Opinion Would George Floyd be alive today, if Derek Chauvin didn't pin his knee to his neck?

[Takes_Two_To_Tango]

I'm just curious what do you guys think.

It seems to me its possible he still would have died considering he was high on drugs and had some underlying health issues or maybe the handling of the arrest of George Floyd contributed to his death.

I'm sure George Floyd was in high stress because of the cops presence and their actions and that would certainly strain his heart in some way.

All of it could have contributed to his death.

 

[Clifford_Harris]

DMX still alive and he was oxygen deprived for 30 minutes so I'm saying yes

 

[Proud American]

Well he ingested the drugs before the knee to the neck. So I’d say as soon as he ate his drugs, the chances were that he was going to die and it was just a matter of time.

 

[koquerelle]

He certainly had a better chance to live if he didn't meet that pos Chauvin. That being said. I don't really care since he was a pos himself. Best case scenario: they both explode and send pieces of flesh and bones on a stunned crowd.

 

[koquerelle]

DMX still alive and he was oxygen deprived for 30 minutes so I'm saying yes

Sorry, but I don't get this. More info, sir.

 

[Whippy McGee]

Who knows? He had a shit ton of Fentanyl and Meth in his system... enough to kill him.

 

[Makani]

Maybe, who can say. All I know is that putting your knee on someone's neck for several minutes has never once helped their chances. If he was that fucked up, officers should also be trained to recognize it.

 

[SteveColdStone]

Maybe. The officer still did wrong though.

 

[Curmudgeon]

He would've been graduating college n sheit if it wasn't for that pesky cop!

 

[Clifford_Harris]

Sorry, but I don't get this. More info, sir.

DMX OD'd a couple days ago suffered a heart attack as a result and was oxygen deprived for 30 minutes while Paramedics attempted to resuscitate him.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

I'm not sure how many pathologists there are in the War Room.

 

[Rematch]

If a person falls from 20,000 ft and is shot in the head before hitting jagged rocks...

Just let the case play out, people.

 

[Loiosh]

I'm not sure how many pathologists there are in the War Room.

Best doctor in the world couldn't sincerely answer this question.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Best doctor in the world couldn't sincerely answer this question.

But did he have a Sherdog account?

 

[Cfpcommitteemember]

I'm more interested in Chauvin's hot asian wife who divorced him. Whats she up to?

 

[Badger67]

Cant say for certain, but the chances would have been better. That said, i dont care for GF, but i do care about the justice system, and chauvin is a terd.

 

[Merlotte's]

I'm more interested in Chauvin's hot asian wife who divorced him. Whats she up to?

Probably getting beaten in the streets.

 

[Tairy Hesticles]

Probably, yes. But that doesn't make George Floyd some kind of saint, and that doesn't make Chauvin a monster for using an approved technique. People are treating Floyd like a martyr, but the only thing he really died doing was being a complete idiot, putting other people's lives in danger, and running into the wrong cop who wasn't having it. Sad situation all around, but I don't think you can hold Chauvin criminally accountable.

 

[Ichibanner]

I voted "I don't know". If I had to pick a second choice I'd go with "He'd probably have died that day anyway" based on the fentanyl in his system and known health issues.

 

[BFoe]

There’s no way to say with 100% certainty. However I think the likelihood is that he would’ve lived had he not encountered Chauvin that day.