Scratching at a Wound

POTUS has once again decided to interject his views into a local problem. From the Daily Mail:

The United States Department of Justice announced Wednesday it had launched an investigation into the death of Eric Garner at the hands of New York City police. 

The announcement came in the wake of a grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer, Daniel Pantaleo, who placed Garner in a chokehold that ultimately led to the 43-year-old father of six's death. 

Also at the heels of the decision, President Obama said it underscores the need to strengthen the trust and accountability between communities and law enforcement.
The president even went so far as to concede that in some cases, despite much of society's wish to believe otherwise, police racial bias does exist. 

Obama says police have to deal with crime every day, but says they can do their jobs better if people have confidence in the law enforcement system. 

'In some cases those might be misperceptions,' the president said while speaking to the White House Tribal Nations Conference. 'But in some cases that's a reality.' 

Obama says he discussed the grand jury's decision Wednesday with Attorney General Eric Holder. 

Whereas the real problem is stupid nitpicky laws, such as the one Garner was accused of violating--selling loose cigarettes.