I was gonna voice my disdain until I read: but did take into account Cook's abusive behavior, "very troublesome criminal history" and prison time, which they said made him an "unsympathetic victim."
Court records show that Cook was a registered sex offender.
According to an autopsy, Cook suffered a skull fracture and brain contusions from the fall.
Punching someone is not the same as intentionally killing them. He got house arrest not because of his reaction to the n-word, but because the punch he threw did not meet the criteria of "deadly force."
I agree that the guy should have spent some time behind bars but he at least has a felony battery charge on his record. A twenty-seven-year-old should not hit a seventy-seven-year-old or even a middle-aged dude. Some of the old farts start babbling nonsense when they get close to dementia or other health issues. One punch kills are not uncommon and I know a lot of people suffer lifelong disabilities due to falls on pavement. I don't have any sympathy for "unarmed men" who resist arrest since a cop could crack their skull if they fall during a struggle.