The preliminary autopsy does show that there is evidence Officer Chauvin could be acquitted of murder, and possibly even manslaughter. The media reports about Mr. Floyd dying from having his throat compressed were not accurate.
Mr. Floyd died on Monday after being held down by four officers after his arrest for suspicion of passing a forged $20 bill. One of those officers kept his knee on Mr. Floyd’s neck for several minutes.
On Thursday, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman stressed the need to see all the evidence before jumping to a conclusion regarding the death of George Floyd.
Addressing reporters at a Thursday afternoon press conference, Freeman mentioned that he had seen evidence that might exonerate the officer who killed George Floyd, The Washington Examiner reported.
“My job, in the end, is to prove he violated a criminal statute, and there’s other evidence that does not support a criminal charge,” Freeman said. “We need to wade through all of that evidence and to come through with a meaningful determination, and we’re doing that to the best of our ability.”
We reported that he died of asphyxiation. Judge Jeanine was on Fox & Friends reporting that he died from asphyxiation. Those reports were bogus.
Mr. Floyd had underlying health conditions. The officials haven’t gotten the results of the drug tests yet, and that could have been another factor. The 911 caller from the store where Mr. Floyd tried to pass the counterfeit bill confronted the buyer outside. The caller said there was something wrong with Mr. Floyd. He thought he might be drunk.
Meanwhile, Officer Chauvin, mostly in response to rioting radical groups, was charged with 3rd-degree murder and manslaughter early Friday.
CBS correspondent David Begnaud explained that this is the preliminary autopsy. Dr. Baden will perform a private autopsy.
The autopsy does support the prosecutors original statement. Officer Chauvin behaved badly, but murder?
The officer will be acquitted. https://t.co/BJScNUVg6T
— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) May 29, 2020
Correction: We added the comment about the 9/11 caller thinking Mr. Floyd was drunk.
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What I want to know is:
WHY was Mr. Floyd Killed.
It has been asserted that this was a “Racist” act. Is there ANY INDICATION that this was a “Racist” Act, or that Mr. Floyd was treated differently than anyone else based Solely on his RACE?
Anyone?
Here is the question the prosicutor or coroner needs to ask themselves… had George NOT been detained by the police, would he be alive the next day? If the answer is yes, then THAT is murder.
You are wrong. The police have the right to restrain suspects. Had George not committed this crime, he would not have died that day.
As I said before the Polce Offices was not putting a lot of pressure on Floyd’s neck You could really see that and Floyd would not have been able to speak if there was a lot of pressure on his neck as far as I’m concerned the Police Officers was just doing his job by just restraining him slightly.
As much as I am troubled by the video of what Chauvin is doing to Floyd, I can’t conclusively go along with making the absolute call that Floyd was murdered by Chauvin. All the evidence has not been evaluated, which would include the toxicology report. Cause of death has not been established until that is done.
Just sayin’.
This was predictable, it does not take much insight. Consider the other exaggerated instances in recent years.
That video does not prove the guy was being strangled. He had enough air to speak loudly. Being arrested is stressful, sometimes people die from it.
Are we going to just fall for these things over and over? Now we even have supposed conservatives such as the judge making incorrect snap judgements. She’s off my list permanently.
I give that democrat prosecutor major credit for following his oath and being objective. He did not want to be like Nifong in the fake Duke LaCrosse scandal, where the prosecutor played up to the media, assumed guilt, made irresponsible public statements showing bias. Nifong lost his job and law license.