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I'm not sure where I stand on the case here. Police definitely escalated but at same time they were within legal right to do so.
Cop escalated by doing what his department specifically forbade all cops to do, which is put on a choke hold. He was not right to do that, according to the rules that govern his own actions.
this is the main part of the trial where I would love to see the transcript. They were instructed not to choke, but its not illegal to choke, so how did the attorneys for the police explain why they had to do that? Due to the size of the guy? Did they argue that it wasnt tight because he could yell out I cant breathe 10 times?

If there is a transcript, someone please post it. I didnt think there was.