Staten Island DA looking into death of dad of six after NYPD cop put him in chokehold (Update)

NY Daily News ^ | 07/18/2014 | BY LAURA DIMON , ROCCO PARASCANDOLA , LARRY MCSHANE

[Kid Shelleen]

--SNIP-- This comes as two NYPD officers were yanked off the street Friday as cops and the Staten Island district attorneys investigated the stunning death of a suspect placed in a banned chokehold. The officers were slated for desk duty pending completion of the probe into Thursday’s death of Eric Garner, 43, as he was brought down by five NYPD officers outside a Tompkinsville beauty parlor.

“Loss of life is always a tragedy,” said Police Commissioner Bill Bratton at a City Hall news conference. “Nobody began the day with the expectation it would end the way it did.

[trisham]

No, I don’t think it was that long ago.

[Darksheare]

Within past twelve years.
That isn’t too long ago.

[Celtic Conservative]

I’m a cop and I don’t excuse it. The cops in question exceeded their departments use of force policy. Start “coloring outside the lines” and you get indicted. That’s what the use of force policy is there for, to tell you what is and is not acceptable. Personally, I’ve never liked the “cowboys” in my agency, they tend to suck others into their stupidity when they get into trouble. Fortunately my agency seems to have a good grip on this sort of thing. Please don’t assume all of us are JBT’s because we pin on a badge before we go to work.

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[BilLies]

Not even close.
Agree.
Does FreeRepublic have subscribers in the nation’s lockups.

[Celtic Conservative]

Did you know the guy with the gun in that photo was the police chief in Saigon?

CC

[trisham]

No. Not at all. There’s no way that the cops involved weren’t aware of it.

[AppyPappy]

Isn’t NYC run by Democrats?

[chiefqc]

Can anyone say whitewash with no charges filed against the thugs.

[Darksheare]

Wonder how they justified it to themselves.

[trisham]

I’m beginning to wonder how many of today’s cops are sociopaths.

[MaxMax]

The pic was referring to the execution in the street, not the story behind the photo.
I do understand the facts behind it. The officer in this threads case knew his actions
could kill and he followed though. This is no different than bad cops shooting grandmothers
and dogs, they want the thrill of the kill. A right of passage for psychopaths.

[Darksheare]

More than enough, especially in the NYPD, chp, state troopers..etc.

[Gritty]

I’m beginning to wonder how many of today’s cops are sociopaths.

I've been wondering about the politicians too.

[Vendome]

Whut?

Wascist!

Unbelievable. ...

/s

[papertyger]

Please don’t assume all of us are JBT’s because we pin on a badge before we go to work.

I don't think anybody assumes all police are JBTs, but like peaceful moslems, they just don't matter.

They will neither support the victims, nor fight against the perpetrators.

[jjotto]

I’m beginning to wonder how many of today’s cops are sociopaths.

The 'professionalization' of LEOs means that they are selected and trained by social science university graduates. A society that lacks a traditional view of right and wrong simply can't end up with LEOs as a group that are more moral than the sinking average.

[SayNoToDems]

Well,his family’s just won the lottery.

[papertyger]

I’m beginning to wonder how many of today’s cops are sociopaths.

What? Are you kidding?

They are TRAINED to be sociopaths!

[trisham]

It certainly seems so. I am beginning to wonder how they’re screening these people.

[trisham]

Good point.