# Why wasn't the police officer who killed Eric Garner indicted? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [December 4, 2014, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-the-police-officer-who-killed-eric-garner-indicted/706271 "2014-12-04T00:06:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 39
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-the-police-officer-who-killed-eric-garner-indicted/706271/761 "2015-01-02T20:20:14Z")
> [@Steophan](#): > > No, it isn’t. Thank you for submitting an application to the debate team! We will be in touch. ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-the-police-officer-who-killed-eric-garner-indicted/706271/762 "2015-01-02T20:21:21Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Thank you for submitting an application to the debate team! > > We will be in touch. No, you won’t. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-the-police-officer-who-killed-eric-garner-indicted/706271/763 "2015-01-02T20:24:45Z")
> [@Steophan](#): > > No, you won’t. Well, we’ll keep it on file. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-the-police-officer-who-killed-eric-garner-indicted/706271/764 "2015-01-02T20:51:48Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Well, we’ll keep it on file. Do you want to take a crack at explaining how corporations paying what they legally owe is evidence of bribery, or is this kind of crap your idea of helping with the debate? Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-the-police-officer-who-killed-eric-garner-indicted/706271/765 "2015-01-02T21:02:01Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Do you want to take a crack at explaining how corporations paying what they legally owe is evidence of bribery, or is this kind of crap your idea of helping with the debate? > > Regards, > Shodan False dichotomy FTW. ETA: sorry. Improve your serve and I won’t Fire returns right by you. ---
**Author:** ![BOOM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@BOOM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BOOM)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-the-police-officer-who-killed-eric-garner-indicted/706271/766 "2015-01-02T21:04:55Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > What do you mean “exactly”? The fact that corporations pay the amount of tax required by law means that the construct is bogus? WTF does this mean? Again, if anything. > > Regards, > Shodan Can I suggest evening classes at a local college, or if you are elderly just switch channels? Regards, Matron ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-the-police-officer-who-killed-eric-garner-indicted/706271/767 "2015-01-02T21:46:41Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > False dichotomy FTW. > > ETA: sorry. Improve your serve and I won’t Fire returns right by you. So you don’t know either. Figures. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-the-police-officer-who-killed-eric-garner-indicted/706271/768 "2015-01-02T22:45:20Z")
**ENOUGH!** Everyone take the tax discussion to a separate thread. **BOOM!** , this is the second recent thread you have hijacked with libertarian glurge. If you would like to open a thread to discuss libertarian concepts, you are free to do so. If you continue interrupting existing threads to push your cause, you are going to begin collecting Warnings for trolling or threadshitting. [/Moderating] ---
**Author:** ![BOOM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@BOOM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BOOM)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-the-police-officer-who-killed-eric-garner-indicted/706271/769 "2015-01-02T22:49:26Z")
I don’t even know what ‘libertarian’ means without Googling it … If exisitng tax policy is sensible and more accountability isn’t, I’m pretty lost for words about this message board. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-the-police-officer-who-killed-eric-garner-indicted/706271/770 "2015-01-02T23:09:42Z")
> [@BOOM](#): > > I don’t even know what ‘libertarian’ means without Googling it … Then substitute “odd economic beliefs” for “libertarian” in my post. > [@BOOM](#): > > If exisitng tax policy is sensible and more accountability isn’t, I’m pretty lost for words about this message board. This is a violation of my instruction to drop that discussion in this thread. Knock it off. [/Moderating] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-the-police-officer-who-killed-eric-garner-indicted/706271.md?page=38)