Posted on 04/13/2021 7:14:38 PM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Officer Derek Chauvin was justified in pinning George Floyd to the ground because of his frantic resistance, a use-of-force expert testified for the defense Tuesday, contradicting a parade of authorities from both inside and outside the Minneapolis Police Department.
Taking the stand at Chauvin's murder trial, Barry Brodd, a former Santa Rosa, California, officer, said police don’t have to wait for something bad to happen; they need only have a reasonable fear that there's a threat and act accordingly.
"It’s easy to sit and judge ... an officer’s conduct. It’s more of a challenge to, again, put yourself in the officer’s shoes to try to make an evaluation through what they’re feeling, what they’re sensing, the fear they have, and then make a determination," Brodd said.
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As for the testimony:
Cop is 140 lbs.
Floyd 230 lbs.
Foot Locker donated 200M to BLM, and then they got looted. Rioters don’t need much of an excuse.
However NO work boots were stolen.
Awesome
I’ll bet when those three words were uttered by the defense
“Chauvin WAS justified” you could have heard a pin drop in that big courtroom. The quiet before the storm!
Unless there are one or two sympathetic jurors, Chauvin is going to be found guilty of at least one of the three murder/manslaughter charges. If somehow he is a acquitted, like the cops in the Rodney King incident, the Feds will move in with civil rights violation charges.
It’s been the same pattern for decades: violent ferals who burn, loot, and murder apply pressure for a conviction.
The trial of double murderer O.J. Simpson was the reverse. The DA moved the proceedings from Brentwood to downtown LA in order to get more ferals on the jury to commit nullification, which they did in under two hours.
the Feds will move in with civil rights violation charges.
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Lots of looting, protesting, street blockages, etc. etc. are possible
depending upon the verdicts. Not going to be a good time to be out
in the public arena, imo.
Expect the usual...
Bookstores were safe as well.
LOL!
“Unless there are one or two sympathetic jurors, Chauvin is going to be found guilty of at least one of the three murder/manslaughter charges. If somehow he is a acquitted, like the cops in the Rodney King incident, the Feds will move in with civil rights violation charges.”
You pretty much nailed it there.
Them mobs do get kinda thick ad sticky.
lol, what riots? One shoe store got raided cuz another hood rat got waxed by a panicked chick cop.
Its MN, its snowing, only little rick white kids are out on the streets taking selfies.
Officer Chauvin never drew his revolver or taser, just tried quite reasonably to effect a reasonable, justifiable arrest...imho.
Prepare for mostly peaceful riots.
They have their experts we have our experts. Same same. Outcome will be a roll of the dice.
he doesn’t need sympathetic jurors- he needs objective jurors who will listen to the facts- the facts are what exonerate Chauvin
Agree they should, but I doubt there are 12 objective individuals on the jury. Too many fame seekers manage to get on these sensational trials. Most normal individuals try their best to avoid lengthy trials when called for jury duty.
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