In the midst of my turbulent COVID journey, I became the expert witness pulmonologist in the George Floyd civil case. It helped win his family a 27 million dollar judgement. We need to learn from it.
A subscriber just wrote to me the following: I’m wondering if you could share more detail about the following passage in your report:
“I found no evidence that Mr. Floyd’s respiratory drive (rate) was significantly suppressed, despite the fact he had opiates in his bloodstream, an agent known to suppress respiratory rate. His intact respiratory rate is evidenced by observing him in the minutes prior to and at the beginning of the restraint by the officers whereby he was able to walk, sit, stand, answer questions, and cry out for help. It is clear from these observations that the opiates in his bloodstream at the time were not of sufficient concentration to suppress his respiratory rate.”
This section is intriguing to me because it touches on the core of the defense’s argument that Mr. Floyd was not murdered but died from a drug overdose during his arrest.
My questions are as follows:
1) You cite several activities such as walking, standing, talking / crying out as indication that the concentration of opiates in Mr. Floyd’s blood were not sufficient to suppress his respiratory rate. However, don’t we know exactly a) what the opiate levels in Mr. Floyd’s blood were, and b) the levels required to affect (and stop) human respiration? If so, why do you draw your conclusion about whether or not opiates contributed to his respiratory failure from his observed activities during his arrest as opposed to this medical data?
2) What do you make of Mr. Floyd’s erratic behavior, including complaints that he was not able to breathe and that he was dying, before being placed on the ground and restrained by Mr. Chauvin?
My answers:
1) I do know the level of opiates and they were not elevated enough to suppress breathing.
2) Patients whose respiratory drive is being suppressed by opiates… NEVER complain of it. They descend into a sleep like, highly pleasurable state and then with too much opiates, they become unconscious, their breathing slows, stops, and they arrest. Mr. Floyd was fully awake and essentially fighting police officers. That aint someone on a lot of dope. He was high for sure… but he was breathing just fine.. He was likely panicking. He was claustrophobic, was terrified of being placed in a police car and can’t handle handcuffs. My guess is he was having a panic attack, patients with panic attacks always complain of not being able to breathe. Either that or he was simply trying to not be placed in a police car.
WOW, Pierre. This was haunting and highly illuminating to read and made me reconsider the arguments that the drugs in his system may have been the primary contributor to his death as he had expressed difficulty breathing prior to being restrained (which obviously would have exacerbated his existing distress, regardless). Thank you for sharing this detailed medical assessment of a tragic situation that was subsequently exploited for political purposes. I hope sharing it here will help you heal from the PTSD.
I was also very sorry to hear from Steve Kirsch that ABIM is coming after you, too. I hope you and Peter McCullough will vanquish these Stasi attempts to silence you and others courageously speaking counter-narrative truths.
I called attention to the threats you both received and shared a Take Action for Freedom petition on stopping the persecution of doctors in the updates section of the piece I published yesterday:
Dr. Kory I am speechless after reading this and the humanity involved in just being you and what you have done for the world. You don’t seem like the type who would care about this, but I hope you get a Nobel Peace Prize or a statute in your honor. If we only had more Dr. Kory’s!
Thank you for sharing this, Dr. Kory. You are a hero and a blessing to more people every day. It is profoundly heartbreaking, though, to learn that, on top of all the persecution related to COVID-19, you've also had to endure -- and still suffer from -- the pain of reviewing the George Floyd murder case. I am in tears. The only other thing I can say is that I send you much love and gratitude for what you do for this planet.
agreed ... I had no idea he had equal pressures on other platforms ... dear God - no wonder Dr. Kory seemed stressed. I am happy though, to see, he appears less stressed lately and is able to laugh with greater ease these days; especially when hanging out with his good friend Dr. Paul Marik.
Perhaps Floyd's breathing was interfered with by police officers doing their duty in an over aggressive manner causing death. I don’t know.
