The New York Choke Hold Case

[Thumpalumpacus]

The point of putting bodycams on cops is so that we can see what the cops are doing.

Is that supposed to make us feel better, though. It doesn't even seem to slow the cops down.

It certainly feels like a case of Freedom Theater: "Look at how free you are, you are keeping your watchful eye on the police and ... " dah-da-dah-da-dah-dah-dee-doo.

Any time a government official takes an action that results in the death of a civilian, there should be a trial, in a different jurisdiction. If the death is justified, make a motion to dismiss based on the circumstances. But let a judge make the decision.