Chauvin Trial: Medical Examiner Blames Police Pressure for Floyd’s Death

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The chief medical examiner who ruled George Floyd’s death a homicide testified Friday that the way police held him down and compressed his neck “was just more than Mr. Floyd could take,” given the condition of his heart.

Dr. Andrew Baker, the Hennepin County medical examiner, took the stand at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin for pressing his knee on or close to Floyd’s neck for what prosecutors said was as much as 9 1/2 minutes as the 46 -year-old Black man lay pinned to the pavement last May.

Asked about his finding that police “subdual, restraint and neck compression” led to Floyd’s death, Baker said that Floyd had severe underlying heart disease and an enlarged heart that needed more oxygen than normal to function, as well as narrowing of two heart arteries.

Baker said being involved in a scuffle raises adrenaline, which asks the heart to beat even faster and supply more oxygen.

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He is convincing the jury to ignore his drug intoxication

carlengel
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Drug abuse can enlarge a persons heart. What a bad stress combination

jamesdandy
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My only take away from all this is that you can break the law your entire life and end up dying during a confrontation with the police then you'll get made into a martyr while your relatives get millions, guess crime really does pay.

beyondhuman
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Thank you for being a honest person and helping the family..

sherrikawilliams
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If your heart is severely compromised due to blocked arteries and drug use MAYBE you shouldn't break the law and resist arrest. Surely there's enough reasonable doubt here to acquit Chauvin. I can see him walking free.

royalzak
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A year ago people marching rioting in New York City about this guy. Today video view 300 New York Post page 16 some newspapers are not even reporting it LOL. Myself we can lose hundreds of people like George Floyd America would be a better place period but lose one police officer is one too many

jaromeschin
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The amount of opinions are staggering. What Chauvin should have done? What they would do? Wow. They've never walked a day in law enforcement.

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