Yeah, it was brought up by the defense regarding all you mentioned about the autopsy coupled with the other cam footage of Chauvin's knee not being on Floyd's throat and on his shoulder blade. So they are pushing back. If anything, the defense is trying to push that Chauvin's use of force was not the main factor in Floyd dying but the lethal does of illicit drugs he ingested.
I agree with the defense based on the vid and autopsy report that I saw and read...
When u look at one of the vids, I can't see where Chauvin is using excess force...The one I saw shows him with his hands in his pockets and he is not straining at all to control Floyd....As a matter of fact, it appears as tho Chauvin was releasing and reapplying his knee into the back frequently?....It's hard to take that as "excessive" force...U would think that Chauvin would have had to use his hands and continue to apply pressure if he were guilty of using "excessive" force...
Also, when u review the vid for any length of time, it appears as tho Chauvin is calm (considering the circumstances) and waiting on something?...If he (Chauvin) suspected Floyd of experiencing EXD then that would make sense....Someone on another board was saying that Chauvin told one of his colleagues that Floyd was in an state of EXD...So then, Chauvins' actions reflect EXACTLY what a person should do for someone in that status....From what I researched on EXD (which is a controversial subject in the medical field),u can't do anything medically for the person except for trying to restrain them from hurting others or more than anything, themselves....Usually a tranquilizer of some sort is used to calm the person down and hopefully they will go back to normal...Again, if this is accurate, then Chauvin did what he was suppose to by text book standards!....
They showed evidence found two weeks later of fentanyl tabs with his DNA on the squad car floor mat with DNA from Floyd on it. How do you miss that??? Camera footage indicates Floyd saying "I can't breath" while in the squad car prior to even being pulled out and taken to the ground. This obviously is the battle cry for many of the protests (I can't breath) and etc. He also is heard saying "I ate a lot of drugs."
If they have solid proof of this, then I don't see how Chauvin can even be considered as an "murderer, or a man who committed manslaughter"....This would indicate Floyd is already beginning to experience od systems...
What Chauvin could be potentially charged with is the involuntary manslaughter or manslaughter charge because of failing to render aid. Emergency responder witness have basically said they weren't allowed to render aid, and that officers did not render aid. That part I am not sure there is much defense to. Not 100% but I believe I also heard that Floyd was still alive when he arrived at the ER. Don't quote me on that but that also would potentially lead a reasonable person to believe the overdose killed him and not Chauvin.
Again, if Chauvin thought he (Floyd) was experiencing EXD, I don't see how even any kind of manslaughter charge could be justified....Chauvin did exactly what one should do in that type of scenario!....
It would be crying shame if he was convicted of anything in this case...Now, if he did refuse to allow the ER's to intervein that would be an issue....However, when I watched the vid (only saw one),it doesn't look that way...Again tho, if Floyd was experiencing EXD, there isn't much one can do for that person, unless they can give him a tranquilizer, which doesn't work majority of the time from what I researched....
I'm with u on it as far as OD and I suspect EXD were the culprits!....
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