I’m inclined to think that the cop deserves to spend some time in jail but the 20 years I’ve seen suggested is absolutely outrageous. The dead guy was a career criminal punk and junkie with a bad ticker who chose to resist arrest.
Why?
time in jail for what?....what exactly did he do?....guilty of bad optics maybe....
I agree with your post that Floyd was a crackhead career criminal who got his, but Chauvin in jail? Disagree.
I’ve seen reports that the neck restraint Chauvin used was actually taught by the MPD. The autopsy report showed that Floyd had something like twice the average lethal amount of fentanyl in his system, had severely blocked arteries, and also did not die of asphyxiation.
It was an ugly situation, but if it wasn’t for extreme racial politics and slimy politicians looking for an issue, Chauvin would not have even been charged. In fact, he may still be found not guilty.
And according to one report, his actions were exactly those of the police training film, a worthy defense.
The cop thought “arrest” meant “cardiac arrest.”
There. I said it. I couldn’t help myself.
And carrying a lethal dose of fentanyl. In a sane world this would be dismissed.