The Trial of Derek Chauvin - Judgement(?) Day(?) has arrived!

Outcome?

  • Guilty of Murder

    Votes: 75 7.6%
  • Not Guilty of Murder (2nd/3rd), Guilty of Manslaughter

    Votes: 397 40.0%
  • Full Acquittal

    Votes: 221 22.3%
  • Mistrial

    Votes: 299 30.1%

  • Total voters
    992
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Dude why is the prosecution showing this??? They're legit showing nothing but professional cops lmao.
I'm confused as well.

You have reasonable officers, offering to roll the windows down, making statements like, "The way you're moving has me worried", to explain why they're directing him, checking for sharp objects, asking why he's having trouble walking, etc; just your basic SOPs.

St. George is obviously combative and out of it, at one point very violently kicking the officers.

I understand liberals don't self-identify as reasonable, for the large swathe of normies in the middle, how can someone possibly watch this and think the officers' behavior was out of line?

And why is the prosecution making the case for the defense?
 
Illiterate bigot, xenophobe, chauvinist, mutinous fool, dunce, dolt, imbecile, biased, partial, intolerant, illiberal, prejudiced, sectarian, racist murder sympathising provocateur.

Or better yet a waste of the universes energy to open the eyelids to blind hate crime bullshit insecure online troll.
Damn when did Tara Gillesbie join KF
 
Chauvin himself. I'm sure the cross examination would be brutal, but they really have to show this guy as a sympathetic human being, and the jury is going to assume that if he doesn't testify, it's because he can't because he actually did intend to kill Floyd.

Also he should turn on the waterworks for real and express remorse, while walking the tightrope between that and still maintaining he was either justified in what he did, or at least was up to a point, or that he fucked up. Being confused and afraid by an angry mob hooting and hollering is certainly one human way to explain a fuckup like this.
If he can be vulnerable yes, but without having seen much of him, he seems very stoic. I suppose it's a double or nothing situation and I'm a pussy. I wouldn't with how weak the pros. looks right now. I'd worry it would be like the old wrestling a pig proverb.

Baden's going to be interesting, he did the second Epstein autopsy.
 
Illiterate bigot, xenophobe, chauvinist, mutinous fool, dunce, dolt, imbecile, biased, partial, intolerant, illiberal, prejudiced, sectarian, racist murder sympathising provocateur.

Or better yet a waste of the universes energy to open the eyelids to blind hate crime bullshit insecure online troll.
we really need the moti sticker for this one. enjoy 41%ing
 
OK, so they are showing all of the body cams so they can introduce elements from any of them as evidence and get them all put of the way at once and show the event from different angles. Also to hammer in the emotional element, probably. And the IT guy is there for the sake of the jury to explain technical details like why the sound doesn't start right away. I bet they won't have any questions for this witness, they just want to show the footage. This is for the benefit of both sides so that each can pick apart the videos.
 
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Showing the bodycam footage reaaaally helps the persecution, sure. :story:
Just shows the whole world how he was drugged out of his own mind and resisting like a ooga-booga for 20 minutes.
It still shows an officer kneeling into a man's neck for longer than 3 minutes in a move that could obstruct their windpipe after he's unresponsive.
 
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It still shows an officer kneeling into a man's neck for longer than 3 minutes in a move that could obstruct their windpipe after he's unresponsive.
There was no test for responsiveness for awhile. You can hear them arguing with the crowd. That probably even slowed the process down a bit.
 
I've seen the idea floated that the Prosecution are only doing this to pad out a case they know they'll lose.

What if they actually live in the reality where this is compelling evidence in their favor? And what if the jury is made up of people also living in that reality?
This isn't dragged out yet. We're only on day 3 of what's expected to last at least 3 weeks. It's unwise to jump to endgame conclusions at this point. Also don't forget that emotions can make or break a conviction. The jurors are human too. That's the point of having a jury instead of just a judge or a machine.
 
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