Chauvin Defense: "How Do You Speak In A Chokehold?" George Floyd arrest details | NewsNOW from FOX

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[@huko4266]

You can’t talk if you can’t breathe. That’s why you “tap out”. 👍

[@kelvinhooks9399]

When a person air way is restricted a person can still talk to some degree!!

[@ronniemassart3834]

When was his airway restricted?

[@lorra4789]

@@kelvinhooks9399 His voice was not under distress!

[@oxyfee6486]

I was choked by a bouncer,no way in hell could i talk,not a chance.

[@breaker3269]

I have 10 years experience in Brazilian jujitsu. And you guys know nothing of what you’re talking about.. you guys are not combative athletes..guess what I am. If a man is in a blood choke.. The carotid artery on the side of the neck is being cut off. That does not constrict his airway especially if it’s not very tight..Like one side of the carotid artery on the neck is being cut off instead of both. He would still be able to talk here and there. As his airway is not being cut off

[@DaPs166]

It’s weird, these witnesses are very aggravated when questioned by the defence attorney. It’s as if they’re emotionally attached to one narrative and hate getting questioned on their biases

[@ms.hotdoglegs614]

I feeling that way, too. Almost as if the facts and common sense is too much for them to process.

[@AnnSisuLiv]

Of course they are.

[@NoOne12]

@George Orwell Witnessed a *drug overdose*, fixed.

[@NoOne12]

“If he were found dead at home alone and no other apparent causes, this could be acceptable to call an O.D. [Over Dose],” the notes say. “Deaths have been certified with levels of 3,” the notes indicate. (he had 11ng/ml and they are reporting that people have died with levels of 3ng/ml)

[@NoOne12]

@George Orwell I saw a cop restraining a suspect that was resisting arrest. Why was there no damage to his neck if they choked the life out of him...???? They even looked at the deep tissue in the neck and found no damage cause he wasn't choked, he was pinned down by the neck.

[@tommyjones8147]

No matter the out come folks better be ready it will get worse!

[@angelodomingo2818]

BLM will burn, loot, and attack our police no matter what the outcome is. You can bet on it being the hypocrite marxist tht they are. Facts are irrelevant to them it's all emotion.

[@toejoe9105]

The choice is arson, looting, rioting, murder of innocents, and destruction, vs the lessons taught by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. BLM/Antifa and your communist "professors" want you to choose the 1st way. Dr. King, the 2nd. The 2nd option is the only option for peace, healing, and belonging to part of our great American society.

[@MuskTeslaY]

What will get worse?

[@tommyjones8147]

BLM, Antifa will not except anything less than the death penalty

[@daledantony6871]

Make sure to blame Joe Biden this is his America now

[@montanamountainmen6104]

What you " feel or think" and what you prove in court is two different things.

[@dsgbrebel03]

True. And the judicial system typically doesn't rule in blacks' favor by design

[@montanamountainmen6104]

@@dsgbrebel03 Letter of law or Lady Justice is blind. Color is not a factor in a crime. You either commit a crime or you don't.....

[@88mphDrBrown]

@@montanamountainmen6104 You cannot possibly be that ill informed, a cursory look at marijuana arrests, convictions, and sentencing would show you how dumb that statement is.

[@baba.to.3689]

@@88mphDrBrown so in your mind....same judge...same charges...same evidence...same jury....only difference is one defendant is black and the other is white....results would be different?

[@montanamountainmen6104]

@@88mphDrBrown Well you see it as you want. But never seen a court designated for just white, black, Asian etc.

[@josephlopez8428]

He said he can't breath since he was sitting in the police car

[@mzbatonrougebeauty5267]

So then u make it worse by putting ur knee on his neck. Then don't render any aid at all. AT ALL. THE MAN HAD STOPPED MOVING AND HE STILL WAS ON HIS NECK

[@dsgbrebel03]

"breathe"

[@laszlokiss483]

@@mzbatonrougebeauty5267 should have left him in the car he would have died in the car youd still have blame the police though

[@nerys71]

@Doug Gregory he allegedly handed over a fake $20 bill. their was nothing violent at all about that crime if it even happened.

