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Do you know that by expertise or is this just gut feeling? In the latter case, wait for the autopsy.
Expertise. It’s the same way crucifixion kills you, positional asphyxia, albeit nowhere near as extreme. Even being cuffed hands behind back and lying prone will cause breathing issues in some people. Any compression of the neck Can kill. Have had this argument a thousand times trying to persuade women whose BFs are into ‘breath play’ that it can and does kill - all it needs is a bit of plaque dislodged off an artery and it’s goodnight vienna.
Any comorbidities- large guy, being overweight, and kind of heart or lung issue amplifies the risk. The autopsy may show heart attack, stroke or asphyxia - but all will be a direct result of that restraint. .
I know cops face some pretty hard arrests, with some violent offenders and they need robust techniques to keep an offender down, and they need to be able to restrain - but kneeling with your knee on a prone cuffed man is not good.
Cop needs to be charged, is my opinion.