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Originally Posted by downquark1
He was the commanding officer, there's good reason to take him as responsible.
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That's not the reason though.
It's because 1) it's being made all about the neck, 2) he's white. Where else has it been said that pressure on the chest was the source of the problem?
The other non-white officer(Thao) involved was just standing there. He is the one who was in the position of being free to assess matters. All Chauvin could've done is ask the others if he was stable enough to allow up. The relative positions were a result of how the situation arose. The 2 inexperienced officers were the ones with the initial arrest and pulled him out of the patrol car.
The reasons for it NOT being about heavy pressure on the neck are, 1) he wouldn't have been able to say anything at all(talking requires that you move air, ie breathe, through the larynx), 2) he can be seen moving his jaw to talk, 3) he can be seen moving his head slightly.
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The other white officer
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A criminology graduate from the University of Minnesota, Mr Lane used to work as a guard at a juvenile detention centre and volunteered to mentor Somali school children.
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