[@williamwring2312]

One So if he said it before why speed it up by completely stopping air circulation two your job is to help people so if he said it in the car you should have did your job PROPERLY in got him to a hospital asap either way you basically killed him when one you could have saved him in two you made matters worse by stoping all air circulation yea guilty he gets no pass he is finished

[@terrysmith4465]

Police Academy teaches if your talking your breathing

[@billyjohn9192]

He didn't talk for about 5 minutes!!

[@terrysmith4465]

@@billyjohn9192 were you there.

[@tetsuoshima7385]

“You’re” As in, ‘you’re welcome’.

[@opticalwindowcleaning8998]

@@tetsuoshima7385 😆

[@Findpepperbridge]

Did you watch the video? More stupid people

[@milojackson8339]

Donald Williams is an expert on choke holds being he has a professional record of 5-6 and has been choked out 5 times himself 😂😂

[@JackG79]

How many times have you stepped in the cage?

[@dallisb1047]

@@JackG79 Objection! Not having "stepped" into the ring has no relevance as to assessing the validity of tapping out 6 times with a 5-6 record.

[@Playaflydre]

@@dallisb1047 then that actually would make his case stronger since he knows what its like lol you 2 dummies so worried about a record but were too dumb to think that far ahead lol not surprising though lol

[@the_batmayne7854]

@@dallisb1047 congratulations, you played yourself

[@andrewshepherd5249]

@@Playaflydre actually not. He admitted he couldn't talk. Did you watch the whole video

[@TacoFlako]

He said "I can't breathe" before the officer even put him on the ground.

[@sonsil1246]

Its called anxiety attack.

[@cameronhogue7980]

So, that means it's okay to put a knee on a man's neck who's already having a hard time breathing? That knee definitely didn't help george breathe any better

[@iluvboobies1718]

@@cameronhogue7980 I've seen this response some many times to this statement. That doesnt mean anything. People will make up any excuse to get out of being arrested, the cop has heard it a million times. Even if it was true that floyd felt ill he already resisted once why would the cop have any reason to believe him. The police put you in their cars to control the situation, you resist youre committing another crime, so they try to arrest you. Simple as that.

[@soulwatcher4690]

@@cameronhogue7980 I know it’s probably hard for someone who’s never been on the street to accept.... people lie to law enforcement about whether they can breathe.... every single day.... actually. People lie about everything nearly every day. They lie about their name, their DOB, where they are going, what they are doing, and when caught red handed in 4K video looking straight at the camera... they will lie and say it wasn’t them. So... let’s not play that game

[@tonylvez]

@@soulwatcher4690 it doesn’t matter if they lie it’s your job to make sure they don’t die in your custody. When they say they can’t breathe heres an idea. Don’t make the situation worse by kneeing on them with your full body weight.

[@melvin-eugenepunymire1618]

This guys an MMA fighter ? I’ll let Joe Rogan be the judge of that...

[@darvingramajo60]

An mma fighter can be achieved for locals as amateurs state or city local competitions. It doesn’t mean an mma fighter would be high level like One Championship or ufc or bellator.

[@MidnightrollTV]

But it is safe to say he may not be an expert..

[@steveyork8069]

When he calls a kimura a choke hold he is obviously no expert.

[@melvin-eugenepunymire1618]

@@steveyork8069 “blood choke” is such a slack jaw term too.

[@shooter7734]

@@steveyork8069 Kimura(BJJ) Double Wristlock(Wrestling) Ude Garami(Judo) Regardless of what name you use its still an armlock and not a chokehold as you point out LOL They're marketing his testimony as a witness and MMA fighter and he doesn't know the basic terminology? Ridiculous

[@ThatCasualZach]

Does a 30min class at Gracie online. Expert jiu jitsu witness

[@samanthagirikhanov2796]

😂😂😂 facts

[@tvojslauf]

He has a 5-6 record. Not great but he’s been in the ring. I’m sure he’s trained for years

[@ThatCasualZach]

@@tvojslauf sounds like a 30 min online course type of record to be honest.