What I do know is that Minneapolis will never be the same progressive city it once was due to politicians who refused to call in National Guard for days. Minneapolis is a ghost town and skyway storefronts are empty. The city is violent with drag racers and carjackings on the streets every evening. Chaos reigns.
see: Caught on camera: Minneapolis bar worker pistol whipped in broad daylight in attempted carjacking
Dr. Kory, now do a Substack on just one patient who was killed by Medical Doctors and Nurses in hospitals using Dr. Fauci's COVID protocol. Seems like a massive problem in comparison to the Floyd death. While the expectation is that Medical Professionals would save lives, the opposite outcome occurred in many cases. The money poured in to the hospitals by the Federal Government for remdesivir, vents etc.
The four officers who pay dearly for their mistake or the medical community getting away scott free for multiple thousands of deaths for cash, which is more astounding?
Maybe expert witness testimony can be had for the families that lost loved ones in this heinous covid scheme at some point in time looking to the future.
Keep up the good work with the covid injured. Dr.Kory you are a hero in your relentless speaking out of the truth of early treatment and the efforts with the FLCCC!
A friend of my daughter, who was a robust 76 year old ex-Marine was hospitalized and died suddenly after being given Remdesivir. His family was not allowed to participate in his care once he was hospitalized. Another COVID death, or an iatrogenic death by an EUA toxic drug? No one will ever know.
It is not surprising that your expert testimony yet again directs absolute truth and empowers those without a voice. So many lessons applicable on so many levels for all from this, most especially those who cast judgment. If not for humans such as yourself, so many of us would be left hopeless, powerless and sucked into the vortex of this ongoing nightmare of medical tyranny. Words cannot express the appreciation.
Not sure what to think about this. Any time I hear the death of George Floyd characterized as “murder”, I immediately think that is incorrect. Where is the intent? And these ridiculous amounts of money awarded to families. Where is personal responsibility for one’s actions? Police have an enormously difficult job and I am grateful there are still people in our society today willing to do it.
murder via absolute excessive force and well-known illegal use of force via prone weighted restraint. He was handcuffed. No way you need to do that to someone in handcuffs.That kind and type of force killed him. NEVER should have happened. What you dont know is the many many minutes of continuous pleading by a trained bystander who had gone through Police Academy training (he told Chauvin that) and was begging Chauvin to get his knee of his neck, that he was taught to not do that, that he wasn't breathing anymore, that he was unconscious and likely dead. Plea after plea to check his pulse. Plea after plea. No pulse checked.
Still doesn’t show intent. Also, thought it wasn’t the knee on the neck? You’re right, I’m not privy to all the information in this case, and it does appear these was malfeasance on the part of the officers involved, but the outcome of all it seems wrong in so many levels.
murder by absolute depraved indifference to the life of another. They were leaning on a lifeless dead man for minutes. He was not moving, not conscious, putting up no resistance.. because he was dead. They had been trained in proper use of force. Yet they continued to bear incredible amounts of weight on a dead, handcuffed human being. They executed continued, excessive, injurious force despite knowing the risks. Risks they were being told about.. continuously, both in their training and by bystanders. Their intent was to not give a shit about the consequences, bur rather to show George who had the authority, the power, all because George was terrified about being placed in the caged back of a police car while in handcuffs.
Look, I don’t defend their actions, but, in a court of law, what you just wrote would be considered conjecture. You don’t know what they were thinking.
I am not a lawyer, a judge, or a jury. I deliver medical opinions as to cause of death, not to the intent of those who caused the death. I am calling it a murder because.. he was convicted of murder by a jury. That was a legal opinion. How they proved murder, I dont know. I did not watch the trial because I refused to watch the trial. However, my guess is that if you execute actions that you know will cause a high risk of death, and do it anyway, then you are guilty of murder. Think firing a gun into a crowd. My guess is they proved that those officers knew the consequences of the type and amount of force they used. And did it anyway. Thus the murder conviction.
