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empiretc 217 points ago +218 / -1

the autopsy showed there were was no injury or bruising to the neck or throat.

"No bruising or hemorrhaging noted in the musculature of the neck. "

https://www.hennepin.us/-/media/hennepinus/residents/public-safety/documents/floyd-autopsy-6-3-20.pdf

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KuzoKevin [S] 152 points ago +153 / -1

This may turn out to be another urban legend like "Hands up. Don't shoot."

So much needless destruction based on bad information.

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empiretc 104 points ago +105 / -1

that is exactly what we thought from the very beginning. that is why it upset us to hear Hannity and Bongino saying what they were.

this is a common police tactic. you can find 10000000s of videos online where this technique is used.

for someone that "couldn't breathe", Floyd never shut the hell up. he had 11 ng/mL of Fentanyl in his system. 9 ng/mL is deadly.

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iSignedUpForThis 14 points ago +16 / -2

I'll push back on the breathing thing. There was a fat black man that died at the hands of police after selling cigarettes in the street or something. I don't know the full story... But what I do remember is that him saying he couldn't breathe didn't mean "I can't breathe at all" and really meant "I can't breathe enough".

He wasn't able to take in a full breath but he could get just enough, for a little while, to repeat his plea until he died.

He was resisting arrest at the time.