Floyd's apparent asphyxiation beneath the knee of Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin on May 25, 2020, made Floyd a martyr for Black Lives Matter worldwide.
"Even Dr. King's assassination did not have the worldwide impact that George Floyd's death did," newly elected President Joe Biden said in April 2021.
Rather than being killed by Minneapolis police, there is plenty of evidence to suggest Floyd died of a heart attack after a massive drug overdose.
Rather than a brutal rogue cop who abused his power, Officer Chauvin was just following the restraint techniques he was taught by his department, literally "By the book." Floyd's official autopsy found no bruises or damage to his neck, which should have been there if he died of asphyxiation.
Four police officers, including Chauvin, responded to the call and attempted to restrain the drug-impaired Floyd, who resisted arrest wildly while babbling and foaming at the mouth.
A memo detailing Dr. Baker's initial autopsy the day of Floyd's death reported Dr. Baker "Opined the ultimate cause of death may prove to be 1) coronary heart disease, 2) any stimulants potentially in Mr. Floyd's system causing his heart to work harder, and 3) Mr. Floyd's exertion during his encounter with the police officers." The toxicology report arrived a few days later and showed Floyd had consumed what Dr. Baker called "a fatal level of fentanyl under normal circumstances"-more than three times the lethal level.
Dr. Baker later testified at Chauvin's trial that Floyd was murdered and that his heart disease and drug use were "Contributing" but "Not direct causes" of his death.
https://chroniclesmagazine.org/recent-features/the-george-floyd-cover-up/
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