Posted on 03/12/2021 4:04:45 PM PST by Hojczyk
Today, the city of Minneapolis announced a $27 million settlement with the family of George Floyd. The family had sued the city for the alleged wrongful death of Floyd.
The announcement comes as the trial of Derek Chauvin proceeds through its early stages. The court is in the midst of selecting a jury.
Given its timing, the announcement looks to me like an attempt to prevent Chauvin from getting a fair trial, assuming there was ever any chance of him getting one in Minneapolis. But even if I’m wrong in saying that this is the city’s motive, it is almost certainly the effect of its announcement.
The Washington Post sees the problem. It states:
The settlement could have implications for the ongoing criminal trial of Derek Chauvin. . . .As jury selection began this week, Eric Nelson, Chauvin’s attorney, sought to block mention of any possible payout by the city to the Floyd family, arguing it would be prejudicial. . . .
[L]egal observers questioned if publicity over the settlement, which came on day four of jury selection, could result in a possible mistrial.
“I think it’s a potential disaster for Chauvin,” said Mary Moriarty, former chief Hennepin County public defender. She said if she were Chauvin’s attorney, she would request a mistrial.
“The concern is that jurors will be aware that the city gave George Floyd’s family a great deal of money,” Moriarty said. “And I suspect the jurors will have a hard time avoiding the news, even if they try.”
Of course they will.
The city council wants desperately to see Chauvin convicted. It has an ideological stake in that outcome. In addition, it hopes to avoid the rioting that would likely accompany an acquittal.
The interest of justice carries no weight for the council. Fairness for a civil servant who helped protect public safety in the city counts for nothing.
It’s scary that the power of multiple branches of government is being exerted this forcefully, and seemingly in concert, against a citizen who has been convicted of no crime. It’s also, I believe, a sign of things to come.
Residents of Minneapolis should be very afraid of their government.
The lawyers should get the trial moved...
What insurance company will take Minneapolis as a client now?
A smart lawyer would sue the city over this.
The tax payers hold the bag again
Looks like they are sticking it to the city.
Every white cop within a 30 mile radius should leave....NOW..
Not Target.
They’re running away.
Under what cause of action? What would be the basis of the suit? Please be specific in your response. Please also include citations to appropriate case authority as well.
Is there a place in the nation whose residents haven’t been
tainted with biased information about this officer?
Good luck...
Of course there would be rioting following an acquittal. What the council members don't seem to comprehend is that immediately following any conviction there will be victory celebrations that will degenerate into riots.
Minneapolis to Federal Government: "Uh, we just added up some stuff on a calculator and , uh, we're kinda broke. Emergency financially. Can you send us some free money, lots of it, and fast? We can't even afford the $10 million gender self-identification counselor program for grades 1-3 that we are committed to."
He blew his chance to flee.
Listen up cops. You have 24 hours or less to hit the road after an incident like this. You’re a cop. Be prepared. Go the the Mexican side of town and spend a thousand bucks and get a new Birth Certificate, SSN card, and a Passport... put it in a bag with a couple of thousand cash and have some bitcoin.
When you become the flavor of the month, go down to the truck stop, put your cell phone on an eastbound semi trailer, then you go west. Don’t hang around for a Roland Friesler trial.
Head for the Yukon, go South till you meet people speaking German, grow a beard and flip burgers in Oregon.
Maybe if you’re young enough, go join the Legion. But DON’T be like this fella and wind up a political prisoner for decades, or even the rest of your life.
Trials conducted by the junta government are no place for your momma’s boy to be.
Doesn’t something like this usually happen after the trial concludes?????
Why the rush?
Looks like an admission of guilt by the police department.
Just some quick news updates in American Samoa. After the tide reports. Uneven news reports on the islands of Tutuila, Ofu and Ta‘ū.
How much of this extortion payout was covered by state bailouts in the joke of a “stimulus” package Biden just signed? (OUR tax money.)
$27M. Because he had a promising future as a rap star, NBA forward and a research biochemical engineer.
Go the the Mexican side of town and spend a thousand bucks and get a new Birth Certificate, SSN card, and a Passport... put it in a bag with a couple of thousand cash and have some bitcoin.
= = =
Maybe do this now.
I’ve been thinking, could I hitchhike south, hang around the border, and then ‘immigrate’?
Doesn’t that make me a new person? And set me up with Govt. support for life?
I guess I would need a Joe Biden T-shirt.
Go through them all ... Eric Garner in New York City, Michael Brown in Missouri, Freddie Gray in Baltimore, etc. In most cases the cops weren't even charged. In the Freddie Gray case, they were found not guilty on all charges.
These cops in Minneapolis are going to walk, too.
Think Justine Ruszczyk.
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