George Floyd Body cam Video Shows he was saying "I can't Breath" way before being put on the Ground.

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[–]slushpilot 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Impossible to say without having the medical facts. As a cop in that situation you can't know if he's got a heart condition and is running 200BPM because he's tweaking or psychologically terrified or whatever. The electric shock could provide a much quicker end.

These officers weren't exactly "shoot first" based on the video, but what they did wrong was fail to reassess the situation the moment Floyd went unconscious & stopped resisting. It's likely the 8 minutes that will get them convicted, not that they kneeled on him in the first place.

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Well the guy who killed Floyd came later on. He wasn't one of the two initial officers. So yeah the first 2 are not obviously "shoot-to-kill" but also, is it normal that they point their gun at a dude who is in his car before any sign of potential violence on his part?

[–]slushpilot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I agree with that, I don't think drawing your gun should ever be part of the routine or documented protocol. It just sets up a bad interaction where maybe there wasn't one before. Unholster your gun = fill out paperwork to justify why it was deemed necessary.

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Yeah and a woman on the street (his woman?) said he had been shot before, wasn't right in the head, had had "shock" (PTSD?) from it. So yeah, unholster and point the gun at the guy, smart move. NOT AT ALL. If this story wasn't completely purposely made to incite riots, I would say that's what triggered the whole thing.