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A 400-pound asthmatic man died after NYPD officers placed him in chokehold.
The crime: He broke up a fight between two other men.
"I can't breathe, I can't breathe", Eric Garner, 43, a married father of six children with two grandchildren, repeatedly screamed after at least five NYPD officers took him down in front of a Tompkinsville beauty supply store when he balked at being handcuffed.
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A 400-pound asthmatic man died after NYPD officers placed him in chokehold.
The crime: He broke up a fight between two other men.
"I can't breathe, I can't breathe", Eric Garner, 43, a married father of six children with two grandchildren, repeatedly screamed after at least five NYPD officers took him down in front of a Tompkinsville beauty supply store when he balked at being handcuffed.
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Cops these days man.... They abuse the badge
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The cop should have let go of the choke hold after the pile of cops got on top of him. He should have let go when the man said "I can't breathe". Criminal or not, you do not suffocate the man if he hasn't caused a threat to himself or the people around him. I do believe the cop that was choking him needs to be charged with manslaughter in this situation.
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Its sad this happened, But a few things I would like to point out.
1: The cops could not of known he had asthma and Would be fatal if this happened.
2: The man should of listened to the police and put his hands behind his back, and just followed what he was saying.
3: Only retaliate from police if you can 100% prove that you did not commit a crime without a doubt and have evidence you didn't.
4: Even though he may of broken up the fight It is still protocol that he be quesioned in what occurred in the incident.
5: The Cop used a method of restraint taught to all police incase of an unruly suspect. No matter what it is his job to restrain the suspect if he is acting in an un-orderly Fashion.
6: Everything that happened was the cop enforcing standard protocol set forth by the Local, State, and National Goverment.
7: From what I saw there was no "Abuse" of power, it was simply protocol that ended horribly
8: If a cop is restraining you in a manner that can cause harm you must notify him if possibly. The man stated "I Can't Breath" twice, If instead he would of stated "Asthma" The could would of loosened up as that is indicating you have a medical issue.
9: If a cop confronts you and is attempting to handcuff you DO NOT IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM Move, swing your arms, resist, or anything in that manner or they will have to restrain you by protocol.
10: What happened here is protocol. The cops where following what they where trained to do, and what they where trained to do if someone was resisting, What ended up happening is the man being restrained couldn't breathe but did not "attempt" to State he had asthma in any way or form, he simply said "I can't breathe". This could of gone better if the cops explained themselves more and he didn't "resist"
What happened here is truly sad but there was no Police "brutality" or "Abuse" of power. It was simply cops following protocol and it going wrong. I hope the police department and the cop issues a sincere apology and the family gets along through this time of grief.
1: The cops could not of known he had asthma and Would be fatal if this happened.
2: The man should of listened to the police and put his hands behind his back, and just followed what he was saying.
3: Only retaliate from police if you can 100% prove that you did not commit a crime without a doubt and have evidence you didn't.
4: Even though he may of broken up the fight It is still protocol that he be quesioned in what occurred in the incident.
5: The Cop used a method of restraint taught to all police incase of an unruly suspect. No matter what it is his job to restrain the suspect if he is acting in an un-orderly Fashion.
6: Everything that happened was the cop enforcing standard protocol set forth by the Local, State, and National Goverment.
7: From what I saw there was no "Abuse" of power, it was simply protocol that ended horribly
8: If a cop is restraining you in a manner that can cause harm you must notify him if possibly. The man stated "I Can't Breath" twice, If instead he would of stated "Asthma" The could would of loosened up as that is indicating you have a medical issue.
9: If a cop confronts you and is attempting to handcuff you DO NOT IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM Move, swing your arms, resist, or anything in that manner or they will have to restrain you by protocol.
10: What happened here is protocol. The cops where following what they where trained to do, and what they where trained to do if someone was resisting, What ended up happening is the man being restrained couldn't breathe but did not "attempt" to State he had asthma in any way or form, he simply said "I can't breathe". This could of gone better if the cops explained themselves more and he didn't "resist"
What happened here is truly sad but there was no Police "brutality" or "Abuse" of power. It was simply cops following protocol and it going wrong. I hope the police department and the cop issues a sincere apology and the family gets along through this time of grief.
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I believe that the Cop should of stopped after they all jumped on him like there were like 5 cops on him you dont need to keep him in a choke lock
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Unless any of you are cops than you shouldn't be bad talking the police, it's not technically their fault. I'm not saying they should have killed him, I'm also not saying they shouldn't be held responsible.
However, when they are in training they are taught that when they encounter a larger person, whether its weight OR height. They are to use more force and more strength than usual.
However, this man should not have been treated with this kind of force, using four or five officers. Especially after he said "I can't breathe". They should have (at the least if they thought he was a threat) hand-cuffed him, sat him up straight and let him be.
However, when they are in training they are taught that when they encounter a larger person, whether its weight OR height. They are to use more force and more strength than usual.
However, this man should not have been treated with this kind of force, using four or five officers. Especially after he said "I can't breathe". They should have (at the least if they thought he was a threat) hand-cuffed him, sat him up straight and let him be.
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I heard the officer lost his gun and badge. I think he deserves more, but that is just me. I have been hearing that cops are generally not allowed to use chokeholds to subdue suspects. If that's true, then the cop was in the wrong from the get-go. He really shouldn't have been arrested to begin with in my opinion.
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Not a nice thing to experience, the officer should have released the choke once he was brought to the ground.
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Potion_Jr_Jr wrote
8: If a cop is restraining you in a manner that can cause harm you must notify him if possibly. The man stated "I Can't Breath" twice, If instead he would of stated "Asthma" The could would of loosened up as that is indicating you have a medical issue.
The thing is, he said "I can't breathe". Twice. If that isn't notifying the cop that restraining him is causing him harm, then I really don't know what is. If you can't breathe, you're not going to be saying "asthma", that's ridiculous. The simple fact that YOU CAN'T BREATHE, means that you're having a medical issue. Not breathing is a life or death scenario, and in a scenario where you can't breathe, all you're going to be thinking of is trying to breathe, so it makes sense that he said "I can't breathe".
In this case, the cop should have lightened his hold on the man when he said "I can't breathe". There really isn't any justification for the police officer's actions, and in this case, the officer was in the wrong and he caused an innocent man's death.
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WTF??????? **** the police, there dumb as **** he broke up a fight. smh racist assholes
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