Lt. Johnny Mercil, who oversees the Minneapolis Police Departments use of force training, testified that Chauvins restraint of George Floyd was not authorized, and that officers should use the least amount of force necessary.
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Use Of Force Policies A Focus In Chauvin Trial | NBC Nightly News
Boy Chauvin looked distracted…By playing Pococket pool that is!!
It's the crowd that killed Floyd once he overdosed.
According to the trial EMT witness they had to move Floyd out of the location because crowd was getting violent so they lost valuable time.
Also he did not put his knee on his neck, he put it on his back which was revealed by a different camera angle.
Of course is this was a real news channel they would've reported it.
Turns out he followed instructions to the T.
I hope he sues everyone once this is over.
The City, The Media etc.
no matter what the vote ,,the rioters have been preparing themselves,, for a mostly peaceful riot …..sorry sorry ..protest ..my fault …. i meant protest ….
"Appeared to be sleeping…..and yawning".
one thing the court is forgetting to mention so far is that chauvin was no strainger to Floyed. He had a history with him Chauvin was fired at a club that floyed worked at too before covid…………I smell motive.
It's clear the whole force has left their buddies to rot. If the case wasn't as publicised and straight forward, they'd have closed ranks and rigged it, like they usually do.
The George Floyd case shows that the US has the world's worst record for human rights abuses both domestically and internationally.
The burning, shooting and looting that happened last year wasn't BLM or Antifa. It was thieving Americans from both the left and the right.
Extremism within the US police and military ranks maybe why US troops have been stationed in Germany for 76 years since 1945.
Is the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act being updated in real time from this online trial?
Don't break the law and cops won't show up
Systemactic Racism at it's best. Pure out murder in the first degree. When they hung Jesus Christ on the Cross for being God's son. Wake up America.
I had to watch cos of 666 views. Hopefully i will be 667
The 5th so he sold i to him
Go away plske stream
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Not the first time officers (or civilians for that matter) have claimed to feel “threatened†by someone with a camera. If you feel “threatened†by a camera is that not basically an admission of guilt? Why else would you feel threatened?
This “defense†is so ridiculous. Like he just so happened to “overdose†at the exact moment he was obviously being suffocated to death on video. If Chauvin isn’t convicted of 2nd degree murder I will have officially lost all faith in the American justice system.
Lmaooo sleeping juror.
The FIRST thing I learned in Arrest, Search and Seizure class is to ALWAYS use the minimum force necessary to maintain control.
Love it that the jury’s already made the right choice they be like ‘we got proof before we were selected nighty night’
They should've cuffed George Floyds feet and zip tied Floyd in a fetale position so the officers cannot be in fear of getting their teeth kicked in or head butted. I think the officers thought he can handle it. The problem was the method to transport, but then we wouldn't get BLM uprisings if everything was done properly. The creators of Earth decide what should happen and no one can stop it. From winning jackpot lotteries to being negative examples like these, whatever they select, everyone has to deal with it including all those directly involved.
He gave him the fake $20 bill. He should be ashamed of himself.
Rest in peace, George
This man Chuvan shows NO Remorse at all, HE ACTS LIKE HE IS A WITNESS
first time in HISTORY have that many officers testified against their own. wow
If Chauvin was so “distracted by the crowdâ€ÂÂÂ, then why didn’t he listen to them and get off Floyd’s neck and check his pulse?
Chauvin is taking notes as a nervous reflex. He's probably writing down nothing.
Each day the guilt of the ex officer becomes more evident.
For a fake $20 bill?