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DustyJoe

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4. Good Question

Reply to TexasMommaWithAHat (Original post)

Thu Dec 4, 2014, 02:58 PM

Dec 2014

In the sea of blue were 2 police supervisor sergeants one visible in the video.
Why, if the hold was against dept. regs did a Sgt not yell, scream, stop the chokehold ?

Should have been the entire crowd of cops in the indictment process, not just the one cop.

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Why Were So Many Police Officers At The Scene When Mr. Garner Was Brought Down? [View all] TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2014 OP

I had read that there were a lot of complaints B2G Dec 2014 #1

Sweeps of what exactly? TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2014 #2

There have been a few reports that he - Mr Garner was breaking up a fight right before the incident JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #3

A man's death is always a tragedy TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2014 #5

I think the video speaks for itself JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #10

The wiggle room TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2014 #11

There was no time for back up JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #13

Good Question DustyJoe Dec 2014 #4

because the first couple cops took a look at him and got scared....plus VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #6

Hearing on CNN right now TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2014 #7

Shouldn't the public have the right to see the videos under the freedom of information act? jwirr Dec 2014 #9

I don't know the answer to that question TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2014 #12

yes jwirr Dec 2014 #14

Cowards. Iggo Dec 2014 #8