[[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
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.