George Floyd Case: Police Manual Teaches Knee-to-Neck Restraints (Images)

Police Manual: Neck Restraint used to alleviate the risk of asphyxia Could Minneapolis Police training manual exonerate the four police officers accused of George Floyd’s death? The manual taught officers how to use the knee-to-neck technique to alleviate the risk of asphyxia. Below are the images of the manual as provided to the court. Source: Minneapolis Police Training Manual: The officer (left) kneels on the side of the suspect’s neck.
SUMMARY Minneapolis Police Department training manual taught police officers about: – Neck Restraint: Compressing one or both sides of a person’s neck with an arm or leg, without applying direct pressure to the trachea or airway (front of the neck) (Court document: Page 16) -The Recovery Position to alleviate the risk of asphyxia: Placing a restrained subject on their side in order to reduce pressure on his/her chest and facilitate breathing. (Court document: Page 8 ) – Excited Delirium: How to subdue a suspect with signs of excited delirium (which George Floyd was exhibiting) – Common Risk Factors: How to identify common risk factors: i.e., illicit drugs, cardiovascular disease, bizarre behavior (some of which George Floyd presented)
PROOF: MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAINING MANUAL Source: Court document, Exhibit 7, pages 6 – 26,
– Police officer’s knee on neck of suspect to alleviate positional asphyxia. From Minneapolis police manual: (Exhibit 7, page 26) Source: Minneapolis Police Training Manual Photo shows the Neck Restraint: “Place the subject in the recovery position to alleviate positional asphyxia.” Ok they are in handcuffs now what. Sudden cardiac arrest typically occurs immediately following a violent struggle Place the subject in the recovery position to alleviate positional asphyxia Once in handcuffs, get EMS on scene quickly to monitor and transport Sign a transport hold on these individuals Complete a CIC report -Recovery Position From Minneapolis police manual: (Exhibit 7, page 28) Source: Minneapolis Police Manual – Recovery Position Airway Normally this is head tilt chin lift or “Sniffing Position”. Can also be the Recovery Position. – Neck Restraint: Compressing one or both sides of a person’s neck with an arm or leg without applying direct pressure to the trachea or airway (front of the neck) From Minneapolis police manual: (Exhibit 7, page 12) Source: Minneapolis Police Training Manual – Neck Restraint NECK RESTRAINTS AND CHOKE HOLDS Choke Hold: Deadly force option. Defined as applying direct pressure on a person’s trachea or airway Neck Restraint: Non-deadly force option. Defined as compressing one or both sides of a person’s neck with an arm or leg without applying direct pressure to the trachea or airway (front of the neck) – Excited Delirium (which George Floyd exhibited): From Minneapolis police manual: (Exhibit 7, page 23) Source: Minneapolis Police Training Manual – Definition of Excited Delirium Current definintion (sic) Excited delirium: A condition that manifests as a combination of delirium, psychomotor agitation, anxiety, hallucinations, speech disturbances, disorientation, violent and bizarre behavior, insensitivity to pain, elevated body temperature and superhuman strength. – Common Risk Factors (some of which George Floyd presented) From Minneapolis police manual: (Exhibit 7, page 24) Source: Minneapolis Police Training Manual – Common Risk Factors Common Risk Factors Male under the age of 44 median age of 36 Use/abuse of illicit drugs Preexisting mental and/or cardiovascular disease Exhibition of bizarre behavior such as: – Various stages of nudity – Incoherence and delirium – Violence/attacking or breaking glass – Running in traffic – Paranoia

SOURCE: – Court document, Exhibit 7, page 26, filed 7/7/2020 11:00 AM, officer Thomas Lane’s case #27-CR-20-12951) (Archive) RELATED: – Chauvin, Lane, Kueng, and Thao: The George Floyd Fall Guys – Minnesota v. Derek Chauvin et al: The Prosecution’s Dirty Little Secret – Tucker Carlson Tonight (3/10/2021): A closer look at George Floyd’s death in police custody