[entropy12]

if someone jumps off the Empire State Building, and halfway down he is shot, is it murder or suicide?

Excellent metaphor! It would be murder in a court of law because the person was alive when shot.

[chuckee]

“if someone jumps off the Empire State Building, and halfway down he is shot, is it murder or suicide?”

Depends on whether the jumper is black or white.

[Political Junkie Too]

if someone jumps off the Empire State Building, and halfway down he is shot, is it murder or suicide?

Excellent metaphor! It would be murder in a court of law because the person was alive when shot.

Is there a concept in law of an irrevocable act or fait accompli?

Once the person jumps off the building, the end result is inevitable; anything that follows will not change the outcome.

With Floyd, he ingested the fentanyl and had about 30 minutes to live, give or take. Michael Jackson did it, Tom Petty did it, Prince did it, Dolores O'Riordan did it, and now George Floyd did it.

It seemed to me that Chauvin certainly rough-handled him, and perhaps egotistically defied the crowd who shouted to stop. However, Floyd was going to die from the overdose no matter what Chauvin did or didn't do.

-PJ