Jon Stewart
began "The Daily Show" on Thursday night with an apology for saying
on Wednesday night's show that no one involved in the death of Eric Garner had
been indicted.
As it turns
out, the person who recorded the video of Garner being choked was indicted on
weapons charges.
"They
got the shooter... of the video," Stewart said. "Let that be a lesson
to you kids out there. Photographing crime does not pay."
Some quickly
moved to blame Garner's death by choking at the hands of New York City police
officer Daniel Pantaleo on just about anything other than the officer's
chokehold.
Fox News
host Sean Hannity argued that the chokehold wasn't really a chokehold. Rep.
Pete King (R-N.Y.) blamed Garner's size and health. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) even
blamed cigarette taxes.
"What
the fuck are you talking about?" Stewart asked after hearing Paul's
remarks. "Well I guess now we know what it takes for a senator from
Kentucky to admit cigarettes can kill."
Check out
the full clip above.
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