The question isn't about optics or if the police scared Floyd so much he had a heart attack. The question is whether Chauvis followed legal & best practices to do his job as recommend by those who gave him that. If he did nothing illegal, and followed guidelines then we need to figure out where the guidelines came from, & if they were made in good faith. Why should someone following those directives recommend in good faith by those who with more knowledge in restaints and health be punished? All this is only a given if those procedures where followed believing they were made in good faith for the best outcome for everyone.

Now let's go on your other point: the power of the police. Police are allowed to do harm to people as long as it isnt't considered excessive. The problem is not being able to go after individuals, and that same problem is in all government jobs. The other problem is it isn't extended to people like you and me more thoroughly or universally.

So your main issue is community perception by black people? Police are more racially bias against the demograph doing most the crime in the area regardless of color, creed, and so forth. What is a good solution? The answer isn't to let criminals go free, but rather not commit crime & celebrate criminals. Naturally the solution should be follow the law and be good to each other. Less bad interactions with law enforcement means less bad perception between many blacks and cops. What needs to happen is more positive interactions between blacks and cops. I don't know if this will happen soon with the recent Blake riots where antifa and BLM celebrated a rapist just getting done with his victim.

edit: I posed this from my phone without realizing how incoherent this is. If you need any clarification I will gladly give it.

The question isn't about optics or if the police scared Floyd so much he had a heart attack. The question is whether Chauvis followed legal & best practices to do his job as recommend by those who gave him that. If he did nothing illegal, and followed guidelines then we need to figure out where the guidelines came from, & if they were made in good faith. Why should someone following those directives recommend in good faith by those who with more knowledge in restaints and health be punished? All this is only a given if those procedures where followed believing they were made in good faith for the best outcome for everyone.

Now let's go on your other point: the power of the police. Police are allowed to do harm to people as long as it isnt't considered excessive. The problem is not being able to go after individuals, and that same problem is in all government jobs. The other problem is it isn't extended to people like you and me more thoroughly or universally.

So your main issue is community perception by black people? Police are more racially bias against the demograph doing most the crime in the area regardless of color, creed, and so forth. What is a good solution? The answer isn't to let criminals go free, but rather not commit crime & celebrate criminals. Naturally the solution should be follow the law and be good to each other. Less bad interactions with law enforcement means less bad perception between many blacks and cops. What needs to happen is more positive interactions between blacks and cops. I don't know if this will happen soon with the recent Blake riots where antifa and BLM celebrated a rapist just getting done with his victim.