Fair enough. I just refuse to join the St. George Floyd bandwagon when much has been suppressed about the kind of person he really was. And all that white guilt nonsense makes me want to vomit. I don’t care what color your skin is, just be a good person. And crime statistics don’t bear out the crazy leftist narrative about white police officers killing black people. Facts matter.
For decades there has been implicit intent on the part of some officers to hassle or bully some members of society. That is the "intent."
Saw this happen to an Asian member of my family--stepdad- when he was briefly unconscious after being struck by a police car in a high speed car chase gone horribly wrong. When officers stopped to see the damage they had done they spoke about this sweet elderly man in horrific racist terms thinking he wasn't fully conscious and did not speak English. He was dropped off at his home where my family was told "well at least he is alive." He did not get offered medical care, which was indeed needed promptly. What was the "intent?" Covering their ass? Racism? Thank goodness the Floyd case did happen and gave publicity to the deep problems in policing. My stepdad also has described being stopped twice, careful driver that he is, by cops for nothing. One cop accused him of running a red light and the co-worker passenger he was driving home (she was black) was so outraged she called the cop on the lie and he let them go.
Of course there are wonderful police and it is a tough job. The tragic irony is that my mom and stepdad hosted neighborhood picnics and fund raisers for both fire and police departments and was involved with police liaisons to keep their neighborhood safe and to form familiar and trusting relations. My stepdad is a fabulous cook and sweated over many cutting boards and kettles of free food he made and handed out to firemen and police officers at these events. Mom spent thousands of her own hard earned dollars on these projects. As a neighborhood association board member, mom was constantly working with police representatives. She was white. But after this incident happened she was so offended that she quit all that volunteer activity.
Thanks for your expert analysis Dr. Kory. I was wondering what the case was with regards to the level of drugs in his system. I see no problem with giving your testimony, without touching on the horrible aftermath. I see no justification for how the officers handled Mr. Floyd.
However, we do need to recognize the aftermath. The Left propagandizes and weaponizes everything, this being a prime example. Instead of nonviolent protest and letting the wheels of justice turn, they showed complete disregard for the lives of millions of others who had nothing to do with what happened.
Ultimately this is about nationalizing police standards. Defund the current police, ultimately replacing them with Left wing leadership that can perpetuate atrocities like the horrible treatment of January 6th defendants, and other selective law enforcement.
You said there is a terrible history of racism by the Minneapolis PD. I don’t have information to make a judgment with, except to note that the statistics for killing of “unarmed” people of various races doesn’t support the “racist police” narrative. The notion of “systematic racism” is another cudgel to take our stuff, including our rights and ultimately the Bill of Rights.
Can’t believe you still have to hear the “no intent” argument. Unbelievable. If nothing else, sin of omission — the omission of allowing him to breathe. Take care of yourself, Dr Kory.
Floyd's death should have been referred as a homicide, not murder until conviction by jury. This was not the case, as murder is the word used immediately when it fits the narrative. From Dr. Kory's description it took 3 separate actions to make the homicide a murder. I can only ask, did the 3 get together and plan the arrest in such a fashion that they knew in advance it would cause the death of any specific person they arrested? There was no evidence of this, so the actual charge was 3rd degree murder. Third-degree murder requires prosecutors to prove that someone caused the death of another “by perpetuating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life.” According to Dr. Kory's testimony, it took 3 individuals acting in concert restraining George Floyd to restrict his breathing to ultimately cause his death. The 3 policemen seemed to have acted recklessly so a manslaughter charge seems appropriate for sure. The 3rd Degree Murder charge was not so clear, as one has to read the suspect's mind to clearly know they had in this instance no regard for human life. The policemen were clearly distracted by the crowd, which could have taken their attention off of George Floyd's condition. A bad situation to be sure.
WOW. Dr. Pierre Kory is the Swiss Army knife of all skills amazing. I am upset that you have had to go through so much hardship just to be such an outstanding doctor and exemplary human being. You are highly stress tested and come out with flying colors. Please consider using that tenacity and set of lessons learned to run for high political office.
