I'll post the video here, too, because cops killed a guy:
Good grief. It's time to leave the Wilson/ Brown incident alone. This video has it all. I don't know the whole backstory, but if this guy was resisting arrest, even at the beginning, he gave in pretty quickly. The dude with the 99 shirt with his knee on Garner's head was the epitome of excessive. Dude had given up as soon as choke-hold guy jumped on his back.
The conversation before was pretty indicative of what people are angry at as well.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/04/nyregion/grand-jury-said-to-bring-no-charges-in-staten-island-chokehold-death-of-eric-garner.htmlLawyers: for the below, what is the purpose of the bold?
The case exposed apparent lapses in police tactics – chokeholds are banned by the Police Department’s own guidelines – and raised questions about the aggressive policing of minor offenses in a time of historically low crime. The officers involved, part of a plainclothes unit, suspected Mr. Garner of selling loose cigarettes on the street near the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, a complaint among local business owners.
The grand jury, impanelled by the Staten Island district attorney, Daniel M. Donovan Jr., in September, has weighed evidence, including a cellphone video recorded by bystanders of Mr. Garner’s violent arrest, and heard testimony from the officers involved.
Grand juries determine whether enough evidence exists for a case to go forward to a criminal trial, either before a jury or a judge. By law, they operate in secret and hear only evidence presented by prosecutors, who also instruct the grand jurors on the law. Defense lawyers are barred from speaking. For a decision, 12 jurors who have heard all the evidence must agree.
In a statement, Mr. Donovan said that he was constrained by law from discussing details of the case but that he had petitioned the court for “authorization to publicly release specific information in connection with this grand jury investigation.”
secrecy and a unanimous decision by 12 voters just to go to trial? man. Lawyers, what's the logic behind this?
