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[–]wristaction 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

No. The prosecution's eXpErT medical witnesses testified that meth and fent cancel each other out and that his arteries were so occluded that he was impervious somehow. They ought to lose their licenses to practice.

[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I can't find where a witness said that. The meth levels were low. The fent levels were high, but not for an addict. The video of the murder showed a man being unable to breathe, not a man having an overdose. There were traces of THC too.

[–]InvoluntaryHalibut 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

The meth levels were low because they were bottoming out. Thats why speed balls are so dangerous. The half life of the meth is shorter than the fentanyl. The stimulant that is artificially counteracting the fentanyl overdose goes away, and the CNS shuts down.

The fent levels were high, but not for an addict.

His tolerance on that given day is pure speculation. Was he using daily? Weekly? Had he taken a month off? You don’t know. Remember reasonable doubt? Is there are reasonable doubt that this was a fatal dose? I think so.

[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

His tolerance on that given day is pure speculation. Was he using daily? Weekly? Had he taken a month off? You don’t know.

The Jury had a better idea than me. They heard from witnesses that spoke about his opiate addiction.

And they heard from expert medical witnesses analysing the video, where you could see George going through the phases of suffocation as increasingly wider ranges of his muscles were co-opted to try to get air into his lungs. When he lost consciousness his fists were clenched, which is the final stages of that. People who die of an opioid overdose are relaxed, and not aware of their suffocation.

So we've got a pretty good idea of what killed him. And that calibrates what we know about how much fentanyl he could take. Corroborating evidence from his girlfriend.

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

The Jury had a better idea than me

The jury had an average IQ of about 90 optimistically and they certainly don’t define reality. There should never have been an indictment. Its just another thuggish attempt to terrorize whites by the people running this shit show. Chauvin was a law abiding cop trying to do his job. Floyd was demonstrably a psychopath.

phases of suffocation

In what phase of suffocation is the oxygenation level in the bloodstream 98%. It was medically established at the trial that he had 98% blood oxygen saturation at the trial.

When he lost consciousness his fists were clenched, which is the final stages of that.

Its also the final stages of resisting arrest before you OD on a speedball with 98% oxygenation

Corroborating evidence from his girlfriend.

Oh well she seems like a reliable lady.

[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The jury had an average IQ of about 90 optimistically and they certainly don’t define reality.

Jurys are what they are. When the court decides that Chauvin is guilty of murder you can say "murderer" instead of "Alleged murderer". So in terms of how we can talk about it, it does define reality.

He's had his day in court.

In what phase of suffocation is the oxygenation level in the bloodstream 98%.

Pretty early on.

Chauvin was a law abiding cop trying to do his job.

Both wrong. He's an ex-cop. And he's a convicted murderer.

Floyd was demonstrably a psychopath.

Okay. You're going to have to demonstrate that for me.

Its also the final stages of resisting arrest before you OD on a speedball with 98% oxygenation

Nope. Quite different. There's no involuntary clenching. You just relax and drift off.

Oh well she seems like a reliable lady.

She knew about his opiate use.