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Re: No Indictment in Chokehold Death
Greetings, Lutherf. :2wave:
I guess the media has been told to show us that people are being targeted by the police, even though all concerned have broken the law in some way, or the police would not be involved. Why the big push to demonize policemen now? They're still the ones I would call if I have someone trying to break into my house, and I'm glad they're just a phone call away, but then I'm not out causing problems either! It will be interesting to see what decision will be reached in this case, since this man died as a result of the way he was handled. Would a stun gun have caused the same result?
So let's assume that they did? Even when the suspect has an extensive history of EXACTLY what he was accused of doing?
Look, that kind of disagreement is why there needed to be an investigation and if Garner had allowed that investigation to happen he likely wouldn't have been restrained. It's just that simple. If he REALLY thought that the cops were harassing him all he had to do was let things go, get names of the cops and find a lawyer to help him sue for harassment.
Greetings, Lutherf. :2wave:
I guess the media has been told to show us that people are being targeted by the police, even though all concerned have broken the law in some way, or the police would not be involved. Why the big push to demonize policemen now? They're still the ones I would call if I have someone trying to break into my house, and I'm glad they're just a phone call away, but then I'm not out causing problems either! It will be interesting to see what decision will be reached in this case, since this man died as a result of the way he was handled. Would a stun gun have caused the same result?