Sheldon Richman Loves Loosies and the People Who Sell Them

The cops
who ganged up on Eric Garner, put him in a chokehold, and mashed
his face into the sidewalk didn’t intend to kill him. They intended
only to show him who’s boss on the streets of Staten Island—and
show him in a way he would never forget. Instead they showed him in
a way he will never remember. This pretty much explains the cops’
reckless disregard for Garner’s life that day, and it is what makes
the grand-jury sham especially appalling. This was about power,
writes Sheldon Richman. Garner was a threat to no one but the
politicians who need that revenue to play their destructive
games and to assure they remain in power

View this article.