ERIC GARNER, CHOKED TO DEATH BY NYPD

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That fat fuck had a heart attack right? He seems very stressed out from the git go.

The cause of Garner's death was "compression of neck (choke hold), compression of chest and prone positioning during physical restraint by police," the medical examiner's office has said. The death was ruled a homicide.

The New York City Police Department prohibits choke holds.


http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/03/justice/ne...chokehold/

Crazy that it can be ruled a homicide without an indictment. I would think the case would at least be worthy of a charge of involuntary manslaughter (at minimum).

HotD can explain it to us.

Come sit on the couch with me and I'll tell you all about it, French Fry.

Homicide just means that the deceased didn't die of natural causes or suicide; the person died as result of someone else's actions.

While Garner died due to the choke hold compression applied by NYPD cops, the grand jury apparently didn't believe that there was evidence to suggest the cops used unnecessary force in restraining Garner in that manner, and they didn't believe that the cops intended or could have reasonably foreseen that the choke hold restraint would result in death. Thus, the grand jury ruled that no probable cause existed to substantiate murder or manslaughter charges. No indictment. --- That's my take.

I haven't followed the case closely. Based on the video alone, I believe the officers should have been indicted.