[@LordRothschild666]

I love Kimo

[@mmholling87]

@Christopher Villarreal 👍

[@AspiringSpaceWizard]

I have train jiujtsu since my late teens( im almost 30). The knee on the neck is a choke only if you can block both sides of the carotid (usually by wrenching on the collar in a kimono or gi) in this instance im not sure how it is possible for both sides to be cut off unless they are arguing his neck was pressed so hard against the ground. So in my opinion this was not a “blood choke” or a air choke ( which basically your trachea has to be crushed which autopsy would show). This guy also called a kimura (shoulder lock) a choke. His grappling experience is highly suspect if you ask me. Im guessing he is local mma guy who focuses on striking.

[@Pheonixess]

@Sativa your intelligence is showing

[@anselmvantil7328]

Dude iv been doing jiu-jitsu for years as well, I noticed the same thing about the Kimura that was very odd.

[@toddbrown242]

Yeah calling a kimura a choke is very strange for a man with 11 professional MMA fights. I'm certainly no professional fighter but I've done a bit of BJJ and rolled a few times and the kimura is one of the most common submissions you see in BJJ/MMA. Most casual MMA fans are aware that a kimura is not a choke. It's not like we're talking about a Von Flue choke or an omoplata or some submission you rarely see so even if he's mostly a stand up fighter, how tf does he not know what a kimura is? Strange...

[@360Roko]

Lol, I never even trained jiu jitsu and I know a Kimura isnt a choke hold.

[@amoebavirus1508]

He has ties to the black panthers too, so that's going to be biased?

[@prefersoxygen9373]

This case has brought in a lot of emotional witnesses which are not facts but a ploy to play on the emotions of jurors.

[@geraldtone5914]

What are bystanders supposed to be? They are simply people who think they saw someone murdered.

[@geraldtone5914]

@rennerrandy0 My point is all witnesses are just emotional bystanders, to some extent. So, to hold the fact that they are emotional against them in this example would be irrational.

[@sheriffstone701]

"Was the light red or green when the car entered the intersection?" Can have an objective, factual answer. "What did you think was happening?" Is subjective and the guy already said he wasn't a cop or doctor by any means. Doesn't take too long to find multiple videos of Black people saying they can't breathe as soon as a cop says "You are under arrest." Seems to be a trend. Kinda like crying, "Wolf!"

[@Jesusismysavior92]

@@sheriffstone701 name the videos of the black People saying that can’t breathe for a trendy stop lieing

[@sheriffstone701]

@@Jesusismysavior92 Type "blacks saying I can't breathe" in the KZbin search bar. You will find -- if you are intellectually honest enough to scroll through -- plenty of other instances. Nice try. Learn to do research before you make yourself look foolish.

[@WiltshireBornandBred]

The MMA “expert” seems totally unaware that he has made the case in point - if you are being choked you can not say “ I can not breathe”

[@LanaW123]

You tap on the shoulder.... floyd didn't know that so he kept saying i can't breathe.....next time whoever wishes to get 28 million dollars will remember to tap on the shoulder and not talk

[@alexanderblitz6819]

...until you can no longer say I can't breath and then you pass out and then you die. All the bystanders could tell they were watching someone die. Yet you believe the one "expert" that disagreed and, oddly enough, was proven wrong when the lifeless body was hauled off. I don't understand your logic.

[@billyjohn9192]

So you are saying they weren't interfering with his breathing? C'mon.

[@bryanrmcnair01]

@@LanaW123 no...just get in the car but MOSTLY dont eat the drugs just to keep from getting a charge Edit to add: He also couldn't breathe while sitting in his Mercedes!

[@the_batmayne7854]

@@billyjohn9192 these people are scum bro no sense in trying to reason with them lol

[@Isogrnrgrass]

“Mma fighter” Took a free jiu jitsu class at the local p.a.l. No cauliflower ears Where is Joe Rogan when you need him

[@lifesajoke6965]

Dude called a kimura a choke hold lol

[@0shadowgrace0]

Who's ears? lmao

[@deandops736]

@@0shadowgrace0 DUH

[@theglassmaster3140]

That doesn't mean he hasn't learned the skills. Just never put them into use. Lol.

[@XxHistorikxX]

Joe rogan literally said on his podcast if anyone did that move in jiu-jitsu everyone would be pissed because it can kill you.

