On the Death of George Floyd

This is going to be controversial to some, on point to others and a mystery to those who cannot understand the situation, because they’ve never operated under tremendous stress as offered in the video evidence provided by both the City of Minneapolis, through police cams and bystanders using their cellphones.

While I am not going to get into the personal behavior of personnel on the scene, I am going to point out at least two things that make me question the professional training of both the law enforcement officers and emergency medical technicians from that day. So please bare with me as I lay all this out.

Along with kneeling on the subject long after he had been subdued, other problems I see with the George Floyd case is how the Emergency Medical Services responded to his unconsciousness. They failed to provide basic life saving techniques including a cervical neck brace as Mr. Floyd was unconscious, there was no 12-lead provided to check for a heat beat and oxygen was not provided immediately.

Now, it is hazy as to when Mr. Floyd actually died. Was he dead at the scene, en route to the hospital or at the hospital? If he were dead at the scene, his body should never have been removed and a police investigation should have been establish right then. However without anyway of actually accessing whether he had a heartbeat or not is is impossible to know if he’d were dead at the side of the squad car.

Then I have to ask, why no cervical collar to protect his airway? If he were already deceased, no collar is needed and we return to the original supposition that a police investigation needed to be opened and his body should have remained in place.

If he were still alive, but unconscious, taking the time to secure his airway, via a cervical collar may have prevent him from dying. But since none was administered, I must assume he was already known to be dead and thus an investigation into his death, was actually thwarted by both law enforcement and emergency medical personnel on that scene.

It’s my conclusion that the City of Minneapolis failed Mr. Floyd and poses a serious risk to every person that it serves. Their actions on the day in question, show neglect and a lack of responsibility.

Prove me wrong.