I assume Seek and Valentine have never had to deal with someone who doesn’t want to comply with the cops. Garner was what is sometimes called a frequent law enforcement consumer.
The cops and the perps all know how things really happen on the streets, and it’s nothing like the old show Dragnet.
Maybe he should have watched this video for helpful tips.
How Not to Get Your Ass Kicked by the Police
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj0mtxXEGE8
You are missing my point: the cops should not have had the job of messing with Garner in the first place. This isn’t their fault, for sure, but it comes of legislatures forcing law enforcement to deal with matters too trivial and benign for police to be either effective or relevant. Laws should be written to prevent harm not to regulate harmless behavior.