“Erica Garner became a voice against police brutality after his death.”
Maybe she should have become an advocate for weight loss instead. Harsh, but not as harsh as dying at 27!
It is more likely she had poor genetics.
Jim Fixx was as fit as a fiddle long distance runner and died of a heart attack at 52. Not one ounce of fat on his runners body.
Weight often contributes to heart disease, but rarely is it the primary cause. More and more research is pointing to genetic causes as well as lifestyle choices. The major bad lifestyle choice is smoking.
Like a lot of black families, they had a history of asthma and heart disease. She wasn’t grossly overweight (her father was, and in fact I think he was on disability for it) but she was a pretty good candidate for an early death.
That said, her father wasn’t a (posthumous) anti-police brutality spokesman, but simply a dysfunctional guy in the wrong place at the wrong time. As soon as the cops realized that he really was having problems breathing, they got help. They’d put him face down, as is usual in an arrest after he fought back after getting arrested again for selling onesies (cigarettes) outside the door of the bodega owner who had complained about it because Garner was always camped outside selling bootlegged cigarettes.
It’s just a totally dysfunctional family that got used by - dare I say it, mostly white - liberals to attack the police and law and order. So I think the only thing to do is say a prayer for them.
i remember her speaking out against al sharpton and calling out to be the POS we all know he is...