Duke University investigating printout of George Floyd's toxicology report on Black History Month display - The Washington Post - 0 views
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As he got closer, he realized it was a printout of Floyd’s toxicology report from his autopsy. And on the sheet of paper was a handwritten note suggesting that Floyd was to blame when he died in Minneapolis police custody last spring after an officer knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes.“Mix of drugs presents in difficulty breathing! Overdose? Good man? Use of fake currency is a felony!” read a note written in pink.
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“I was really incredulous that someone would actually go to the effort of finding the report in its original form,” Mohn said. “It seemed almost more audacious than just writing a slur or putting up something more overtly hateful.”
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Mohn found the note on Saturday inside a dorm that has a hallway bulletin board commemorating Black victims of police violence, including Philando Castile and Breonna Taylor. Just like Floyd’s post, each picture was accompanied by a summary of the incident related to their death.
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