In a less-controversial universe, Police Commissioner James O’Neill’s decision to fire Daniel Pantaleo wouldn’t still be reverberating and have played a role in his choosing to step down at the end of this month to take a top job with VISA.
Eric Garner showed poor judgment when he resisted arrest on July 17, 2014, given the multiple health problems that left him ill-equipped to get involved in strenuous physical activity. But Officer Pantaleo’s training should have left him less-prone to match Mr. Garner bad move for bad move by resorting to a chokehold after his attempt to use a Police Academy-taught seatbelt hold was thwarted by the sheer girth of his adversary.
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