Not the way you mean it. In this case it doesn't matter if they intended to kill him. The officer with a knee on his neck intended to put his knee on his neck. It wasn't an accident. The question is whether that act was legally justified.
Not the way you mean it. In this case it doesn't matter if they intended to kill him. The officer with a knee on his neck intended to put his knee on his neck. It wasn't an accident. The question is whether that act was legally justified.
I said this on another thread.
I saw a pompous jerk of a Police Officer that refused to listen to imploring witnesses with the attitude of "you can't tell me what to do" and I'll kill the man just to prove I'm right.If you'll forgive me for block quoting myself. The Policeman was so intent on not giving any quarter to the bystanders and onlookers, that in the moment he did intend to kill George Floyd because no civilian rabble can tell me what to do. The way he grabbed for his pepper spray while still putting pressure on the man's neck is a tell.
I had earlier assumed he was guilty of only manslaughter until I was able to watch the complete video with sound.