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The altercation did lead to his death, but he was hardly beaten and abused. He was on the ground and subdued in 10-15 seconds.

And those 10-15 seconds killed him. The lack of medical aid or urgency compounded the problem.

The point is that the cop used excessive force and said force directly resulted in Garner's death.

artichoke disease. got it

My uneducated guess is that it probably has happened a couple of times over a period of several years. So race has nothing to do with it. Resisting an officer was not the intelligent thing to do.

Is English your first language?

The comment section on CNN is a cesspool. It's the YouTube of journalism.

1)Garner was not under a choke hold

2)The "choke hold"was appropriate because Eric Garner is a big man.

3)The police could not have helped Eric despite him saying he can't breathe because Eric wasn't cuffed.

It was so disgusting to watch.

You have to be trolling at this point.

How anyone can watch that video and blame the victim is beyond me. Though with the crowd here at VJ, I shouldn't be surprised.

Not a stretch. Look at this dude. Big Asian dude.

Xi Shun (China, b. 1951), who measured 2.361 m (7 ft 8.95 in) in height when measured in 2005.

Problem is, rage translates into property damage when you have ignorance in the group. This is why Ferguson was allowed to be damn near destroyed. If they would have moved a few areas over to St. Ann, St. Charles or any other place where the population was mostly white, the police and National Guard wouldn't have just sat around. There would be a body count, and no one would care since there was looting going on. This is why LA was ravaged when Rodney King was beaten and the cops were acquitted.

That's why there is a right and wrong way of rioting.

There goes those magic words when it comes to justifying the killing of a black man. I have seen some big white guys and some big asian guys. None of them deserve to die because genetics made them bigger.

It's not tough to see. Some of us knew he wouldnt be charged. Sorry, the system isn't perfect and people who are poor or black or both are always on the bottom.

Now I know you're stretching J.

But Eric Garner was of course "a big guy" since blackness is very intimidating.

I'd go with President Obama. But instead of unification, there would be rage. The past is when folks would march and protest. Today? It would be a horrible scene.

And to be fair, desirable is code word for not black. The black men that are killed in question usually have something in their background that disqualifies them for empathy.

Being Black period disqualifies Black men, women and children from just and equal treatment. No matter how Blacks behave, think, how they dress, talk, don't talk, who they associate with or disassociate from, how rich they are, their White spouses and biracial kids nor how much they bleach their skin will get them the same treatment as Whites.

Not yet. Because the dude who killed Eric Garner won't be convicted. I'd wager until someone more "desirable" gets killed in a similar fashion, change will take its sweet time.

and not just footage, his death was ruled a homicide on top of it.

Maybe one day folks will have enough of it and change will come.

They have had enough and it seems like the time is now.

So the conversations about police body cams was a waste of air. Footage is right there and still no charges brought against this killer cop.

The reason their outfits are causing debate is because the younger one obviously takes after her mother in the leg department. Some men felt pervy and the noisy ladies like Ms Elizabeth became rich with envy.

When I was a kid living in California, I got hooked on lemons and salt. We had a lemon tree in our backyard, so all the neighbor kids loved to come over and pick a fresh one. All of us had one of those tiny Morton salt shakers in our pockets...

I know people do mangoes and pepper. I want to try that next summer.

I tried watermelon with salt for the first time in my life this past summer, I'm hooked.

Ooooooo that hurt. Do you think she can help him? lol

Oddly enough, though I think watermelon is truly awesome when slightly chilled in the heat of summer, I did not buy a single one this year. Dunno why. Tons of grapes, lemons, a few limes, and a handful of apples and pears. But not a single watermelon. What's wrong with me?

You don't have enough melanin.

Not really. I'm a grapefruit and lemon woman.

I think my mom is the only one who has to have some watermelon. My husband loves it. Does he count?

Really, I had no idea. Thanks

Thanks for the compliment. Eat enough watermelon for me too!

Do you or any Black person you know just love em some watermelons?

What is CABA?

Canadian, American, British, Australian.

A lot of folks say that she chose to forgo her Haitian/French name for a porn star/stripper name.

WASHINGTON -- Mia Love was not what America's Haitian community expected for its first member of Congress.

Love, a Mormon Republican from Utah, will be the GOP's first black female member in Congress when she comes to Washington in the new year. Despite the historic moment, many Haitian-Americans find themselves wrestling with whether to support Love because of their unease with her political views and her religion.

