Do the people who are defending these guys realize that there was no evidence Garner was even selling untaxed cigs at all?
No, there is no evidence (other than being a repeat offender of the crime he was accused of) he was guilty (there is no evidence he's innocent either, but that's not as important), but there is 100% evidence he resisted. His resisting is what lead to his death. I'm sure he didn't know his resistance was going to lead to him having a heart attack, I'm also sure the cop didn't think his choke hold was going to lead to a dead dude. As I said in my original post on the matter, 3 things lead to this guy's death:
A.he resisted
2.cops acting poorly
III.dumb law
That's not much different from how a rapist defends his crime ("She had it coming, Your Honor!!"). But regardless, what point are you trying to make here? Either the cops take full responsibility for the man's death and face the consequences, or they receive no penalty at all.
