But nothing more.
As many times as he has been in the back of a cop car, he probably was. He KNEW where he was headed. He'd try anything to keep out of going behind bars again. A criminal is a criminal is a criminal. End of statement.
If St. George had not resisted arrest, he would be alive today.
“Floyd apparently didn’t entirely cooperate at first, ignoring commands to show his hands.”
Nah. That seems hard to believe. :-)
“The emotional takeaway will almost certainly be that if jurors could see it on tape, then those three officers should have seen it at the time”
That assumes he died while being restrained. Earlier report indicated he died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. Perhaps a big issue; but, most certainly so if it gets to a jury that he died while being restrained.
What did EMT's report and what sort of communications did they have with the hospital while in route, if any.
Let’s say he is proven in court to be justified and then is ruled not guilty.
Then BLM and Soros paid supporters say “Well, ya win some and ya lose some. We presented our point of view to the best of our ability and our system of justice has spoken. We are disappointed but understanding about the verdict.”
Or
“Won’t be no more building standin’ in America no more when we get through wid it. This is war.”
Despite all of the other evidence that shows Chauvin acted according to department protocols, that his team had called for an EMT, that there was no reason to believe Mr. Floyd was going to die under restraint.
Now there is MORE evidence that Chauvin acted appropriately?
Quell Surprise!
“Floyd had been “digging underneath the seat” when they first approached, however, which made them think he was potentially going to pull out a weapon.”
Since he didn’t pull out a weapon, perhaps he was putting instead of pulling. What, if anything, was found under the seat? Presence of fentanyl or fentanyl residue on it or the car in that area would be big for the overdose theory.
It’s less about punishing the cops as it is about using this as a lever to destroy America and its institutions.
How come no one is talking about AG Ellison wont release the police body cams from when they had Flyod in the back seat?
AG Ellison ruined his chances for a conviction when he bumped up the charges.
These officers best defense will be a trial by the judge with no jury. Go back and look at the Freddy Gray case in Baltimore. 4 trials by a judge and all of them were found not guility. This will happen here again.
Remember, the left doesnt want justice they want more killing, looting and arson. BLM events only happen around our elections every 4 years and they are pulling out all the stops to steal the presidential this time.
Once these men are found not guility the nation will burn once again. The big cities are 3rd crapholes. Armed robbery with a gun will get you 10 years in Virginia. How come Floyd only got 10 months for it. The major cities are massive crime zones. Why anyone would want to live in or near one is beyond me.
The facts are this man was seriously overdosed and close to death before the police arrived. He was sitting a car with 2 other people when the cops got there so why did have a problem getting another vehicle? He knew was going to jail and was resisting arrest. Plain and simple. They cops feared for their own safety. That is why they restrained him till EMT’s arrived.
The resulting riots are not for any rights of black Americans. This whole event has been hijacked by Democrats and ANTIFA to further their goals. It will continue to serve thir purpose even after the election. If Biden wins want do you want to bet CNN drops all of this to cover Bidens sorry butt as he as ascends his throne. Or should i say Hillary ascends her throne.
Take your emotions out this case and you will see something entirely different. Rodney king. Ops walked, Freddy Gray cops walked and O.J. walked.
What is a fatal dose of Fentanyl? The average death dose was 9.96 ng/mL
Floyd’s blood contained 11.0 ng/mL Fentanyl, plus 5.6 ng/mL norfentanyl, 19 ng/mL of methamphetamine, and three other drugs
Also Note the extensive heart disease that Floyd had from the autopsy report:
II. Natural diseases
A. Arteriosclerotic heart disease, multifocal, severe
B. Hypertensive heart disease
1. Cardiomegaly (540 g) with mild biventricular
dilatation
2. Clinical history of hypertension
Note the finding of No life-threatening injuries:
III. No life-threatening injuries identified
A. No facial, oral mucosal, or conjunctival petechiae
B. No injuries of anterior muscles of neck or laryngeal
structures
C. No scalp soft tissue, skull, or brain injuries
D. No chest wall soft tissue injuries, rib fractures (other
than a single rib fracture from CPR), vertebral column
injuries, or visceral injuries
Notice the fatal dose of the opioid fentanyl in the toxicology report:
VI. Toxicology (see attached report for full details; testing
performed on antemortem blood specimens collected 5/25/20 at
9:00 p.m. at HHC and on postmortem urine)
A. Blood drug and novel psychoactive substances screens:
1. Fentanyl 11 ng/mL
2. Norfentanyl 5.6 ng/mL
3. 4-ANPP 0.65 ng/mL
4. Methamphetamine 19 ng/mL
5. 11-Hydroxy Delta-9 THC 1.2 ng/mL;
Delta-9 Carboxy THC 42 ng/mL; Delta-9 THC 2.9 ng/mL
6. Cotinine positive
7. Caffeine positive