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Who Killed George Floyd?
Hat tip to Powerline blog whose Scott Johnson notes that the writer George Perry is a former prosecutor. This is a long article which includes excerpts from both of the autopsies that were conducted. You can read the whole thing at the link. The paragraphs below are merely the introduction. Original article appeared in American Spectator. Spoiler alert: Fentanyl.[KnowledgeIsPower] At long last, here’s my article published yesterday by The American Spectator regarding the death of George Floyd. After being featured on Real Clear Politics and by my friends at Powerline, it’s generated a great deal of comment pro, con and outright angry. Here are two points that I did not address in the article. First, as you will see, when approached by the police, Floyd was foaming at the mouth. When the police asked about that, Floyd replied that he had been "hooping earlier." "Hooping" is a street term that, in some locales, means placing drugs in one’s anus. Some junkies believe that absorbing drugs in that manner will produce a more intense and pleasurable sensation than that resulting from ingesting the drugs orally. Since I am not familiar with Minneapolis street vernacular, I decided not to attempt to define "hooping" for the AmSpec readers. It could be a reference to playing basketball or some other innocent past time. But given the context, I doubt it. Second, in addition to a drug overdose, there is an equally persuasive cause of death related to the autopsy findings that Floyd had severe coronary artery disease and had in his blood stream fentanyl and methamphetamine. Combine those findings with his agitated, incoherent and out of control behavior throughout his interaction with police, and it is entirely possible that he died of "excited delirium" which caused cardiac arrhythmia. In fact, a civilian recorded on the police body cam exclaimed that Floyd looked like he was about to have "a heart attack", and one of the police officers expressed concern that Floyd’s deteriorating condition could be due to "excited delirium". Since lengthwise the article was turning into War and Peace, I decided to leave out the cardiac arrhythmia discussion. Just be aware that cardiac arrhythmia induced by excited delirium is also a leading contender for the cause of Floyd’s death. Anyhow, here’s the article. Hope you find it to be useful. Related: George Floyd: 2020-08-11 Seattle police chief to resign following department cuts George Floyd: 2020-08-11 Minnesota Freedom Fund paid $350,000 to bail this twice-convicted sex offender out of jail George Floyd: 2020-08-11 'Don't bait us': Chicago mayor snaps at reporter Posted by: Abu Uluque 2020-08-14 |
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