Eric Garner Grandy Jury Decision Today

[hog88]

He was already not being compliant. It's going to take a lot of force to get someone that big down when adrenaline is going when you are half their size. Detainment is not easy.

Pull out the 'ol tazer and see how compliant he gets.

 

[MercyPercy]

From the looks of the video, Mr. Garner was a man tired of the continuous harassment.

He was fed up. Hence, why he said "this stops today"

Comply or Die.

 

[CNCVol88]

There was no need to wrestle with him in the first place. they imitated the confrontation and the violence.

He wasnt going to come peacefully? Should they just say "it's obvious you won't comply so we are just going to to let you go on your merry way."

 

[CNCVol88]

Comply or Die.

So you're saying the intent was to kill. K.

 

[volbeast33]

From the looks of the video, Mr. Garner was a man tired of the continuous harassment.

He was fed up. Hence, why he said "this stops today"

Maybe he should stop committing crimes lol

 

[CNCVol88]

Pull out the 'ol tazer and see how compliant he gets.

A guy his size it might not work too great. I've been in a room where it didn't work on a big boy. Not a pretty sight.

 

[MercyPercy]

He wasnt going to come peacefully? Should they just say "it's obvious you won't comply so we are just going to to let you go on your merry way."

Or maybe if they had no evidence of any criminality they should have just let him walk away. Or maybe there's some middle ground between not doing anything and putting him in a fatal choke hold.

 

[volbeast33]

Pull out the 'ol tazer and see how compliant he gets.

If he died from that then it would be the same discussion

 

[FLVOL_79]

The point people are missing is...

Dont break the law and the cops probably wont kill you..

 

[FLVOL_79]

Pull out the 'ol tazer and see how compliant he gets.

Sadly the tazer is useless when people wear baggy clothes..

 

[MercyPercy]

The point people are missing is...

Dont break the law and the cops probably wont kill you..

There is no evidence(that I have seen) that he was breaking the law that day prior to resisting arrest.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Maybe he should stop committing crimes lol

Unless he wasn't committing a crime.

Comments like this make it seem like you thought he deserved what he got even if he was 100% innocent of selling illegal cigarettes.

 

[CNCVol88]

Or maybe if they had no evidence of any criminality they should have just let him walk away. Or maybe there's some middle ground between not doing anything and putting him in a fatal choke hold.

Or maybe if he wasn't doing anything wrong he could have talked peacefully with the officers and been on his merry way.

 

[DEFENDTHISHOUSE]

Comply or Die.

Yep, let us extort you or we will kill you or ruin your life.

 

[MercyPercy]

So you're saying the intent was to kill. K.

Obviously he did not intend to kill Mr. Garner. That's why we have the category of manslaughter.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

There is no evidence(that I have seen) that he was breaking the law that day prior to resisting arrest.

Well you know, he did before so it's ok.

 

[lawgator1]

There is no evidence(that I have seen) that he was breaking the law that day prior to resisting arrest.

That's because the video starts well after that, and then he obstructs their investigation, which is the real crime.

 

[MercyPercy]

Or maybe if he wasn't doing anything wrong he could have talked peacefully with the officers and been on his merry way.

Could have, but it appears he felt like he was being harassed and he was tired of it.

Guess he deserved to die.

 

[lawgator1]

From the looks of the video, Mr. Garner was a man tired of the continuous harassment.

He was fed up. Hence, why he said "this stops today"

So committing a crime 30 times, and being arrested or cited for doing that, which is the cops' job, is harassment?

You are delusional.

 

[volbeast33]

Unless he wasn't committing a crime.

Comments like this make it seem like you thought he deserved what he got even if he was 100% innocent of selling illegal cigarettes.

I don't think anyone deserves to die but we are all responsible for actions and his actions directly led to his death.

 

[MercyPercy]

That's because the video starts well after that, and then he obstructs their investigation, which is the real crime.

What does that have to do with the lack of any proof he was selling loosies that day?

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Obviously he did not intend to kill Mr. Garner. That's why we have the category of manslaughter.

It's cool for cops to commit manslaughter. It's part of the job.

You and me however.....it's bad.

 

[DEFENDTHISHOUSE]

Maybe he should stop committing crimes lol

Crime is a very subjective word these days.

 

[lawgator1]

Could have, but it appears he felt like he was being harassed and he was tired of it.

Guess he deserved to die.

Basic enforcement of criminal laws is not harassment. What, the more you commit a crime the more you should be allowed to get away with it?

 

[VolsSportsFan]

I don't think anyone deserves to die but we are all responsible for actions and his actions directly led to his death.

And so did the cops' actions. But you don't have a problem with them apparently.

You can't simply ignore them.