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Former RNC chairman: 'Black man's life not worth a ham sandwich'
The Hill ^ | December 3, 2014 | Jesse Byrnes

Posted on 12/03/2014 7:28:43 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

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Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele on Wednesday criticized grand jury decisions to not indict white police officers in the deaths of black men in New York and Ferguson, Mo.

"They tell us, at least, a prosecutor can indict a ham sandwich. Well clearly a black man's life is not worth a ham sandwich when you put these stories together. And that is the frustration," Steele said on MSNBC.

Earlier in the day, a Staten Island grand jury declined to indict a New York police officer in the choking death of Eric Garner over the summer. Video captured by a bystander showed police holding down Garner, with one officer putting his arm around the asthmatic man's neck. "While the death of Eric Garner was tragic, all New Yorkers should respect the decision of the Staten Island grand jury not to indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo," Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) said.

"During this tense time in New York, it must be noted and remembered that no organization has done more to safeguard the lives of young African Americans in New York City than the NYPD," he added.

Steele agreed with King's remarks but said the newest case continued a narrative from another grand jury's decision last week not to indict a white police officer in the August shooting death of Michael Brown, an 18-year-old black man, a decision that sparked protests across the country.

"I think this is part of the same narrative, it's the same linear story as far as I'm concerned," Steele said.

"We very much appreciate the protections and the role police play in our communities," Steele continued, but said clear boundaries have emerged over the past couple of years.

"The facts and the evidence all put into the proper context begs that this at least gets to a jury of the individual's peers so that we as a community can go through this process, begin the healing and begin to take, I guess, a more open look at our criminal justice system."

Daryl Parks, an attorney for Brown's family, said on MSNBC he was "dumbfounded" by the New York case, and suggested that the officer relying on "outdated protocol" indicated some level of "criminal activity."

"There's a violation of police policy," Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), a former prosecutor, said later on MSNBC in reference to the choke hold seen in the video.

Meeks pointed to a medical examiner's ruling that Garner's death was a homicide along with the choke hold tactic by police as reason to establish probable cause in the case.

"Hands up is symbolic for this all over America," Meeks said. "The choke hold — that killed him."

Meeks also suggest that evidence before the grand jury "should be opened up and not be secret."


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Maryland; US: Missouri; US: New York
KEYWORDS: blacks; danielpantaleo; darrenwilson; ericgarner; ferguson; gopestablishment; michaelbrown; michaelsteele; newyork; racebaiter; rino
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To: concerned about politics

Killing crackers was just a JUSTIFIED ‘game’ to them. Nothing was done. About any of them.


61 posted on 12/03/2014 8:02:21 PM PST by originalbuckeye (Moderation in temper is always a virtue; moderation in principle is always a vice. Paine)
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To: a fool in paradise

Yeah, being able to indict a ham sandwich is not a good thing. All those cases you cited were more persecution than prosecution.

There is a reason a prosecutor can usually get a true bill out of a grand jury, its because he believes he has a winnable case going in. Prosecutors do not try to indict when they think they have a loser case.

The Ferguson and NY cases went to a grand jury to appease the lynch mob and to give the prosecutors cover. If they had not been race bait cases, they would not have gone to the grand jury.

Have they released the Eric Garner autopsy? Was the cause of death asphyxiation(?).


62 posted on 12/03/2014 8:03:11 PM PST by joshua c (Please dont feed the liberals)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt
Rince,
regarding the NYC choking/heart attack fiasco
I feel your pain !
63 posted on 12/03/2014 8:04:25 PM PST by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: ilgipper

BILL WHITTLE: FERGUSON AND THE REAL RACE WAR (Blacks are killing whites....)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGTUcS-yQtQ


64 posted on 12/03/2014 8:04:33 PM PST by GOPJ (Stephanopoulos's a snake in the grass and a dem operative. Wilson should never have trusted him.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Have people been pelting him with Oreo cookies again?


65 posted on 12/03/2014 8:05:58 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The mods stole my tagline.)
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To: zerosix

I think a woman in her 70s also in St. Louis was gunned down by black thugs, also no media attention..and ZERO media attention about this Bosnian man beaten to death by hammers by black thugs..and that goes for ALL media, including Fox News, I think Greta devoted 5 minutes to it, no one else even mentioned it, not a peep


66 posted on 12/03/2014 8:07:12 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: GOPJ

Bump for later.


67 posted on 12/03/2014 8:08:01 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Don’t act like a thug and the police won’t shot you/restrain you.

Black activists ignoring thuggish behavior by blacks are enablers.


68 posted on 12/03/2014 8:08:22 PM PST by RginTN
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To: txnativegop
ManBearPig


69 posted on 12/03/2014 8:11:45 PM PST by MUDDOG
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To: icwhatudo

Yes he was. And he wasn’t the brightest bulb.


70 posted on 12/03/2014 8:13:37 PM PST by stilloftyhenight (...shut it down)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
BLACK C 3 When you act like animals... You get treated like animals..
71 posted on 12/03/2014 8:17:32 PM PST by baddog 219
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Total disaster for the GOP.......which seems to be the way they are going.


72 posted on 12/03/2014 8:18:49 PM PST by Osage Orange (I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be controlling it.)
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To: Sarah Barracuda
I did see a brief mention of it on FOX News but only once. They also played a clip of a lady (relative?) speaking about it but you're right, white guy beaten to death by four minority killers, nothing new here, move along.

Crickets.

73 posted on 12/03/2014 8:19:03 PM PST by zerosix (Native Sunflower)
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To: FreeReign

Exactly! Well said!


74 posted on 12/03/2014 8:21:47 PM PST by 88keys (fought the good fight: deposed Harry Reid in 2014!! YAY!)
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To: MUDDOG

you just had to break out the Southpark, didn’t you?

{face palm}. . loud whining noise. LOL


75 posted on 12/03/2014 8:22:32 PM PST by txnativegop (I'm out of ideas about tag lines.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I can’t honestly remember being more disappointed in a Black public official.

Obama, sure, but I expected it.

Steele had been on FoxNews, and I liked every statement I ever heard him make. And then...

This guy is one dim bulb.


76 posted on 12/03/2014 8:33:46 PM PST by DoughtyOne (GOP. GOPe. GOPeGads! GOPeWWWWWWWWWWWWW...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I can’t believe Steele was the head of the RNC for a while.


77 posted on 12/03/2014 8:35:24 PM PST by HotHunt
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Idiot.

STFU Mike.


78 posted on 12/03/2014 8:37:49 PM PST by mylife
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
They tell us, at least, a prosecutor can indict a ham sandwich.

Well, Mr. Steele....the one present at Mama Cass' death was cleared of any wrongdoing.

79 posted on 12/03/2014 8:38:14 PM PST by edpc (Wilby 2016)
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To: Veto!

Is Rience any better?


80 posted on 12/03/2014 8:39:17 PM PST by mylife
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