No, Penny, Blade did not "postulate that the officer's knee restricted/eliminated Floyd's ability to breathe", nor did Blade "imply that "the knee placement restricted/eliminated Floyd's blood flow to his brain". Blade couldn't really tell from the videos how Floyd's physiological condition was reacting to the pressure on his neck. Blade is not omniscient.

Blade did not say he is "firmly convinced Floyd died from the knee restraint", Blade is more inclined to believe Floyd died due to pre-existing health conditions that were directly effected by diminishing his ability to breathe, i.e., kneeling heavily on his neck.

Blade neither defined nor implied a theory behind the experiment. What Blade suggested was that you give it a try so you could be far more knowledgeable about physiological reactions to such pressure on the neck. Experience is a great teacher.

Another experiment that would have similar effect to kneeling on one's neck is water boarding - same principle, doesn't k**l you, but puts you in severe distress due to inability to breathe.

All poor old George wanted was a freakin breath of air.

Though I haven't seen it written down anywhere, like in scripture or the constitution - probably find something about the role breathing plays in the overall function of the physiological system in a medical textbook on respiration - but it seems to me that breathing is a God given right.

Cheers Blade...

I saw Penny's reaction... Not quite sure how she worked out you were suggesting she k**l herself...

I will be safe... My friend is a trained law enforcement officer... And we'll be careful... I'm just interested how bad it really can be.... Hearing him (Floyd) scream was difficult and yet seemed to indicate he could breath....

My prayers go out to all of those officers and law abiding citizens who are suffering... Yep... Certain nations are rather gleeful that the US is having these issues... It's pathetic...

But I have no doubt that Americans will rise above it and emerge stronger than ever

NO, she's now thinking law suit!!!!!

Are you mental?

All your argument goes out the window because, Floyd was cooperating and was already cuffed.

The whole point was that he wasn't violent at all.

Man, you make me sick. Floyd was barely able to say, "please I can't breathe". So what would you have done, then? Keep pressing his neck down after you have him restrained?

You know what's funny, too? You seem like the kind of person to whine about wearing a mask because "I have a hard time breathing". Try having a knee on your neck sometime.

And before you go, "oh you're defending him because of race/you h**e cops/y/z" as I'm sure you're wont to do, it isn't that at all. It's the fact that, simply, it is murder.

You are assuming much, Penny, you have not taken an objective position in your "analysis" of what you believe happened.

Are you saying the charges against Derek Chauvin hinge on the ME's determination of physical cause of death? More succinctly, are you saying that because the ME did not find evidence of "traumatic asphyxia or strangulation", Chauvin is therefore innocent?

By what reasoning do you "think" (assume) Floyd was "possibly dying while still sitting in his car". Eyewitnesses, including the woman who made the 911 call, said Floyd appeared to be drunk when he entered the store.

An attempt to pass a counterfeit $20 bill is a petty white collar crime, that was what the 911 caller reported and that was what the police responded to. I've seen plenty of videos of this incident and when the police got hold of Floyd, he appeared befuddled and frightened, but he did not violently resist. He was unarmed and compliant and the cops quickly had him subdued and in cuffs. Regardless of a man's physical size, once he is cuffed behind his back and face down on the street, he is helpless, he ain't going anywhere. There was no need whatsoever to employ a combat restraint technique to detain him.

Here's another experiment for you, no threat to your life might I add: Find a healthy young friend, have him lie face down on the floor and secure his hands behind his back, then just stand back and ask him to get up. If he drinks, get him drunk.

During my career as a firefighter, I had many opportunities to watch police officers deal with all kinds of incidents similar to this one. Never saw the cops treat a compliant suspect in the way the Minneapolis cops treated Floyd. In some cases, when a relatively compliant suspect was verbally resisting or arguing with the police, they got a bit rough with him, but never treated him as if he was an armed and dangerous thug.

Is it possible Floyd would still be alive had the police not used a combat restraint technique to detain him? I believe he would be.

BTW: G****e F***d's family has retained forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden, former NYC chief medical examiner, to conduct an independent autopsy.

Basing your resolute defense of the Minneapolis cops, specifically Chauvin, on assumptions, speculation, and opinion is troubling.