There are still many unanswered questions about his.
- George Floyd's Claustrophobia: Floyd clearly indicated he was claustrophobic. I'm mildly claustrophobic and know people who are severely. He as a big man was handcuffed, put in a small car, and knew he would return to a small prison cell. That WOULD trigger a severe anxiety attack. On top of this he was retained flat on the ground which is mortifying for the claustrophobic...I used to have nightmares about being trapped in this position. Severe anxiety CAN trigger cardio issues, but this wasn't discussed in the civil or criminal trial.
- George Floyd's Drugs: He clearly robbed the store to pay his drug dealer dealer who was right there to get his money. There is good evidence he had consumed part or all of his drugs to conceal evidence, and later said "I ate too many drugs". Fentanyl CAN cause breathing problems on its own. Scott Adams on his VLOG detailed how a relative of his had these symptoms when there were going through their own opioid issues. Science agrees that it can cause breathing problems: eg https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugfacts/fentanyl
- Speedball: But Floyd didn't just consume simple Fentanyl, but a street concatenation called a "speedball" that contained other drugs and likely a stimulant. His girlfriend Courtney Ross also had bad experiences with this batch of speedballs the drug dealer sold them.
- Floyd's Breathing Previous Breathing Troubles: Floyd CLEARLY states he couldn't breath several times PRIOR to being put on the ground. https://www.newsweek.com/george-floyd-couldnt-breathe-before-he-was-pinned-down-cops-prosecutor-says-1507608 Why was he saying that? How you can you definitely say somebody was killed by the prone position for lack of breath when they had complained about breathing PRIOR to being put into the prone position?
- Floyd's Covid: No Covid didn't directly kill Floyd. But...his body was likely not processing oxygen at optimal levels because of his infection. This could have been a camel straw (among others).
- Floyd's Heart Problems: Several of his key arteries were 75% blocked...one 90% blocked. This was serious he enough he was prescribed medication for (which he didn't usually take). This + drugs + anxiety can absolutely starve the body of oxygen.
- Lack of Opioid Experts: Neither in the criminal or civil cases were experts provided who had serious experience autopsying drug overdoses. The way the trials made it sound like, it wasn't possible to OD on opioids! Yet we know in 2020 alone there were a whopping 90k deaths from opioid deaths. https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/trends-statistics/overdose-death-rates Floyd had 11 nanograms of fentanyl (not counting his other drugs in his system). Deaths have been certified with 3.
I took a double take, WHAT! Oh dear, that too. Your heart is so big you embrace clearing the suffering wherever it lands....this is horrific, hideous so tragically more of the same. Oh, dear dear Doc Kory please look after yourself, we love you so much your integrity SHINES in this darkened land.
left speechless with love and concern...how much can one take
Thank you for sharing this. It all never made sense to me, now it does. (Well the whole thing is insane, really, but I understand the physical process now.
As this was one of the most prominent criminal trials ever, the prosecutors literally had their pick of practically any medical expert in the whole country (world?).
This was even *after* Kory & FLCCC were advocating corticosteroids for covid treatment.
In other words, the mainstream-iest mainstream of them all held Kory to be one of the country's foremost pulmonological experts if not *THE* foremost expert.
There ain't a snowballs chance in hell that they would use a [insert epithet adjectives here] disinformation-spreading quack for only one of the most seminal cultural events in history.
Sadly, I doubt anyone on Team Blue will notice or appreciate your contribution to this case -- and revise their slander against your reputation accordingly.
A subscriber just wrote to me the following: I’m wondering if you could share more detail about the following passage in your report:
“I found no evidence that Mr. Floyd’s respiratory drive (rate) was significantly suppressed, despite the fact he had opiates in his bloodstream, an agent known to suppress respiratory rate. His intact respiratory rate is evidenced by observing him in the minutes prior to and at the beginning of the restraint by the officers whereby he was able to walk, sit, stand, answer questions, and cry out for help. It is clear from these observations that the opiates in his bloodstream at the time were not of sufficient concentration to suppress his respiratory rate.”
