay in shape, so that when a cop chokes you, your chances of survival increase?

The caring nature of a Republican is so heartwarming.

Dave

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by noonereal

there îs a culture that is not good in the police departments across the country

Here are some examples:

http://theweek.com/article/index/273...garner-verdict

[ZeroJunk]

Yeah, I have to draw the line on this one. There was something very wrong that happened in this case.

It may not be the case that it was legally wrong. Just wrong.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by ZeroJunk

Yeah, I have to draw the line on this one. There was something very wrong that happened in this case.

It may not be the case that it was legally wrong. Just wrong.

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

I watched the video and I can't believe the grand jury didn't send this one to trial. It makes me suspect that there was some kind of jury intimidation going on...

Like, say, what actually happened?

1. Offender had a long criminal record dating back 35 years.
2. Was illegally selling taxable items (multiple times).
3. Refused to comply.
4. CONTINUED to refuse to comply once engaged.
5. Got himself accidentally killed.

Easiest way to avoid this?

6. Don't commit criminal activity.
7. Comply when legally detained.

He had since 1980 (first arrest) to figure this out...

[Rajoo]

If no one ever committed a crime or in the event they are accosted by LE and behaved like perfect gentlemen, there would be very little need for cops. Policing will become a lonely job since eight cops cannot show up to arrest a jaywalker.