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-War on Police-
Will Derek Chauvin take the stand? Ex-cop's defense opens its case with video of George Floyd 'feigning medical distress and swallowing pills' in never-before-seen 2019 arrest
2021-04-14
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[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • The prosecution rested its case-in-chief on Tuesday morning after 11 days of testimony from 38 witnesses

  • All eyes are now on Derek Chauvin's defense attorney Eric Nelson

  • Nelson is expected to present a much more succinct case for his acquittal based on the assertion that Floyd's death was caused by his drug use and underlying health problems, not the police restraint

  • It remains unclear whether Chauvin will be called as a witness in his own defense

  • The defense opened on Tuesday with video from Floyd's arrest on May 6, 2019

  • Nelson sought to show that Floyd had a history of feigning medical distress and swallowing drugs when approached by police

  • On Monday Judge Peter Cahill told jurors to expect to hear closing statements at the start of next week

  • The third week of Chauvin's trial kicked off amid protests over the police shooting of a black man in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center
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Posted by:Skidmark

#5  ^ Minneapolis : 21st century = Detroit : late 20c

Apres Chauvin, le deluge
Posted by: Spolurong Bonaparte7201   2021-04-14 17:22  

#4  Normally only a foolish lawyer would put their defendant on the stand but in this case I think the verdict was pre-determined so they have nothing to lose.

It'll probably play out like the end of To Kill a Mockingbird in which the lawyer proves his clients innocence and he gets a guilty verdict anyway. Then in a few decades he might have a chance at a fair trial but probably not.

Then the blue flu and early retirement will really hit the city.
Posted by: ruprecht   2021-04-14 09:11  

#3  George Floyd's girlfriend reveals she was Daunte Wright's TEACHER at high school in tragic link between families as she describes former pupil as 'goofy' and needing 'a lot of love'
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-04-14 07:43  

#2  What I expect to see: Every time the defense gets close to landing a good blow, the prosecution will object and the judge will sustain. This will happen a record number of times for a criminal trial.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-04-14 03:52  

#1  He should take the stand and testify about what was in his mind as he subdued that flaming asshole who

1. ...was actively resisting arrest

2. ...was 90 lbs bigger and almost a foot taller than he

3. ...was delirious and foaming at the mouth

4. ...had just stuffed still more pills in his mouth while inside the police car

5. ...had attracted an angry, screaming, threatening mob that surrounded and was beginning to approach the police

6. ...was exhibiting the routine Assholery of the sort that American police encounter when dealing with lowlifes -- lying and absurd histrionics alternating with violent resistance, generally deluded and depraved behavior
Posted by: Lemuel Lover of the Gepids7121   2021-04-14 02:32  

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