Stop lying about the cops

NY Post ^ | December 24, 2014 | By Rich Lowry

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It is why he said the tragic death of Eric Garner in police custody was the product of “centuries of racism.
I had no idea DeBlasio said that. I'm trying to confirm, but if true - whoooa! THIS guy DeBlasio is the one who MADE the cops bust Eric Garner, HE is the one who demanded illegal cigarettes sales be stopped and he has the gall to call the cops racist for doing what HE told them to do?? Oh my God this dude is the absolute a-hole of the century!

This is where we need to take a moment to digest the information. There is a difference between telling them to arrest those selling the cigarettes and having them ignore signs/words of distress once the perp is in custody. Forget the perp's past record - the video of him being taken down, and being under full control even w/o the choke hold, has him saying he cannot breathe. The real question is whether they had any reasonable suspicion that he was in distress that could cause death.

Whatever we think of the perp, the cops have a responsibility to ensure safety of those who are in their custody.