Posted on 04/03/2021 2:57:53 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
For some it's too much to watch. Others just can't turn away.
The televised trial of Derek Chauvin, the former white police officer charged in the death of George Floyd, has provoked strong emotions among many Black men and women — all tinged with an underlying dread that it could yield yet another devastating disappointment.
For many, it has brought back memories of the disturbing video of Floyd's last moments as he gasped for breath with Chauvin's knee on his neck. The video galvanized protests in cities across the U.S. and the world, as the words "Black Lives Matter" took hold.
"I had to mute the TV," said Lisa Harris, 51, of Redford Township, just west of Detroit. "Hearing Mr. Floyd continue to say he can't breathe and call for his mother — it was a lot. It's been a lot to watch."
Steven Thompson remembers closely watching the 2013 trial of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida and feeling blindsided. Zimmerman, who identifies as Hispanic, was acquitted on all counts in the unarmed Black teen's death, including second-degree murder.
"I didn't expect that outcome," Thompson, 35, said. "But I'm a lot less ignorant now."
(Excerpt) Read more at kstp.com ...
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Paying their bills leaves me, taxed.
Same with the white folks watching
Flipping rwcebaiting joke of a trial
The AP, sophistry at its worst.
“Why am I mad and sad?
I do not know, go ask your dad.”
Ooops, Dr. Seuss has been cancelled
They talk about 9 minutes....except he was talking through 8 1/2 of those minutes...
The Martin family is probably p*****. They only got a Million dollars.
Shouldn't that be: "the White, former Police Officer"?
Apparently George Floyd's philosophy was that the only life which mattered was his own. George Floyd received his comeuppance, ironically at his own hand when he chose to overdose on Fentanyl.
Not in AP land...
Nelson, the cop union defense lawyer, is dueling 10-12 different state lawyers by himself and doing an admirable job.
State has a weak case and they know it. Pure political show trial to throw a White male to the mob.
This guy does an excellent wrap up at the end of each days testimony:
https://legalinsurrection.com/
That narrative defines their morality and even their reality.
Once upon a time, Associated Press hired writers and editors who weren’t borderline illiterate.
The only kids that go to J school now are liberal activists. In fact, you can’t get a job unless you are a card carrying liberal. No joke. DC where I practiced my magic arts for years..... has a grid you have to fit thru in order for you to get hired.
Journalism is dead...........
They are not even liberals anymore. Liberals actually believe in free speech. Today’s so-called journalists are leftists.
Is he black now?
To be determined...
Overcharging can result in acquittal.
People can get away with crimes they commit due to overcharging above what can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Charges the mob demands.
I noticed that, too. “former white police officer” vs. “white former police officer.”
“Black Lives Matter”?
This is just so much B.S.
If it were true then maybe, just maybe the hundreds of youth killed by black on black in say Chicago would be addressed.
Course that fails the narrative that white devil bad.
Which just proves how IMMATURE and childish they are, emotionally and every level there is.
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