I did not see anything on that video that suggested that he needed to have a knee on his neck for any extended period.
It will be entertaining to watch the folks on FR come out and defend killing a guy in handcuffs.
“Forgery in progress”
All this for writing a bad check.....
Others will be here soon saying that resisting arrest allows for the police to kneel on a mans neck until death.
It is like some people believe the police are our lords and masters. That if they want you to dance a jig, you better dance a jig.
Police should be able to deal with a man resisting arrest, without killing him, it is their job!
Another posting from someone who demands they be allowed to put advertising on your computer...FO
What is meant by “forgery in progress?” Is that a typo? Forgive me for asking if my overall lack of knowledge of this case prevent me from some obvious observation.
Not certain what a “forgery in progress” is.
If a person is able to talk, they can breath. A possible explanation of what happened is the man had a heart attack before or during his resistance (heart attacks can cause shortness of breath). There didn’t appear to be any video of the time period between when he was removed from the car and when he was being held on the ground (not certain why). Even so, I doubt if there is any justification for putting a knee to someone’s throat while they are cuffed and lying on their back, especially considering the liabilities.
So the penalty for passing an alledged fake 20 dollar bill is death by suffocation???? Really......
Well, it appears that his family will be rich and the taxpayers will take a hit.
But still, that Chris Rock video would have been instructive to this guy. Reminds me of those old seatbelt commercials: “Sure, he was right. Dead right.”.
Don’t piss off the cops. They put up with a lot of chit and they are not paid that well. i.e. they have an attitude, are dangerous and they have guns.