Its very interesting to watch the reaction of all the talking heads to the Garner grand jury decision not to indict. With rare exception, theyre all running for the tall grass on this one, even those that had reasonable and correct assessments of the Ferguson case. It is abundantly clear they are scared to death to agree with the grand jurys decision. Now, Ive watched that video several times very closely, and there are a few interesting points: First, there is a clear break/edit between when hes saying hes just minding his own business and when the officers start to use force to bring him down. Garner is also saying dont touch me and pulling away from them - resisting arrest. Then, the officer that puts him in the alleged choke hold releases him from that hold after they get him down on the ground and have him under control, and is just helping hold him down - his arm is no longer around his throat. When you hear Garner say repeatedly I cant breathe the officers arm is no longer around his throat. Also, if he really couldnt breathe because he was being choked, he couldnt speak so clearly because he HAS to be able to breathe and move air across the vocal cords in order to speak. Now, he very well may have been feeling short of breath, similar to the way someone feels when theyre having a heart attack, but he was clearly NOT being choked. So, there are two clear facts here. He was NOT choked to death by the use of a choke hold, and had he not resisted arrest, he would likely still be alive.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:17:35 +0000
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