I think it might depend on how they train cops in Minneapolis. A lot of departments are teaching the danger of choke holds and their effect on blood circulation. There's no way in hell anyone would teach you it's ok to pin a guy's head to the ground for 9 minutes. If there was specific instruction against this kind of action then he's guilty of 2nd degree murder, He should have known better because he was trained. And in fact another officer was suggesting he get off his neck. So there's that.
It may also be telling if this guy took extra departmental training from ex soldiers teaching cops how to be soldiers. It's very common in the states.
I also wonder if there is a felony murder type charge for the other three guys.
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