re: man dies after NYPD cop puts him in chokehold (for selling untaxed cigarettes)

are cops required to enforce the law?

was the guy accused of breaking a law that was on the books that he had been guilty of before?

are cops allowed to pick and choose which laws they want to enforce because they personally feel the law is stupid?







I don't intend to debate the merits of the law. It is what it is. the merits of that argument have no bearing on weather or not force was used to enforce the law.


He resisted arrest. Force was used.


Some of you act like this is equivalent to the cop walking up and announcing "selling cigs without tax is illegal" and then shooting the guy in the head.


He resisted arrest. Force was used. He died.


No cop in that video was seemingly intent on killing the guy. If they had been there were much better methods to do so. If they just wanted to brutally beat they guy they could have done a better job. I did not see one punch, one kick, one baton used.











Stop arguing the merits of the individual cig law. We all know that is not the issue. Stop sensationalizing that this guy was murdered by cops for selling untaxed cigs.

He was arrested for selling untaxed cigs.
He resisted arrest.
He died.