Looking at the video:
Guy alive when knee went on neck. Guy clearly saying he cant breathe. Dead by the time knee came off 8 minutes later.
You: “You are assuming that he died because of the knee to the neck. We don’t know if that is the case.”
Looking at the video:
Guy alive when knee went on neck. Guy clearly saying he cant breathe. Dead by the time knee came off 8 minutes
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Rule of thumb: if you can talk, you can breathe. I did not get the sense in watching this video that Mr. Floyd was unable to breathe. My reaction was that he was very high on drugs or alcohol or both and that he was rambling incoherently. In fact, in the first video that shows his initial arrest, you can hear him rambling incoherently as well.
The autopsy will tell the story. The fact that the initial autopsy was inconclusive requiring more laboratory testing suggests to me that this is not a clear-cut case. As an attorney, I have been involved in many homicide investigations where everybody initially thought the cause of death was X and the autopsy showed the cause of death was Y. I would also point out that the police officers called for an ambulance before the knee to the neck. Obviously, they believe he needed immediate medical attention of some sort. Again, I am completely open minded. But until I see the autopsy, and video showing what happened that prompted the officers to pin Mr. Floyd down, I will withhold judgment.