Thoughts on Eric Garner
Having had time to digest the details of the Eric Garner case, I've come to three basic conclusions: 1)It was not homicide. The officers involved were only attempting to subdue Mr. Garner, not kill him. Choke holds can only kill someone if the person continues to be choked past the point of unconsciousness. When Eric Garner was saying "I can't breath" he was not in a choke hold, and did not die at the scene of the incident but suffered cardiac arrest in the ambulance on the way to the hospital and was pronounced dead about an hour later. Garner was in poor health and suffered from obesity, asthma, heart disease, severe asthma, diabetes, obesity, and sleep apnea. All of which contributed to his death. I'm convinced if he had been a healthy person he would still be alive today. Some mistakes were made on the police officers part. When Garner was saying "I can't breath" obviously they should have eased up. But of course hindsight is always 20/20. ...