Did George Floyd kill himself?

George Floyd died of a drug overdose

Prosecutors knew that by June 1.

The prosecution of Derek Chauvin for a murder that didn't happen, for the fake murder of George Floyd, has not been dropped even now.

Why not?

I [John Hinderacker] can answer the last question. 

If charges against Derek Chauvin and the other officers were dropped, rioting would break out not just in Minneapolis, but across the country. 

Broad swaths of the City of Minneapolis have already been burned to the ground, and that is probably nothing compared to what Black Lives Matter would do if the criminal justice system followed normal procedures. 

Derek Chauvin, at this point, is a man without a country, a man who probably cannot receive a fair trial anywhere in the United States. 

Certainly not in Hennepin County, where he has been charged.

Derek Chauvin, former officer accused in George Floyd's death, wants murder charges dismissed

Floyd's killing, captured on video, sparked worldwide protests against systemic racism and police brutality.

Defense attorneys sought to put the blame on Floyd for his death, arguing that his alleged drug use was the critical factor.  

"Put simply, Mr. Floyd could not breathe because he had ingested a lethal dose of fentanyl and, possibly, a speedball," Chauvin's attorney said in the court documents. 

"Combined with sickle cell trait, his pre-existing heart conditions, Mr. Floyd’s use of fentanyl and methamphetamine most likely killed him."

They argued that without knowledge of Floyd's alleged drug use or symptoms of overdose, Chauvin "was unaware of the potential dangerous of using MRT (Maximal Restraint Technique)," a reference to the officer's knee on the victim's neck.

"Instead, he (Chauvin) relied on his training and the information available to him to try and assist his fellow officers and to prevent Mr. Floyd from harming himself," the defense attorneys argued. 

"Derek Chauvin did not cause George Floyd’s death."