# 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:** 1\ **Showing post:** 322
**Author:** ![Martin\_Hyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2014, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-the-police-officer-who-killed-eric-garner-indicted/706271/322 "2014-12-06T17:02:59Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Meh. As in the tale of The Boy Who Cried “Wolf”, responsibility ultimately resides in the people who shitcanned their own credibility (i.e. the police and justice system) and as a result find it difficult to get a hearing even when they have a valid case this time. No, individuals have a responsibility not to be irrational idiots. Black America already looks pretty bad, with its rampant crime, low income, poor IQ scores and various other ills, I doubt it helps them to be screaming like imbeciles in the street over non-crimes. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-the-police-officer-who-killed-eric-garner-indicted/706271)._