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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
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."
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I started this thread because I am a retired LEO and was ashamed of the way this cop treated Floyd as portrayed in the limited videos in the main stream media. After viewing this more detailed video. it was obvious to me that the cop was not applying that much force to Floyd's neck as he (Floyd) was able to raise it. I was also unaware of the amount of this deadly drug in Floyd's system.
I now think that " The Powers To Be" quickly filed charges to try and quell the "Civi Unrest" and then pressured the Coroner to issue the finding he did.