06-07-2020, 01:30 AM
(06-06-2020, 07:06 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: You can take this for what it's worth, but it's since come out that the two officers nearest Chauvin were actually rookies with just days on the job. And Chauvin was their training supervisor. I believe it was one's 3rd day on the job, and the other's like 4th or 5th. Apparently they both asked to turn him over and both questioned if he needed medical attention. The one officer named Lane (?) apparently actually voiced concern two seperate times. Supposedly this was all presented the other day, and there's audio evidence to back it up. The third officer, the one nearest to camera, was a veteran and also a superior.
Let be clear, I'm not pointing this out to diminish the what happened that day, or to absolve anyone. But I do think if the above is true it does need to be said. It can help to understand the actions, and the resulting consequences, for each individual involved.
IMHO, I really don't think it's fair at all to say "they helped asphyiate Flord". Everything surrounding this situation is awful, and I understand wanting justice. But I think it's important to really consider all of the facts before rushing to basically call these two murderers.
Chauvin pulled Floyd out of the police vehicle. Pulled him out. So he could position face down with his knee on his neck pinning him to the street while already handcuffed. Two officers helped hold him down after he had been pulled out. I wrote helped because that’s what they did and why they are charged with aiding and abetting. While Chauvin had Floyd pinned to the ground by his neck they commanded Floyd to get into the police vehicle Chauvin dragged him out of earlier. 1) The police are the ones that dragged him out of the police vehicle. 2) You can’t get up and get in a police vehicle when the police are pinning you to the ground.
Since they are charged with aiding and abetting I think it is fair to say they helped.
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000007159353/george-floyd-arrest-death-video.html
