“Thus, there is evidence it was not the neck restraint that caused his complaint about not being able to breathe. “
Let me constrain you on your stomach and put my knee to your neck and see how well you can breathe ...
We know he was breathing, because he was talking.
It is an approved restraining technique, and is harmless if applied properly.
I doubt you have the proper training.
Because the MPD is a highly trained department, I suspect the records will show officer Chauvin had the proper training.
As bankwalker explains in post 154, it actually depends on how much pressure is applied, which cannot easily be determined with casual view of a video.
Here, so you do not have to go back to find it, from bankwalker:
It actually depends on how much weight is being applied. That is the key point, and I'm unsure if a video can determine that.
I've studied martial arts for over 40 years. We learn many techniques that have a goal of "compliance". When we hit that point, we can then back off ever so slightly but maintain the hold so that if the training partner tries to escape, we can immediately apply just a little pressure and they instantly become very "compliant" again. We can hold them that way for hours if needed, safely under our control.
I have no idea what this cop did or what his intentions were, but you'll never know by watching a video.