1. You don’t know me.
2. I don’t accept your premise that only cops can comment on law enforcement.
3. I do have over 50 years experience at being a man. And, I can readily recognize a chicken $hit punk when I see one.
4. I also have over 28 years of military experience and recognize a lack of discipline when I see it.
It is irrelevant if I know you or not. I never stated only cops can comment on law enforcement. Your age is of no significance, as many old men have the maturity of a teenager. Finally, I too have military service, and have punished soldiers for lack of discipline.
However, you state your opinions as facts. In my opinion, you don’t appear to have command of the facts in question.
I can’t help but compare Eric Garner’s case to what happened to a man in my neighborhood.
The DIFFERENCE is that the man in my neighborhood had done absolutely nothing wrong. He had no criminal record. He was a patient at a mental health clinic, but no one called to complain about him. An officer happened to be walking by, accused him of “loitering” (although the man was a regular customer at this store, and all he was doing was drinking a soda and smoking a cigarette), decided to question him, and then offered him a ride, which the man refused. A whole group of officers and civilians decided to “help” in the “arrest,” and as they were putting the man into the patrol car, they noticed he wasn’t moving.
THAT man was found to have died from asphyxiation, and the arrest was deemed UNLAWFUL. The officer pleaded guilty and agreed to turn in his badge, and that was it. It was a very sad case. Yet, there was no public outrage, with the exception of a small group of peaceful protesters and some flowers left in front of the store where he died. Here’s the story:
http://www.nj.com/camden/index.ssf/2010/10/winslow_officer_to_forfeit_job.html
Now compare that story to Mr. Garner’s case. Sad as the case is, it’s not as clear-cut. Mr. Garner had been breaking laws repeatedly. According to some websites, he was out on bail at the time of that last arrest. The people running local businesses called the police on him. So, the arrest was lawful, and he didn’t die when the police were arresting him - he died later in the ambulance.
Again, it’s very sad, but whether to indict the officer must’ve been a tough call to make.