Are you saying he went in to a store in that jurisdiction and bought the cigarettes, fully taxed, and then paid whatever taxes were due and owing on that transaction, and merely re-sold the fully taxed cigarettes?
Or are you ignoring that he was selling them cheaper than if they were bought by a retailer and the correct taxes paid?
The hold was against policy not law. There's no day in court for an organizational policy.
Isn't manslaughter against the law?
Procedure or not. Policy or not. A man died of what likely would amount to a misdemeanor in court. And you can't tell me selling untaxed cigarettes is in any way, shape or form worthy of a death penalty.
I'm one of the most pro-LEO people on this board and I'm here to say if the jury doesn't return an indictment, there is seriously something fishy going on in NYC. This a pretty clear cut case of excessive use of force that should be turned to trial.
And I really don't know how some of you can argue to the contrary.
I'm glad you chimed in.
Why did it take so many officers to get this guy to comply? Was he on "something"?
I don't know the case well enough to have a opion on the matter. But I know you well enough to trust your judgement.
Based on the video alone, mind you there could have been something prior to the camera starting to roll, they are guilty. I don't know if he was on anything, but I can flat guarantee you at least one of those cops had a can of pepper spray or a Taser. Plus, there are all sorts of pain compliance techniques that don't require a choke hold that would have gained compliance and the effects would not have been damaging in any way.
I'm going to hope the jury sends this one to trial and the media has it all wrong. It's not an unknown story so I'm hoping justice prevails because no matter what happened prior to the point where the camera starting recording, compliance had been gained and continuing the choke hold was entirely unnecessary.
Based on the video alone, mind you there could have been something prior to the camera starting to roll, they are guilty. I don't know if he was on anything, but I can flat guarantee you at least one of those cops had a can of pepper spray or a Taser. Plus, there are all sorts of pain compliance techniques that don't require a choke hold that would have gained compliance and the effects would not have been damaging in any way.
I'm going to hope the jury sends this one to trial and the media has it all wrong. It's not an unknown story so I'm hoping justice prevails because no matter what happened prior to the point where the camera starting recording, compliance had been gained and continuing the choke hold was entirely unnecessary.
Isn't manslaughter against the law?
Procedure or not. Policy or not. A man died of what likely would amount to a misdemeanor in court. And you can't tell me selling untaxed cigarettes is in any way, shape or form worthy of a death penalty.
I'm one of the most pro-LEO people on this board and I'm here to say if the jury doesn't return an indictment, there is seriously something fishy going on in NYC. This a pretty clear cut case of excessive use of force that should be turned to trial.
And I really don't know how some of you can argue to the contrary.
Haha ok. Dare I ask why did they accost the man in the first place? For being suspected of selling UNTAXED cigarettes. Tax evasion doesn't kill people, cops that enforce tax evasion kill people huh...