Derek Chauvin guilty in death of George Floyd: Live updates

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[–]AngryBannedRedditor 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Floyd had a history of swallowing his drug stash when confronted by police.

And yet, there was no evidence he swallowed his "drug stash" when he was stopped by the cop.

You can't possibly hold a cop responsible for that even if the restraint is what put him over the edge, there is no way a cop could be reasonably assumed to treat every person as if they could die of a heart attack or overdose at any moment.

A cop does not have to act like that, all he has to do is not put his knee on a guy's neck and back for over 8 minutes when he's already in handcuffs.

While Floyd's toxicology report did reveal fentanyl present, expert witnesses at his murder trial have stated there was not enough to be considered fatal or impact his breathing and oxygen levels. Floyd died due to lack of oxygen from the force of Chauvin's knee on his neck.

Too bad the cop's lawyer did not bring up the fact that he "has a history of swallowing his drug stash".

"Mr. Floyd died from a low level of oxygen, and this caused damage to his brain that we see. And it also caused a PEA (pulseless electrical activity) arrhythmia that caused his heart to stop," he told the court. He explained Floyd's body position on the street, handcuffs pulling his arms back and a knee on his neck, back and sides, led to his low oxygen levels.

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And yet, there was no evidence he swallowed his "drug stash" when he was stopped by the cop.

No evidence besides him saying "I ate too many drugs man."

[–]AngryBannedRedditor 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

The defense attorney for the former Minneapolis police officer on trial in the death of George Floyd tried Wednesday to show that Floyd yelled "I ate too many drugs” as three officers pinned him to the ground.

Attorney Eric Nelson didn't get the clear confirmation he was seeking, but he may have planted a seed in jurors' minds anyway as he seeks to sow reasonable doubt about the prosecution's case against Derek Chauvin.

“Does it sound like he says, ‘I ate too many drugs?’” Nelson asked.

“I can’t make that out,” Stiger replied. Nelson let the subject drop with Stiger, but replayed the clip and posed the question again for the lead investigator from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Senior Special Agent James Reyerson.

Stiger is the defendant's own expert witness and even she cant say with certainty that Floyd said he ate his drugs. Lemme guess, you hear "what he really said" where as the defendant's expert witness can not say with certainty that Floyd mentioned eating his drugs?

But prosecutor Matthew Frank wasn't going to let that stand. He got Reyerson to say he had not closely listened to that passage before. After a break to regroup, Frank replayed a longer clip from the same body cam video,

“Having heard it in context, you’re able to tell what Mr. Floyd is saying there?” Frank asked.

“I believe Mr. Floyd was saying, ‘I ain’t do no drugs,’" Reyerson replied.

Floyd said, "I aint do no drugs".

[–]EuropeanAwakening14 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Of course, everyone knows if they say anything that could break the case for the defense their life is over. That's one of biggest reasons why this was a kangaroo court and this society is a joke. You know it's the truth. You're just agree with it.