Love was born in Brooklyn to parents who came from Haiti in the mid-1970s. She and her siblings were raised Catholic, but her older sister Cyndi decided to convert to the Mormon faith soon after college.

The conversion was tough for their parents, according to a biography of Love written by three Salt Lake Tribune reporters. Haiti's population is 80 percent Roman Catholic.

"Her parents were disappointed, as she knew they would be, and forced her to call Father Dorelien in Haiti to explain her second baptism. Her childhood caretaker simply said: 'Mormons are good people,'" wrote the authors of Mia Love: The Rise, Stumble and Resurgence of the Next GOP Star. "That eased their concerns, and soon they were letting missionaries visit their home. Cyndi would leave copies of the Book of Mormon lying about in hopes her family would follow her lead," according to the book.

Love eventually followed in her sister's footsteps. Shortly after graduating from college, having struggled to connect with the Catholic faith, she too joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Love will also become the first Mormon woman in Congress.

The fact that Love is an anomaly in the Haitian community didn't go unnoticed after her historic win. Some readers of The Haitian Times, a popular online publication, took to the site's Facebook page to ask about her religion.

A lot of Haitians dont understand that. They felt that it was a Satan thing," said Vania Andre, editor-in-chief of the publication and communications director for the Haitian American Caucus, a civic organization.

Others took to Twitter to complain about her political views:

Love's office did not return repeated requests for comment for this article.

The representative-to-be was also snubbed by a New York group called the Haitian Roundtable, which is committed to civil engagement and philanthropy in Haiti. The organization congratulated several Haitian-American politicians on their electoral victories via Twitter, but they were all Democrats. The roundtable did not reply to inquiries about Love.

Haitian-Americans have historically aligned themselves with the Democratic Party. One of the community's most prominent political figures is Patrick Gaspard, currently the U.S. ambassador to South Africa. Gaspard was a key figure in President Barack Obama's 2008 campaign and went on to work at a high-level post in the Democratic National Committee. He was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo to Haitian parents.

But Republicans have made efforts to court the Haitian-American community in the past, arguing that they shouldn't simply give up this demographic to Democrats.

"Many of the naysayers out there said that Utah would never elect a black, Republican, LDS woman to Congress," Love said in

. "Not only did we do it, we were the first to do it.

Loves backstory could also resonate with many Haitian immigrants. Her parents fled Haitis notorious Tonton Macoutes, a secret police created during the dictatorship of Francois Papa Doc Duvalier.

"In Haiti right now ... it's considered a failed state because of lack of leadership," said Joseph Makhandal Champagne, the Democratic mayor of South Toms River, New Jersey, and the president of the National Haitian American Elected Officials Network. "But at the same time, we see Haitians that are overseas ascending to higher office, who are governing a town or managing certain districts and not just managing, but doing it successfully."

Andre, of The Haitian Times, said there is definitely reason for Republicans to reach out more to Haitian-Americans, despite their history for voting Democratic.

I feel that as a people we are very conservative," said Andre. "We really do believe that hard work ... you dont take assistance, you do it as a steppingstone but its not something that you live off of, and then you can really attain the American dream. Of all the ethnicities of black people, Im not surprised that a Haitian was the first person to do this [become the first black congresswoman in the GOP]."

It's not entirely clear how much Love will choose to embrace her role as the first Haitian-American in Congress. While she often talks about

, she rarely brings up her connection with the Haitian-American community.

Champagne said he reached out to Love to join the National Haitian American Elected Officials Network during her first congressional run in 2012. Although one of her aides seemed interested, he said, the inquiry never ended up going anywhere. He plans to reach out to her again soon.

One policy area where the Haitian-American community will be closely watching Love is immigration reform. She has already weighed in on President Barack Obama's recent executive action.

"As the daughter of immigrant parents, I understand the importance of having a sound immigration and border security policy." Love wrote in a Facebook post shortly after Obama unveiled his executive action. "Using executive action to fundamentally alter our immigration laws is patently contrary to the system of checks and balances detailed in the Constitution. I oppose all efforts to undermine our constitutional process. If the President will not respect the voice of the people, he must respect the rule of law."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/24/mia-love-haitian-community_n_6178536.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592

I notice all the high paid media talent is right outside the police station where it's safe, while the low level media folks are dodging bottles.