Uh, what? It would be like blaming the crash on tires that CHOSE to stop gripping the road.
Or better: It would like the guards at Dachau saying, "We were ordered to do it!" There was no one there ordering those cops to wrestle him to the ground and stand around and watch him die.
Doesn't anyone have free will any more? The cops wanted to make a point. They are trained to use maximum force in every situation lest it "get out of control". And, they did. The made a point.
“Doesn’t anyone have free will any more?”
Free Will is the root of all sins.
St. Garner slapped the cop and was actively resisting arrest. Cops are there to enforce the laws. They cannot selectively enforce and play favors.
Tackling a perp is the most non-lethal method. It is not cops’ fault that the fatass cannot handle the pressure. How about these Saints stop committing crimes. I don’t think cops would be going around killing non-criminals.