The police weren’t choking him.
And you’re welcome for the pic, it’s exculpatory evidence.
If you want to educate yourself and learn what a choke hold looks like, look at post 69.
Was he inhaling or exhaling when he said “I can’t breath”?
A boa constrictor tightens it’s grip every time it’s pray exhales. They kill without damaging the trachea or neck bones.
What if the man had said “I’m not getting enough air”? “Oh, he’s still ‘breathing’, so don’t let him up”?
“He died of cardiac arrest” is the same as saying he died because his heart stopped.
Why did his heart stop? Put enough weight on someone’s chest and they will stop breathing, no matter how fit they are.