[@NCLUSA]

The prosecution sucks, the Judge and defense attorney RULE big time. When I first saw the video on the news my first thoughts were the cops killed Floyd, but after seeing this case in court it seems the cops were under attack at the scene by bystanders and they had to watch their backs and at the same time keep Floyd under control. The crowd made things much worse by their actions and because of their actions the medics could not work on Floyd at the scene, they had to take him to a safe place to start working on him, so maybe they should charge the crowd with Floyd's death?.

[@mikemeyer4800]

U are correct. The crowd bears responsibility for his death. They prolonged his restraint, and emt help.

[@NCLUSA]

@@mikemeyer4800 You're one in a million that would agree with that, thank you.

[@doesntmatter6453]

Nice try. 4 men vs 1 handcuffed man and a crowd that didn't move past the curb. The lieutenant LITERALLY testified against the officers and said a few people yelling requests should Never effect or excuse officers on aiding someone or being professional. The Actual Lieutenant of police said this.

[@NCLUSA]

@@doesntmatter6453 Well if the lieutenant said it then it must be true right?.

[@teddy5004]

Problem here is the media only showed you edited footage... If I take a security video of a man running at me with a knife, I draw my gun and shoot him... The media will show you a video of me shooting him and that's all you'll see.... Headlines being "dangerous gun owner shoots unarmed person with a knife" The media footage: A: Officer with knee on neck and floyd calling for his mother as he dies The complete body camera footage shows Floyd A: Eating drugs destroying evidence. B: Resisting detainment C: Saying he cant breathe before cops even pinned him down D: Having a panic attack because of the drugs. E: Resisting arrest. F: Floyd being the one to ask to lay down. That's about as much information as most people missed which the media intentionally removed from their reporting.

[@bipmcgipbanambalooper2289]

“Your honor I object, because it’s devastating to my case”

[@battalionclashgaming3249]

"Liar liar" love that movie reference. One of the funniest Jim Carey movie of all time

[@freeplayseveryday7484]

Overruled! GOOD CALL!!!!

[@MikeC-my4lf]

Should have asked him "so in your opinion, he said 'I can't breathe' because he had a knee on the back of his neck"...'yes'..."in your opinion, what do you think the reason was he said 'i can't breathe' before he was even on the ground while standing up and refusing to get into the police car?"

[@eltoro9446]

That’s speculation bro

[@chris-cy5ed]

So resist arrest while in handcuffs requires you to be murdered stfu

[@NoPantsBaby]

@glyn hodges So in your experience was Floyd saying I can't breath without the knee on his neck? Was there a different reason why he was saying that? So even without the knee Floyd was incapable of breathing? Or was it that Floyd was using the phrase as a means to get out of arrest?

[@frostysmoke37]

@@NoPantsBaby totally saying it to get out of the arrest, criminals say that crap all the time. Cops waste countless hours taking and sitting with them at the hospital for all sorts of b.s. reasons. Some if my faves are, I'm pregnant, I have diabetes, I can't breathe , I'm having a heart attack, I can't feel my limbs. Once the doc looks them over and determines its a lie, they go right back to jail

[@devinw5150]

@@chris-cy5ed If criminals would stop resisting, cops wouldn’t have to use force and the deaths would stop. Problem solved

[@7thesb]

The only thing this Officer was guilty if was not rendering aid. His knee did not cause his death. But if there is another riot and the people do not stand up to these punks thats their own fault. This is America, history shows that anyone who tries to cause harm to a community, that community stopped it. This goes for every state, u all need to stand up to these punks and take back your community. This trial is bs and the riots r bs.

[@thebaneking4787]

“How do you speak in a chokehold?” Answer: you don’t

[@Adam-fl9uc]

Not only that, Floyd could have even raise is head in the process. Unfortunately if the defense will call for test reenactment the prosecutors might have a tougher case to Crack there

[@jetgem6251]

So? George Floyd wasn't in a chock hold

[@james123stewart]

not a choke hold actually. A extended "sleeper" hold.

[@jonh8866]

@@james123stewart A sleeper hold requires cutting off the bloodflow to the brain. I've never seen that happen with one knee/shin on the back of a neck. In that position it would require the shin/knee to be on the side of the neck, with another object on the opposite side. That doesn't appear to be the case.