This section is intriguing to me because it touches on the core of the defense’s argument that Mr. Floyd was not murdered but died from a drug overdose during his arrest.
My questions are as follows:
1) You cite several activities such as walking, standing, talking / crying out as indication that the concentration of opiates in Mr. Floyd’s blood were not sufficient to suppress his respiratory rate. However, don’t we know exactly a) what the opiate levels in Mr. Floyd’s blood were, and b) the levels required to affect (and stop) human respiration? If so, why do you draw your conclusion about whether or not opiates contributed to his respiratory failure from his observed activities during his arrest as opposed to this medical data?
2) What do you make of Mr. Floyd’s erratic behavior, including complaints that he was not able to breathe and that he was dying, before being placed on the ground and restrained by Mr. Chauvin?
My answers:
1) I do know the level of opiates and they were not elevated enough to suppress breathing.
2) Patients whose respiratory drive is being suppressed by opiates… NEVER complain of it. They descend into a sleep like, highly pleasurable state and then with too much opiates, they become unconscious, their breathing slows, stops, and they arrest. Mr. Floyd was fully awake and essentially fighting police officers. That aint someone on a lot of dope. He was high for sure… but he was breathing just fine.. He was likely panicking. He was claustrophobic, was terrified of being placed in a police car and can’t handle handcuffs. My guess is he was having a panic attack, patients with panic attacks always complain of not being able to breathe. Either that or he was simply trying to not be placed in a police car.
Wow‼️ Great work, Dr. Kory‼️
Do you ever rest❓❓❓
Take care of yourself as you continue your selfless efforts to take care of others‼️
WOW, Pierre. This was haunting and highly illuminating to read and made me reconsider the arguments that the drugs in his system may have been the primary contributor to his death as he had expressed difficulty breathing prior to being restrained (which obviously would have exacerbated his existing distress, regardless). Thank you for sharing this detailed medical assessment of a tragic situation that was subsequently exploited for political purposes. I hope sharing it here will help you heal from the PTSD.
I was also very sorry to hear from Steve Kirsch that ABIM is coming after you, too. I hope you and Peter McCullough will vanquish these Stasi attempts to silence you and others courageously speaking counter-narrative truths.
I called attention to the threats you both received and shared a Take Action for Freedom petition on stopping the persecution of doctors in the updates section of the piece I published yesterday:
• “Anatomy of a Philanthropath: Dreams of Democide & Dictatorship – Part 1: A Mostly Peaceful Depopulation” (https://margaretannaalice.substack.com/p/anatomy-of-a-philanthropath-dreams)
Dr. Kory I am speechless after reading this and the humanity involved in just being you and what you have done for the world. You don’t seem like the type who would care about this, but I hope you get a Nobel Peace Prize or a statute in your honor. If we only had more Dr. Kory’s!
Thank you for sharing this, Dr. Kory. You are a hero and a blessing to more people every day. It is profoundly heartbreaking, though, to learn that, on top of all the persecution related to COVID-19, you've also had to endure -- and still suffer from -- the pain of reviewing the George Floyd murder case. I am in tears. The only other thing I can say is that I send you much love and gratitude for what you do for this planet.
Thank you Leon.
I was moved and tearful too. This really got to me. This in the wake of the context of all the other insane battlefronts to master.
Thanks Betsy
agreed ... I had no idea he had equal pressures on other platforms ... dear God - no wonder Dr. Kory seemed stressed. I am happy though, to see, he appears less stressed lately and is able to laugh with greater ease these days; especially when hanging out with his good friend Dr. Paul Marik.
Perhaps Floyd's breathing was interfered with by police officers doing their duty in an over aggressive manner causing death. I don’t know.
