It's not, but it would go a long way in explaining why 4 cops were there in the first place.
Interesting that you answer for Liquid.
But still I don't think I agree with you...
Even if it was the case as he previously claimed, which it is not, 4 cops cornering a guy is sure to tip him off.
The criminal complaint against the officer says it was a $20 bill. Many places in the US now won't even take a check since there's a big risk of it bouncing.
In an interview, the cashier of the store went to, Mike Abumayyaleh, said Floyd was a regular and he suspected the Floyd didn't know the bill was counterfeit. Abumayyaleh also made it sound like counterfeit money is relatively common at the store too and the policy was to inform the police. He said people typically aren't arrested and the police just want to get an idea where the money came from.
However it's been reported when Floyd was confronted by Abumayyaleh, he wasn't in control and was drunk. I could see that happening too, being drunk, wanting a cigarette, and being told your money is fake could set a person off. The police should've known this though and once they confirmed there was no weapon, Floyd should've just been put into a patrol car. The most he probably would've been charged with is disorderly conduct or public drunkeness.
It's hard to say what happened though. The officer clearly used excessive force since once the suspect is cuffed and on the ground, they're not able to do much. But prior to Floyd being cuffed the force could've been appropriate depending on how difficult Floyd was being. I don't know if there's enough evidence that's public right now to make that call.
Thanks for the clarification.
All these could have been prevented if people know how to deal with situation in a more peaceful way, and always pushed for a discussion rather than accusing on the spot.
The situation should have been explained very clearly to Floyd, but if he was drunk... I guess that's how things escalated this way.
Whether there was high probability of him being guilty of some sort of not, but considering how big of a guy George is/was I am sure some force was required to put the cuff on him, but once in cuffs, I failed to see the justification that standing on the guy's neck, to teach him a lesson on not resisting the police is a very bad one.
I know that tensions can run extremely high in any situation from a police perspective, and the police can lose patience real fast.
The cop who pinned him down probably was frustrated having to fight him to get him cuffed, but once cuffed, he should have stopped taking it personally.
That was the error he should be punished for, along with all other officers there.