I wasnāt able to access your article, but I did a little digging into this story. I donāt see anything about having his neck kneeled on.
Additionally, in looking at the autopsy, āTimpa died within 20 minutes of police officers' arrival, of ācocaine and the stress associated with physical restraintāā.
Additionally, āā¦three medical examiners,
including one hired by Mr. Timpaās family, said they did not believe the officers acted recklessly.ā
āYouāre going to kill me,ā Mr. Timpa shouted repeatedly in newly released body-camera video. An autopsy classified his 2016 death as a homicide.
www.nytimes.com
Looks like this guy actually died from drugs, not from being choked out. But I do agree that the police officers acted immaturely, joking as this guy faded away.