• smayonak@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    That’s a common misconception. Eric didn’t have any cigarettes on his person. Meaning the fake crime he was executed for wasn’t just minor. It was non existent.

    He had been cited in the past for selling loosies. But there’s no info on whether they used an undercover or ci to offer to buy a cigarette. Using honeypot traps on pedestrians should be illegal.

    • NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.world
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      6 hours ago

      Pantaleo’s partner, Justin D’Amico, admitted that he exaggerated Garner’s charges. D’Amico claimed Garner had been selling 10,000 untaxed cigarettes, which was a felony. However, Garner had fewer than 100 cigarettes in his possession at the time of his death.

      No, he did have cigarettes on him. However, it was not enough to matter, and they killed him anyway because they don’t actually care about the law.