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Originally Posted by John41
Floyd was a violent thug who had a lethal dose of meth in his system plus a heart condition and essentially killed himself by fighting the police. The police followed procedure and a supreme court decision years ago prevents the police from either criminal or civil successful prosecution. Hope the cops sue Floyd’s family of miscreants for civil damages.
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The officer in question has been charged, indicted, and bail set for the crimes of second-degree manslaughter and second-degree murder. That would be a criminal charge. Those charges have not been dropped and attempts to plea bargain were rejected.
He is ALSO facing charges for unrelated tax evasion on multiple counts, including changing his legal place of residence to Florida because it was cheaper to register his Mercedes there - even though he doesn't actually live in Florida.
Chauvin (the cop that murdered Floyd) is also a thug. He's just a wealthier, paler-skinned thug. And it doesn't make what he did to Floyd right.
Floyd was not in danger of dying at the time the police arrived. He died because he was in a medical stress situation exacerbated by being held face down, handcuffed behind his back, with someone sitting on his legs, another kneeling on his back, and a third kneeling on his head.
And even after they saw that he had no pulse..and was totally limp..and lifeless..Chauvin continued to keep his knee planted firmly on Floyd's neck. For several minutes.
Chauvin wanted him dead, and then when he was dead, wanted to make SURE he was dead.
Chauvin is a thug.
Floyd might be a thug also. But he wasn't a thug trying to kill another thug at the time. Chauvin was.