Petition that could use your expert voices: Eric Garner's choke

[Aiseop]

I started a petition about the death of Eric Garner. If you please, read it and sign it and share it. You more than anyone know it was a choke.

thank you,

http://chn.ge/1FVYWzp

[Aiseop]

Here's a type of quote from one of you that would be useful placed by a supporter.

"I'm a judo black belt and a 9 year BJJ practitioner brown belt. I'm also in law enforcement I recognized this technique as a choke."

[Jack LaBarge]

Joe Rogan ‏@joerogan

Can't believe NYPD is saying that wasn't a choke hold on #EricGardner. Speaking as a professional martial arts expert, it sure as fuck was

[kristian george]

this seems to be happening a lot in your country atm is there real problem or is it just string of bad luck and some bad apples in the bunch its all i hear when the news is on i live in new zealand so we don't see too much of what's going on there

[Ross Davidson]

There's nothing to debate. The coroner ruled it s homicide induced by neck and chest compression, a choke.

[Aiseop]

I know Eddie is a public figure and there's a lot more at stake for him to sign, but would be very much honored to have his signature.

[Jack Hanley]

At my gym, we have always called the palm-to-palm choke with the forearm---"the cop choke".

[Aiseop]

wow. i heard it called the bulldog, too. it was done at the UFC prelims last night: http://gfycat.com/KindlyScaryAxolotl

[Joe Mayall]

The Bulldog Choke is when no hooks are used and you're off to the side of your opponent when they are turtled, it's how Carlos Newton beat Pat Mileteich back in the day

[Nick Paul]

It was disgusting what happened to him. Didn't need to have force used on him at all, when the video first came out there was a Gracie Breakdown on it when at the time the initial autopsy concluded there was no damage to the neck and the death must have been brought on by other health issues indirectly brought on by the choke. Now hearing that there was neck and chest trauma, it's just horrible to think about. I don't think the cop "murdered" him. But he should definitely be charged with manslaughter. The bigger issue in the long run is the use of force by authorities where it's not fucking needed. What's also disgusting is how people are even remotely comparing this to the Michael Brown thing. Eric Garner was an innocent guy being attacked and killed over a petty "crime"