Cop kills a man he choked out... no charges again.

[Toma]

Wowzers.

http://www.alternet.org/civil-libert...nt-be-indicted

[Kloubek]

Hopefully this isn't going to be another Ferguson.

Why is it when a white cop does something to a black person, it MUST have something to do with race. We live in a multi-cultural society people... it happens.

[BavarianBeast]

yeaaaaah.

Choke out somebody on camera.. It was just a headlock, nothing to see here folks.

[Toma]

No, not in New York. Most New Yorkers are very "left leaning" IMO

[Toma]

Well, maybe there is hope after all....

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewir...ent-of-justice

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) will urge the Department of Justice to investigate the death of Eric Garner in response to the news on Wednesday that the police officer involved in the chokehold incident resulting in Garner's death wouldn't be charged.

Gillibrand's office released a statement quoting her saying she was "shocked" and would push for the Department of Justice to investigate the incident.

Here's the full statement:

While this decision is shocking, I want to echo the statement of a wide range of leaders inside and outside of government who are urging that protests remain peaceful in the aftermath of this decision. The death of Eric Garner is a tragedy that demands accountability. Nobody unarmed should die on a New York City street corner for suspected low-level offenses. I’m shocked by this grand jury decision, and will be calling on the Department of Justice to investigate.

[FraserB]

Originally posted by Kloubek
Why is it when a white cop does something to a black person, it MUST have something to do with race. We live in a multi-cultural society people... it happens.

Because race baiting sells ad time and clicks. No one is going to go nuts and re-tweet/re-post a story about a back cop killing a white guy. Basically what people are saying is that it is totally fine for blacks to commit crimes, resist arrest and then cry race when the police try to arrest them. If you don't get an indictment, bitch about how the cop trying to arrest you for breaking the law was violating your civil rights.

Either way, there were a bunch of other factors that the coroner found were directly linked to his death, not just him being detained by police during the commission of a crime. Not surprisingly, your linked article didn't bother with that part of the story.

[J.M.]

What about the white guy in Florida who shot at some unarmed black kids at a gas station because of their loud rap music. He got a life sentence with no parole for 3 counts of attempted murder and got + 90 years for killing one of the kids after a retrial. This shit got swept under the rug quickly but you can count on it that there would be some rioting if he didn't go to prison.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...0I61Q620141017

[clem24]

No shit.. Nothing to do with Race. If you don't want to be choked/shot by a cop, don't do stupid things. 'nuff said.

[Toma]

Cops. Instead of being held to higher standards, seem to be exempt from normal and moral human behaviour.

I truly wonder what would happen if the colours in these prevalent incidences were reversed.

[FraserB]

Originally posted by Toma
I truly wonder what would happen if the colours in these prevalent incidences were reversed.

Black cop would have shot white suspect. Only difference would have been that there would be no national media coverage, no race baiting speeches by Sharpton and Jackson, Obama would remain mute on the subject and no one would demand that the federal government investigate to see if civil rights were violated.

[BavarianBeast]

Originally posted by clem24
No shit.. Nothing to do with Race. If you don't want to be choked/shot by a cop, don't do stupid things. 'nuff said.

He was suspected of selling loose cigarettes - not drug running, not trafficking firearms, not assaulting people, literally just cigarettes. And you react that violently, and then slowly kill a man, on camera, and a jury will still not indict you?
Please, please, someone come in here and give me the jury's logic, because I can't see any way in which this is okay.

[Toma]

Awesome. Fresh off the press....

Even the UN acknowledges Americas problem with police brutality.

http://m.democracynow.org/stories/14819

[codetrap]

Interesting.. I agree with the verdict. There's not enough evidence to say that the chokehold killed him. I could clearly hear the guy saying over and over "I can't breathe... I can't breathe"... uh.. if you can't breath, you can't talk. The medical examiner ruled that his death was partly caused by the chokehold, partly by the compression of being held down by several cops, and partly by his already poor health.

It seems that people simply can't learn the lesson of "don't resist arrest", and bad things won't happen.

[spikerS]

Originally posted by FraserB


Black cop would have shot white suspect. Only difference would have been that there would be no national media coverage, no race baiting speeches by Sharpton and Jackson, Obama would remain mute on the subject and no one would demand that the federal government investigate to see if civil rights were violated.

[Toma]

I'm sorry.... But wasn't OJ at least charged?

Was he a cop assasinting someone under the guise of authority?

Duh.

White people riot after hockey games. Not lowly murders.

[spikerS]

[max_boost]

Originally posted by spikerS

Only thing I was thinking was WTF. Damn his lawyers are good. lol

[Nitro5]

Originally posted by Toma
I'm sorry.... But wasn't OJ at least charged?

Was he a cop assasinting someone under the guise of authority?

Duh.

White people riot after hockey games. Not lowly murders.

Love your inflammatory language. I'd like to see your source that the cop premeditated killing the guy. If you say he assassinated him, you damn be better be able to show the intent.

You should really try to apply your own standards to yourself sometime.

[max_boost]

Can't you do wrestling styles and put him to sleep temporarily and not forever??

[Nitro5]

Originally posted by max_boost
Can't you do wrestling styles and put him to sleep temporarily and not forever??