Anyway, there's an eight minute video. Lots of opinions. But, when "you" see the picture of the guy kneeling on the other guy's next, do you see yourself as the cop or Mr. Floyd? What would "you" do? How would "you" feel? Even one of the other officers (a rookie) asked if he couldn't be turned on his side.
Ok he had been accused of something, but everyone is supposed to be innocent until proven guilty. While he's in custody, he's supposed to be under the protection of the state. Even a convict gets a dentist and medical care.
Afa the police medical examiner's report as compared to independent autopsies, well, I read it. The first thing I looked for (i.e., on page one) was "cause of death." I didn't see one. Instead, the first thing is a "case title."
CASE TITLE: CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST COMPLICATING LAW ENFORCEMENT
SUBDUAL, RESTRAINT, AND NECK COMPRESSION
DECEASED: George Floyd aka Floyd Perry SEX: M AGE: 46
But, the interesting part is the "Final Diagnoses" --because everyone wants to know why he died, and how.
46-year-old man who became unresponsive while being restrained by law enforcement officers; he received emergency medical care in the field and subsequently in the Hennepin HealthCare (HHC) Emergency Department, but could not be resuscitated.
And, then we get to the pages that Mike posted that says "III. No life-threatening injuries identified. " The next page shows the drugs in his system, and his sickle-cell trait, and that he had the covid virus.
Therefore, he just died of cardio pulmonary arrest. Happens all the time. Well, yeah, but I still think that if the officer had gotten up after two minutes, or three minutes, or just after Floyd stopped breathing and was unresponsive, I'd buy that the officer cared about Mr. Floyd's life. If I saw it happening to you, I would say the same thing.
At best, the report says that he died of "cardiopulmonary arrest" complicating law enforcement subdual ...." Iow, Mr. Floyd was having an episode while he was being restrained and with his neck compressed. In that case, the officer should have saved him.