cop not indicted in Eric Garner chokehold death

[Velar Fricative]

Fuck. It's pretty insane in the neighborhood where this occurred right now - I used to work there.

This is so ridiculous. This was CAUGHT ON VIDEO and the officer was using force that ISN'T ALLOWED AS PER NYPD RULES.

I'm so angry right now. I probably should have expected this in light of Ferguson and in light of where I live being home to a lot of police officers in the NYPD but I just can't with this shit.

[IIOY]

I can't wait to see the reasoning.

[elleblue]

[blink]

What the fuck is wrong with the world? I mean fucking shit fuck.

[ESF]

I need a Fuck the Police auto reply.

[Velar Fricative]

Oh, and the coroner ruled his death a homicide!!! What the fuck more do people want when this shit is on video??

!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jln]

"Grand juries indict nearly all cases. A grand jury will indict a ham sandwich". Unless you're a crooked cop.

[downtoearth]

I'm out for the day. Seriously, I can't understand the use of "lethal force" not being equated to "excessive" force at all (aka, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, etc.) And I'm just sick that we will not be seeing any changes anywhere and instead, each community keeps letting its own police off and yet, thus polarizing the issue more and more.

[Deleted]

are you fucking kidding me?

[pixy0stix]

I keep writing and deleting responses.

Fuck. this. Fuck. everything.

[anonymous]

I don't even know what to say. What IS there to say? I mean, how is this happening???

[saz]

What is really strange to me is that the same friends/family I have that are stockpiling their guns for when Obama turns the military and police against the general population are also on the side of the police/government/justice system in these cases. I'm not sure how they can reconcile that in their mind.

[memenee]

I don't even feel surprised. This is just the norm now. So sad.

[calla37]

I just can't! I am just to damm tired! The man used an illegal choke hold and he still got acquitted. There is no freakin' hope, just giving cops more cause to shoot first ask questions later no worries be cause they won't be charged with anything.

[summer]

Maybe lys can explain to us why this happened.

[anodyne]

until one of these officers is indicted or "made an example of" things wll not change. We can protest all we want, try to educate our friends, write letter after letter, but until PDs get a real good scare they will not change their ways. Until it is proven that taking a life in this manner is legally unacceptable, the police will continue to hide behind fear for their own life.

[feistypants]

I just watched the video. I'm disgusted. It was ruled a homicide, but that wasn't enough for the grand jury? I don't understand anymore.

[lulu13]

So it's pointless to have the cops wear cameras. They can murder a man on camera and still get acquitted. That's really scary.

[Velar Fricative]

Dec 3, 2014 15:14:36 GMT -5 @gracechen said:

I'm really shocked and angry. I feel like the police can do whatever the fuck the want without any consequences.

That's right.

Just toss that NYPD rulebook in a bonfire at this point. Why even have proper procedures? 

[laurenpetro]

holy shit. shit shit shit. a couple of my neighbors are NYPD. shit shit shit.

[Velar Fricative]

I gotta brace myself for the police apologists on FB since I'm very local to this. I see a few "likes" on my local paper's status update already.

[laurenpetro]

Dec 3, 2014 15:19:11 GMT -5 Velar Fricative said:

I gotta brace myself for the police apologists on FB since I'm very local to this. I see a few "likes" on my local paper's status update already.

if i read the words "as the wife of a XXXX" one more time i think i'm going to smack someone.

[anonymous]

Dec 3, 2014 15:22:03 GMT -5 laurenpetro said:

Dec 3, 2014 15:19:11 GMT -5 Velar Fricative said:

I gotta brace myself for the police apologists on FB since I'm very local to this. I see a few "likes" on my local paper's status update already.

if i read the words "as the wife of a XXXX" one more time i think i'm going to smack someone.

or even better, "as someone who pays their salaries, I want the police to protect themselves."

[pixy0stix]

Dec 3, 2014 15:25:05 GMT -5 anonymous said:

Dec 3, 2014 15:22:03 GMT -5 laurenpetro said:

if i read the words "as the wife of a XXXX" one more time i think i'm going to smack someone.

or even better, "as someone who pays their salaries, I want the police to protect themselves."

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!

As someone who pays their salaries, I want the cops to abide by their codes, and more importantly, the law.

[laurenpetro]

Dec 3, 2014 15:26:13 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Dec 3, 2014 15:25:05 GMT -5 anonymous said:

or even better, "as someone who pays their salaries, I want the police to protect themselves."

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!

As someone who pays their salaries, I want the cops to abide by their codes, and more importantly, the law.

our local board is spechul.

[pixy0stix]

Dec 3, 2014 15:28:08 GMT -5 laurenpetro said:

Dec 3, 2014 15:26:13 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!

As someone who pays their salaries, I want the cops to abide by their codes, and more importantly, the law.

our local board is spechul.

Is goldie part of your local board? I want to know what special brand of hate sludge she's going to spew.

[lahoagie]

Dec 3, 2014 15:25:05 GMT -5 anonymous said:

Dec 3, 2014 15:22:03 GMT -5 laurenpetro said:

if i read the words "as the wife of a XXXX" one more time i think i'm going to smack someone.

or even better, "as someone who pays their salaries, I want the police to protect themselves."

I got a "Most people wouldn't even go into the neighborhoods that my husband has to patrol"

[laurenpetro]

Dec 3, 2014 15:29:03 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Dec 3, 2014 15:28:08 GMT -5 laurenpetro said:

our local board is spechul.

Is goldie part of your local board? I want to know what special brand of hate sludge she's going to spew.

yup. 

[anodyne]

My DS who is 5 and home sick from school just asked me if he could be a cop when he grows up. I am for real holding back tears.

[borinquen57]

This is all so frustrating! It really makes me feel hopeless that justice will ever be served when/if this keeps happening in the future. What the fuck is it going to take?!