Eric Garner Choked, and Now Berned

The Briefing Room ^ | Feb. 13, 2016 | Victor J Massad

[mystery-ak]

On July 17, 2014 a 44 year old black man by the name of Eric Garner was choked to death by police officers who were enforcing the cigarette tax for their socialist mayor. A year and a half later, Garner’s daughter Erica is using her father’s death to promote the political campaign of a socialist running for president.

[Bill Russell]

Sadly, the entire narrative about Eric Garner is based on a lie. HE WAS NOT CHOKED TO DEATH BY POLICE. He died of a heart attack. Anyone who has played Judo or a sport where they have practiced choke holds and been choked out, would know the difference and would immediately recognize it watching the video of Mr Garner’s arrest.

[chris37]

Yes, that's true, if you know anything about choke holds then you know he wasn't choked to death at all.

I think the problem came in with this picture. If you look at the still shot, it does indeed look like he is being choked.

However, if you watch the video, you will see that this officer remained in this position for all of one second, if that.

Looking at the still can leave one with the impression that this lasted for the 2-4 minutes that it would require to actually kill someone with a choke, but the video reveals that he did have his arm around Garner's neck long enough to do anything at all.

He basically controlled Garner's head to get him to the ground, then let him go and assumed a different position that didn't involve any sort of choke.

[Pollster1]

It doesn’t matter who his daughter supports. Eric Garner will still vote for Hilary.

[Bill Russell]

Thanks for posting the picture, Chris37. You are right. It looks much worse in this still photo than in the video.

It would be very difficult to explain all the dynamics of a choke hold to someone who has never experienced a real choke hold or learned how to “sink” one in (it’s all in the wrists), and convince them the hold around the neck at the exact second of this still frame is not an effective choke hold.