1/Today's news from the #ChauvinTrial. #GeorgeFloyd described as a vibrant, active man by his girlfriend & surviving an earlier drug overdose, but not a knee on his neck. Chauvain described by his police supervisor as using unnecessary force after Floyd was handcuffed and prone.
2/Paramedics describe Floyd's medical condition when they arrived - basically too late to save him, but say police could have done chest compressions and saved Floyd. Of course, all that was necessary to save him was for Chauvin & the others to get off him once he was handcuffed.
3/Off-duty EMT on scene earlier who wanted to help but was barred from helping also could have saved him. All the evidence is pointing to depraved indifference to Floyd's life. Defense scoring no points imho and insulting to witnesses grief and guilt and to jury with arguments...
4/that drugs killed Mr. Floyd and that fear of the crowd distracted and prevented Chauvin from doing the right thing.
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