Chokehold

Due to current happenings nationwide, police brutality has become a topic of interest amongst the American people. The Grand Jury’s decision to acquit certain police officers under trial for police brutality has caused people all over the world, let alone the nation, to decide who was right: the victim or the suspect. Some believe police brutality needs to be stopped to ensure the feeling of safety and security for all citizens. Others believe that police brutality is a form of safety and security

On July 17, 2014 Eric Garner died from the chokehold of a police officer. After separating a fight in Staten Island officers questioned Gardner about his illegal selling of “loosies”. Loosies are cigarettes sold individually (Collins Dictionary, 2015). When Gardner resisted arrest officer Daniel Pantaleo put his arm around Gardner’s neck and forced him to the ground. Gardner repeated “I can’t breathe” eleven times while he laid on the sidewalk. CPR was not performed on Garner and he was pronounced

into an illegal chokehold. All of this brutality was caught on camera by a man who lived near the scene which shows that “Garner said the words “I can’t breathe” several times before he stopped talking.” (Duncan) Garner never received CPR by EMS or police officers. “[T]he person shooting the video ask[ed] why Garner never received CPR. “Cause he’s breathing” an officer responds.” (Duncan) Garner died later in the hospital due to his injuries from the chokehold. Even though a chokehold is illegal in

to a died person?. Who gave up to you and tried to tell you that he is not breathing from the chokehold. Nonetheless, Keneally states, “The July 17 incident was caught on video and NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton previously described the officer’s move as a chokehold, which is not an approved technique for the police department.”(Keneally, dec 3, 2014) This shows the police officer has no right to chokehold Garner where he used to be trained on the academy to attack the people who refused to give in

a black time of need, some of society did come to lend aid, but many others came to silence and oppress further; in terms of social media, reporting, and even complete silence on the topic. Eric Garner died by a chokehold, chest compression, and underlying poor health, with the chokehold being performed by a law

streets of Staten Island, New York City. Undercover NYPD officers approached Garner and confronted him while Garner denied and attempted resisted arrest as officers handcuffed him. Finally Daniel Pantaleo, one of the many officers, put Garner into a chokehold and took his life after he said he couldn’t breathe, 11 times. Months later the Supreme court let Pantaleo go free of charges. Although some argue that Garner shouldn’t have resisted arrest and his health conditions caused him to pass away, Garner’s

So, on the basis of the video evidence, it is quite clear that the New York police were responsible for the death of Eric Garner; that they used excessive force relative to the magnitude of the situation at hand; and that they failed to take Garner's own pleas with adequate seriousness. The result was what, conceptually, could only be called a homicide. This is the conclusion that was reached by an official medical examiner. The seriousness of the incident is clearly exacerbated by the fact that

Chris Shea Professor Christine Doyle CINE 201 02/04/16 Screening Report for Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing In the fighting and rioting scenes toward the end of his 1989 film Do the Right Thing, Spike Lee uses the misc-en-scene and camera angles to demonstrate that racial tensions are still strong between the white police officers of Brooklyn and its black citizens. He accomplishes this through the various actions the police officers take depicting their poor handling of the situation and the effects

The incident was caught on video and the audience can hear Mr. Garner yelling, “I can’t breathe” while he was in the chokehold. The only crime he committed was selling untaxed cigarettes. The medical examiner from the city ruled his death a homicide that was caused by the officer’s chokehold along with neck and chest compressions and prone positioning “during physical restrain by the police” (). His family filed a claim for $75 million to sue the city

After the fatal shooting of Michael Brown and many other unarmed citizens, the call for all police to carry body cameras has intensified. Police Cameras are a well debated topic within the US. Many police stations have experimented with cameras, or have entertained the idea of. Many people call for police to have some version of recording devices. Police could wear the cameras to help record evidence for crimes. The body cameras would help the process go faster, but may not get the finer or smaller