According to Wikipedia and other sources, George Floyd's heart stopped en route to the hospital. Most sources say Floyd had a pulse detected by a paramedic before being loaded into the ambulance, although another source disputes that.
Floyd was pronounced dead in the Emergency Room. It is not true that he was alive in the hospital, although that might be a matter of definition. Paramedics tried to resuscitate Floyd for at least 30 minutes. One source says an hour.
So the video contains false information, making it a conspiracy theory. He states that the prosecutor and medical examiner lied and falsified records.
However, he may still have valid points. The trial is suspect and took place in a politically charged environment. I think that the cause of death is not clear. George Floyd had cardiovascular disease, a heart tumor, an active case of COVID-19, a lifetime of drug abuse, and a dangerous level of drugs in his system.
There is no evidence that Derek Chauvin intended to harm George Floyd. This makes the murder conviction unjust. At most Derek Chauvin is guilty of involuntary (or negligent) homicide. He was negligent, but these guys have difficult jobs. Chauvin was a police officer trying to do his job, however improperly.
Convicting the other police officers who were doing crowd control also seems unjust. At least one of these guys was a trainee who would likely be inexperienced and took direction from his superiors.
https://san.com/cc/judge-rules-chauvins-defense-may-examine-george-floyds-autopsy/
https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/o-t-lounge/george-floyd-was-alive-when-he-arrived-at-the-hospital/116735751/
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/14/us/derek-chauvin-trial-george-floyd-day-13/index.html
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/lung-expert-testifies-george-floyd-died-because-his-breathing-was-restricted
https://www.npr.org/sections/trial-over-killing-of-george-floyd/2021/04/08/985347984/chauvin-trial-medical-expert-says-george-floyd-died-from-a-lack-of-oxygen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oqEp63duIc
"Two autopsies, and one autopsy review, found Floyd's death to be a homicide.[26][27]
On March 12, 2021, Minneapolis agreed to pay US$27 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Floyd's family. On April 20, Chauvin was convicted of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter,[4][28] and on June 25 he was sentenced to 22+1⁄2 years in prison.[29]
All four officers faced federal civil rights charges.[30] In December 2021, Chauvin pleaded guilty to federal charges of violating Floyd's civil rights by using unreasonable force and ignoring his serious medical distress.[31][32] The other three officers were also later convicted of violating Floyd's civil rights.[33] Lane pleaded guilty in May 2022 to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter[34] and was sentenced on September 21, 2022, to three years in prison to be served concurrently with his federal sentence of 2+1⁄2 years.[35] Kueng pleaded guilty on October 24, 2022, to the state charges of aiding and abetting manslaughter and was sentenced to 3+1⁄2 years in prison, to be served concurrently with his federal sentence.[36][37] Thao waived his right to a jury trial on the state charge in lieu of a review of the evidence and a determination by a judge.[38] He was found guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter in a written verdict delivered on May 2, 2023, and he was sentenced to 4+3⁄4 years in prison.[7][13]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd
I don't see any of this being overturned, although I would like to see Chauvin get some leniency.
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