Then why did he die?
From what I can tell being such a large man being pressed between the sidewalk in combination with his weight and the police pressing done on him constricted his rib cage and prevented him from breathing.
But I do not know that to be the case, that is just my suspicion. He was obese and had circulatory problems.
This was an accidental death.
It wasn’t intentional.
It wasn’t a white cop riding around looking for a black man to choke.
Problem for me is that he started this confrontation, and he escalated it.
He is responsible for his death.