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Many people (on Twitter) are suggesting exactly that. They say "see, he was an erratic intoxicated drug addict, he didn't die because of the police officer. He
by WA 6y ago
Many people (on Twitter) are suggesting exactly that. They say "see, he was an erratic intoxicated drug addict, he didn't die because of the police officer. He died because of an overdose."
- throwaway894345 6y agoYou can find any ridiculous opinion on Twitter. Why rebut Twitter opinions out of the blue in the middle of an HN thread?
- austincheney 6y agoDon't care, this isn't Twitter. Twitter is a mosh pit.
- Leparamour 6y agoDeath as a consequence from a self-inflicted drug overdose isn't a question of morals. The fentanyl surely doesn't care if the user is black and underprivileged or not. Besides that, Floyd almost killed himself with an overdose of opioids a month earlier. This was cofirmed by his partner with the telling nickname "Momma".[1] Also there is the bodycam footage from 2019 during which Floyd cadmitted he swallowed his stash of drugs to hide them from the cops. Suffering from an overdose once more.[2] There appears to be a pattern. [1]https://apnews.com/article/derek-chauvin-trial-day-4-live-updates-c07446515f2bf6b8b45d56cdf6810d67 https://apnews.com/article/derek-chauvin-trial-day-4-live-up... [2]https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-race-georgefloyd-idUSKBN2B82AO https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-race-georgefloyd-idUS...