"Mr. Luddite" wrote:
So now I have questions.

The guy who was killed in New York was resisting. May not have been
physical, but certainly was verbal. He was not cooperating with or
obeying the commands of the police.

For that he could be found guilty of resisting arrest.

Different issue:

One of the cops applied a choke hold. The medical examiner's report
indicated that it contributed to Garner's death which was determined to be a homicide.

A choke hold in NY is not permitted under any circumstances per NYPD
policy. It is considered to be excessive force.

Questions:

Is the choke therefore against the law?

If so, didn't the cop break the law?

If so, the law is black or white. You either break it or you don't.

If the cop broke the law how can he be found to be not accountable for a homicide?


Not trying to be cute here. I don't know the answers to these questions.

The choke hold is not against the law. It is against police regulations.
Big difference. I think the fact he layed on the ground for 7 minutes
before CPR was applied should lead to a possible manslaughter charge
against all the cops there. They said he stated he could not breath. That
seems odd. As how could you. Once things when you could not breath? There
is a huge difference between the two cases. One was physically attacking
the cop. The 2nd case was a verbal attack.