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I took this perspective as an article of faith until I watched the video for the first time a couple days ago, along with commentary from a retired prosecutor. I found it compelling to at least revisit that conclusion upon seeing Floyd being able to move his head and neck up and down while Chauvin was applying knee.I kinda agree. Personally, I think Chauvin is the only officer who should be on the hook for this. I don’t think it’s murder, but I think manslaughter is a real possibility. Leaning on a guys neck with your body weight for 9 minutes ain’t good no matter how you try spin it.
I would also see a valid argument in that Floyd had by that point claimed most every inconvenience and infirmity this side of PMS which would lead the officers to discount his protests of breathing difficulty not knowing that he was going into drug-induced pulmonary edema. I see it as a simple matter of immediate consequences for lying to the police who presumably do not have clairvoyant powers.
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