First, we could only see Chauvin's right knee on Floyd's neck. Now we can see Chauvin's left knee—and it was dug into Floyd's back. Chauvin's full weight was on a supine Floyd, compressing Floyd's chest.pic.twitter.com/L8CRuE0zsS
Du kannst deine Tweets vom Web aus und über Drittapplikationen mit einem Standort versehen, wie z.B. deiner Stadt oder deinem genauen Standort. Du hast jederzeit die Möglichkeit, Standortangaben nachträglich zu löschen. Mehr erfahren
First, we could only see Chauvin's right knee on Floyd's neck. Now we can see Chauvin's left knee—and it was dug into Floyd's back. Chauvin's full weight was on a supine Floyd, compressing Floyd's chest.pic.twitter.com/L8CRuE0zsS
Chauvin didn't have to crush Floyd's trachea ("traumatic asphyxiation") to kill him. Sitting on anyone's chest, reducing lung capacity, can deny oxygen to heart and kill it. Floyd's heart conditions made him especially vulnerable to dying from Chauvin's restraint, per the M.E.
Chauvin, prosecutors allege, should have known this is precisely what could happen by pinning Floyd in this position for so long—and when he continued regardless of the known risks and evident distress, it became murder.
Eric Garner's death was ruled a homicide (a medical term) along the same lines: Pantaleo's chokehold didn't instantly kill Garner, but started a "lethal cascade" that did. Floyd's medical examiner has not ruled one way or the other yet.
It's official: George Floyd's death was homicide, his heart stopped as the result of police restraining him and compressing his neck https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/MNHENNE/2020/06/01/file_attachments/1464238/2020-3700%20Floyd,%20George%20Perry%20Update%206.1.2020.pdf …
People with heart conditions shouldn't smoke crack
Just spontaneously died after 8 minutes with a boot on his neck? That’s their story?
No COVID-19 involvement? Woulda thought they might have trotted that one out too...
and like that, there goes your 3rd degree charge
Other way around, this is why they're charging him with 3rd degree. 1st degree won't stick with this. 3rd degree states no intent, but acted dangerously without regard for human life (exactly how it's stated in MN law)
Twitter ist möglicherweise überlastet oder hat einen vorübergehenden Schluckauf. Probiere es erneut oder besuche Twitter Status für weitere Informationen.