Posted on 04/08/2021 6:58:16 AM PDT by ScubaDiver
Once again the defense weaponizes prosecution ‘expert’ witnesses against the prosecution case.
Today’s testimony began with the continuation of the direct questioning by Prosecutor Schleiter of Sergeant Jody Stiger, of the Los Angeles Police Department, who has been retained by the state prosecutors as an expert witness on use-of-force tactics and policy.
You’ll recall that the direct of Stiger began yesterday afternoon and ran for 30 minutes, until Judge Cahill decided to call it a day. That direct continued today for about another 45 minutes, before the witness was turned over to the defense.
Here’s a leading indicator that state-paid use-of-force expert witness Stiger was ultimately more favorable to the defense than he was to the prosecutors who’d paid him $13,000 to provide his expertise to help convict Chauvin: Whereas the State spent about 75 minutes questioning their own expert, Defense Counsel Nelson spent more than 90 minutes doing so.
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Died of COVID. Quelle surprise...
when does the case switch to the defense?
Defense will. Maybe by this time next week, this trial is movin' along.
He’s a lawyer who specializes in stand your ground/self defense cases. He’s litigated those cases and frequently testifies as an expert witness.
Officer Chauvin followed procedure, a procedure to this day that has not been changed. If you're asking Officer Chauvin to break procedure, let him break the procedure of arresting violent drug offenders and instead bring them to your house.
“You can’t justify the knee on neck after that.”
When someone is OD’d on fentanyl I think you are supposed to keep them as still as possible. Regular opiates will render you unconscious before you stop breathing. With fentanyl *especially with speed” you could be fully awake when you “can’t breath”.
This trial is not about what you think is justifiable. It is about determining what caused the death.
I have attached Branca’s podcast link on several posts on this subject but for some reason never thought to make it it’s own post. There is so much ignorance and disinformation in the discussions about this case it’s amazing. Like you said, the knee on the neck has been totally discredited, but so many don’t know that but still want to opine like they’re experts, citing CNN and Washington Post as their sources.
“Should have gotten Ambulance sooner and gone directly to hospital.”
The police called for an ambulance as soon as Floyd said he couldn’t breath. Then they called again with a higher response time. The only way they could have gotten an ambulance sooner would be dispatch it with the police call, which would be counter productive because the medics aren’t coming till they know the scene is safe. As far as going directly to the hospital, I can tell you from personal experience that’s not always the thing to do. In my case, stopping and picking up a medic from another ambulance, instead of going straight to the hospital, probably saved my life.
I’m guessing you’re black and that’s your main focus in life, not the facts of the case. People have told you over and over that you’re wrong and you’re so invested in your fake set of “facts” that you’re unwilling to let it go.
*sigh* I see where this is headed. Chauvin is aquited, and shortly after the civil “violation of civil rights” case will be filed, where he’ll lose, and be asked to pay some MULTI-million dollar fine/penalty/settlement to the family.
I certainly HOPE this isn’t the case, but it’s where I think this case goes.
is there a thread yet on FR for day 9? I looked but couldn’t find it; may not exist yet
George Floyd, likely in an effort to conceal evidence before his impending arrest, ingested a dose of fentanyl
Not that I can find.
They could find a secret video of Floyd choking himself, confessing he is killing himself, write a suicide letter stating he was chocking himself, and the jury will still find Chauvin guilty because theres more fear of riots than putting a white cop in jail.
“Do they deserve to die in hand cuffs?”
He would have died if wearing a pink tutu while holding a magic wand.
The prosecution is being led by MN AG Keith Ellison, who is a Nation of Islam (Farrakhan) lover, and an Antifa backer, who hates police. He desperately wants to win this case, although he probably would also accept Minneapolis burning as a consolation prize for losing.
Brah. It happened last month. Lawd lawd lawd lol...
That’s the government that made that payment. They’ll undoubtedly sue Chauvin personally once he’s acquitted.
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