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> He died of having a knee pressed down on his neck. Agreed. I was making a bit of a side comment about something I've learned through this whole story because
by t-writescode 6y ago
> He died of having a knee pressed down on his neck.
Agreed. I was making a bit of a side comment about something I've learned through this whole story because I also thought that being able to speak means you're not choking (for example), when apparently that is not true.
- CamperBob2 6y agoDisclaimer: I didn't watch the video, but my assessment was based on articles like this one ( https://www.minnpost.com/metro/2020/05/what-we-know-about-the-events-surrounding-george-floyds-death-and-its-aftermath-a-timeline/ https://www.minnpost.com/metro/2020/05/what-we-know-about-th... ): Video taken by a bystander, now seen around the world, shows a police officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck for approximately five minutes as he struggles, telling officers he can’t breathe. My thinking is that if you can speak for "approximately five minutes" while being strangled, then whatever you subsequently die of is not asphyxiation. I'm certainly open to being corrected on that, but yeah... it's not as if it matters.