In video of the April 18 encounter, Frank Tyson can be seen lying motionless on the floor of a bar for more than 5 minutes before police check him for a pulse.
the whole ethical discussion aside, is it even possible for someone to choke under their own body weight, or die if they lay on their stomach, if they aren’t terminally obese or something like that?
legitimately curious, as people are throwing this around like it was normal… is this an American thing?
Yes. Fortunately, the human body has a lot of reflexive defenses against it, so the only way it could happen is if you were forced into the situation against all struggles.
As much as the sensationalized headline is trying to make this sound like another George Floyd case the details are different.
Looks to me like another extrajudicial murder by cops. More similar than different.
They restricted a man’s body until he died. Pretty simple case of murder.
Bootlicker
Yes, all of those offenses he committed deserved the death penalty, without trial. /s
One detail remains the same: blaming the victim. Sheesh.
the whole ethical discussion aside, is it even possible for someone to choke under their own body weight, or die if they lay on their stomach, if they aren’t terminally obese or something like that?
legitimately curious, as people are throwing this around like it was normal… is this an American thing?
Yes. Fortunately, the human body has a lot of reflexive defenses against it, so the only way it could happen is if you were forced into the situation against all struggles.
It sounds exactly like the George Floyd case.