Dr. Boden (sp) doing the second autopsy, said the knee closed off both carotid arteries in his neck which stopped blood going to his brain. I doubt a cop knows that will happen, doubt trainer says, "Cops, if you have a neck on the ground, and keep your knee on one side of the neck for --- minutes, guy will die."
Totally bullcrap. You will break his neck LONG before any blood is cut off, and long before airways are blocked. That's how I know that second autopsy is politically motivated and has nothing to do with the truth.
I will say it yet again: I have had the very same done to me. I know what it is. Your first clue that there was no pressure on that knee is that the guy is not screaming his fool head off... Any pressure hurts like holy hell. Yet this guy can lift his head AND his neck, AND is not screaming in pain.
He is not clamped down at all. I KNOW it. I been there.
My opinion of what happened after I saw more film: I have seen film that happened before the film of his death. Floyd had been handcuffed and cop put him in car; Floyd was thrashing around in back seat, cop still outside car trying to get him still. Then, Floyd shifted to other side of car, and cops on that side got him and put him flat on ground. EMTs were coming so cops stayed where they were until EMTs got there. Floyd was 6 ft., 6 inches tall. Cops don't generally deal with someone that tall - they were taking no chances, kept him down.
That much is likely right... I know how they deal with me, and there are always plenty of em showing up for the same reason: I am big, and I have a jacket. I would expect and have received FAR worse. Mess with the bull, you get the horns, every single time. And the minute you comply, everything is nice and professional again, if not friendly even.