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I said it wasn't his cause of death, and the coroner didn't state fentanyl as his cause of death.
I am actually a huge fan of science, and also a huge fan of reading critically and understanding what's being said.
Again, if you have a very high blood alcohol content and someone shoots you, they aren't blameless because hey, look at your BAL. Would likely have killed you anyway.
And that's what's being proposed here. Chauvin killed Floyd, but there are those who are saying hey, Floyd might have died anyway from fentanyl so Chauvin isn't responsible for killing him.
actually, what's happening is you're trying to conflate unrelated examples.
Maybe, maybe not, both sides will have Doctors with credentials a mile long claiming that the knee did and the knee did not cause or contribute to his death. The best they can hope is that they show that Chauvin was negligent in his care of GF which I believe is correct but even with that, they have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt to 12 random jurors that he was negligent.
Here is the unenviable position the 12 jurors will find themselves in when deliberating. For Chauvin's safety, it might be in the best interest to convict. If they acquit, then they signed a death warrant for Chauvin and in effect sentenced him to death. Chauvin will be lynched, bludgeoned, shot or choked to death if he walks. You really think people will accept the results if they acquit Chauvin?
Chauvin should have been more careful, and he should be charged with something. But I agree, it does not seem to be any kind of murder. And as far as anyone knows at this point, there was no racism involved.
It was bizarre how riots errupted, as if it were known for sure that Chauvin intentionally killed Floyd because of his race.
After George was stuffed in the curb side he pulled George out of the far side of the squad into the street and threw him to the ground where he snuffed him out for 9 minutes because the guy had to pee and Chauvin wasn't going to have that in the squad. Did you watch the vids?
After George was stuffed in the curb side he pulled George out of the far side of the squad into the street and threw him to the ground where he snuffed him out for 9 minutes because the guy had to pee and Chauvin wasn't going to have that in the squad. Did you watch the vids?
"Did you watch the vids?" Did you see and hear Floyd yelling "I can't breathe" while sitting in the patrol car, long before "he snuffed him out"?
"Did you watch the vids?" Did you see and hear Floyd yelling "I can't breathe" while sitting in the patrol car, long before "he snuffed him out"?
Well the obvious solution is to lend assistance by kneeling on his neck :|
I’m calling it here and now. Derek Chauvin will be not guilty
Been saying this since last June...
I hope I'm wrong.
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