So selling illegal cigarettes is should be a capital crime?
He should have been given a citation and been told when he needs to be in court. Every one of those cops in that video should be in jail right now. Many of you don’t seem to get it. It doesn’t matter what color your skin is, cops look at all non cops the same. We are the enemy in their eyes. This attitude needs to stop yesterday. Gardner didn’t do anything to give the NYPD the right to kill him. PERIOD!
Agree, however...he would have ignored the court summons. Then a warrant would be issued. Then the cops would have attempted to arrest him for the warrant. And he would have resisted. Either way, there was going to be a confrontation with this guy.
From the footage I’ve been seeing, Garner was saying “I can’t breathe” after the choke hold was released. The officer (wearing a green T-shirt) who had him in the choke hold, was actually on his back with his knee on the back of his head when Garner was saying “I can’t breath.” I don’t think Garner died from that choke hold because it was not used for a matter of seconds.
He was...30 other times. It didn't stop him. The NYPD isn't like the UN. You don't continually issue resolutions to law breakers without following through. The guy should have been sentenced to time behind bars for repeated offenses.