Peter King Doubles Down on Garner: Loose Cigarette Laws Justified for ‘Quality of Life’

MACCALLUM You are getting ░░░░░░░░ of criticism today Congressman ░░░░░░░░ because you say that ░░░░░░░░ agree and you think ░░░░░░░░ did their job this ░░░░░░░░ jury and you agree ░░░░░░░░ their findings correct KING ░░░░░░░░ s absolutely correct Let ░░░░░░░░ say at the start ░░░░░░░░ I have full compassion ░░░░░░░░ Garner s family I ░░░░░░░░ their family reaction and ░░░░░░░░ are entitled to take ░░░░░░░░ legal action they feel ░░░░░░░░ necessary Having said that ░░░░░░░░ my knowledge of the ░░░░░░░░ there is absolutely no ░░░░░░░░ of racism here and ░░░░░░░░ was no intent by ░░░░░░░░ police officer to cause ░░░░░░░░ type of deadly harm ░░░░░░░░ physical harm at all ░░░░░░░░ the decedent Mr Garner ░░░░░░░░ s keep several things ░░░░░░░░ mind here One the ░░░░░░░░ officer at the scene ░░░░░░░░ an African American female ░░░░░░░░ She was there the ░░░░░░░░ time certainly during the ░░░░░░░░ we see in the ░░░░░░░░ Secondly the reason the ░░░░░░░░ officers came in to ░░░░░░░░ this arrest was because ░░░░░░░░ local business people in ░░░░░░░░ minority community of indecipherable ░░░░░░░░ to police headquarters and ░░░░░░░░ that Brown sic was ░░░░░░░░ disturbances over the last ░░░░░░░░ previous several weeks and ░░░░░░░░ driving customers away It ░░░░░░░░ become a problem in ░░░░░░░░ neighborhood and the police ░░░░░░░░ in to stop him ░░░░░░░░ he resisted arrest This ░░░░░░░░ have been a misdemeanor ░░░░░░░░ The police made almost ░░░░░░░░ quarter of a million ░░░░░░░░ arrests in the New ░░░░░░░░ City last year this ░░░░░░░░ the one fatality When ░░░░░░░░ went to make an ░░░░░░░░ and Brown sic resisted ░░░░░░░░ wanted to bring him ░░░░░░░░ the ground and subdue ░░░░░░░░ as quickly as possible ░░░░░░░░ that s the way ░░░░░░░░ s done in those ░░░░░░░░ to get it done ░░░░░░░░ quickly as possible by ░░░░░░░░ his hands behind his ░░░░░░░░ MACCALLUM Here is the ░░░░░░░░ and it comes down ░░░░░░░░ excessive force Because the ░░░░░░░░ their job is to ░░░░░░░░ him into custody as ░░░░░░░░ just said And it ░░░░░░░░ that they that there ░░░░░░░░ a point where there ░░░░░░░░ a hand or knee ░░░░░░░░ the side of his ░░░░░░░░ He s kind of ░░░░░░░░ his hands up please ░░░░░░░░ know don t mess ░░░░░░░░ me kind of conversation ░░░░░░░░ on and they get ░░░░░░░░ down on the ground ░░░░░░░░ they have him there ░░░░░░░░ for him to say ░░░░░░░░ can t breathe eleven ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ lot of people are ░░░░░░░░ here How could they ░░░░░░░░ not taken him into ░░░░░░░░ before this moment KING ░░░░░░░░ he was resisting arrest ░░░░░░░░ s the whole idea ░░░░░░░░ kept saying Put your ░░░░░░░░ behind your back Let ░░░░░░░░ make a point here ░░░░░░░░ correct elven times he ░░░░░░░░ I can t breathe ░░░░░░░░ fact is if you ░░░░░░░░ t breathe you can ░░░░░░░░ talk If you have ░░░░░░░░ seen somebody arrested and ░░░░░░░░ I ve seen it ░░░░░░░░ few times were person ░░░░░░░░ resisting arrest they are ░░░░░░░░ saying You are breaking ░░░░░░░░ arm you are killing ░░░░░░░░ I m dying If ░░░░░░░░ police officer had let ░░░░░░░░ go at that time ░░░░░░░░ whole thing would have ░░░░░░░░ all over again The ░░░░░░░░ if you are outweighed ░░░░░░░░ than 2 1 remember ░░░░░░░░ is an African American ░░░░░░░░ was there while this ░░░░░░░░ going on The idea ░░░░░░░░ to bring him down ░░░░░░░░ there has been almost ░░░░░░░░ quarter of a million ░░░░░░░░ made last year this ░░░░░░░░ the one that went ░░░░░░░░ And again if Brown ░░░░░░░░ had not been resisting ░░░░░░░░ reason they are holding ░░░░░░░░ down on the ground ░░░░░░░░ you have to subdue ░░░░░░░░ get their hands behind ░░░░░░░░ back MACCALLUM That s ░░░░░░░░ understanding that that whole ░░░░░░░░ the actual physical part ░░░░░░░░ this takes about a ░░░░░░░░ whne they take Mr ░░░░░░░░ down it was about ░░░░░░░░ minute of that struggle ░░░░░░░░ I m also I ░░░░░░░░ be very curious to ░░░░░░░░ the grand jury testimony ░░░░░░░░ there is a number ░░░░░░░░ reasons that were given ░░░░░░░░ the medical examiner that ░░░░░░░░ have contributed to the ░░░░░░░░ And it s possible ░░░░░░░░ see that the grand ░░░░░░░░ jury may have looked ░░░░░░░░ all that and it ░░░░░░░░ not asphyxiation as a ░░░░░░░░ of death which would ░░░░░░░░ what would choke compression ░░░░░░░░ the chest obesity weak ░░░░░░░░ and they may have ░░░░░░░░ that there were just ░░░░░░░░ many complicating factors in ░░░░░░░░ that the KING And ░░░░░░░░ Martha let me make ░░░░░░░░ clear There was no ░░░░░░░░ to the windpipe and ░░░░░░░░ damage to the neck ░░░░░░░░ Correct KING If he ░░░░░░░░ not been obese not ░░░░░░░░ diabetes and not have ░░░░░░░░ this probably wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ happened Now the cops ░░░░░░░░ t know that he ░░░░░░░░ t know that was ░░░░░░░░ to happen Nobody intended ░░░░░░░░ to happen I m ░░░░░░░░ nobody feels worse other ░░░░░░░░ the family themselves than ░░░░░░░░ police officer The last ░░░░░░░░ they want to do ░░░░░░░░ the time like this ░░░░░░░░ to cause ant type ░░░░░░░░ injury certainly a fatality ░░░░░░░░ Let me ask you ░░░░░░░░ question about this loose ░░░░░░░░ law because there is ░░░░░░░░ lot of discussion about ░░░░░░░░ too Why on earth ░░░░░░░░ do have a law ░░░░░░░░ you can t sell ░░░░░░░░ cigarettes on the streets ░░░░░░░░ seems that police have ░░░░░░░░ to keep them busy ░░░░░░░░ New York City without ░░░░░░░░ about that KING OK ░░░░░░░░ of all don t ░░░░░░░░ the cops for that ░░░░░░░░ was the local community ░░░░░░░░ this goes back to ░░░░░░░░ quality of life thing ░░░░░░░░ if you allow someone ░░░░░░░░ flagrantly violate the law ░░░░░░░░ MACCALLUM What are they ░░░░░░░░ he was doing in ░░░░░░░░ neighborhood What was he ░░░░░░░░ that they wanted the ░░░░░░░░ to come and check ░░░░░░░░ out KING For standing ░░░░░░░░ by the way it ░░░░░░░░ my understanding it was ░░░░░░░░ chief of the department ░░░░░░░░ is an African American ░░░░░░░░ told the police go ░░░░░░░░ there that by him ░░░░░░░░ outside the store he ░░░░░░░░ disrupting the community He ░░░░░░░░ preventing customers from coming ░░░░░░░░ and he was selling ░░░░░░░░ that people were not ░░░░░░░░ to sell in their ░░░░░░░░ stores If you have ░░░░░░░░ legitimate convenience store and ░░░░░░░░ re selling cigarettes in ░░░░░░░░ and this person is ░░░░░░░░ violating the law This ░░░░░░░░ back to its start ░░░░░░░░ 1992 with the quality ░░░░░░░░ life You can t ░░░░░░░░ people spitting on your ░░░░░░░░ you can t have ░░░░░░░░ jumping over the indecipherable ░░░░░░░░ you allow that to ░░░░░░░░ it s a break ░░░░░░░░ and that s what ░░░░░░░░ think remember there has ░░░░░░░░ 80 percent reduction in ░░░░░░░░ in New York in ░░░░░░░░ in New York City ░░░░░░░░ the largest reduction among ░░░░░░░░ Americans and that s ░░░░░░░░ of the NYPD MACCALLUM ░░░░░░░░ King, thank you, sir.”