But if Chauvin did not realize Floyd was not breathing or did not have a pulse, how is asking, "did you check his pulse," or "does he have a pulse," a distraction? Especially if he did not hear the other officer tell him Floyd was not breathing or had passed out?
This.
Any trained medic I know would have been in there.. it's our training, it's our instinct- to save a life.
And that is such a primal urge that everything else pales into insignificance.
The thing is, Chauvin was trained in life saving techniques too.
For me, that really is the final nail in his coffin.
He was trained to know when he'd gone too far.
The most basic of first aid education would have educated him
ABC
Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Being in such close proximity to a dying person shows you what process they are undergoing physiologically.
When a person is breathing, when they are allowed to breathe, the chest rises and falls.
When the heart is beating pulses can be felt at several locations on the person's body.
When the circulation stops the body goes cold, it can be felt along with other processes, the like of which Dr Tobin outlined.
So, yes, screaming is appropriate if you watch somebody killing another person, it's not only appropriate it is morally and ethically the right thing to do. Trained or not.