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Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson
There is a lot in the news lately concerning black males meeting their deaths at the hands of white cops.
A lot of it sensational, but the sad truths in these stories don't change, despite the sensationalism and misplaced anger.
Still I find myself truly affected, saddened, by the NY Grand Jury decision to not indict Officer Pantaleo for the chokehold he put on civilian Eric Garner-- a chokehold that led to his death.
Even as his life was leaving his body, they stood next to him on the street, doing nothing and Eric Garner died at their feet, in broad daylight.
There is probably more that I am not aware of concerning this case.
Eric Garner was probably a repeat offender of selling individual cigarrettes, not that this, or anything else that could come to light, would make it worth while for the police to take his life.
The pattern of police abusing their power with Black males in America is complicated, but nonetheless, a pattern.
In the case of Eric Garner, I am shocked and saddened for him and for those who did love him.
I hope that the Attorney General can find some annomaly, some way, to get Officer Pantaleo-- Eric Garner's blood cries for justice.
My heart breaks for the injustice.
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Some thoughts
First of all the GJ saw all the evidence. The angry people did not
He was belligerent from the get go, combative with the police by arguing and then he resisted arrest.
I don't know if this cop attempted a choke hold or not but the man was not complaining until only after he was on the ground and on his chest
It may be the cop was trying to restrain him and in the process of rolling over his arm compressed against the wind pipe
However these sorts of things happen without malice. Some people die from tazers...yet people were asking why don't cops just taze these guys?
If they did and the man dies , then cops would still be criticized
A cop shot a black man recently and it was caught on dash cam and the police man was prosecuted so people are over generalizing that justice is never served
Anyone that WANTS someone to be guilty does not believe in justice. They believe in an emotionally driven vigilante system and to have that is to throw our entire country into Chaos...You HOPE the AG can find an anomaly?
I HOPE people can check their emotions and look at the facts, not what the angry crowd says.
With the current state of affairs, if I was a cop I would quit. I would be afraid to defend myself vs a suspect. If i was a young person I would NEVER consider becoming a police officer...all because of the emotional questioning of what really happened