1. Did not humanize Chauvin.
2. Did not show immediately the alleged shaking car from fighting with George
weak sounding defense?
How much is the Floyd family paying this guy to defend Chauvin?
Dumb way to start the defense
A not guilty verdict is not the goal. Or the plan. He[the Officer is to be found guilty is the plan.
while it is true- the crowd was screaming and becoming more aggressive sounding, the defense should probably just stick to the fact that george was overdosed and a threat to everyone around them. Even after he passed out, he could still have come to and been a real threat if the officers weren’t restraining him properly- so the officers followed procedures until the ambulance got there- They did nothing wrong with a large man overdosing on drugs, and being violent- making it sound like ‘they got distracted’ sounds almost an admission of guilt, like they are trying to blame the bystanders for George’s death- GEORGE is responsible for his own death
I dunno- maybe they have a reason for wording it this way- but just doesn’t seem like a good idea
Agree with Charles Martel-
I would have shown the whole video(s) with narration of just the facts. It really is all moot because the cops are screwed,the jury is screwed, and the cities are screwed. They are already convicted and no matter what,the cities are turning to more ash and the jurists don’t want to be attacked and their homes burned down and life ruined.
Agree.
But they did expand the situation in consideration. No expert here, but do know there are strict rules for introducing evidence.
Hope they do better.
they are in a courtroom but the lynch mob is waiting outside if they do not come up with the right verdict
Both autopsy reports claim compression of the neck were factors.
It will be hard to beat two autopsy reports that are in agreement.
Not sure what the overall strategy is going to be, because this was the opening statement. The defense is holding back, and will wait until the prosecution lays out its case.
Talking about the crowd distracting is a reasonable point.
The defense should use any item or theory that it can to create reasonable doubt. The crowd thing is one data point toward that goal.
I really hope they have a better defense argument than that.
That’s a stupid attempt at defense.
The race baiters are already organized and are in the streets. They have hired thousands of out-of-work street people to burn, destroy, steal and assault.
Going to be another horrible summer for Minneapolis.
I watched the whole video , Floyd was OUT of his mind from drugs and toxicology reports show that clearly. That being said if you think the facts even matter in this media induced circus you will be wrong. A perfect catch 22 is occuring Not guilty = riots/guilty will spur the black community with even more of an untouchable attitude because they are simply black....our republic is going to become bloody and even more divided because of this . A no win situation.