Non-fiction critical analysis

Non-fiction Critical Analysis

I read a non-fiction article about the Eric Garner case.  Eric Garner was an overweight, black man with asthma was constantly harassed by the police for selling untaxed cigarettes. When the incident happened, Garner wasn’t being violent and told the cops to leave him alone, and one cop (Officer Pantaleo) put Garner in an illegal chokehold, and Garner died. I think that he definitely did not deserve it and there needs to be justice for him. It was a small felony and it’s horrible that they killed him without reason or trial.

I believe that if he was white, he wouldn’t had been killed. I’m not saying that all cops are racists but I think they killed him partly because they were intimidated by him because of his size, and I think his race took a part in it too. Also the choke hold that they used was illegal and was only supposed to be used as self-defense, but Garner wasn’t being violent and the cop that used it was a rookie. Also, Eric Garner had a family with a wife and 6 children and I think that it is unfair that they had to lose a loved one and that their lives will never be the same, while Pantaleo is back at work and his life won’t be affected or changed.

In conclusion, I think that the entire situation is messed up and it is a horrible case that proves that racism is still alive and well.