I keep following the trial, and I have read all the posts here.
The kneeling on Floyd's neck did not kill him, but, IMHO, it was a contributing factor.
Floyd had a heart problem with an addiction problem.
He took the drugs in his possession to prevent being busted for them.
He began having medical, physical difficulty
- If the kid filming the whole thing could see Floyd's breathing getting more and more shallow, fewer and fewer breaths the officer with the knee on his neck should definitely have noticed.
The officer swore an oath to 'serve and protect', to 'never use excessive force', to save lives, even those in their custody. Te prosecutors read that oath aloud...then played the video...
Again, the video the prosecutors played in their opening remarks - the entire event, Floyd repeatedly saying he could not breathe, calling out for his mother, declaring he was going to die.....that was POWERFUL. The jurors literally watched Floyd die with the policeman's knee on the back of his neck the whole time as he died....until he died.
Even if it is proven that knee on the back of his neck did not kill Floyd, the jurors will remember watching Floyd die with the officer's knee on the back of his neck...until Floyd died.
There is no way in HELL the jury is just going to allow the officer to walk with no punishment after that....IMHO.
IMO the officer did not mean / PLAN for Floyd to die, and IMO the jury will be divided on this but come to the conclusion he is not guilty of 'MURDER'.
Again, IMO, the officer will be convicted of 'Manslaughter' - "the crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought, or otherwise in circumstances not amounting to murder"