He didn't sit on his neck. His knee was on his upper shoulder/blade. Common accepted tactic taught in almost all law enforcement training. This video is out there, and was shown at the trial. I haven't seen video of him smiling, more a look of nervousness at the growing, hostile crowd around him, as it took ems forever to arrive on scene.
You do understand he swallowed Fentanyl prior to this hence they had him on the ground trying to get him to spit it out. IMO if they had been successful he'd be alive.
People in cuffs can get up and run quite easily. Especially when super excited and on drugs. Gf was not overweight and was capable. Should some things probably have been done different, sure. Hindsight is always 2020, especially when one is not in the middle of a stressful situation. Do I think he was purposefully killed, no. His own actions caused his situation and death that day. Truthfully, the police shouldn't have even had to deal with him, if the judicial system was functioning. He should've been in prison for many of his previous crimes.
But I stand on my previous statement: That particular cop was a piece of shit for doing what the did. Dude was already in cuffs, behind back, laying face down on the ground. And no, he would not get up and run away in that situation. Not any chance in Hell, so cop was not justified in doing what he did, and mugging for the camera was evidence (to me) that he knew he was being an asshole.
He didn't sit on his neck. His knee was on his upper shoulder/blade. Common accepted tactic taught in almost all law enforcement training. This video is out there, and was shown at the trial. I haven't seen video of him smiling, more a look of nervousness at the growing, hostile crowd around him, as it took ems forever to arrive on scene.
It was a smug smile, with hands in pockets, and VERY casual about it.
No question about it, IMO.
Plus, suspect was on the ground, face down, hands behind back, in cuffs. No reason to be concerned he would get up and run.
You do understand he swallowed Fentanyl prior to this hence they had him on the ground trying to get him to spit it out. IMO if they had been successful he'd be alive.
People in cuffs can get up and run quite easily. Especially when super excited and on drugs. Gf was not overweight and was capable. Should some things probably have been done different, sure. Hindsight is always 2020, especially when one is not in the middle of a stressful situation. Do I think he was purposefully killed, no. His own actions caused his situation and death that day. Truthfully, the police shouldn't have even had to deal with him, if the judicial system was functioning. He should've been in prison for many of his previous crimes.
I agree that it was not murder.
But I stand on my previous statement: That particular cop was a piece of shit for doing what the did. Dude was already in cuffs, behind back, laying face down on the ground. And no, he would not get up and run away in that situation. Not any chance in Hell, so cop was not justified in doing what he did, and mugging for the camera was evidence (to me) that he knew he was being an asshole.