you're 100% correct about the motivations of the da's office. but the facts of the case are actual quite interesting, and if it wasn't for the bullshit politics around the case i would be fascinated to see how it played out in a courtroom. what will the autopsy say? cause reports said that he held the choke hold for over a minute after the dude passed out. if that was the cause of death i think there would be many valid defences you could mount. how basically his actions were reasonable given the situation, the fact that the guy had continued to resist up to that point and the just the added stress of the situation which could cloud someone's judgement and could cause a reasonable person without malice or willful negligence to hold the choke for too long. it's suchba shame that this whole case has become wrapped up in racial politics when it is actually an interesting case for testing, and hopefully strengthening, the right to self defence and defence of others.
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