There is a reason I read The Rude Pundit. Most of the time, Rude zooms in on things the other so-called pundits either willfully or accidentally miss. Rude’s most recent piece focused on the killing of a Staten Island man named Eric Garner. Garner was killed when New York Police applied an illegal chokehold on… Continue reading A Modern Day Lynching in Staten Island
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The Staten Island Man Killed By Police Was A “Gentle Giant”
(AP) — Eric Garner was a familiar figure on the streets near Staten Island’s ferry docks: to his friends, a congenial giant with a generous gesture or a calming word; to police, a persistent face of the small-time crime of selling loose, untaxed cigarettes. Garner’s last run-in with police spiraled into a confrontation in which… Continue reading The Staten Island Man Killed By Police Was A “Gentle Giant”
Man Screams “I Can’t Breathe!” Then Dies as Police Puts Him in Chokehold – Shocking Video
A 400-pound asthmatic Staten Island dad died Thursday after a cop put him in a chokehold and other officers appeared to slam his head against the sidewalk, video of the incident shows. “I can’t breathe! I can’t breathe!” Eric Garner, 43, repeatedly screamed after at least five NYPD officers took him down in front of… Continue reading Man Screams “I Can’t Breathe!” Then Dies as Police Puts Him in Chokehold – Shocking Video