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Originally Posted by tvbound
As was proved by the Rodney King verdict, justice is not always served. What can't be unseen by millions around the world however, is a white cop with 18 previous complaints, who knelt on the neck of a totally restrained black man for over 8 minutes - while the black man died. No amount of spin, will ever change that.
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Not just while he died. An argument can be made that he struggled violently up until the end and needed to be held down with force. I don't believe it, but it's an excuse that could, theoretically, work.
What won't work is ANY excuse that he CONTINUED kneeling on Floyd's neck AFTER he learned Floyd no longer had a pulse and had ceased struggling. He REFUSED to let up. The video shows this, it's clear, there's no way around it. The cop caused Floyd's death, and made SURE he was dead by continuing to cut off his circulation after he no longer had a pulse.
That is the unforgiveable part, and the part that needs to be punished. That is what makes it not "homicide" but "murder."