[@james123stewart]

@@jonh8866 I believe you have now. Quite possibly the narcotics played a role but Mr Floyd would be alive if not abused by this forn mer officer.

[@greencase]

So all these witnesses were also experts? What a coincidence huh?

[@onespecies-human344]

Well when 200 people on a busy intersection saw something it's pretty easy to pick out a handful of intelligent hard working people

[@crf50crazy]

@@onespecies-human344 🤣

[@MarkMaier]

@@onespecies-human344 lol

[@leopoldstotch7711]

When did he say he was? Have you not seen the video? He got squeezed dead

[@100fredkrueger]

@@leopoldstotch7711 I’ve seen it. Floyd died because of his actions, not Chauvins. By the way; his knee wasn’t on the neck.

[@txUSMCdallas]

“Do you remember ever being unconscious in your competitive fight?” -“I’d be unconscious so no.” 😂😂

[@satepestage3599]

When did they ask that? 🤔

[@JM-yx1lm]

@@satepestage3599 they didn't ask that, they ask while being RENDERED unconscious, that means on they way to being unconscious. Both of y'all are not listening.

[@mickpratt8327]

He also testified that Floyd was talking while in a chokehold which is completely unbelievable.

[@ryanmedic789]

@@mickpratt8327 I believe George's carotid artery was crushed. You can talk during that but not for long.

[@pauliewalnuts4079]

@user name Floyd pretended his airflow was restricted well before he was restrained on the ground. As soon as he figured out he was about to be arrested, he started repeatedly saying he couldn't breathe. The boy who cried wolf is what got him killed. Had he not already said he couldn't breathe 300 times prior to actually not being able to breathe, they might have reacted.

[@1stFactChecker]

The moment you realize your entire testimony was a contradiction. OOOPPPPPSSSS!!!!

[@NMN89-k2b]

The expert witness MMA expert called the Kimura a type of chokehold, so he's not much of an expert.

[@Individual_Lives_Matter]

Yeah, he’s an idiot. The knee on the back of the neck is not a choke. The carotid and larynx are on the front of the neck. There’s a spine and a bunch of neck muscles in the way when someone is prone. You can’t compress either the carotid or the larynx from above with the knee in that position.

[@TheSonsOfSimon]

I’m not an expert and I know that the Kimura is not a choke. What a freaking circus.

[@damntravis6056]

@PassionOfLifee the point is Floyd was NEVER in a chokehold

[@NMN89-k2b]

@PassionOfLifee I can't remember the exact quote, but he did reference the Kimura as a blood choke.

[@NMN89-k2b]

@PassionOfLifee I'm more than sure having over 3 times the lethal dose of fentanyl in his system had nothing at all to do with the cause of asphyxiation. Anyone who has watched the entire police body cam video (and not just the 9 minute video) will tell you that Floyd was scream he couldn't breath and that he was dying while sitting in the back of the police vehicle. He was pretty much giving himself a heart attack and hyperventilating at that point.

[@aricandresen]

Lmao this man said a Kimura is a choke, what a expert

[@mikebender8521]

That's why he had a 5-6 record and been choked out 5 times....

[@danielpickrell8311]

Lol if I'm wrong but isn't the kimura an armbar? Been a long time since I've kept up on mma

[@aricandresen]

@@danielpickrell8311 it's a joint lock, but different from a armbar

[@danielpickrell8311]

@@aricandresen it's similar to the the bent armbar but use lower body to apply the lock?

[@BENSTACKIN365]

Dude is a FAKE MMA fighter🔥💩

[@Texas-Patriot-1776]

Thats funny that this guy didnt see Floyd resisting.. i watched the bodycam footage and i don't know what else i would describe that as?

[@Jeffny13]

Just cover what they want even tho the body camera shows everything

[@billyjohn9192]

Struggling to catch your breath?

[@billyjohn9192]

@Bob Yes he starts kicking because he can't breathe. The only resisting he did was when they tried to get him in the vehicle. He was obviously having a anxiety attack and felt claustrophobic. I have gotten that way when I have had anxiety attacks. They suck, and I'm glad I have only had a handful in my lifetime. If you have ever had one just put yourself in his shoes. If not ask someone who has how horrible they are.

