US police brutality item

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You ever had a dose of Fentanyl?  Strung out and hard to restrain is pretty much the opposite of what it does.  

Both autopsy reports state that he died from the 8+ minutes of compression that hampered blood flow.


If his system were pristine...never a drug or drop of liquor having entered his system...8+ minutes of restricted blood flow to the brain would have killed him.


The first autopsy says that there was evidence of recent meth use...that could have been days before.  

Unlike cocaine, a stimulant that’s quickly removed from and almost completely metabolized in the body, —largely unchanged by the body’s metabolism—much longer, leading to prolonged stimulant effects. The effects of meth can last anywhere from around 8-24 hours, depending on how much is taken, the time of day, how it was administered (IV, oral, etc.) how well the kidneys and liver are functioning, and the individual’s body chemistry. It has a half-life of 9-24 hours. This means that it takes 9-24 hours for the amount of meth in a person’s blood to be reduced by half.

https://americanaddictioncenters.org/met...-in-system

We aren't talking about PCP.  

The drugs didn't kill this guy.  

The man had the life squeezed out of him.  full fucking stop

But fentanyl affects a persons responses to stimuli - like a cop asking for compliance AND slows respiration......


I bet it did not help the situation...

So, you are saying he could have been combative and resisting arrest but also calm enough to tell them he couldn't breathe and his respiration slowed due to the meds.  8+ minutes of compression slowed his respiration...that we can be sure of.

I understand looking at both sides and looking at all the facts but muddying the waters isn't helpful.  He was asphyxiated by the prolonged actions of three cops while junior stood back with his hands in his pockets apparently scratching his balls.

He died because of what the cops did.  The use of excessive force led to Mr. Floyd's murder at their hands.