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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]t’s easy to sit at your desk behind your computer and judge. Floyd was a huge muscular guy high on drugs and combative. People pass out all the time while high. They don’t usually die. While the cop should have checked on Floyd he is not substantially responsible for his death. Meth + COVID + a heart condition + long term drug use killed Floyd. That it happened during an arrest is incidental. Cops have to deal with violent combative drug users constantly. [/quote]
Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd. Floyd lost consciousness about four minutes into Chauvin’s knee on his neck. That was nearly five minutes of him kneeling on Floyd’s neck after he posed ZERO threat. None. None whatsoever. You are excusing murder. Cold blooded murder.

Have you seen the video when Chauvin first approaches Floyd’s car? If you haven’t, you should seek it out. Chauvin comes off as a racist, power-mad ashole. Murdering the guy in cold blood proves it. [/quote]

I don’t really agree with the person you quoted regarding cause of death. The COD arguments we’ll see will probably be complex but under MN law Chauvin just had to substantially contribute to cause of death. Based on the autopsy, the prosecution should have a compelling case for that.

However, on the latter point, Chauvin was not on site during the original approach and arrest. Lane and Keung initially responded and are the officers on scene who enter Cup Foods and talk to manager, then approach car. They end up cuffing and searching Floyd. Floyd is sitting up against a wall on the sidewalk. They decide to put him the back of their squad car and a struggle ensues, where they call for backup. Chauvin and Thao come on scene in the midst of the squad car struggle. 
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