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

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

Not only does Rep. Peter King (R-NY) find all types ofstate violence appropriate (unless, of course, it’s violence against his beloved Irish terrorists), he also believes laws against the sale of loose cigarettes are a fantastic means of ensuring “quality of life.”

Appearing Thursday morning on Fox News, the IRA sympathizer who thinks journalists should be arrested for publishing government leaks reiterated his belief that excessive force was not used by the NYPD against Eric Garner.

July video of cops confronting Garner for selling untaxed cigarettes on a Staten Island street show Officer Daniel Pantaleo tackling the 44-year-old to the ground with the use of a chokehold. Garner screamed “I can’t breathe” 11 times before becoming non-responsive while in custody. Rather then administer aid immediately, police stood over Garner for seven minutes, rifling through his pockets and telling others to stand back. Four EMTs were punished for their poor response upon arrival. Garner died from cardiac arrest en route to the hospital.