I don't want anyone to misread this as a defense of the cops, but at one point in the video I thought Officer Thao was being a wise acre when he said something to the guy filming; along the lines of "this is what drugs do to you."
Now, autopsy reports say George Floyd had both Fentanyl and Methamphetamine in his system.
What I thought was just a prejudiced jerk response from Thao with no other reason then to get the crowd off his back, may have actually been an informed statement based on his being able to recognize the symptoms or side-effects of drug use / abuse.
Or, it could still have been just a prejudiced jerk response to try to get the crowd off his back (figuratively, that is).
Now, autopsy reports say George Floyd had both Fentanyl and Methamphetamine in his system.
What I thought was just a prejudiced jerk response from Thao with no other reason then to get the crowd off his back, may have actually been an informed statement based on his being able to recognize the symptoms or side-effects of drug use / abuse.
Or, it could still have been just a prejudiced jerk response to try to get the crowd off his back (figuratively, that is).