jimnyc
08-19-2020, 01:12 PM
A few things first - I don't believe the fentanyl "overdose" alone is what killed George Floyd. None of the drugs taken by Floyd would excuse any police treatment towards him. It hardly excuses an officer for kneeling in a certain position on his neck and therefore cutting off his breathing.
The officers watching or overseeing the scene should have noticed his health issues and changed from an arrest to helping him, including the closest officer to him, Chauvin. But they aren't medical experts and in many dangerous scenarios, when crowds are setting in, it can be quite difficult to tell.
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Then with that said - you do have to factor in the drugs, the fentanyl. This drugs is the most dangerous street drug in America, by far. Simply having some touch your skin or clothing, can then seep into your bloodstream and be deadly. Obviously Floyd took the drug as recreational to get high, whether before or after the fake bill incident. But then the police showed up and surprised him. That alone would increase his heartbeat, and then double so if on fentantyl. But then a struggle and forget about it. It all depends on how much he had in his system. And having his breathing cut off, even if partially, made things skyrocket and he ended up stopping breathing and died.
How much did the drugs contribute if at all? And if it played a major factor (potentially), should charges remain at murder, or possibly manslaughter, wrongful death?
And no matter any evidence found - would they ever dream of changing things, knowing what this caused nationwide, and what would happen if they reduced charges?
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Attorney For Ex-Minneapolis Police Officer: George Floyd ‘Overdosed On Fentanyl’
The attorney for one of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd says charges should be dropped against his client because Floyd died from a drug overdose.
Thomas Lane is facing charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter for his role in Floyd’s May 25 arrest that ended in Floyd’s death at a nearby hospital. Earl Gray, Lane’s defense attorney, filed a motion in court on Monday alleging that Floyd contributed to his own death by consuming a lethal amount of fentanyl, according to FOX 9 in Minnesota.
“All he had to do is sit in the police car, like every other defendant who is initially arrested. While attempting to avoid his arrest, all by himself, Mr. Floyd overdosed on Fentanyl,” Gray wrote. “Given his intoxication level, breathing would have been difficult at best. Mr. Floyd’s intentional failure to obey commands, coupled with his overdosing, contributed to his own death.”
Gray says that bodycam footage from Lane, who was the first officer to confront Floyd, shows Floyd with “a white spot on the left side of his tongue” that resembles “2 milligrams of fentanyl, a lethal dose.”
“Rather than comply with Officer Lane’s reasonable instructions, [Floyd] turns his head away at 20:09:45; at 20:09:48, the white spot is gone,” Gray says.
The Hennepin County medical examiner said that Floyd tested positive for fentanyl intoxication, as well as recent methamphetamine use. The medical examiner ruled Floyd’s death a homicide but notes that “manner of death classification is a statutory function of the medical examiner” and “is not a legal determination of culpability or intent, and should not be used to usurp the judicial process.”
The medical examiner found cuts and abrasions over Floyd’s body but no sign of significant or “life-threatening” injury or trauma, except for a cracked rib due to medical workers attempting to resuscitate Floyd at the hospital.
Lane was fired from the Minneapolis Police Department and charged in Floyd’s death along with three other former officers. J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao are facing similar charges as Lane, while Derek Chauvin is facing charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter after he pressed his knee to Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes during the arrest.
Rest - https://www.dailywire.com/news/attorney-for-ex-minneapolis-police-officer-george-floyd-overdosed-on-fentanyl
The officers watching or overseeing the scene should have noticed his health issues and changed from an arrest to helping him, including the closest officer to him, Chauvin. But they aren't medical experts and in many dangerous scenarios, when crowds are setting in, it can be quite difficult to tell.
..
Then with that said - you do have to factor in the drugs, the fentanyl. This drugs is the most dangerous street drug in America, by far. Simply having some touch your skin or clothing, can then seep into your bloodstream and be deadly. Obviously Floyd took the drug as recreational to get high, whether before or after the fake bill incident. But then the police showed up and surprised him. That alone would increase his heartbeat, and then double so if on fentantyl. But then a struggle and forget about it. It all depends on how much he had in his system. And having his breathing cut off, even if partially, made things skyrocket and he ended up stopping breathing and died.
How much did the drugs contribute if at all? And if it played a major factor (potentially), should charges remain at murder, or possibly manslaughter, wrongful death?
And no matter any evidence found - would they ever dream of changing things, knowing what this caused nationwide, and what would happen if they reduced charges?
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Attorney For Ex-Minneapolis Police Officer: George Floyd ‘Overdosed On Fentanyl’
The attorney for one of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd says charges should be dropped against his client because Floyd died from a drug overdose.
Thomas Lane is facing charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter for his role in Floyd’s May 25 arrest that ended in Floyd’s death at a nearby hospital. Earl Gray, Lane’s defense attorney, filed a motion in court on Monday alleging that Floyd contributed to his own death by consuming a lethal amount of fentanyl, according to FOX 9 in Minnesota.
“All he had to do is sit in the police car, like every other defendant who is initially arrested. While attempting to avoid his arrest, all by himself, Mr. Floyd overdosed on Fentanyl,” Gray wrote. “Given his intoxication level, breathing would have been difficult at best. Mr. Floyd’s intentional failure to obey commands, coupled with his overdosing, contributed to his own death.”
Gray says that bodycam footage from Lane, who was the first officer to confront Floyd, shows Floyd with “a white spot on the left side of his tongue” that resembles “2 milligrams of fentanyl, a lethal dose.”
“Rather than comply with Officer Lane’s reasonable instructions, [Floyd] turns his head away at 20:09:45; at 20:09:48, the white spot is gone,” Gray says.
The Hennepin County medical examiner said that Floyd tested positive for fentanyl intoxication, as well as recent methamphetamine use. The medical examiner ruled Floyd’s death a homicide but notes that “manner of death classification is a statutory function of the medical examiner” and “is not a legal determination of culpability or intent, and should not be used to usurp the judicial process.”
The medical examiner found cuts and abrasions over Floyd’s body but no sign of significant or “life-threatening” injury or trauma, except for a cracked rib due to medical workers attempting to resuscitate Floyd at the hospital.
Lane was fired from the Minneapolis Police Department and charged in Floyd’s death along with three other former officers. J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao are facing similar charges as Lane, while Derek Chauvin is facing charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter after he pressed his knee to Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes during the arrest.
Rest - https://www.dailywire.com/news/attorney-for-ex-minneapolis-police-officer-george-floyd-overdosed-on-fentanyl