And the videos show us nothing to suggest that George Floyd was an extreme case.
I specifically directed you to the Carlson segment that had the ENTIRETY of audio/video from the incident. What had been shown by networks previously did not tell the entire tale.
As I said at the time, some of you would not bother watching it - and some would watch but then ignore.
I watched it. Some facts, regarding his blood level of fentanyl, and that his respiratory problems were happening before his restraint, are relevant and will be scrutinized at trial I'm sure. It is possible that he was dying, that officers didn't grasp this, and that excessive force (though appearing callous) was not the primary COD.
Pitted against that will be questions about that use of force (which is inarguably brutal) and why Chauvin et al were not able to make the logical leap from a man who is clearly high and having breathing trouble to him having cardiopulmonary problems that needed prompt medical attention.
I will reserve judgment until those questions are answered. But no lawyer worth anything would fail to ask this, Kid:
If suspect was in distress, and said he had trouble breathing, why was medical assistance not brought ASAP? why was suspect put in a restraint that specifically chokes off his ability to take full breaths? For nearly nine minutes? FWiW, I think it's reprehensible to riot and burn and vandalize as a means of protest. Innocent people are hurt. And I think people need to wait for courts of law to do their fact-finding. I just hope that court does a competent job. Unswayed by any public opinion. Period.
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