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I've been saying from the start that the Mike Brown case is probably not the best one to protest bad cop shootings. He may very well have caused the whole thing, if the cop is telling the truth. my only beef is with the way it was handled, not as bad as the Zimmermen deal but still not optimal from a public standpoint.
The one that I would use for an example would be the Eric Garner case in NYC; not even a shooting but the cops choked the guy and he had a MI and died right there on the sidewalk. He wasn't threatening the cops at all and the whole thing was caught on video. He was arguing, a little upset and agitated but not threatening or assaulting them and there were maybe 4 or 5 cops and one of him. They just got super-aggressive and took him down and one officer choked him as he was gasping and repeating, "I can't breath!" It was awful. Then they stood around and eventually called for an ambulance. All on video.
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This broke my heart... For selling cigarettes. How sad