[@Findpepperbridge]

More stupid people

[@billyjohn9192]

@Bob I know what he meant though and so does anyone with a brain. He meant he was having trouble catching his breath. He misspoke because he was being suffocated. That was the cause of death by the coroner by the way. Not heart attack or drug overdose. I have said I can't breathe before everyone knew what I meant, none of them said well you couldn't talk if you couldn't breathe. What a ridiculous to say.

[@Mermayydman]

It's crazy how bias the news casters are in thier opinionated assessments

[@billyjohn9192]

Yeah well get used to it because it's the new normal. Newscasters shouldn't even be called newscasters, more like propaganda portals. They really don't have an opinion anymore they just say what they are told.

[@jthomas5226]

It's not news it's Propaganda. Most news is kept local and only "certain" stories get out nationwide. More amazing to me is the amount of people who gladly accept others thinking.

[@Mermayydman]

@@jthomas5226 I honestly should use the word news sparingly lol

[@MWebb-de9pq]

@@billyjohn9192 they are bleeding money now that Trump is out of office. They need America to burn at the hands of BLM and Antifa to be relevant and pull viewers.

[@rosalieparker3936]

It's also crazy how bias the these opinions are about George Floyd's murder that was captured on camera.

[@joew4202]

Trial should have ended when he asked if he can talk while being choked out LMAO

[@emanuelcordova7955]

Your logic is so silly. You can be psrtialmy choked and air can be obstructed partially enough for you to speak few words but not enough for you to breathe normally. But sure, lets release chauvin. He was only kneeling on a mans neck for. 8 minutes. He was Just speeding up the process of death. How dare people be angry at. These officers for executing a man in public

[@tonylvez]

@William Fisher Fisher yea he said he can’t breath and is talking so let’s knee on him until he stops talking that way we know for sure he really can’t breath. Great logic there 🥾 👅

[@kevinsantos5050]

@@tonylvez it depends if you are being choke by obstructing the airways which it isn't the case or by starving the brain of oxygen by putting pressure in the arteries which are located at the side of the neck, which if you look at the video Chaving was putting pressure around the side of the neck as his face was sideways Also the pressure to do that chokehold doesn't even need to be that strong nor damage any tissue as the more time passes the less oxygen his brain will received and will eventually die out. Chauvin choke him for at least 8 mins even the slightest pressure in the neck for that long will eventually kill anyone Floyd stopped responding and Chauvin still had his knee around his neck for another 1 or 2 minutes I'm sorry but there is no way Chauvin wasn't involved in his death charges for murder might be debatably but not manslaughter which is in my opinion what happened and they should have gone with that As I don't believe Chauvin wanted to kill him but Floyd died while having Chauvin 's knee on his neck so they should change the charges to manslaughter

[@shipwreckjs673]

Pathology reports shows he died from a drug overdose and not asphyxiation. Yes Chauvin should he reprimanded of excessive force but EXECUTION?! You’re delusional. Facts are there for us all to see.

[@kevinsantos5050]

@@shipwreckjs673 you can clearly see in thr video the extreme negligence of Chauvin during the hold to the point of having his hand in his pockets while there was ppl telling him he wasn't responding You can aldo see both in the raw footage and on the viral video that Chauvin not only had one knee on his neck but he had the other one on hid back That prone position he is not pleasant to breath it is possible but if you have an officer putting his knee on his back and knee then you csn see how Chauvin negligence caused Floyd's death I seriously doubt they can get him on murder but manslaughter is more appropriate

[@AngusT.McCraken]

Don’t think this was the prosecutions strongest witness.

[@climaxhubbard]

lol im still waiting for a strong one honestly

[@chrisk6668]

For a case as weak as they have it wouldnt surprise me.

