[throwwwaway]

Once one side starts speculating on things like this, the other side starts speculating on things like what was an intoxicated man doing in the driver's seat on a car.

It's not helpful to the issue, which is that he was murdered by police, and that something needs to change to prevent something similar from happening again.

[Uhhrrr]

I'm just pointing out that the change proposed in the OP wouldn't have saved Floyd. The cops would come for anyone accused of passing counterfeit money and not returning the merchandise.

Offloading cases to social agencies wouldn't have saved him indirectly, either. Four cops were almost immediately available to subdue and/or arrest him.

Heck, it even looks like 5-303.01B here [1[ would have prevented Floyd's murder, had it been followed:

> It shall be the duty of every sworn employee present at any scene where physical force is being applied to either stop or attempt to stop another sworn employee when force is being inappropriately applied or is no longer required.

The problem has more to do with things that are squishier than policy: enforcement and the culture within the department.

1. http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/policy/mpdpolicy_5-30...