The way Chauvin was kneeling on him with his hands in his pockets makes me think he has probably done this many times before. This time he did it to a guy who had some health issues, be it drug related or whatever, and he ended up dead. Once the guy was incapacitated he became responsible for his safety. He probably thought he didn’t have his full weight on him and the guy was crying wolf and who knows maybe he was in part. If you can talk you can breathe right. But it doesn’t matter because Chauvin had many opportunities to re-assess the situation and change tactics. He is screwed. I suggest saving your ammo, no pun intended, for the situations where LEO’s are being judged too harshly for split second decisions under pressure, not calmly and recklessly creating unnecessary problems for themselves and the community.
Small correction. The officer had on black latex gloves. They blended with the black trousers so that it appeared he had his hands in his pocket.
I can’t imagine any police officer engaged in an arrest that would be hanging out with his hands in his pockets. That’s not a preparedness posture for any officer to take.