What I do know is that Minneapolis will never be the same progressive city it once was due to politicians who refused to call in National Guard for days. Minneapolis is a ghost town and skyway storefronts are empty. The city is violent with drag racers and carjackings on the streets every evening. Chaos reigns.
see: Caught on camera: Minneapolis bar worker pistol whipped in broad daylight in attempted carjacking
Dr. Kory, now do a Substack on just one patient who was killed by Medical Doctors and Nurses in hospitals using Dr. Fauci's COVID protocol. Seems like a massive problem in comparison to the Floyd death. While the expectation is that Medical Professionals would save lives, the opposite outcome occurred in many cases. The money poured in to the hospitals by the Federal Government for remdesivir, vents etc.
The four officers who pay dearly for their mistake or the medical community getting away scott free for multiple thousands of deaths for cash, which is more astounding?
Maybe expert witness testimony can be had for the families that lost loved ones in this heinous covid scheme at some point in time looking to the future.
Keep up the good work with the covid injured. Dr.Kory you are a hero in your relentless speaking out of the truth of early treatment and the efforts with the FLCCC!
Exactly!
A friend of my daughter, who was a robust 76 year old ex-Marine was hospitalized and died suddenly after being given Remdesivir. His family was not allowed to participate in his care once he was hospitalized. Another COVID death, or an iatrogenic death by an EUA toxic drug? No one will ever know.
It is not surprising that your expert testimony yet again directs absolute truth and empowers those without a voice. So many lessons applicable on so many levels for all from this, most especially those who cast judgment. If not for humans such as yourself, so many of us would be left hopeless, powerless and sucked into the vortex of this ongoing nightmare of medical tyranny. Words cannot express the appreciation.
Wonderful themes.
Not sure what to think about this. Any time I hear the death of George Floyd characterized as “murder”, I immediately think that is incorrect. Where is the intent? And these ridiculous amounts of money awarded to families. Where is personal responsibility for one’s actions? Police have an enormously difficult job and I am grateful there are still people in our society today willing to do it.
murder via absolute excessive force and well-known illegal use of force via prone weighted restraint. He was handcuffed. No way you need to do that to someone in handcuffs.That kind and type of force killed him. NEVER should have happened. What you dont know is the many many minutes of continuous pleading by a trained bystander who had gone through Police Academy training (he told Chauvin that) and was begging Chauvin to get his knee of his neck, that he was taught to not do that, that he wasn't breathing anymore, that he was unconscious and likely dead. Plea after plea to check his pulse. Plea after plea. No pulse checked.
Still doesn’t show intent. Also, thought it wasn’t the knee on the neck? You’re right, I’m not privy to all the information in this case, and it does appear these was malfeasance on the part of the officers involved, but the outcome of all it seems wrong in so many levels.
murder by absolute depraved indifference to the life of another. They were leaning on a lifeless dead man for minutes. He was not moving, not conscious, putting up no resistance.. because he was dead. They had been trained in proper use of force. Yet they continued to bear incredible amounts of weight on a dead, handcuffed human being. They executed continued, excessive, injurious force despite knowing the risks. Risks they were being told about.. continuously, both in their training and by bystanders. Their intent was to not give a shit about the consequences, bur rather to show George who had the authority, the power, all because George was terrified about being placed in the caged back of a police car while in handcuffs.
Look, I don’t defend their actions, but, in a court of law, what you just wrote would be considered conjecture. You don’t know what they were thinking.
I am not a lawyer, a judge, or a jury. I deliver medical opinions as to cause of death, not to the intent of those who caused the death. I am calling it a murder because.. he was convicted of murder by a jury. That was a legal opinion. How they proved murder, I dont know. I did not watch the trial because I refused to watch the trial. However, my guess is that if you execute actions that you know will cause a high risk of death, and do it anyway, then you are guilty of murder. Think firing a gun into a crowd. My guess is they proved that those officers knew the consequences of the type and amount of force they used. And did it anyway. Thus the murder conviction.
Fair enough. I just refuse to join the St. George Floyd bandwagon when much has been suppressed about the kind of person he really was. And all that white guilt nonsense makes me want to vomit. I don’t care what color your skin is, just be a good person. And crime statistics don’t bear out the crazy leftist narrative about white police officers killing black people. Facts matter.
