Daniel Pantaleo didn't get away with killing Eric Garner because there wasn't legislation in place to hold him accountable, but because the Staten Island DA deliberately didn't present a strong case to the grand jury.
He chose not to get an indictment.
He chose not to get an indictment.
https://twitter.com/NewYorkStateAG/status/1396098324244176900
Tish James herself could have indicted the cops who killed Daniel Prude under current legislation, but she chose to put on witnesses who argued the cops who killed him were justified.
She didn't want to get an indictment.
She didn't want to get an indictment.
New legislation is not needed to hold cops accountable.
If prosecutors want to get indictments they can do it now. They're the ones who need to be held accountable for choosing not to do that.
If prosecutors want to get indictments they can do it now. They're the ones who need to be held accountable for choosing not to do that.
I wish journalists would not just accept what politicians say at face value, but look at what they do.
You can pass all the laws in the world. If you don't enforce them or you play games that most people don't quite understand, it means nothing.
You can pass all the laws in the world. If you don't enforce them or you play games that most people don't quite understand, it means nothing.
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
