The use of lethal force in the form of a choke hold has been an illegal practice by the NYPD since 1993. This has not changed. This does not change. This was simply ignored by the Grand Jury and a man has gotten away with murder. This event, unlike NUMEROUS other accounts of unwarranted lethal force, was CAPTURED ON VIDEO. We KNOW that this officer is responsible for the death of a middle-aged, overweight, asthmatic New York native. It appears that he choked him to death for suspicion of vending cigarettes without tax and one of the most passive resists of arrest Ive ever seen. It is disgusting that justice cant even be served in such an advanced and diverse city. It is horrifying that justice cant be served in a city that I call my home. Justice for Eric Garner. Justice for Mike Brown. We fight for this or we accept the NYPDs entitlement to act as judge, jury and executioner.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 01:52:20 +0000