re: Other three officers charged with aiding and abetting second degree murder.

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Not if the department throws him under the bus and says that he didn't follow procedure as he was taught. The department may have to do that in order to avoid having the city go bankrupt in a civil trial.


Going to be really hard to refute the fact that a knee neck restraint is part of the state and the department’s acceptable practices. How are you going to convict him of intentionally killing George when the state has said you are authorized to use this restraint? Seems to me the state is trying to skirt its culpability by charging the guy they told to use it. Again, doesn’t mean I agree with it, but if George is dead because of a neck restraint, some of the blame needs to be placed on the state. Simply charging the officers because it blew up in your face and you want to cover your arse isn’t right either.

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First of all, as I clearly said, being part of the acceptable practices doesn't mean that he followed the administration of the knee restraint as he was taught. That will be their argument.

Second, manslaughter would not involve intent to kill.