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Eric Garner Case

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One of the most controversial subjects not only in the realm of law enforcement, but in the United States today is that police are out of control with their “use of force” tactics. It is always a tragedy when someone has to lose their life at the hand of police, but sometimes a little respect and compliance can go a long way. The case with Eric Garner is no different. “On July 17,2014 in Staten Island in New York, Eric Garner was approached by NYPD officers about selling illegal cigarettes. At this point Garner becomes very irritable yelling at police for always trying to arrest him over petty deviant acts. (Garner had been arrest 30 times in his life for crimes ranging from grand larceny to simple possession of marijuana.) While Garner is yelling at police and waving his arms around threateningly, Officer Pantaleo came up behind Garner and tried to place handcuffs on him, Garner then swatted his hands away, after which Pantaleo placed him in a chokehold, and taking him to the ground. After Garner was taken to the ground three other officers jumped on top of him in order to subdue him. About an hour later at the hospital Eric Garner was declared dead” (Shapiro). …show more content…

In my opinion, it was handled the correct way. Had Garner not been yelling at officers and flailing his arms around I doubt any repercussions would of occurred. I am in no way condoning the killing of unarmed civilians by police officers but, an officers number one concern is going home to see his family every night. There is no magic radar that an officer can point at a suspect to determine if they have a weapon on them or not. What if Garner was armed and four officers were slaughtered because they approached him about selling his illegal cigarettes? So yes based on my research the only person responsible for Eric Garner’s death was Eric

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Hymon was “reasonably sure” that he did not see a weapon in Garner’s hands. To Hymon Garner appeared to be 17 or 18 years old and about 5’5 to 5’7 feet tall. Hymon began to give verbal commands of “Police,” “halt” as he walked towards Garner because it appeared that he about climbed the fence. Garner disregarded the command and started to rise to elude police. With the belief that Garner would get away if he made it to the other side of the fence, Hymon shot him.

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Officer Hymon used his flashlight and could tell that Garner was unarmed. Officer Hymon then told Garner to stop but Garner started to climb the chain link fence. That 's when Officer Hymon shot and killed Garner. A purse and ten dollars were found in Garner 's possession from the house. Hymon admitted in court that Garner appeared to be unarmed.

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Police Officer Pantaleo arrested Garner “for allegedly selling loose cigarettes” (www.npr.org). During the arrest, Officer Pantaleo had put Garner in a chokehold position which caused Garner to suffocate. There was a video posted on YouTube of Garner saying he was not able to breathe while he was being held in a headlock. The man died because of the chokehold, but the grand jury, back in December of 2014, did not charge Officer Pantaleo. People protested in reaction to the officer not being charged for the death of Eric Garner and that led to the launch of the civil rights investigation for this case by the Justice Department (www.npr.org).

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Officer Hymon used deadly force to stop Mr. Garner. In Tennessee, Office Hymon was “acting under the authority of a Tennessee statue and pursuant to Police Department policy. This policy states, if after notice of the intention to arrest the defendant, he either flee or forcibly resist, the officer may use all the necessary means to effect the arrest" JUSTIA US Supreme Court Tennessee v. Garner 471 U.S. 1 (1985). Mr. Garner’s father thought the use of deadly force was wrong. However “the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed with regard to Hymon, finding that he had acted in good faith reliance on the Tennessee statute, and was therefore within the scope of his qualified immunity.”

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Garner began to climb the fence. Officer Hymon then shot Garner, striking him and Garner later died from the wound. It should be noted that at the time Tennessee law allowed a police officer to use deadly force against a fleeing suspect. An action was filed under 42 U.S.C. 1983 in the Western District of Tennessee District Court for a violation of constitutional rights.

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Once that person die, then there will be a lot of blame put on the police officers. In all reality, I believe that a change should be made for people who are put into a situation like this. There should be more care for them because it is their life who is being taken away from

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