George Floyd and Minneapolis Police UoF - Rioting

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That is an assertion that has been taught by many LE agencies over the years but is in fact not true. The outcome of this current situation supports that to some degree.

I agree. I am in the medical field, in fact one directly involved with breathing. You can hypoventilate and ultimately have the same effect as having your airway completely cut off, it just takes longer. But you can still suffocate.

Once someone is cuffed and restrained prolonged kneeling on the back or neck ain't good. Saying you can't breathe does NOT mean that you can (adequately anyway).

EDIT: I would like to add that the above is especially true when that person's heart rate is elevated to begin with, which it no doubt was due to the struggle with the cops. The higher the heart rate the more oxygen is consumed and needed to be inhaled and more CO2 is produced to be blown off, neither of which happens sufficiently when someone is basically suffocating.