Saddened by NY Grand Jury Decision To NOT Indict

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by jfrog

Surprisingly I'm with Prax on this one.

Fact 1: Cops believed man was selling loose cigs
Fact 2: Cops were attempting to arrest the man for selling loose cigs
Fact 3: The submission hold that the officer placed Garner in primarily restricted his blood flow and not his airflow.
Fact 4: Some people define a choke hold as only a hold that restricts the airflow. Others call a choke hold any hold that restricts the air flow or blood flow.


My opinion: Cops should be allowed to use the necessary amount of force that is needed to apprehend a lawbreaker while placing themselves at minimal risk for harm. In other words a quick take down followed by a dogpile is likely the safest course of action for the cops when a man is being beligerent and saying things like "this ends here" and "don't touch me" and waving his arms around while saying those things. Taking quick sudden action before the situation can escalate any further is the right thing to do.

How else would any of you rather the police behave?

Thats what I keep asking. How ELSE do the Police subdue someone who is resisting and combative?

I just saw a video of some driver being a butthead to a cop for being pulled over for a broken/missing front plate

He asked the man several times if he would sign the ticket and he just gave him an attitude. Guess what? They dragged his butt out of the car and slammed him against the side and arrested him.

The only time it's calm is when you do exactly what they ask. In this case the cop finally had enough and determined the man refused to sign and so he asked him to step out. The man would not...why do people fight the police then say they are afraid? Huh?

BTW the driver was white