Yes a black female sergeant was on the scene. The officers were ordered to arrest Garner by a black precinct commander after receiving numerous complaints from black storeowners whose businesses were suffering as a result of Garner selling loosies. And to top it off Garner had been arrested 30 times prior for selling the untaxed butts and he knew the drill, only this time he decided to resist.
“Yes a black female sergeant was on the scene.”
Probably an affirmative action hire with a room temp IQ.
No reason to think she had any of the sergeant skills under her hat.
30 times??!!
When anyone refuses to comply with an officer of the law’s order-”You are under arrest” by raising their arms to resist cuffs or knocking police hands away, one may as well have taken a swing and punched the officer/s as they are no different then anyone. They get an adrenaline rush just like anyone does in a damn fight. These effeminate newsmen cannot recall a fight in their life as they are whimps. Once a fight starts their is no guarantee someone will not be hurt/killed.
“Yes a black female sergeant was on the scene. The officers were ordered to arrest Garner by a black precinct commander after receiving numerous complaints from black storeowners whose businesses were suffering as a result of Garner selling loosies.”
I heard a caller to an NYC radio station today, who claimed to be a cop in that Staten Island precinct, state that NYPD Chief of Department Philip Banks (Who resigned in October after 28 years) was at a community meeting in that SI neighborhood the morning of this incident. Allegedly, at this meeting local shop owners complained to him about the amount of un-taxed cigarettes being sold in the area. The cop said that Chief Banks instructed the local precinct commander to do something about this ASAP. He in turn put pressure on his officers to deal with the situation, which this cop interpreted to mean make some arrests. That is why, he claimed, the 4+ cops responded to the incident along with the sergeant. Obviously, there is no way to know if this is true, but if it is it could explain why the POs were so adamant about arresting this guy. If true, I wonder if the Grand Jury heard about this?