Disdain for the NYPD (in this case) transcends race because there a several inst
Several recent officers involved deaths such as the Eric Garner case, personify this condition. Two NYPD officers approached Garner under the suspicion of selling “loosies” or loose untaxed cigarettes on a street corner. While illegal, the typical penalty is a citation for less than $300, but up to a misdemeanor charge. When confronted, Garner refused to comply with officers Daniel Pantaleo and Justin Damico and a struggle ensued. In the end, Garner lost his life and the city (taxpayers) paid a settlement of $5.9 million dollars to the surviving family (J. David Goodman, 2014). Garner was no stranger to criminal encounters having a record of thirty arrests since 1980, with charges that included assault, resisting arrest, and grand larceny. Many of these charges stemmed from selling