Posted on 04/01/2021 10:56:09 AM PDT by USA Conservative
Donald Williams, 33, the MMA practitioner who was present at the fatal arrest and called as an expert witness, faced questions over his training and conduct on the day, which was captured on a widely-seen video.
Williams’s testimony on the first day of Chauvin’s trial painted a picture of the former police officer showing indifference to Floyd’s suffering, a key component of the charge of third-degree murder known as “depraved mind” or a “depraved-heart murder”.
Michael Padden, a Minneapolis-based lawyer with 34 years’ experience trying cases, often involving the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD), described Williams as a “[g]ood, solid witness who may be the key … on the issue of depraved mind for third-degree murder”.
Williams was brought in by the prosecution to not just testify about what he saw, but what he knows as an accomplished MMA fighter regarding restraints and techniques similar to the one Officer Chauvin used as he restrained Floyd immediately before his death. As Williams testified, an outline of portions of the Black Lives Matter organization’s logo could be seen showing through his over shirt.
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Our team was able to enhance the image using Photoshop and can more accurately display what seems to be the Black Lives Matter logo.
Eric Nelson, Chauvin’s lawyer, started his cross-examination with questions about Williams’s experience with MMA, and asked about “flow” wrestling. Williams said he began learning to “flow” wrestle at an early age, explaining that “less resistance” can be beneficial to a wrestler.
Nelson then asked him if sometimes “less resistance is better”, in what appeared to be a reference to Floyd resisting arrest.
Williams gave a guarded answer, discussing the specifics of certain wrestling holds, and how a “flow” approach would inform decisions during those holds.
Nelson then turned to Williams’s attitude towards the police on the day of Floyd’s alleged murder.
Then, in a tense exchange, Nelson questioned Williams about his comments during the video of Floyd’s death, which was played during opening statements on Monday.
“I really wanted to beat the sh*t out of the police officers”, Nelson quoted Williams as saying during the video. “You called them names … you called them a bum at least 13 times?”
Williams responded, “That’s what you counted in the video? Then that’s what you got, 13.”
So their start witness is an anti-cop BLM supporter, what more can we add?
In the people’s republic of Minnesotastan, that just gives the witness additional credibility.
This does not help the prosecution. If the prosecutors did not try to dissuade the witness from wearing a BLM t-shirt, that was a huge mistake.
What?. . .you expecting a fair trial. . .?
That makes him more credible in 2021 USSA.
This is being managed right into a mistrial, so this can be kept perkin’ through the 2022 election.
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“Defense is requesting that this be declared a big fat Mistrial, your Honor. Jury has now been prejudiced after seeing that BLM shirt on display. In fact, we may need to shop for an entirely new Jury too! Certainly, The Court understands there is no other fair choice!”
wrong questions asked.
Should have asked ‘what the purpose is of a choke hold and the resulting effect upon the choked?
How does the choked guy concede in a match? Tap-out, clap out or verbally.
And have a higher graded witness to concur or refute his answer and put him on the line for perjury.
I do not believe it is possible for this to be a fair trial, regardless of my desired outcome.
I am just curious, in what country do you think he could have a fair trial, and why.
I don’t know a anything about the criminal punishment systems in other countries except for Spain because of the Meredith Kercher case
There will be a riot if anyone wears a Trump shirt.
Speaking of wrong questions, from the article one cannot tell whether the defense attorney even made a point of the shirt. He should have made him open the shirt on the stand, and then asked him: “Isn’t it true that while you are masquerading as some sort of neutral expert witness here, you are actually a political operative trying to advance the anti-police agenda of the organization whose shirt you wear?”
Objection! No further questions, your Honor.
Won’t it be a millstone around the Dems neck at that point?
We know how this will turn out. Chauvin is White.
i wonder how well a “Chauvin’s Life Matters” TeeShirt would go over?
It’s a warning to the jurors of what will happen to THEM if they return a Not Guilty verdict.
“Jury has now been prejudiced “ - you think that matters? Top to bottom, the system intends a guilty verdict in order to avoid more riots.
Well.... WHERE are the photos? Since they are listed, they should be posted.
That was Italy, not Spain.
My bad, I dont know much about Italy or Spain
Among people who don’t vote Democrat, yes. Among the millions of fake / duplicate Democrat voters, no.
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