There hasn’t been a shortage of Americans who, from the get-go, advised taking a ‘wait-and-see approach’ to the death of George Floyd.
While it appeared to many that what happened to him – having been pinned to the pavement for several minutes by a police officer who seemed aloof and detached while the big man slowly choked to death – was grossly unjust, there is almost always more to every story like that one.
It could well be that, when all is said and done, the untold billions in damages done by months of rioting and looting since Floyd’s death; the endless virtual signaling by corporations and professional sports leagues; the petulant lecturing by Democrats and race-hustling ‘civil rights activists;’ and the insufferable claims of ‘systemic racism’ – were all for naught.
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Because it just might be that Floyd himself was the biggest contributor to his own death.
Defense Attorney Eric J. Nelson — lawyer for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin — said the late George Floyd was the victim of a careless overdose rather than police homicide.
Authorities charged Chauvin with murder in connection with Floyd’s May death, which stemmed from an altercation purportedly involving counterfeit money.
In light of the allegations, Nelson is requesting a judge to drop all charges against Chauvin, who has pleaded not guilty.
An attorney for one of the other officers involved in Floyd’s death also says bodycam footage shows the moment Floyd reportedly ingested a lethal amount of drugs.
There’s more.
According to the court filing, which was filed in Hennepin County District Court on Friday, the district attorney’s office has failed to show probable cause in charging Chauvin with second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter (nods to all of our readers who thought that, because of the highly politically charged nature of the Floyd incident, the prosecution probably overcharged the officers).
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“In the motion, Chauvin’s attorney insists the former police officer carried out Floyd’s detainment by the book — including the use of a ‘Maximal Restraint Technique.’ Nelson said Chauvin believed the technique was necessary, out of concern that Floyd could harm himself or Chauvin and his fellow officers during the detainment,” The Blaze notes further.
Now for the really interesting part.
Nelson argued in the court filing that his client and the three other responding officers were initially trying to help Floyd, who was very clearly acting agitated and erratic during their initial contact with him, because they were concerned for his safety and did not want him to fall and strike his head or be hit by oncoming traffic.
Also, Nelson argued that the Minneapolis Police Department has signed off on training materials including the use of force – which clearly shows that officers are permitted to place a knee over the neck of a suspect to subdue them.
Finally, the motion concludes that Floyd had fentanyl and meth in his system, the combo of which is often referred to as a speedball. And with all of his other ailments – which included a cardiac condition – that is likely what led to his death.
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“Put simply, Mr. Floyd could not breathe because he had ingested a lethal dose of fentanyl and, possibly, a speedball,” a portion of the motion read. “Combined with sickle cell trait, his pre-existing heart conditions, Mr. Floyd’s use of fentanyl and methamphetamine most likely killed him. Adding fentanyl and methamphetamine to Mr. Floyd’s existing health issues was tantamount to lighting a fuse on a bomb.”
It’s unclear how far Nelson will get with his motion to dismiss. But it’s very clear there is a lot more going on with the Floyd case than most Americans have been told.
