>>73004624You can choke someone to death without leaving so much as a bruise on them (see: triangle chokes, chest-compression knock out videos, etc.)
The official autopsy is titled "Cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforce subdual, restraint, and neck compression". That means "he had a heart attack because of how the cops were handling him".
It doesn't say "cardiopulmonary arrest, incidentally"
It doesn't say "cardiopulmonary arrest complicating drug use and heart disease"
It doesn't even say "cardiopulmonary arrest complicating drug use, heart disease, and law enforcement subdual, restraint, and neck compression".
It explicitly says "cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint, and neck compression", aka "the cops were too rough with him, and he had a heart attack as a result".
That is why the medical examiner ruled it a homicide.
The officers were at fault for Floyd's death. There are a lot of different charges they can get based on intention while being responsible for his death. Currently, they are charged with 2nd degree murder, and aiding and abetting a murder. That's up for a court and jury to decide how much of that is true and how much isn't and what charges will stick, but it is impossible to deny at least Chauvin's responsibility in Floyd's death.
