The officers could have handled this better, but none of their comments indicate to me that they intended to cause his death, & the video doesn't appear that they we're using enough pressure to inhibit breathing (and the autopsy states sudden cardiac death, not asphyxiation). I believe the way this article, and the edited video, depicts this is greatly misleading.An autopsy ruled Timpa’s cause of death was a homicide, sudden cardiac death due to "the toxic effects of cocaine and the stress associated with physical restraint.".
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- Thu Aug 01, 2019 2:44 pm
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- Topic: 'You're gonna kill me!': Dallas police body cam footage reveals the final minutes of Tony Timpa's life
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Re: 'You're gonna kill me!': Dallas police body cam footage reveals the final minutes of Tony Timpa's life
Obviously this incident could have been handled much better, with professionalism and adherence to protocols on the part of the first responders. However, it irks me that the article buries this nugget in the middle as an afterthought: