Both Chauvin and Floyd contributed to a death. George paid the ultimate price for his part but had no officer kneeled on him while he was under physical duress, George would be alive today. Unintentional murder, AKA Assisted Suicide (metaphorically), at best, because Chauvin was guilty of Culpable Negligence. He should have known that his behavior could have or would have resulted in harm or death to the handcuffed and subdued offender.
The cops admitted they knew George Floyd had a history of drug problems and proper training or intentional CARE for human life would have demanded treating him as both patient and offender. Excessive Force is commonplace, and it needs to stop.
What's more, if people were placed in a secure treatment facility when drug abuse or alcoholism is substantiated, a segment of those sentenced to treatment might not re-offend. It's expensive to treat addictions, but it is less expensive than incarceration and especially repeated incarcerations. Check out the linked video from a friend of mine who spoke to lawmakers and the public at the Minnesota Capitol.
Incarceration often keeps people sick or makes them sicker in some cases. Few people come out of a corrupt prison system healthier than they went in. Yeah, there's always a whole lotta CYA going on in cases like this.
Future Solution to avoid more George Floyd deaths? Transparency. Put a live camera on every cop that they can't turn off when they are ‘on the clock’, and have a publicly accessible website where citizens can view live footage at will. Indeed, there are times the footage should not be available but have a balanced Team that includes Citizens, a trusted Prosecutor, Judge, a Defense attorney, and maybe even an EMT or other health professional. If the footage is held from public purview, the Team is answerable. Live footage would stop bad people from lying to and about cops which happens all the time and would keep bad cops from lying all the time, too.