| CosmicSex said: How can it be that anyone would feel the proper way to arrest someone includes choking them? This really blows my mind. |
A choke hold does not automatically cause asphyxiation. Additionally, I recall the chokehold lasting about 20 seconds which is not long enough to kill your average person.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/choking/article_em.htm
"When someone is choking with a completely blocked airway, no oxygen can enter the lungs. The brain is extremely sensitive to this lack of oxygen and begins to die within four to six minutes. It is during this time that first aid must take place. Irreversible brain death occurs in as little as 10 minutes."
| CosmicSex said: The coroner ruled it a murder because it was murder. It doesn't stop being a murder when a cop does it. |
No, the coroner ruled it a 'homicide'. There's a difference.
http://time.com/3618279/eric-garner-chokehold-crime-staten-island-daniel-pantaleo/
| CosmicSex said: It doesn't stop being a murder when a cop does it. It doesn't stop being murder if the person has medical issues. It doesn't stop being murder when the victim is black. |
But intent is key here: was Daniel Pantaleo aware of Garner's health problems? I still think that he was not aware of his health problems. How would he know? Garner himself might not have been fully aware of his own health problems.
| CosmicSex said: But specifically, about the police, there is an obvious problem with the culture. Protect and serve? |
How many police calls occur in a year nationwide? How many of these end up becoming confirmed cases of police brutality? This year, I recall the Michael Brown case, the Tamir Rice case, and the Eric Garner case as examples of what some would deem police brutality. Three and those are just the ones that get media coverage. Three out of how many a year?
Thank goodnes for cameras though: someone has to watch the watchmen.
