The fact he was on Meth and Fentanyl is not really germane to the issue at hand.
Video evidence shows Chauvin kneeled on his neck until he lost consciousness. We know that because they CHECKED HIS PULSE.
The police pulled him out of the vehicle while he was in handcuffs to subdue him. Although a large man, the 3 officers were able to control and quickly subdue Floyd on the ground.
Here are 6 reason that Chauvin will be convicted of the charges.
1. The knee to the neck is not an approved subdue technique. Cursory police training instructs that neck compression can quickly result in loss of consciousness. Neck compression that lasts too long can result in brain damage and/or death.
2. Floyd repeatedly told officers that he couldn’t breathe. I know, I know, he was breathing to be able to talk. He was in handcuffs, lying on the ground on his stomach with an officer on top of him. His breathing was labored and his phrases were brief. He was in OBVIOUS physical distress within a minute or so on the ground. He was in a position that the nee to the neck was COMPLETELY unnecessary, besides being an unapproved technique (see point #1)
3. Floyd told the officers “I give up.” or “I quit.”
4. Floyd STOPPED MOVING.
5. Floyd STOPPED TALKING.
6. Floyd STOPPED BREATHING. The officers checked his pulse. They wouldn’t have checked his pulse if the knew he was still breathing. You can’t continue to breathe with your heart stopped.
7. Officer Chauvin continued with his knee on his neck for over two minutes AFTER they checked his pulse.
It doesn’t matter what he was on, what they thought he might have been on or what underlying medical condition he had.
The police officers recognized he was in severe medical distress (they called for an ambulance) and for over two minutes Chauvin continued to apply an unapproved restrain technique they he and they knew could cause serious physical harm or even death.
Just an FYI: The coroner report stating the underlying health issues does NOT help the officers. Applying severe physical stress to someone with heart or coronary disease causes the blood pressure to skyrocket, risking stroke and/or heart attack.
Some of your points in this post are valid, but your #1 is flat wrong. See my post #97 for the official Minneapolis PD policy on neck restraints.
See post 97. You appear to be wrong about this.