sigh....yea the choke hold used has been deemed illegal.....but he clearly was resisting arrest. Maybe they should have tazed him....but given his bad health, that probably would have killed him too. How about just chilling out and doing what they ask you to do....answer their questions....if you're not doing anything wrong...the most you're losing is some time out of your day...instead of your life.
They shouldn't have even TOUCHED dude in NYC, let alone taze or choke. He was just standing there talking. They never even told him he was under arrest. Someone just snuck him from behind. Over some cigarettes.