Posted on 09/12/2020 2:09:39 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
Attorneys for George Floyd’s family refuted defense claims that Floyd died of a drug overdose while in the custody of Minneapolis police officers.
Attorney Ben Crump said it was the four criminally charged former officers who caused Floyd’s death.
“They are trying to say that the knee on [Floyd’s] neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds was reasonable,” Crump said. “They are trying to claim some asinine theory about an overdose. America saw what happened. And so, who are you going to believe, your eyes or these killer cops?”
Floyd died in police custody after officers responded to a report of a counterfeit $20 bill used at a convenience store. Video showed a handcuffed Floyd being restrained on the ground by Chauvin. Floyd repeatedly told the officers he couldn’t breathe, according to the video.
Attorneys for officers Chauvin, Lane, Kueng and Thao all appeared in court Friday, seeking separate trials for their clients as each tries to distance himself from his co-defendants and Floyd’s death.
Attorney Thomas Plunkett, who represents Kueng, argued last month that Floyd had fentanyl in his system at the time of his death and had recently taken methamphetamine. The drugs, coupled with Floyd’s health issues, caused his death, Plunkett argued, citing toxicology reports.
The claims that Floyd contributed to his own death more than the actions of the officers did outraged Floyd’s family and his supporters.
“It’s really a desperate defense,” Chicago attorney Antonio Romanucci, Crump’s co-counsel, said. “They want to coincidentally say that whatever drugs were in his system killed him at the same time that the knee on the neck and the pressure on his back killed him. When you look at this from a legal perspective, those drugs did nothing to him because we know that he had situational awareness. He was cooperative.”
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“He was cooperative.”
That’s a winner.
“When you look at this from a legal perspective, those drugs did nothing to him because we know that he had situational awareness.”
Pathetic. A sane judge would dismiss this case on its face.
Unfortunately its a religion that he died a certain way for a big chunk of the population.
I’m well past fed up of worship of criminal thugs and rapists as national heroes. This is some f**ked up insanity. The subversive media and all others who carry and preach this sick narrative should be held criminally liable.
The cause of death is a question of fact that must be addressed by the court.
The cause of death is a question of fact that must be addressed by the court.
They don’t want a fair trial. They want a lynching.
Millions are riding on this druggie degenerate, hero of the so called community. What a farce.
Crump is the lawyer> I think
The cost of this is probably a Trillion.
” refuted “ means a presentation of at least counter-evidence.
Not a mere silly response.
But the media doesn’t care what words mean.
They own those words!
The attorneys are not citing medical evidence so they are admitting that they have a poor case on cause of death.
4 times the lethal dose of fentynal and meth. More than reasonable doubt.
“””4 times the lethal dose of fentynal and meth. More than reasonable doubt.””””
I have been saying this from the beginning.
The cops went by the book on how to deal with someone who was loaded to the gills with drugs.
Saint Floyd was 43 years old and in very poor health. In addition he had the KungFlu which is tough on the lungs as well as other parts.
All four cops will walk free when the evidence is presented to the juries.
I cant breathe was uttered when they put him in the patrol car, its on video. He was pumped with drugs and he was resisting arrest. He was hand cuffed. If he croaked on his own they would have never had thier fire starter
He also had corona and did not die from that either. I guess it was not that serious lol.
Toxology reports are science
The attorneys have NO ALTERNATIVE but to deny the claim else they ain't gonna git nuffin!
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