Actually. They did. It was part of their investigation. It was why they said something that the CT folks have taken out and run with. If Floyd had been found in a vehicle dead, they would have ruled it an overdose.
However context brought that into doubt. Context. If you bring me a dead cat all I can tell you is that it is a cat. And it is dead. If you tell me you found it on the side of the road. Ok. We know more. The cat is dead. And it was probably run over by a car. It may have succumbed to dehydration or starvation.
On the other hand if you tell me it was found outside a Chinese Restaurant the Likely causes of death change donât they? Poison, bludgeoned to death, or just some disease we know little about.
Context is the key. As much information about the circumstances to create as complete picture of the events as possible. For Chauvin. The context is well established. The Pulmonologist testified that the asphyxiation was a result of Chauvin kneeling on Floyd. Floydâs defense expert testified that it isnât unusual not to find signs of asphyxiation in a person who died that way. The contusions and bruising take time to develop. And especially in Blacks the signs are very hard to find.
The Defense Coroner expressly mentioned Floydâs previously diagnosed conditions. He said he would rule the death as unknown.
However on Cross Examination he was essential in making the Prosecutions case. You should watch or read it. That cross examination will be used to teach young lawyers how it is done.
Your concerns were considered. And even raised during the trial. Yet the Jury found Chauvin guilty. Additionally the Defense Coroner was humiliated later by a letter signed by hundreds of Medical Examiners who accused him of using Junk science as his practice.
The state investigation follows intense criticism of David Fowler's conclusions in the trial against Derek Chauvin for George Floyd's killing.
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When 431 peers say you are full of shit. People who are as skilled as you are. You might want to take a second look and reconsider.