Please tell me the defense wont blame covid 19 for George's death

[brettdale]

https://kstp.com/news/george-floyd-autopsy-report-shows-george-floyd-died-from-cardiopulmonary-arrest-was-positive-for-covid-19/5750262/

[Archetypist]

1. "no life-threatening injuries"

Obstructing blood flow in the neck does not leave an injury. Isn't that convenient?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. That's ridiculous. Did you even read the whole article?

"Floyd was known to be positive for COVID-19 on April 3. The postmortem positivity likely reflects asymptomatic but persistent PCR positivity from previous infection, the report said." His lungs showed no indication of previous disease. He died because a cop knelt on his neck, and depending on the autopsy report, his death was caused by heart failure caused by a cop kneeling on his neck, or from being unable to breathe because a cop was kneeling on his neck. There is no doubt at all that the actions of the cop was the proximate cause of Floyd's death. Nobody is seriously suggesting otherwise.

[SouthernCal_Dem]

3. COVID-19 doesn't kill in 8 minutes

George was alive prior to the confrontation with the officer and then he was dead.

How can COVID-19 kill that quickly?

It doesn't.

He was obviously murdered.

[brettdale]

4. I know that the whole world knows that

The killer cop defense team might use it though.

[stillcool]

5. they might use the twinkie defense..

but it doesn't change the facts...in the video that we all saw on television

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/minneapolis-police-rendered-44-people-unconscious-neck-restraints-five-years-n1220416
Minneapolis police rendered 44 people unconscious with neck restraints in five years
Several police experts said that number appears to be unusually high. "By using this tactic, it's a self-fulfilling tragedy," said one.

Ed Obayashi, an attorney and the deputy sheriff in Plumas County, California, is a national use-of-force expert who trains and advises California police agencies. He said police departments across the country have been moving away from the neck restraint option for many years because of its "inherent life-threatening potential" and because officers often misinterpret resistance by a suspect, who may simply be struggling to breathe.

"It's common sense," Obayashi said. "Any time you cut off someone's airway or block blood flow to the brain, it can lead to serious injury or death as we have seen in so many of these tragedies. By using this tactic, it's a self-fulfilling tragedy."

Obayashi said it's notable that the Minneapolis Police Department policy on neck restraints appears to be dated and said that rather than discouraging or generally prohibiting the tactic, its policy language is consistent with a permissive stance.

[Nevilledog]

6. Extra bonus karma if he was still shedding the virus around unmasked cops.