Patrick Lynch, president of the PBA, has consistently maintained that Pantaleo performed a seatbelt hold rather than a chokehold on Garner during an attempted arrest which precipitated the 43-year-old father’s death on July 17 in Tompkinsville.
“Patrick Lynch, president of the PBA, has consistently maintained that Pantaleo performed a seatbelt hold rather than a chokehold on Garner during an attempted arrest which precipitated the 43-year-old father’s death on July 17 in Tompkinsville.”
And the medical examiner ruled it homicide, via the hold. Why in the world would I listen to the president of the PBA, who’s only concern is protecting cops, even from their mistakes? He’s hardly going to give you an unbiased assessment.