In New York City an illegal police chokehold was determined to be the cause of death of a man allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes near the Staten Island ferry terminal. The chokehold was banned by the NYPD in 1993. Despite the ban there has been no punishment in nine case under review by the Citizen's Review Board. In each the NY police commissioner declined to take formal administrative action other than department discipline which may amount to no more than re-reading the rules. The seller arrested by police was grabbed from behind and put into chokehold and forced to the ground the the arresting officer kneed the victim's back while choking him[video frame, right]. Eric Garner, 43, repeatedly told officers he could not breath. Although he was in poor health according to autopsy officials, it was not the primary cause of death; Eric Garner died while extra-large and black. Another man who videoed [above] the entire incident was arrested later and charged with possession of a conceal gun.
Monday, August 11, 2014
Police Homicide: Another Black Teenager Killed
An undeniable fact of American life is that black males have the lowest life expectancy of any other sector of the populace. Poor health and poor health care is responsible for a large part of lower life expectancy, but black men also have more violent deaths. All too often that death comes at the end of a gun in the hands of police. An unarmed St. Louis teenager was shot to death under suspicious circumstances by a suburban St. Louis cop. A riot occurred in reaction to the shooting of Michael Brown, 18, Sunday night. The FBI will investigation the violation of Michael Brown's civil rights at the request of St. Louis County. Allegedly Brown engaged in struggle with the a Ferguson police officer seated in his patrol car. A shot was fired and Brown began to run away. Brown was shot dead at a distance of about 35 feet after the officer fired multiple shots. Witnesses say Brown threw his hands in the air when the officer began firing. His body remained unattended in the street for several hours.
In New York City an illegal police chokehold was determined to be the cause of death of a man allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes near the Staten Island ferry terminal. The chokehold was banned by the NYPD in 1993. Despite the ban there has been no punishment in nine case under review by the Citizen's Review Board. In each the NY police commissioner declined to take formal administrative action other than department discipline which may amount to no more than re-reading the rules. The seller arrested by police was grabbed from behind and put into chokehold and forced to the ground the the arresting officer kneed the victim's back while choking him[video frame, right]. Eric Garner, 43, repeatedly told officers he could not breath. Although he was in poor health according to autopsy officials, it was not the primary cause of death; Eric Garner died while extra-large and black. Another man who videoed [above] the entire incident was arrested later and charged with possession of a conceal gun.
In New York City an illegal police chokehold was determined to be the cause of death of a man allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes near the Staten Island ferry terminal. The chokehold was banned by the NYPD in 1993. Despite the ban there has been no punishment in nine case under review by the Citizen's Review Board. In each the NY police commissioner declined to take formal administrative action other than department discipline which may amount to no more than re-reading the rules. The seller arrested by police was grabbed from behind and put into chokehold and forced to the ground the the arresting officer kneed the victim's back while choking him[video frame, right]. Eric Garner, 43, repeatedly told officers he could not breath. Although he was in poor health according to autopsy officials, it was not the primary cause of death; Eric Garner died while extra-large and black. Another man who videoed [above] the entire incident was arrested later and charged with possession of a conceal gun.