You weren't in a court of law, privy to all the evidence.
For decades there has been implicit intent on the part of some officers to hassle or bully some members of society. That is the "intent."
Saw this happen to an Asian member of my family--stepdad- when he was briefly unconscious after being struck by a police car in a high speed car chase gone horribly wrong. When officers stopped to see the damage they had done they spoke about this sweet elderly man in horrific racist terms thinking he wasn't fully conscious and did not speak English. He was dropped off at his home where my family was told "well at least he is alive." He did not get offered medical care, which was indeed needed promptly. What was the "intent?" Covering their ass? Racism? Thank goodness the Floyd case did happen and gave publicity to the deep problems in policing. My stepdad also has described being stopped twice, careful driver that he is, by cops for nothing. One cop accused him of running a red light and the co-worker passenger he was driving home (she was black) was so outraged she called the cop on the lie and he let them go.
Of course there are wonderful police and it is a tough job. The tragic irony is that my mom and stepdad hosted neighborhood picnics and fund raisers for both fire and police departments and was involved with police liaisons to keep their neighborhood safe and to form familiar and trusting relations. My stepdad is a fabulous cook and sweated over many cutting boards and kettles of free food he made and handed out to firemen and police officers at these events. Mom spent thousands of her own hard earned dollars on these projects. As a neighborhood association board member, mom was constantly working with police representatives. She was white. But after this incident happened she was so offended that she quit all that volunteer activity.
Thanks for your expert analysis Dr. Kory. I was wondering what the case was with regards to the level of drugs in his system. I see no problem with giving your testimony, without touching on the horrible aftermath. I see no justification for how the officers handled Mr. Floyd.
However, we do need to recognize the aftermath. The Left propagandizes and weaponizes everything, this being a prime example. Instead of nonviolent protest and letting the wheels of justice turn, they showed complete disregard for the lives of millions of others who had nothing to do with what happened.
Ultimately this is about nationalizing police standards. Defund the current police, ultimately replacing them with Left wing leadership that can perpetuate atrocities like the horrible treatment of January 6th defendants, and other selective law enforcement.
You said there is a terrible history of racism by the Minneapolis PD. I don’t have information to make a judgment with, except to note that the statistics for killing of “unarmed” people of various races doesn’t support the “racist police” narrative. The notion of “systematic racism” is another cudgel to take our stuff, including our rights and ultimately the Bill of Rights.
Can’t believe you still have to hear the “no intent” argument. Unbelievable. If nothing else, sin of omission — the omission of allowing him to breathe. Take care of yourself, Dr Kory.
We did know that detail about the bystander--it leaked out but not highlighted in the press.
Floyd's death should have been referred as a homicide, not murder until conviction by jury. This was not the case, as murder is the word used immediately when it fits the narrative. From Dr. Kory's description it took 3 separate actions to make the homicide a murder. I can only ask, did the 3 get together and plan the arrest in such a fashion that they knew in advance it would cause the death of any specific person they arrested? There was no evidence of this, so the actual charge was 3rd degree murder. Third-degree murder requires prosecutors to prove that someone caused the death of another “by perpetuating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life.” According to Dr. Kory's testimony, it took 3 individuals acting in concert restraining George Floyd to restrict his breathing to ultimately cause his death. The 3 policemen seemed to have acted recklessly so a manslaughter charge seems appropriate for sure. The 3rd Degree Murder charge was not so clear, as one has to read the suspect's mind to clearly know they had in this instance no regard for human life. The policemen were clearly distracted by the crowd, which could have taken their attention off of George Floyd's condition. A bad situation to be sure.
WOW. Dr. Pierre Kory is the Swiss Army knife of all skills amazing. I am upset that you have had to go through so much hardship just to be such an outstanding doctor and exemplary human being. You are highly stress tested and come out with flying colors. Please consider using that tenacity and set of lessons learned to run for high political office.
