Hahaha. The cop’s arms are locked around Garner’s neck in a blatant chokehold, violating policy as the video very clearly shows, he then kneels on his head. Pretty easy to see.
The initial technique used to bring down Garner was not a chokehold. Pantaleo explained to the grand jury that Garner drove him into a large glass window that buckled, which can be seen in the video, and Pantaleo feared that he would go through the window. That’s when Pantaleo’s left arm got around Garner’s neck. Even so, there is no evidence of choking. Garner appeared to maintain consciousness until well after he was on the ground. He could speak which means he could breathe, and the coroner found no evidence of choking such as a damaged trachea or a fractured hyoid bone.