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| Autopsy report shows Floyd had tested positive for COVID-19 |
| 2020-06-04 |
| MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A full autopsy of George Floyd, the handcuffed black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police, was released Wednesday and provides several clinical details, including that Floyd had previously tested positive for COVID-19. The 20-page report released by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office came with the family’s permission and after the coroner’s office released summary findings Monday that Floyd had a heart attack while being restrained by officers, and classified his May 25 death as a homicide. Bystander video showing Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressing his knee on Floyd’s neck, ignoring Floyd’s "I can’t breathe" cries until he eventually stopped moving, has sparked nationwide protests, some violent. The report by Chief Medical Examiner Andrew Baker spelled out clinical details, including that Floyd had tested positive for COVID-19 on April 3 but appeared asymptomatic. The report also noted Floyd’s lungs appeared healthy but he had some narrowing of arteries in the heart. The county’s earlier summary report had listed fentanyl intoxication and recent methamphetamine use under "other significant conditions" but not under "cause of death." The full report’s footnotes noted that signs of fentanyl toxicity can include "severe respiratory depression" and seizures. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #11 So that means COVID-19 should be listed as the cause of death, right? Then Chauvin can’t be charged with murder. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2020-06-04 17:29 |
| #10 #7 tw, agreed. Don't forget the Bradley Effect. Gonna be YUGE this November. Dems will wonder what happened to their great white suburban soccer-mom hope. Moms are the most conservative voters of all -- security is Job 1 for them. The Dems' no-longer hidden, open alliance with a violent anarchists movement that's now moving into the suburbs is terrifying to most of these security-minded swing voters. |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-06-04 12:08 |
| #9 ...holding up his Antifa manual? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-06-04 11:57 |
| #8 If he goes free we get rioting. It'd be interesting to see Keith Ellison in the middle of all that. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2020-06-04 11:09 |
| #7 November may well be even bigger for President Trump and Republicans than 2016 was. There is a big enthusiasm gap between Trump voters and Biden voters. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2020-06-04 10:12 |
| #6 Pre-existing medical conditions led to, or contributed to his untimely death? Dude knelt on his throat for almost 10 minutes. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-06-04 10:06 |
| #5 Yes, there was a mention of change of venue in another thread. I think all that any change of venue would do is push up the odds of jury nullification. And heavy handed efforts to get a jury that will see it emir Ellison's way will just backfire on appeal. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-06-04 07:27 |
| #4 I feel like I am in some bizarre movie when I hear politicians saying the destruction of property is not a crime. Rule of law takes yet another hit. And what a precedent being set. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-06-04 06:07 |
| #3 Given that - per our BLM/Antifa-symp mayors and NYT journos - violent destruction of property is not a crime, perhaps Round 2 of the riots will target officially-designated "Free Expression Zones"? |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-06-04 05:35 |
| #2 Agreed. Murder is going to be a tough sell. So, be ready for another wave of riots in due time. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-06-04 04:57 |
| #1 The county’s earlier summary report had listed fentanyl intoxication and recent methamphetamine use under "other significant conditions" but not under "cause of death." Might have explained his removal/exit from the squad car. Having a drug related fit and kicking the windows out could have resulted in the police removing him from the vehicle or Floyd lunging out on his own. Pre-existing medical conditions led to, or contributed to his untimely death? A murder conviction is likely going to be very difficult. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-06-04 04:50 |