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Staten Island man dies after NYPD cop puts him in chokehold

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  1. yo

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    Yeah, I'll dig it up real fast:

    http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/07/03/indiana-police-officer-seen-on-video-pushing-man-out-wheelchair-to-keep-job/

    They actually arrested the man in the wheel chair after they attacked him.
     
    #22 HamJam, Jul 18, 2014
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    Some of those officers should be put in jail for murder.

    DD
     
    #23 DaDakota, Jul 18, 2014
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    I don't have a problem with the cop shoving the guy in the wheelchair. The cop was stationary and the wheelchair guy intentionally ran over his foot.

    People need to realize that by living in a society, they've agreed to follow a social contract. And in that society, police are figures of authority. If you're in a confrontation with a cop, you should obey the cops' orders. If you think your rights have been violated, then you should lawyer up after all the dust has settled.

    The worst thing you can do is escalate the situation b/c no matter what, you'll lose.
     
    #24 wekko368, Jul 18, 2014
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    #25 hotballa, Jul 18, 2014
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    Can you comprehend the notion of excessive force?
     
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    Dude, I'm sorry, that is sig worthy.
     
    #27 HamJam, Jul 18, 2014
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    Yeah, a lot of sentences become sig worthy once you take them out of context.
     
    #28 wekko368, Jul 18, 2014
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    Can you explain why you think that was excessive force?
     
    #29 wekko368, Jul 18, 2014
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    This was written by an actual person.
     
    #30 The Hunted, Jul 18, 2014
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    You can't be serious.
     
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    One thing is being okay with the officer arresting him, another thing is being okay with the officer flinging him off the ****ing wheelchair.
     
    #32 Obito, Jul 18, 2014
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    That was applied like **** but it certainly looks deep enough to choke someone out. I would guess it was a blood choke based on the forearm and shoulder pressure and how fat the guy was it probably wasn't too hard to close some arteries with decent pressure. Who knows how long it was held for but that cop should be facing some sort of manslaughter charge. It appears completely unnecessary and dangerous.
     
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    And if the cops are gonna arrest a 400 lb man you would think they might actually send some bigger guys. It's all just stupid. The whole story.
     
    #34 robbie380, Jul 18, 2014
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    Flinging? Watch the GIF again. That shove wasn't as hard as you think.
     
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    Is there something wrong with your eyes?

    The wheelchair guy decided to be an ******* and run over the cops foot and the cop decided to be an ******* and shove the guy. That was not a light push either. He pushed him hard enough to knock the wheelchair over. That's a hard shove to me.
     
    #36 robbie380, Jul 18, 2014
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    The fact that he asked for an explanation on why it was excessive means you probably shouldn't try to reason with him.
     
    #37 yo, Jul 18, 2014
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    I fought a cop once. Didn't lose. True story.
     
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    I think my eyes are working properly. After the shove, the wheelchair doesn't immediately flip over. It takes time to hit the ground. It actually teetered.

    There's a difference between shoving the wheelchair guy hard enough that he falls over and flinging him off the wheelchair (as TracyMacAdidas described it).
     
    #39 wekko368, Jul 18, 2014
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    I guess there really is an exception to every rule....
     
    #40 wekko368, Jul 18, 2014
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