Posted on 12/24/2014 11:07:35 AM PST by Starman417
This is Philip Banks. Until recently he was the Chief of Department in the NYPD, the highest ranking black police office in the NYPD.
Philip Banks set into motion the events that led to Garner’s death:
An order to crack down on the illegal sale of 75-cent cigarettes in Staten Island came directly from Police Headquarters, setting off a chain of events that ended in Eric Garner’s death, the Daily News has learned.Chief of Department Philip Banks — the highest-ranking uniformed cop in the city — sent a sergeant from his office at 1 Police Plaza in July to investigate complaints of untaxed cigarettes being sold in the Tompkinsville neighborhood, a source close to the investigation told The News.
“(Banks) set the whole thing in motion,” the source said.
The sale of loosies had been on Banks’ radar since at least March, when it was discussed at a meeting at Police Headquarters about quality-of-life issues, a police source said.
Banks’ office also conducted surveillance on Bay St. and took pictures, one of which shows three men believed to be involved in an illegal cigarette sale. The News reviewed the photograph and Garner is not in it.
At around the same time, on March 27, a caller to the city’s 311 hotline complained about the issue, saying a group of men had been selling untaxed cigarettes, and sometimes marijuana, on Bay St. every day for the past three years, a second source said.
The caller identified one of the sellers as “a man named Eric.”
Police focusing on low-level offenses was nothing out of the ordinary:
“That particular area of the 120th Precinct has been the subject of numerous quality-of-life complaints and enforcement actions for months,” Davis said. “Among the specific public complaints of illegal activity in that area included the sale of untaxed cigarettes as well as open (alcohol) container and marijuana use and sale offenses.”A high-ranking police official agreed.
Garner had been arrested repeatedly for same offense, and pay close attention here:
But the 311 tip made its way to Banks’ office where “the untaxed cigarette problem on Bay St.” was discussed, a source said. A day after the 311 call was made, cops arrested Garner for selling cigarettes without proper tax stamps.Cops found him in possession of 23 sealed packs of untaxed cigarettes and one open pack, officials said. He was arrested with untaxed cigarettes again on May 7, officials said.
Then, a week before his death, Garner was “warned and admonished” about selling untaxed cigarettes, a police source said.
After Garner's death Banks remained silent:
Banks sent a sergeant from his office in July to investigate complaints about the sale of illegal cigarettes in Staten Island. A tipster had complained about a group of men, one named Eric, selling untaxed cigarettes. Cops eventually confronted Eric Garner. Banks has yet to speak about the confrontation.
Then on October 31, one week before he was to receive a major promotion, Philip Banks resigned:
(Excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net...
“The nanny state of New York places a $4.35/pack tax on cigarettes. T”
And NYC adds $1.50,the feds another $1.01 bringing the tax per pack to $6.86,or $68.00 per carton.
No wonder people cheat.
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Tragedy of the commons rears its ugly head.
Maybe look back to when the cigarette companies paid billions to the states to be used to reduce cigarette useage. Most of those billions went, instead, to be used to pay off states’ debts. New York used their payoff against future taxes to Do the same. This money was lost and when NY needed to pay off their loans so, naturally, they raised taxes, mostly on cigarettes, which led to what Eric Garner did to make a living. My point being is Eric Garner died because the state was losing tax revenue and put the foot down on any one reducing their tax revenue. Why shouldn’t police officers be trying to protect citizens from theft and robbery and corruption and a thousand other things that affect the lives of ordinary human beings? store owners cared that Eric Garner was undercutting their businesses but it most likely wouldn’t have gotten to that point if government governed properly.
Garner’s actions led to his own death.
They kind of killed him before they could finish the arrest part.
Liberal policies casing more deaths.
I can’t help thinking how intellectually disabled you have to be to fall for communism.
The problem is communism is intrinsically anti-black.
Garner is completely innocent? Who is kidding who? Obey the law, simple as that.
You mean because he didn't make it to the station before he died of a simultaneous asthma attack and heart attack ?
So ...he was collecting the tax ?
AND what is the average price for a studio apartment in NYC ?
No, because he died of compression to his neck and chest, aggrivated by his overall poor health. At least that's what the medical examiner says.
he was collecting the tax ?
I bet he gave it back almost every time.
He is in business. If he acts like a thug there are far fewer repeat customers.
Good point !
Granted.
However, if you can't swim, you shouldn't jump into the water.
I find the concept that an individual who Legally purchased a product could EVER be in Violation of any Law for Disposing of His Own Private and Personal Property that He had Ownership of. which means he/she is free to dispose of or use at their will as long as it doesn’t bring injury or harm to others. He is perfectly within his rights to sell his Private Property. He, the Individual is Not a Business. The “State” should be ashamed, and whoever enacted this Law should be tarred and feathered.
Sig Heil
“Garner is completely innocent? Who is kidding who? Obey the law, simple as that.”
ya vol mein fuhrer
Let's do that.
“That particular area of the 120th Precinct has been the subject of numerous quality-of-life complaints and enforcement actions for months,” Davis said. “Among the specific public complaints of illegal activity in that area included the sale of untaxed cigarettes as well as open (alcohol) container and marijuana use and sale offenses.”
So there was numerous quality-of-life complaints for that location.
Garner had been arrested repeatedly for same offense, and pay close attention here:
So then Garner had been previously arrested at this location.
But the 311 tip made its way to Banks’ office where “the untaxed cigarette problem on Bay St.” was discussed, a source said. A day after the 311 call was made, cops arrested Garner for selling cigarettes without proper tax stamps.
So than the Banks order occurred after numerous complaints and after Garner was previously arrested numerous times.
Which leads us to the nonsense title of the article....
Meet the man who set into motion the events that led to Eric Garner’s death
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