DP, your statements are ridiculous. The guy was selling cigarettes., give me a break. I guess if he was drinking a beer in public that would warrant getting choked to death. That cop is a bully in my book and didnt know how to handle himself in that kind of situation.
We can debate this forever but lets look at the facts.
1) it was a petty crime. The cops knew this wasnt a violent situation.
2) there were a bunch of cops and only ONE victim ( Gardner).
3) he was clearly subdued, and out numbered.
4) he clearly stated he could'nt breath while he was being choked.
5) the cop kept on choking him despite hearing him say he couldnt breath and despite knowing he was restrained. The cop could of easily loosened up his grip but he CHOSE NOT TO.
The video is as clear as day and i have a huge problem as an american, watching that poor guy get choked to death. This was wrong, no doubt about it and as i said, i cannot fathom how a grand jury didnt indict this guy.