Today, the lawyer for the murderer of George Floyd argued both that people detained by police might lie about being under physical distress, AND that George Floyd was dying of a drug overdose so it wasn't the knee on his neck that killed him.
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Can't have it both ways, bub.
If Mr. Floyd was dying--from whatever cause--his cries that he couldn't breathe were real, and Chauvin was morally and legally obligated see what was wrong.
EVERY police officer says the police have that obligation. Period.
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If Mr. Floyd was dying--from whatever cause--his cries that he couldn't breathe were real, and Chauvin was morally and legally obligated see what was wrong.
EVERY police officer says the police have that obligation. Period.
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If Floyd died of a drug overdose and not from Chauvin murdering him (as Chauvin's lawyer is trying to claim), he would have been in physical distress from that, and his outcry would have been real anyway. Either way, Chauvin was obligated to stop.
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If his outcries weren't real (so Chauvin was justified in ignoring them), Floyd wouldn't have died.
There's no way this argument makes sense.
Chauvin is a racist and a murderer. That's the only argument that explains what happens.
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There's no way this argument makes sense.
Chauvin is a racist and a murderer. That's the only argument that explains what happens.
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