Originally Posted by
Nomad
....why was he able move and reposition his head and neck at various points?
I know this video only shows about one minute of an incident that lasted eight or nine minutes, but look closely at Chauvin's knee. He keeps relaxing or adjusting his weight, allowing Floyd to move his head around a little bit.
Most noticeably around the :37 point....
You can see Floyd reposition his head and Chauvin's knee seems moves a little to accommodate him as well.
So if Chauvin was intent on using lethal or brutal force on Floyd, why would he allow even the slightest movement of the head and neck?
Even by the sort of casual looking way Chavin seems to be crouched, it doesn't really look like he's bearing down on Floyd with all of his weight. One knee looks to be on the pavement behind Floyd, supporting most of his weight, the other is on the back of Floyd's head and neck and appears to just be attempting to hold him still.
All I am suggesting here, before some of you start screaming RACIST!!!!! at me, is that there are too many unanswered questions to be condemning Chauvin for at this stage.
If, when the autopsy report is released, it affirms that Floyd died as the result of a crushed windpipe or asphyxiation due to excessive weight on his neck or back etc, then I will join the choir in calling for his conviction.
But until then, I am going to remain open to all possibilities.
If only more people would have done that.
With Floyd in that position with the cops knee right over his neck—the cop could have seriously injured or even killed Floyd instantly, and with little effort. In fact, the defense may well argue that the cop would’ve had to have made a conscious effort to not seriously injure Floyd.
This whole thing is so jacked. With luck, manslaughter will hold up. If not..I don’t want to think about it.
Coup has started. First of many steps. Impeachment will follow ultimately~WB attorney Mark Zaid, January 2017
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