ubiquitin: Most certainly it *is* relevant. And no, I fully support anyone’s right to *peacefully* and lawfully protest anything under the sun, however reasonable or unreasonable it is. But Garner resisted arrest. The officer had an *obligation* to subdue him in order to place him under arrest. If the officer acted lawfully in enforcing the arrest he was placing the alleged perpetrator (Garner) in, then there is no reason to put the officer on trial for doing his duty as a law enforcement officer. Note that putting innocent folks on trial is akin to putting the person through hell, with the months and years the trial will consume of his life and the fortune it will cost his non-rich bank account in legal fees even if he is ultimately exonerated.
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