NYPD Controlling The Death Toll

When you think of the Police Department in your city and state , a large majority of people will think of stability, safe haven, trust, protection and service for the community. The Police are supposed to be a constituted body of persons empowered by the state to enforce the law, protect property, and limit civil disorder. But for New York's infamous NYPD, there's always constant reminder that the officers take their job too far, in most cases what they want. 

This past weekend in Staten Island, New York,  a man passed away after excessive force was used during a chokehold by a officer of the NYPD. On video its very uncomplicated to see that the actions that took place were very severe and unnecessary for someone that was not resisting arrest or obtained a weapon of any sort, in which cost one's life. A group of officers attempted to arrest and subdue, a Eric Garner for allegedly selling loose cigarettes.  Cops say they saw Garner selling cigarettes outside the store. Other witnesses, however, said he'd just finished breaking up a fight. He had no cigarettes on him, nor in his car, his family explained to local news.

In many minds, although it may be illegal to distribute certain products, would rather a man sell some cigarettes instead of narcotics any day of the week. But this is just another case of the NYPD abusing their power and will to those of color. In the police proceeders and rules its allowed for excessive force to subdue a criminal, but in my opinion 5 plus officers should be enough to take a willingly man to the ground and handcuff him. In fact, for any office to perform a chokehold in any situation is a violation but of course the law will be in favor of the officers and the courts will be looking at whether or not it caused or contributed to Garner's death about an hour after he was taken into custody.

This has become a disheartening, deplorable, familiar course of events. NYPD officers have a long history of killing unarmed individuals. They’re rarely punished for their actions. And the majority of their victims, like Garner, are black or men of color. This is just extremely saddening because in the past Police officers were looked at as role models and upstanding individuals of the community but now indivuals have a general animosity towards them and now a developing sense of fear of the NYPD transitioning to a modern form of NAZI Germany.

LS