OH NO! Why would you punish the dear man with such a horrible sentence!?! Political office?! Worse than the death penalty for a honest man!
There are still many unanswered questions about his.
- George Floyd's Claustrophobia: Floyd clearly indicated he was claustrophobic. I'm mildly claustrophobic and know people who are severely. He as a big man was handcuffed, put in a small car, and knew he would return to a small prison cell. That WOULD trigger a severe anxiety attack. On top of this he was retained flat on the ground which is mortifying for the claustrophobic...I used to have nightmares about being trapped in this position. Severe anxiety CAN trigger cardio issues, but this wasn't discussed in the civil or criminal trial.
- George Floyd's Drugs: He clearly robbed the store to pay his drug dealer dealer who was right there to get his money. There is good evidence he had consumed part or all of his drugs to conceal evidence, and later said "I ate too many drugs". Fentanyl CAN cause breathing problems on its own. Scott Adams on his VLOG detailed how a relative of his had these symptoms when there were going through their own opioid issues. Science agrees that it can cause breathing problems: eg https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugfacts/fentanyl
- Speedball: But Floyd didn't just consume simple Fentanyl, but a street concatenation called a "speedball" that contained other drugs and likely a stimulant. His girlfriend Courtney Ross also had bad experiences with this batch of speedballs the drug dealer sold them.
- Floyd's Breathing Previous Breathing Troubles: Floyd CLEARLY states he couldn't breath several times PRIOR to being put on the ground. https://www.newsweek.com/george-floyd-couldnt-breathe-before-he-was-pinned-down-cops-prosecutor-says-1507608 Why was he saying that? How you can you definitely say somebody was killed by the prone position for lack of breath when they had complained about breathing PRIOR to being put into the prone position?
- Floyd's Covid: No Covid didn't directly kill Floyd. But...his body was likely not processing oxygen at optimal levels because of his infection. This could have been a camel straw (among others).
- Floyd's Heart Problems: Several of his key arteries were 75% blocked...one 90% blocked. This was serious he enough he was prescribed medication for (which he didn't usually take). This + drugs + anxiety can absolutely starve the body of oxygen.
- Lack of Opioid Experts: Neither in the criminal or civil cases were experts provided who had serious experience autopsying drug overdoses. The way the trials made it sound like, it wasn't possible to OD on opioids! Yet we know in 2020 alone there were a whopping 90k deaths from opioid deaths. https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/trends-statistics/overdose-death-rates Floyd had 11 nanograms of fentanyl (not counting his other drugs in his system). Deaths have been certified with 3.
I took a double take, WHAT! Oh dear, that too. Your heart is so big you embrace clearing the suffering wherever it lands....this is horrific, hideous so tragically more of the same. Oh, dear dear Doc Kory please look after yourself, we love you so much your integrity SHINES in this darkened land.
left speechless with love and concern...how much can one take
Absolutely astounding. Thanking you for everything you do just seems inadequate. But thank you for everything you do❤️
As a former Paralegal “Crime” all I can say is wow on how you dealt with the case.
Thank you for sharing this. It all never made sense to me, now it does. (Well the whole thing is insane, really, but I understand the physical process now.
One very salient observation:
Dr. Kory was asked for his opinion in June 2020.
As this was one of the most prominent criminal trials ever, the prosecutors literally had their pick of practically any medical expert in the whole country (world?).
This was even *after* Kory & FLCCC were advocating corticosteroids for covid treatment.
In other words, the mainstream-iest mainstream of them all held Kory to be one of the country's foremost pulmonological experts if not *THE* foremost expert.
There ain't a snowballs chance in hell that they would use a [insert epithet adjectives here] disinformation-spreading quack for only one of the most seminal cultural events in history.
Now that's a credential :))
Stunning to read this.
Sadly, I doubt anyone on Team Blue will notice or appreciate your contribution to this case -- and revise their slander against your reputation accordingly.