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Re: No Indictment in Chokehold Death
I'm not debating that Garner was killed by the choke, what I am saying is that the choke itself was clearly meant to be just that, a choke. Garner's life was clearly in danger by this choke. The Officer in question intended to choke Eric Garner, and choking as we all know can be lethal. Plain and simple.
Yep, I know perfectly well was a choke hold is. I also understand that a few seconds isn't enough to do any damage in a healthy person. In fact, for real life threatening damage to occur he would need to have been choked for about 4 minutes (the point when brain damage starts). More likely Gardner's "I can't breathe" had more to do with him being a severe asthmatic with heart disease who couldn't walk a block without needing to rest. His struggle likely triggered his asthma, and laying face down with the weight of officers on top of him exacerbated it.
For a choke hold to be fatal it would have to be applied long enough to cause death (5+ minutes) or with enough force to crush the person's windpipe making it impossible for them to breathe. The "Choke hold" in that video was no where near long enough and the autopsy found no damage to the windpipe.
I'm not debating that Garner was killed by the choke, what I am saying is that the choke itself was clearly meant to be just that, a choke. Garner's life was clearly in danger by this choke. The Officer in question intended to choke Eric Garner, and choking as we all know can be lethal. Plain and simple.