The agency they work for has a clear pattern of serious corruption and crime. No? Do they not all work for the same agency?
Why does the background of Garner matter, if NYPD's history of crime and corruption not matter?
You say there is no double standard in government? Right?
Indeed they do.
Garner worked for an organization himself, which is solely in the business of committing crimes.
If every officer of the NYPD is to be - unconstitutionally - held liable for every crime an NYPD officer has ever committed, then surely it would only be fair to saddle Garner not only with the felonies he personally committed but also all the crimes committed by his criminal employers and associates as well.