Posted on 04/07/2021 2:26:25 PM PDT by USA Conservative
Chauvin’s defense lawyers played audio of George Floyd allegedly saying “I ate too many drugs,” while being detained.
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.
Video below:
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.”
Video below:
The prosecution finally decided to respond the video clip:
The prosecution played more of the tape, and SA Reyerson said with more context, he actually heard George Floyd say: “I ain’t doing no drugs.”
Defense attorney Eric J. Nelson countered that Floyd was saying “I can’t breathe,” while resisting being put into the cop car — before Chauvin’s knee was anywhere near him.
“If somebody is saying, ‘I can’t breathe,’ and they’re passing out and they’re not resisting, that’s one form of an analysis, right, because the actions of the suspect are consistent with the verbal utterances he’s making, right?” Nelson asked.
“Other times and in this particular case, when Mr. Floyd was initially saying that he couldn’t breathe, he was actively resisting arrest initially when he was in the back seat of the vehicle, right?” he continued.
Nelson went on to explain that the officers had to change tactics “when the futility of the three officers continuing their efforts forcibly to seat Floyd in the squad’s back seat became clear.”
What did he really say and what will the mainstream media report?
Bad Lip Reading Wars
Going on past history, I go with: "Hands up! Don't shoot!"
Either way, he took too many drugs.
If he was lying to cops about that, it only contributed to his own demise.
They should have never let him back out of the car until the ambulance got there.
Well if he said “I ain’t doing no drugs” HE LIED! There was enough fentanyl in his system to bring down a bull elephant
They already have proof he ate the drugs. Sounds like prosecution just wants more proof that Floyd will continually lie to the police. ie Can’t believe a thing that comes out of Floyd’s mouth.
er...Exactly how is that strategy going to help the state’s case? Lies about eating the drugs, lies about not being able to breathe.
“I ain’t doing no drugs”
Doesn’t this translate to I am doing drugs?
As serious as this trial is, that there is dang good and funny!!
He actually said “I didn’t do nuffin’.”.
I can smell the fires of BLM going apesh*t..... /s
It is bizarre to charge Chauvin with murder when Floyd clearly overdosed. However after this incident I doubt officers will continue to use the knee to the neck tactic.
Not necessarily defending the tactic but it has been around for quite a while and was described in the Bible in Joshua 10.
22 Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”
23 So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon.
24 When they had brought these kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had come with him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came forward and placed their feet on their necks.
25 Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Be strong and courageous. This is what the Lord will do to all the enemies you are going to fight.”
26 Then Joshua put the kings to death and exposed their bodies on five poles, and they were left hanging on the poles until evening.
Double negative . . . I think you are right!!
not sure it matters in light of the toxicology results.
Many AAs/Blacks speak an unintelligible hood speak that only other hood AAs/Blacks speak.
Its not English, its not African, its not Ebonics.
A favorite phrase is “Ya know what I’m saying”?
How can that be an answer to a question? NO! I don’t know what you are saying!
“Chillin’” just hangin’ out doin nuttin with my friends cause I don’t got a job, neither do they, other than sellin’ dope.
“Ya feel me”? NO! I don’t want to “feel” you!
(No, I don’t live in the hood, but I watch a lot of reality crime shows).
You misspelled “dindu”.
He did say “I ate too much drugs”. I suppose he was saying why he could not breathe.
Thank you. I was trying to remember the correct spelling but failed miserably.
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