Eric Garner resisted arrest... and when you resist arrest, you can potentially die.
People just have no respect for the police in this country.
If you give them a hard time, the price is always unpleasant.
Officer Daniel Pantaleo was enforcing the law. Don’t fault him for doing his job.
The fact Garner isn’t alive today isn’t society’s fault. He chose to resist arrest.
“The fact Garner isn’t alive today isn’t society’s fault. He chose to resist arrest.”
So you feel that a person who resists arrest deserves to die? That’s a great attitude.
Sure there are plenty of scumbags, no parenting, breakdown of the family home, etc, but the problem also is law enforcement has lost that respect.
On a grand scale they are losing it’s legitimacy, much like all sectors of government. They are losing the hearts and minds war and there will eventually be unintended consequences unfortunately even for the oath keepers. There’s a lot of peace officers doing the right thing; it’s a big country of course.
But corruption, double standard from DA, prosecutors, and the code of silence in the face of blatant illegal actions done and supported with no negative feedback from any police entity in the country has been devastating. Think the Dorner effect of opening fire on citizens with no charges filed, ICE not enforcing laws based on decrees, etc etc.
Since the paycheck and gang in blue camaraderie will run over the Constitution and rule of law for many, it will get worse, much worse. They’ll be Reinhard Heydrich moment of kickback and doubledown vengeance, then all hell will break loose. The fact some believe this will work with the most armed citizenry on the planet shows they are mad.
Country is one critical event away from history repeating itself, that means police stripping uniforms faster than 20 dollar prostitutes and armories getting plundered like in the 30’s. They don’t have the numbers and they have no chance.
Maybe the police should have a little respect for citizens. It's a two way street my friend.