Jerry in because the Minneapolis Police training videos said so.
https://youtu.be/5WvWDH5EQcE
Anonymous2021-04-07T19:37:04Z
I've heard this before, but it's not really sculpt ettore. This is really six of one half a dozen of the other. Chauvin put his weight on the neck or upper back region of George Floyd in Perry and his ability to breathe. Multiple Minneapolis police officers have testified that Chauvin violated Department policy and instructions on use of force. In fact, Minneapolis has a policy which says that as soon as a suspect is handcuffed they should be taken out of a prone position as quickly as possible because having them laying on their stomach like that can interfere with their ability to breathe. Now, add the weight of a 200 lb man to the chest or neck area and it makes it even more difficult. Anyone should be able to see that. Even a child would understand that. It's likely that Derek Chauvin also understood that his actions were potentially lethal. He just didn't care all he cared about was demonstrating his dominance over Floyd, a man who had refuse to be compliant
Nobody should care exactly where Chauvin put his knee. Chauvin was told that Floyd's pulse had stopped, an EMT standing right there wanted to perform CPR, and Chauvin did not allow it.