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2023-01-20 19:29:48 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 345BA111C9204F5C09F8D5BCFFC0EECC502F951ACAF65C9C334E04B19B27C92B
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George Floyd's autopsy did show high levels of drugs in his system, and while it would be reasonable to point to this as a contributory cause to his death, the direct cause was "cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint and neck compression". https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-george-floyd-overdose-death/fact-check-no-evidence-drug-overdose-was-main-cause-of-death-for-george-floyd-in-2020-idUSL1N3241XJ
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