Attack the guy who took the video and make whatever he did headlines in an effort to discredit and defuse the situation...
Brilliant!
This is a warning to anyone videoing the cops....Ya better beware!
As has been posted already, the testimony of the video operator is not going to be discredited because of his criminal record. The video will be judged on its merits when it is shown at a criminal or civil trial.
"Do anything to discredit the Garner incident."
The Garner incident happened, there are witnesses, The ME ruled it as a homicide, and there is an ongoing investigation. It will be the lawyers who will attempt to do the discrediting of Orta. Opinions at Free Republic are just that.
"Attack the guy who took the video and make whatever he did headlines in an effort to discredit and defuse the situation..."
Perhaps you should write a letter to the editor and voice your dislike of the First Amendment.
"This is a warning to anyone videoing the cops....Ya better beware!"
Quit scaring people. It is their right to record what they see in public.