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Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it yConservatives are saying Derek Chauvin should be released after spreading unconfirmed autopsy report of no life threatening injuries found on George Floyd.
“Derek Chauvin is not responsible for George Floyd’s drug overdose,” reads a screenshot of a tweet shared to Instagram on April 20 with more than 5,000 likes.
In the photo’s caption, the user added other misleading claims such as: Floyd had COVID-19; had no injuries to his neck, muscles, esophagus trachea or brain; he went into cardiac arrest from drug overdose; and his lungs were three times normal size, “indicative of opiate overdose.”
As Americans flooded the streets to mark the verdict, misinformation erupted on social media.
Despite video evidence of Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes, a viral social media post claims Floyd’s death was the result of a drug overdose. The white Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck was arrested and charged with murder Friday.
Derek Chauvin, 44, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the case.
“What Minnesota had said in this initial charging is the officer did not have premeditation, he did not go into this incident desiring to kill this victim,” explained Jacksonville attorney Gene Nichols.
According to the criminal complaint, Chauvin allegedly disregarded the concerns of another officer, who wanted to roll Floyd onto his side as he was being held down.
The papers also said that an autopsy revealed nothing to support strangulation as the cause of death. The exam concluded that the combined effects of being restrained, potential intoxicants in Floyd’s system and his underlying health issues, including heart disease, likely contributed to his death.
Floyd’s family was seeking an independent autopsy. The Hennepin County medical examiner’s office ruled Floyd’s death was a homicide caused by “cardiopulmonary arrest” complicated by “restraint, and neck compression” while he was being subdued by police.
Medical Examiner Andrew Baker testified that the way officers held Floyd down and compressed his neck while restraining him “was just more than Mr. Floyd could take,” given the condition of his heart.
But Baker reiterated he stood by the cause of death he wrote on Floyd’s death certificate and his finding Floyd’s death was a homicide, which to a medical examiner means his death was caused by another person and does not necessarily indicate guilt.
“Yes, I would still classify it as homicide today,” he said.
Baker’s testimony came on the 10th day of Chauvin’s trial, as the prosecution nears the end of its case. Friday was the culmination of a week filled with expert testimony by not only medical experts, but also policing experts who testified Chauvin violated policy and used excessive force on Floyd.
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