The method this cop used is not part of any police protocol. Then to put his hands in his pockets showed just how pompous he really is.
It does not matter what occurred. He was not reacting in a threatening way at all while in the ground. If the cop feared for his life ( while this man who was handcuffed behind his back ), I’m sure he was taught other measures than to put body weight on someone’s neck for 5-7 minutes.
And even more so if the cop thought he was under the influence, that means Floyd was even more vulnerable.
Wrong:
The Unconscious Neck Restraint shall only be applied in the following circumstances:
On a subject who is exhibiting active aggression, or;
For life saving purposes, or;
On a subject who is exhibiting active resistance in order to gain control of the subject; and if lesser attempts at control have been or would likely be ineffective.
Neck restraints shall not be used against subjects who are passively resisting as defined by policy.
“It is a control technique, so you can make sure that if you control the head, you can control the rest of the body,” Masson explained. “But of course, there are parameters on that. We do a light pressure on there, just enough to stop the threat and we also make sure that, of course, the person isn’t going to be harmed in any way.”
We do not know a cause of death, or how much pressure Chauvin was applying.