Posted on 04/07/2021 12:49:10 PM PDT by USA Conservative
The trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis officer charged in George Floyd’s death, is continuing Wednesday after the prosecution this week has called a parade of Minneapolis police officials to the stand who have condemned Chauvin’s use of force as excessive.
Instead of closing ranks to protect a fellow officer behind the so-called “blue wall of silence,” some of the most experienced members of the Minneapolis force, including Chief Medaria Arradondo himself, have testified against Chauvin.
On Tuesday, Sgt. Ker Yang, the Minneapolis police official in charge of crisis-intervention training, and use-of-force instructor Lt. Johnny Mercil became the latest department members to testify as part of an effort by prosecutors to discredit Chauvin’s attorney Eric Nelson’s argument that Chauvin was doing what he was trained to do when he put his knee on Floyd’s neck.
But Chauvin’s defense lawyers wanted to change the view on this case and decided to play audio of George Floyd allegedly saying “I ate too many drugs,” while being detained.
That was supposed to change the outcome of this trial.
The video clip was presented during cross-examination of Los Angeles Police Sgt. Jody Stiger, a paid witness for the state, who claims that “no force should have been used” on Floyd.
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Here is the clipped section of the video — from Kueng and Lane’s body camera videos — in which defense attorney Eric Nelson suggests George Floyd said “I ate too many drugs.”
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But it seems that the video wouldn’t help Chauvin a lot because the prosecution did not even address the video clip during re-direct questioning.
And sent MN BCA Special Agent James Reyerson on the stand.
Also, here is the corresponding transcript which did not include an attempt to transcribe what Floyd said.
Remember, regardless, the jury is not seeing a transcript and they are not re-watching the clip over and over.
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As a reminder in the opening statements, Derek Chauvin’s defense attorney claimed that George Floyd died because of heart problems complicated by a drug overdose – and not because of a police officer’s knee on his neck.
A key autopsy report introduced as evidence in pre-trial motions reveals that drugs were indeed found in Floyd’s system.
Images from the report below:
Below you have a youtube link for the afternoon session: YouTube Link
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Chauvin screwed up but doesn’t deserve this. These other cops are going to learn really fast that the commies are coming after them too no matter how much they suck up to the b@st@rds.
[[the prosecution this week has called a parade of Minneapolis police officials to the stand who have condemned Chauvin’s use of force as excessive.]]
Hopefully the defense is calling a parade of officers who support chauvin, and who will testify that it absolutely was police procedure
I listened to that, and if the guy says he couldn’t make it out, I think he is being deliberately obtuse.
Because it sure sounded like he said that, IMO.
My nephew, a deputy in Florida, is trained in this procedure.
I haven’t watched the trial, but did the officers throwing Chauvin under the bus make any assertions as how the situation should have been handled differently? Anyone can say “he should have done it differently” but without specifying the right way (in their opinion) such a criticism is exceptionally weak.
I believe I have even seen video or documentation from the Minneapolis Police Department in the past discussing the use of this tactic to immobilize a suspect resisting arrest.
I really do remember seeing something along those lines.
Now, that doesn’t mean he didn’t use the technique wrong or inappropriately, but I believe it WAS an accepted procedure.
When this all went down, I was pretty shocked and thought it there was no way to excuse it, but...some Freepers posted information that showed that it was approved for use and actually taught to that police department...and considered myself fortunate to have had that info provided to me.
If I were a cop in an urban leftist shytehole, my goals would be, in order 1) return home alive, 2) collect my paycheck, 3) never leave my patrol car.
Are you discussing this case with him? I'd be interested to hear his opinion.
i ran across a site the other night where they showed photographic proof that chauvin never kneeled on floyds neck- not even once- the kneeling was all on the back and upper shoulders- wish i had bookmarked the site- you can clearly see the knee was nowhere near the neck. I’ll see if i can find it again- The narrative that chauvin kneeled on his neck is a false narrative
After originally agreeing with the defense that Floyd said he “ate too many drugs” the prosecutor got Special Agent James Reyerson to say Floyd said “I ain’t do no drugs” on redirect.
and of course- i do a search, and al lthat coems up is “Chauvin kneeled on Floyd’s neck” by liberal news media- may take awhile- the evidence was presented at the trial i beleive that chauvin did not kneel on neck
well, this one is from a liberal site tryign to make the case chauvin is guilty- but you can see the prosecution’s witness actually say chaivin kneeled on the back and shoulder, not the neck- the site though immediately tries to say “But floyd’s shoulder was right near his neck”- which is nonsense- the knee was not on the neck no matter how close the neck was-
Floyd was breathing fine, right up until the drugs killed him. He was also speaking fine, which woudl be impossible if his airway was cut off to the point where he was suffocated to death
woops- need link lol
His sheriff is a Trump republican and stands behind his deputies. My nephew has had to do the knee/neck thing a few times. As a retired correctional officer, I KNOW that someone who is high on drugs or really drunk cannot be controlled by the usual pain compliant techniques. They simply “ain’t feelin’ no pain, dude”.
I haven’t watched it either- I can’t stand that an officer is likely going to prison for something he wasn’t guilty of because of PC. I just hope the defense will get enough of their own ‘use of force’ experts to testify that the officers who are objecting to the procedure are wrong.
The left are claiming that because floyd was unconscious that he was ‘no longer a threat’, and the hold was ‘excessive force’ at that point- but the fact remains that many times an unconscious person will come to with a tremendous amount of strength and take unsuspecting officers by surprise- especially if the perp is high on drugs that enhance strength- Hopefully the case will be made that a violent drugged out suspect has to be controlled at all times, even after passing out, until they can be secured by paramedics on a gurney
it’s a very effective means of controlling a violent drugged out perp-
one of the officers asked if ‘floyd should be rolled over’ and chauvin said ‘nope’- He didn’t say that because he hated floyd- he said that because someone overdosing is at risk of throwing up and drowning themselves if laying on their back, and I’m sure there are other reasons too-.
Still looking forward to burning Minneapolis to the ground!
Thanks! Yes, I think everyone believes the knee/neck thing is sometimes called for, and it is part of Minnesota's protocol. The only question is whether Chauvin held his knee there - or held it exactly where - for as long as he did. If your nephew has an opinion on that, I'd be interested.
[[As a retired correctional officer, I KNOW that someone who is high on drugs or really drunk cannot be controlled by the usual pain compliant techniques. They simply “ain’t feelin’ no pain, dude”.]]
Yep- excellent point-
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