Believe It Or Not, Derek Chauvin's Defense Is That He And The Other Cops Were Distracted By The Bystanders On The Sidewalk
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Apparently Derek Chauvin's defense attorney's are and are going to continue to try and make the argument that Chauvin and the other cops lost track of Floyd's condition because they were being harassed by the bystanders who were yelling for him to stop kneeling on Floyd's neck.
I have been watching some of the trial. A little while ago they showed a video with Chauvin's knee firmly on George Floyd's neck. Chauvin did not appear to be distracted by anything. He did appear to be coldly and ruthlessly executing George Floyd. It was chilling and totally appalling.
A Minneapolis Fire Department EMT just finished being questioned by the prosecution. She was on the scene at the time and the police would not allow her to take George Floyd's pulse. She testified that one of the police officers told her not to get involved.
Oh yeah, while I was at the gym they showed footage on CNN from another angle and it looked like he even adjusted himself to put more of his body weight on Floyd’s neck. He looked like he knew exactly what he was doing, and even if he didn’t mean to kill the guy it was obvious that Chauvin had every intention of hurting him as much as he could get away with.
Right now , the defense attorney is asking a Minneapolis firefighter EMT if bystanders yelling at her would stress her out to the point it would be harder to do her job. It is bizarre in my mind.
They are literally setting the stage for a defense that the bystanders stressed Chauvin out and he lost track of what he was doing.
A Minneapolis Fire Department EMT just finished being questioned by the prosecution. She was on the scene at the time and the police would not allow her to take George Floyd's pulse. She testified that one of the police officers told her not to get involved.
I was unaware that there was an EMT on the scene while they were on him. That is BAD news for Chauvin.
From what I have seen the defense is pathetically weak thus far. Their arguments so far really boil down to “our guy is too incompetent to be held responsible for his actions.”
I'm not watching the trial or reading the daily reports. I'll wait until the trial is finished and see what the final verdict is. I saw the video when it first showed up and it looked really bad for him, but in a court of law who knows how it will turn out. My biggest worry out of it is that the final verdict won't be what some people want and there will be more rioting because of it.
More likely the bystanders were distracted by a cop choking a dude out and holding pressure on his neck for several more minutes after he stopped moving. THAT is pretty distracting, not to mention disturbing. I'm all for innocent until proven guilty but come on... he was "distracted"? Any good cop will tell you that is a pile of bullshit.
Still struck by this: Genevieve Hansen, the off-duty firefighter on the scene as George Floyd died, said she stayed on scene after Floyd was taken away bc she worried about the Black people and people of color --like Donald Williams -- possibly being hurt by remaining police.
Day 3 of watching Derek unpassionately scribbling notes ... nary a glimpse feeling crossing his brow ... a textbook case of a psychological condition I am not trained to diagnose. However, Derek's attorney suggests I/we use common sense. Well so far 'common sense' has tagged Derek with sociopath.
Apparently Derek Chauvin's defense attorney's are and are going to continue to try and make the argument that Chauvin and the other cops lost track of Floyd's condition because they were being harassed by the bystanders who were yelling for him to stop kneeling on Floyd's neck.
I have been watching some of the trial. A little while ago they showed a video with Chauvin's knee firmly on George Floyd's neck. Chauvin did not appear to be distracted by anything. He did appear to be coldly and ruthlessly executing George Floyd. It was chilling and totally appalling.
A Minneapolis Fire Department EMT just finished being questioned by the prosecution. She was on the scene at the time and the police would not allow her to take George Floyd's pulse. She testified that one of the police officers told her not to get involved.
Oh yeah, while I was at the gym they showed footage on CNN from another angle and it looked like he even adjusted himself to put more of his body weight on Floyd’s neck. He looked like he knew exactly what he was doing, and even if he didn’t mean to kill the guy it was obvious that Chauvin had every intention of hurting him as much as he could get away with.
Right now , the defense attorney is asking a Minneapolis firefighter EMT if bystanders yelling at her would stress her out to the point it would be harder to do her job. It is bizarre in my mind.
They are literally setting the stage for a defense that the bystanders stressed Chauvin out and he lost track of what he was doing.
Chauvin has been a cop for 20 years.
I think she shut down that line of cross-examination quite effectively.
I was unaware that there was an EMT on the scene while they were on him. That is BAD news for Chauvin.
Very bad.
She made a very good witness.
He was concentrating on chewing his gum.
From what I have seen the defense is pathetically weak thus far. Their arguments so far really boil down to “our guy is too incompetent to be held responsible for his actions.”
Then why was he a cop?
... so he could torture and kill minorities without fear of being held accountable.
"... so he could torture and kill minorities without fear of being held accountable."
There are many scum like him among the ranks.
I'm not watching the trial or reading the daily reports. I'll wait until the trial is finished and see what the final verdict is. I saw the video when it first showed up and it looked really bad for him, but in a court of law who knows how it will turn out. My biggest worry out of it is that the final verdict won't be what some people want and there will be more rioting because of it.
If this cold blooded killer Chauvin gets away with it, I wouldn't be surprised if there was more PROTESTING.
Distracted by the bystanders on the sidewalk?!!
More likely the bystanders were distracted by a cop choking a dude out and holding pressure on his neck for several more minutes after he stopped moving. THAT is pretty distracting, not to mention disturbing. I'm all for innocent until proven guilty but come on... he was "distracted"? Any good cop will tell you that is a pile of bullshit.
As the EMT answered whether she was upset or not " yes, seeing someone murdered is upsetting"
Just saw this tweet...
Day 3 of watching Derek unpassionately scribbling notes ... nary a glimpse feeling crossing his brow ... a textbook case of a psychological condition I am not trained to diagnose. However, Derek's attorney suggests I/we use common sense. Well so far 'common sense' has tagged Derek with sociopath.
Sociopath would be my diagnosis.
So if for some unknown reason one were to take Chauvin's side on this, wouldn't one technically be a Chauvinist?
If I'm fighting for my life I'm not worried about bystanders.