On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 10:24:32 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 12/4/2014 10:13 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Thu, 4 Dec 2014 07:47:30 -0500, BAR wrote:

In article ,
says...

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?

No, a policy is not a law.

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

No, policies are not laws.

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

Policies are not law.

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

Again, policies are not law.

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

When you had your companies you may have implemented policies. These
policies were not laws. If somebody breached a policy what happened to
them? You, the business, didn't conduct a legal trial and then issue
punishments that included jail.

I'm sure the Captain of whatever Navy ship he was on had 'poilicies'.
Maybe something like, "Enlisted ranks may pee only over the starboard
side of the ship." Important stuff.

If he, Luddite, pee'd over the port side, some Ensign would chew his
ass for a bit, but the Chief Petty Officer would say, "**** it."


Never knew a single Ensign who would dare question the ruling or advice
of a CPO. Come to think of it can't think of a Captain or Admiral either.

Then that right there is futher proof that you didn't know *any*
really stupid Ensigns.
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with a liberal."

....Peter Brimelow (Author)
(Thanks, Luddite!)