Neither Floyd nor Timoa deserved to die
Posted on 05/04/2022 7:26:27 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will receive 20 to 25 years in prison after a judge accepted a plea deal he struck with prosecutors in December.
In December, Chauvin pleaded guilty to charges of violating George Floyd’s civil rights when he pinned his knee on Floyd’s neck, killing him. In exchange, Chauvin agreed a sentencing between 20 to 25 years in prison.
Chauvin’s decision to enter a plea deal came after initially rejecting another plea offer in September.
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“The Connecticut Medical Examiner’s Office performed postmortem toxicology screens on specimens obtained from two patients who died en route to the hospital (patients E and I). Serum samples from the hospitalized patients analyzed at UCSF demonstrated fentanyl levels of 0.5–9.5 ng/mL (Table 2) (therapeutic range for analgesia = 0.6–3.0 ng/mL) (4); postmortem levels in the first two patients who died were 11 ng/mL (patient E) and 13 ng/mL (patient I). Norfentanyl, a major metabolite of fentanyl, was detected in the serum of nine patients; norfentanyl was not detected in postmortem testing of patients E and I, presumably because death occurred before metabolism of fentanyl to norfentanyl.”how was George Floyd even still walking? Either he’d built up a resistance (can you do that?) or he was absolutely not a danger to anyone, other than to maybe falling on top of them. I can’t believe he’d be a threat as he was probably barely in control of his limbs
Although you think that this dpse of Fentanyl was the reason he died, it seems more likely that this undermines Chauvin’s claim that Floyd was dangerous and that he had to subdue him for “public safety
I sincerely hope you meet with a Chauvin who presses his knee on your knee until, well..
George was a petty criminal no doubt, but that wasn’t justification to kill him.
As shown during the trial, keeping the knee for so long was deadly.
He didn’t deserve a death sentence for an allegation of passing a forged 20.
Or would you agree that cops can do that to you if you are not violent?
The second-degree unintentional murder charge alleged Chauvin caused Floyd’s death “without intent” while committing or attempting to commit felony third-degree assault.
In turn, third-degree assault is defined as the intentional infliction of substantial bodily harm.
The third-degree murder charge alleged Chauvin caused Floyd’s death by “perpetrating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life.”
The second-degree manslaughter charge alleged Chauvin caused Floyd’s death by “culpable negligence whereby the person creates an unreasonable risk, and consciously takes chances of causing death or great bodily harm.”
As I am not a lawyer I don’t understand why they choose those 3.
Neither Floyd nor Timoa deserved to die
“Unconscious neck restraint” will make the subject pass out in ten seconds.
It’s a restraint I was taught late in my deputy career. I was also the subject of the “unconscious neck restraint”, so I know how few seconds are involved to “tap-out”.
Weirdo.
CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST COMPLICATING LAW ENFORCEMENT SUBDUAL, RESTRAINT, AND NECK COMPRESSION
All Saint Floyd had to do was do what the officers said.
This war on cops is Obama’s operation to replace local police with a national BLM gestapo.
And they will be able to do anything they want to you.
Why do you call floyd a saint? He was a petty criminal.
That was no reason for him to be killed by Chauvin, but that doesn’t make him a saint either.
Would you have kept your knee on a suspect’s neck for so long even after he stopped struggling?
Nope, Timpa was also killed by a cop keeping a knee on his neck for too long. Do you think the cop was justified in that case?
Nope. Don’t play games with commies.
He probably shouldn’t have plead guilty if he wanted to be free.
Sorry, that is not serious.
The restraint hold that Chauvin put on Floyd was explicitly defined and explicitly approved in the Minneapolis Police Manual.
Before the Floyd death, the same restraint was explicitly approved by hundreds (perhaps thousands) of USA Police Departments.
Before Floyd, how many people were killed by that restraint?
Probably zero - but there were lawsuits won by alleged victims of similar restraints.
By the way - fentanyl induces sleep, and it usually kills by suppressing breathing.
“Would you have kept your knee on a suspect’s neck for so long even after he stopped struggling?”
I hadn’t seen the video, but I understand the camera angle made the hold appear to be on his neck—but the pressure was being placed on his shoulder-blade—which would be approved.
I can’t put myself in Chauvins place, as I probably outweigh him by 60-80 pounds.
“Don’t play games with commies”
Ok, I won’t play games with you but why are you a commie? Ideological or just the nice uniforms?
Go watch some more TV so you know what to think.
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