No indictment for cop who killed Eric Garner

[DEAD7]

Aren't you the same guy who is constantly advocating for State's rights and more local control?

Now the Feds have to step in and hopefully bring some justice.......Just as they had to do during the Civil War and Civil Rights movement.

Next week you'll be back talking about how the Federal government should give more control to local governments that are run by racist yokels who could give a fukk about protecting minority rights.

The reason why they advocate State Rights so vehemently is because they want to be able to run shyt without any oversight.

Wake up brother!!!!

F*ck the state.

 

[Robbie3000]

F*ck the state.

Which State? Local or Federal?

 

[DEAD7]

Which State? Local or Federal?

The state.

 

[Robbie3000]

The state.

It's alright. I sympathize with the cognitive dissonance you must be experiencing right now.

 

[88m3]

Rand Paul Blames Cigarette Taxes For The Death Of Eric Garner
BY IGOR VOLSKY POSTED ON DECEMBER 3, 2014 AT 8:13 PM

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY).

CREDIT: AP PHOTO / CHARLIE NEIBERGALL

Lawmakers and pundits on both sides of the aisle have expressed outrage over a grand jury’s decision in Staten Island not to indict a police officer who was caught on video tape choking and ultimately killing Eric Garner on July 17. The 43-year-old Garner, who was unarmed, died after officer Daniel Pantaleo and other members of the NYPD attempted to arrest Garner for selling untaxed cigarettes.

Appearing on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews on Wednesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) — a likely GOP presidential candidate in 2016 — admitted that video footage of the arrest was horrifying, before launching into a detailed critique of cigarette taxes. Paul also appeared to blame politicians who support taxing tobacco products for Garner’s death.

“I think it is hard not to watch that video of him saying ‘I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe’ and not be horrified by it,” Paul said. “I think it is important to know that some politician put a tax of $5.85 on a pack of cigarettes so that driven cigarettes underground by making them so expensive. But then some politician also had to direct the police say, ‘hey we want you arresting people for selling a loose cigarette.’ For someone to die over breaking that law, there is really no excuse for it. But I do blame the politicians. We put our police in a difficult situation with bad laws.” Watch it:





Critics have criticized police crackdowns of minor infractions like selling “loose” cigarettes, which are part of a campaign to target minor crimes in order to prevent more serious infractions. But as the incident with Garner demonstrates, additional arrests present new opportunities for violence.

Meanwhile, cigarette taxes do play a role in improving public health. Numerous economic studies have found that cigarette taxes reduce adult and underage smoking. “The general consensus is that every 10 percent increase in the real price of cigarettes reduces overall cigarette consumption by approximately three to five percent, reduces the number of young-adult smokers by 3.5 percent, and reduces the number of kids who smoke by six or seven percent,” the Campaign For Tobacco Free Kids reports.

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/20...cigarette-taxes-for-the-death-of-eric-garner/

 

[acri1]

Naw this sh*t here is nuts. I don't see how even the staunchest c00n could ride with this.

On a completely unrelated note, @Chris.B what's your opinion on this matter?

Rand Paul Blames Cigarette Taxes For The Death Of Eric Garner
BY IGOR VOLSKY POSTED ON DECEMBER 3, 2014 AT 8:13 PM

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY).

CREDIT: AP PHOTO / CHARLIE NEIBERGALL

Lawmakers and pundits on both sides of the aisle have expressed outrage over a grand jury’s decision in Staten Island not to indict a police officer who was caught on video tape choking and ultimately killing Eric Garner on July 17. The 43-year-old Garner, who was unarmed, died after officer Daniel Pantaleo and other members of the NYPD attempted to arrest Garner for selling untaxed cigarettes.

Appearing on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews on Wednesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) — a likely GOP presidential candidate in 2016 — admitted that video footage of the arrest was horrifying, before launching into a detailed critique of cigarette taxes. Paul also appeared to blame politicians who support taxing tobacco products for Garner’s death.

“I think it is hard not to watch that video of him saying ‘I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe’ and not be horrified by it,” Paul said. “I think it is important to know that some politician put a tax of $5.85 on a pack of cigarettes so that driven cigarettes underground by making them so expensive. But then some politician also had to direct the police say, ‘hey we want you arresting people for selling a loose cigarette.’ For someone to die over breaking that law, there is really no excuse for it. But I do blame the politicians. We put our police in a difficult situation with bad laws.” Watch it:





Critics have criticized police crackdowns of minor infractions like selling “loose” cigarettes, which are part of a campaign to target minor crimes in order to prevent more serious infractions. But as the incident with Garner demonstrates, additional arrests present new opportunities for violence.

Meanwhile, cigarette taxes do play a role in improving public health. Numerous economic studies have found that cigarette taxes reduce adult and underage smoking. “The general consensus is that every 10 percent increase in the real price of cigarettes reduces overall cigarette consumption by approximately three to five percent, reduces the number of young-adult smokers by 3.5 percent, and reduces the number of kids who smoke by six or seven percent,” the Campaign For Tobacco Free Kids reports.

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/20...cigarette-taxes-for-the-death-of-eric-garner/

This just goes to show that there's no issue, no matter how unrelated or extraneous, that they can't find a way to blame taxes for. But I digress, maybe if cigarette taxes were lower the officer would've decided not use a chokehold.

 

[Chris.B]

murder

 

[88m3]

Brooklyn News says there will be Federal Investigation

 

[humble forever]

Even white people think this killing was fukked up

 

[Deezy314619]

Brooklyn News says there will be Federal Investigation

I do respect ppl's desires for "investigations" but man. Ain't nobody helping the fam with the funeral bills or any related expenses. And in my eyes that just keeps the negativity on folks minds longer.

 

[88m3]

I do respect ppl's desires for "investigations" but man. Ain't nobody helping the fam with the funeral bills or any related expenses. And in my eyes that just keeps the negativity on folks minds longer.

just because the criminal indictment failed, doesn't mean a civil lawsuit will.

 

[tmonster]

NYPD is the biggest gang in NY. You're never going to indict an officer in NY with how strong that union is.

well...where is the black people union?

 

[Trip]

well...where is the black people union?

There are a lot of black police officers in NY

 

[88m3]

"Anyone who believes in the values of this country should feel called to action right now" -Major Bill de Blasio ‪#‎icantbreathe‬

 

[tmonster]

There are a lot of black police officers in NY

uhm...what does that have to do with what I said?