swept through the flock at a constant speed between 20 and 40 meters per second.

I'm not even sure gcc would let you do this. But what do I know? I don't blame cigarettes for the death of Eric Garner either.

No, he redefined what "workaholic", "family man" and "high end" mean yet you choose to quibble over what constitutes a drug.
Even so, 32 oz of Redbull is no longer a felony in New York, while the non-collection of taxes on cigarettes still carries the death sentence.
Despite moderation, Eric Garner seems to be relevant to any discussion. Mostly because the right to life is unalienable, if you (and the police and Slashdotters) believe in God given rights. Or God. Did I miss anything?

The police say they didn't do it, so what else could it be?

Tech support on a 10 minute delay. Sorry Apollo 13, we don't see a problem down here...It's probably your firewall software. Do you mind if I place you on a brief hold?

It works better when they do nothing

The case has already been made against the assemblage of substandard HP garbage occupying half a freakin rack! The person that was blamed for this probably doesn't even work at this company anymore. The best thing you can do is contact the sales guy at the data center and form an unnofficial alliance and work out some preliminary arrangement for a kickback when you reopen your account after the cloud plan goes up in smoke. Most importantly, tell no one about this. You have obviously stumbled into another exploit of the BOFH. Stay out of the office till this blows over, you don't seem to be the intended target, and are messing with forces you don't understand.

Eric Garner probably would not have survived being tarred and feathered either which is probably why the hole thing was outlawed. Unfortunately, Eric didn't understand simple wisdom. NEVER argue with a cop. That is what lawyers are for. Always strive to survive your trip to see a judge. Never talk to a cop. Cops don't specifically set out to kill you, that i just an added bonus. They simply want to excercise their authority over you, which they have. Usually you can recognize cops by their jackboot uniforms and shiny badges and guns. Unfortunately for Eric he was approached by a "plainclothed" thug. He didn't have a chance to run away. Eric was not given a citation for a court appearance. He was just killed, mostly by accident. I mean, I don't know how 4 guys decide to assault someone by accident, but it's not like they al emptied their revolvers in the hope that one or two bullets ould find their target.

A badge and a gun. Think of it as 2 factor authentication. Eric Garner does not have legal standing to appeal his death sentence. Neither do you.

... which is why we don't allow something as innocuous as a box cutter in schools anymore. I tend to believe conspiracy theories, and actually favor the inevitable constitutional debates that follow. Invariably, an idiot shows up and slices and dices himself because he doesn't have the tool handling ability of a bronze age neanderthal. Society then intervenes to preserve the gene pool. It's perplexing.

There is no need for me to take sides. You may think that in the large scheme of things, Eric Garners passing is insignificant. That is the real debate.
One thing is certain. Eric was important enough to me to log in and improve the odds of a flame war. You see, I may not have the wherewithall to alter the outcome of a society hell bent on its own destruction but, You've got to say: 'I'm a human being, god-dammit! My life has value! ... Now I want you to get out of your chairs...

Yes, we have taken the hand crank off engines long ago.
And I miss them.

The analogous part is asking the people for opinion and the rejection thereof.
Q.E.D.

Henry Ford quipped. "If I asked the American people what they wanted, they would have said - faster horses".