Posted on 03/31/2021 11:42:18 AM PDT by RandFan
A witness in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin said during testimony on Wednesday that he did not feel safe working at the nearby convenience store after witnessing the killing of George Floyd.
Christopher Martin, 19, was a cashier at Cup Foods when Floyd was killed on May 25. He had sold Floyd the cigarettes that Floyd was accused of buying with counterfeit money, which led to the police being called. Floyd later died outside the store after police arrested him, and Chauvin pinned him to the street by putting his knee on Floyd's neck.
Minnesota Assistant Attorney General Matthew Frank asked Martin if he had continued to work at Cup Foods after May 25, to which Martin replied he had not.
"I didn't feel safe," Martin said.
Martin lived in an apartment above Cup Foods with his family and had worked at the store for a few months before Floyd's death.
During his testimony, Martin said he had spoken with Floyd when he came into the store, asking him if he had played baseball, noting Floyd’s size. Due to Floyd's somewhat delayed responses in their conversation, Martin said, he thought Floyd was under the influence of a substance.
Martin said he thought the bill that Floyd handed him was counterfeit due to the blue pigment of the cash. According to Martin, the store's policy made counterfeit money the responsibility of the cashier if they accepted it and the amount would be taken out of their paycheck.
However, Martin said under questioning from Chauvin's defense attorney that he did not think Floyd was aware that the bill was counterfeit, speculating that another individual who had come in before Floyd was "trying to scheme" with the fake cash. Martin said the other person had attempted to use the counterfeit money earlier, but he had rejected it.
When asked what he felt immediately after Floyd's death, Martin said he felt disbelief and guilt for having taken the $20 bill from Floyd.
“If I had not taken the bill, this could’ve been avoided,” he said.
‘the killing of”
No bias there.
“Floyd later died outside the store after police arrested him, and Chauvin pinned him to the street by putting his knee on Floyd’s neck.”
No he didn’t.
The autopsy revealed he had a 11 Fentanyl rating in his blood, when 2-3 is enough to kill most people, plus he had severe heart disease.
"...Christopher Martin, 19, felt bad..."
[[“If I had not taken the bill, this could’ve been avoided,” he said.]]
Nope- George was dying of an overdose- whether it happened while the cops were forced to restrain him after fighting with police, or not is irrelevant- George killed himself with an overdose of drugs. He had two very serious heart problems, and decide3d to take an overdose of two drugs- he alone is responsible for his own death
How to spin the fact ” drug addict under the influence comes in and tried to buy cigarettes with fake money” into an anti-police narrative.
Did the idiot get down on their knees and ask SBLM for forgiveness?
Did the kid feel guilty about the baggie of drugs in Floyd’s rectum? Sheesh.
Rectum?
How can these be anything but Hostile Witnesses?
Yeah.
so the cashier felt guilt for observing the law and company policy, talk about upside down.
Wow...I've seen counterfeit currency produced by amateurs where it would take a trained eye to detect. Hopefully this place burned in the riots.
“If I had not taken the bill, this could’ve been avoided,”
If at least one other person tried to pass it off earlier then he did the right thing, get police involved. Don’t feel guilty.
Floyd’s Autopsy Report:
he ingested the drugs anally , i believe the term is “hooping” Or so I’ve read!
If Floyd was still alive would he feel guilty about handing off a 20 to a kid. Was gonna come out of his paycheck. Wonder if he gave fake 20’s to the guy he bought the pills and weed and other drugs found in his system.
"...rectum?..."
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