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Here's what some NY cops are saying about Eric Garners death (Original Post) bigdarryl Jul 2014 OP
One word.... daleanime Jul 2014 #1
My man Lawrence O'Donald covering the case bigdarryl Jul 2014 #6
Good..... daleanime Jul 2014 #9
I couldn't stomach reading more than a few damnedifIknow Jul 2014 #2
It's interesting how most of the comments seem to focus on the weight/size of the murder victim. enough Jul 2014 #3
Yeah I expected all the racist crap there but surprised by all the fat lunasun Jul 2014 #10
I suspect more than a few of these .... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2014 #4
I can't even read it. I know it's disgraceful. SummerSnow Jul 2014 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jul 2014 #7
Nearly the same time as the choke hold death, a cop in Jersey City was killed in an ambush. Hoppy Jul 2014 #8
That's a good post, Hoppy Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #11

enough

(13,259 posts)
3. It's interesting how most of the comments seem to focus on the weight/size of the murder victim.
Tue Jul 22, 2014, 10:08 PM
Jul 2014

Yet in the original video that came out, it was remarkable how many of the police officers who gathered around the event were noticeably large in size. I really don't think the idea that it was OK to murder this man because he was big is going to work out for them. Or the idea that it wasn't really murder because the man was big and was therefore about to die anyway.

 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
4. I suspect more than a few of these ....
Tue Jul 22, 2014, 10:08 PM
Jul 2014

"protect and servers" are going to be mall security guards in the near future.

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Hoppy

(3,595 posts)
8. Nearly the same time as the choke hold death, a cop in Jersey City was killed in an ambush.
Tue Jul 22, 2014, 10:27 PM
Jul 2014

The puke who shot the cop was killed in the action. Then people started building a street memorial to the guy who killed the cop. The mayor of Jersey City said he couldn't understand how people could erect a memorial to such a despicable person.

Well, lets figure this out. On this board, we have been witness to numerous posts of cops abusing people. In many cases, they are not charged or convicted or whatever.

So, I'll posit an answer of why the cop got killed, and why future cops may get killed.....

Tony Baloney, of Occupy Wall Street fame, you helped kill the Jersey City cop.
The detective with the choke hold, you helped, too.
The police Lt. in Berkeley who pepper sprayed the demonstrators, good job.
The cops who perpetrate unnecessary violence on the public. You are responsible for cops being killed.
The cops who witness inappropriate violence against the public and stand behind the Blue Wall of Silence, you help perpetuate violence against other cops.

-- and so it goes.

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