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Brittain33
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« on: December 04, 2014, 04:14:18 PM »
People saying "not wrong." Can you envision a world where NY has a $5.85 tax on cigarettes, and police enforce that law without using violence or killing people who break it? Yes? The reason Paul is wrong is because he's focusing on the tax, not the violence.

The fact that Paul is literally correct that without the tax, this specific incident would not have taken place is wholly irrelevant to the problem of people dying needlessly in incidents with the police.

Also, he's being a senator from Kentucky here, not a thought leader.
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« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2014, 12:38:54 PM »
Quote from: shua on December 04, 2014, 11:23:47 PM
If you make something an arrestable offense

What's the legal definition of an "arrestable offense"? Would you consider jaywalking or speeding an arrestable offense?

I'm pretty sure that Garner was guilty of a misdemeanor, not a felony. And deadly force is never appropriate when enforcing a misdemeanor.
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