Wrong. His crime was not paying a stupid tax on his own cigarettes. He was killed for that.
And what were the police supposed to do when he refused to be handcuffed? Say have a nice day and walk away?
I saw the video. The officer taking him down was about half the guy's size and only maintained the hold long enough to get the guy on the ground.
If it's against the law to sell untaxed cigarettes it's against the law. Had the guy simply let the cops cuff him he would be alive today. But he somehow decided that complying was optional.
wrong again, he might have been arrested and paid a fine for it, b ut his CRIME FOR WHICH HE DIED was resisting arrest. When a cop says that you are under arrest, STFU, co-operate, have your hearing, and go home....it happens hundreds of thousands times per day!!!