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| Who Killed George Floyd? |
| 2020-08-14 |
| Hat tip to Powerline blog whose Scott Johnson notes that the writer George Perry is a former prosecutor. This is a long article which includes excerpts from both of the autopsies that were conducted. You can read the whole thing at the link. The paragraphs below are merely the introduction. Original article appeared in American Spectator. Spoiler alert: Fentanyl. [KnowledgeIsPower] At long last, here’s my article published yesterday by The American Spectator regarding the death of George Floyd. After being featured on Real Clear Politics and by my friends at Powerline, it’s generated a great deal of comment pro, con and outright angry. Here are two points that I did not address in the article. First, as you will see, when approached by the police, Floyd was foaming at the mouth. When the police asked about that, Floyd replied that he had been "hooping earlier." "Hooping" is a street term that, in some locales, means placing drugs in one’s anus. Some junkies believe that absorbing drugs in that manner will produce a more intense and pleasurable sensation than that resulting from ingesting the drugs orally. Since I am not familiar with Minneapolis street vernacular, I decided not to attempt to define "hooping" for the AmSpec readers. It could be a reference to playing basketball or some other innocent past time. But given the context, I doubt it. Second, in addition to a drug overdose, there is an equally persuasive cause of death related to the autopsy findings that Floyd had severe coronary artery disease and had in his blood stream fentanyl and methamphetamine. Combine those findings with his agitated, incoherent and out of control behavior throughout his interaction with police, and it is entirely possible that he died of "excited delirium" which caused cardiac arrhythmia. In fact, a civilian recorded on the police body cam exclaimed that Floyd looked like he was about to have "a heart attack", and one of the police officers expressed concern that Floyd’s deteriorating condition could be due to "excited delirium". Since lengthwise the article was turning into War and Peace, I decided to leave out the cardiac arrhythmia discussion. Just be aware that cardiac arrhythmia induced by excited delirium is also a leading contender for the cause of Floyd’s death. Anyhow, here’s the article. Hope you find it to be useful. |
| Posted by:Abu Uluque |
| #9 They seemed to understand he needed an ambulance and one had been called. This was before all the trouble started. Now, antifa "medics" and BLM "activists" would probably have prevented an ambulance from getting there anyway or EMTs getting near him if they did. If they had it to do over, I'm sure they would have blocked his vehicle in and said "you ar3en't fit to drive, just sit there and wait for the ambulance." BTW, the SUV was a Mercedes according to reports. Whose vehicle was that and why was Floyd in the driver's seat? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-08-14 14:13 |
| #8 M. Murcek's deep dive article at #3 is also very good. It would seem that if the cops are to blame for anything it is failure to recognize Floyd's symptoms soon enough to call for emergency medical aid at the outset of the encounter. But cops are not doctors. It would also seem that Floyd was going to die that day no matter what the cops did. The problem now is that if and when the cops are acquitted, riots will almost certainly follow. Mainstream media types and reckless Democrat politicians will demand it. So be it. They can turn their own neighborhoods into burned out ghost towns but they better not come to mine. BLM people say they want justice but lynching those cops because George Floyd overdosed himself is not justice. Real justice would involve putting a stop to the flow of fentanyl and other poisons into our country. It seems reasonable to ask if politicians who oppose Trump's border wall have a vested interest in the continued flow of poison. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2020-08-14 12:20 |
| #7 Drugs, sure. Any boot that's been choked out during H2H knows what can happen in a tussle. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-08-14 11:08 |
| #6 I'm wondering what took them so long to release the cops body cam footage. it's like Kieth Ellison wanted the riots. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2020-08-14 11:00 |
| #5 Similar to deaths from alcohol enemas that some frat guys have tried at times; a dangerous practice. Alcohol enemas. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2020-08-14 10:14 |
| #4 Good article, Abu |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-08-14 09:52 |
| #3 Another deep dive on the issue. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-08-14 02:25 |
| #2 Floyd was just a convenient excuse. If it hadn't been him it would have been the next [appropriately colored] thug who fatally botched being arrested. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-08-14 01:56 |
| #1 Simple. George Floyd OD-ed himself. End of story. The idiot cop might have, should have known he was dying. Now I just don't care. Same Floyd? Supposedly not. Might as well be.. |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2020-08-14 00:19 |