Your welcome for the courtesy. I completely agree with you about the tax and the pettiness of the ‘crime.’ I also believe the government is way too big for it’s britches and needs to be completely gutted.
Unfortunately for us, morons keep voting themselves into servitude. The cops are in the middle. If you don’t take action, you risk your job. If you do take action and something like this happens, you risk your job, your property and your freedom.
When I worked I would not enforce the seat belt law. In my opinion if people didn’t want to wear their seat belt that was their option.
In my opinion the moral decay in America has lead to the advancement of socialism and increasing tyranny. Liberal politicians are indirectly responsible for this guys death but they will not be put on trial.
My gripe has always been the initiation of force against non-violent crimes, particularly where two consenting adults are engaged in some sort of mutually agreed transaction, be it the sale of unpasteurized milk, sex, or some plant/products that are sin-taxed to be legal for commerce. These are areas of the law that should never allow the initiation of what often turns into deadly force, as in this case. (in my opinion of course).
If Garner was selling untaxed cigarettes ( there doesn't appear to be any evidence that he was at this time) then write him a warning/ civil citation, and move on. The story emerging, is that there had been a disturbance, and Garner had stepped in an stopped it. The agitators had moved on, leaving Garner there to answer to the police as to what had happened. Garner was known to two of the officers on scene, and it was at this point that they accused him of causing the disturbance. After the incident was when they brought up his past cigarette transactions. Panteleo has had a history of stretching the truth, so it sounds like CYA to me.
Regards