Cigarettes and taxes, and a city that revels in the collection of such while simultaneously trying to keep people from using it.
As far as I’m concerned, there wasn’t any reason for this man to die, and I don’t care what kind of takedown a LEO would describe it, when he says over and over, “I can’t breathe” I don’t care if his actions required putting him in a position that might cause death - the cops aren’t there to kill him. Even police chases are sometimes terminated when life and property are in harm’s way.
As far as I’m concerned, they killed him needlessly with no regard for his life. If I were on the jury in a civil suit, the NYPD would be shelling out multiple millions in a wrongful death award.
Boy are you in the minority here.
Dominant rap here seems to be Death for Speeding Ticket.
And as far as "police" officers covered in tattoos, you can count me out. Just one gang of braying thugs going after another, no reason to extend them the respect of calling them Peace Officers.
The video shows the whole thing. They swarmed the guy for a minor bust, turned it into a violent encounter.
Lois Lerner and John Koskinen have committed far worse crimes. Was there a squad of tattooed thugs that wrestled her to the ground when she took the 5th?
I agree.
I'll second that, and the rest of your post too.
How can you speak over and over if your air is cut off? Of coarse you could be lying.
I agree...a misdemeanor type crime too...they are even arresting for jaywalk these days...ridiculous