The jury will answer the question. They don’t have to follow the procedure manual.
“I was just following the procedure manual” is not a defense to a murder charge. It might be a defense in an internal affairs investigation, but not in murder. Floyd was not a party to that manual.
I suspect the reason why the family got such a big settlement is that the policy manual was determined by the City attorneys to be flawed.
The jury is free to disregard the policy manual and they will. This case will be decided on the 9 minute video. I saw it for the first time today. It is a devastating piece of evidence. I don’t think Chauvin’s attorney is going to be able to whitewash that by playing it over and over and over like the Rodney King defense attorneys did to get those cops off.
The only way Chauvin gets off is if the defense attorney can point to that film and convince the jury that what they saw was a big nothingburger. .
That ain’t gonna happen.
If I were his attorney, I’d recommend he plead to the lowest charge.
FWIW I predicted that OJ would walk ( he did) and that the Rodney King defendants would be acquitted (They did. They were later charged in Federal court and convicted).
You only saw the 9 minute tape today. Have you ever seen the video of the entire encounter with police?
You don’t convict someone of murder based on fragmentary evidence. Or you shouldn’t at least.
This case will be decided on the 9 minute video.
Wow.....you truly ARE a legend in your own mind!