Was George Floyd's "murder" also a case decided along racial lines? If Blacks thought OJ was innocent, and they thought that George Floyd was a victim, does that mean that if OJ was really guilty, that George Floyd was also not a victim but died for reasons other than the knee on the neck?
The issue with the George Floyd case is more complex. I am sorry for Mr. Floyd, but he had been arrested for passing "funny money" and knew he was about to get searched while still holding illicit drugs. I guess he was so desperate to avoid that arrest that he took the chance that his fentanyl pouch would stay intact. But it didn't. He apparently attempted to hide evidence of carrying fentanyl in sufficient quantity to be more than for personal use only, and his hiding place of choice was in his mouth. But the baggie didn't properly contain the powder and GF died.
The question, however, is whether the officer "speeded along" his death with the ill-advised knee to the neck to cause positional asphyxia. (The official verdict was "Yes".) GF might well have died via fentanyl OD in a few minutes WITHOUT the help of a knee on his neck.
As for me, I believe the officer was clearly wrong to do what he did. If he had been patient, the leaked fentanyl would have done the job for him and there would have been no charges. I don't believe narcan handles fentanyl OD cases, so once that overdose-level baggie broke in his mouth, GF was mostly doomed.