[@brentnelson1590]

They haven’t had a decent witness yet

[@josephstalinbiden5440]

Better than the feminist EMT they had who got scolded hard by the judge

[@josephstalinbiden5440]

@DecrepitOrigin888 she kept adding in extra stuff and her personal opinion. Like she would be asked a yes no question and she would answer but then kept going saying her personal opinion about what was happening. I'm probably not explaining it the best. She was also very very bitchy torwards the defense and kinda argumentative. Eventually the judge kicked everyone out but her and the lawyers and told her she's being rude to the court and the defense and that she was told many time's to stop adding her personal opinion when she was not asked .. definitely worth watching ... I believe the man who was in the van with George started getting asked questions about drugs and george being high and dude started pleading the 5th... all personal feelings aside for me in this case but I feel like the prosecution is doing a bad job.

[@CR1SPBAC0N]

This is why education is important especially English and Reading.

[@DickToles]

This is why iq is important more than socio economic status.

[@DickToles]

@Will Edwards so you're telling me you'd rather live in Africa where everyone is as "equally" worse off than to live in a meritocracy or a first world nation? Stop with the virtue signaling no one cares anymore.

[@DickToles]

@Will Edwards equal outcomes just means holding everyone down so non whites can feel better. It's why our country and civilization will fall. It's not anything to be proud of or desire.

[@billyjohn9192]

Yes, I believe in English class they teach proper grammar.

[@kirkbennett3391]

Wouldn’t English and reading fall under the same umbrella?? An education is necessary indeed, not only when you’re a witness in court but also when you’re making comments on KZbin

[@Lonesome__Dove]

Felt threatened but spent the whole time antagonizing and calling names. Foh.

[@billyjohn9192]

He was trying to keep a man from dying. What would you do, say please don't kill that guy? At least he had the guts to get involved. I'm amazed that these people aren't recognized as good Samaritans because they are.

[@davidbann8388]

@@billyjohn9192 I'm on pepper Sprout side... Those assholes who were standing by did not help the situation they all should have told George Floyd to follow instructions

[@tonejah4180]

Ok Karen 🤔

[@Lonesome__Dove]

@@tonejah4180 lame

[@tonejah4180]

@@Lonesome__Dove um no your bias ass comment was lame i guess you didn't see the same video the entire world saw.

[@kellywu7554]

I thought he said he didn't get angry, he stayed professional in his body lol.

[@AudioGardenSlave123]

Ruh roh...

[@edwardfitzgerald3877]

No he did not say he didn't get angry. He admitted he got angry. What he denied was getting angrier. He said he remained professional in his body. He did not allow his anger to increase, which could have led to him not remaining professional in his body (whatever that means).

[@AudioGardenSlave123]

@@edwardfitzgerald3877 oh... it's all so clear now...

[@edwardfitzgerald3877]

@@AudioGardenSlave123 My pleasure. Don't mention it.

[@ImPolonn]

@@edwardfitzgerald3877 profesional in his body, huh i wonder if part of being proffesional is throwing punk ass insults. Lmao

[@2punish1]

Every chokehold that I have been in since training in bjj, you can't talk. If you are able to talk, it is not understandable.

[@2punish1]

@Sativa ... You got me mixed up with your momma.

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

At best, you can squeak out a word or two if it's not quite tight enough

[@2punish1]

@@worsethanjoerogan8061 ... That's true.

[@carlton4824]

Floyd wasn't in a choke hold? I'm convinced you didn't watch the video. The dude was face down, cuffed with three officers on top. He was no threat at this point.. Chauvin put a knee, yes a knee to the man's neck and wouldn't let off. Again no threat he should have eased off. Again there was no threat to the officers or the public st that point.

[@Un1234l]

@@carlton4824 He wasn't in a chokehold. That's the argument. It's optics vs reality. Like a casual hug vs a close barely pressing hug vs vs tight embrace vs crushing bear hug. There are levels to this.

[@steveyork8069]

He was a joke he called a kimura a choke hold.He also said he trained 40 hours a week 10am-3 pm 5 days a week he obviously can’t do math either.

[@bliind_sniiper6228]

Lmfao. His nose was growing as he said that. 🤥

[@joshuapark1749]

George is trying to say I'm losing my ability to catch my breath due to the knee on his neck. He can't form complete sentences as he feels he has only a couple minutes of life left. Eventually he lost his entire ability to breathe in which he quit talking. And was dead. Have some common sense man. Such racist remarks of you. How would you be if you were being choked???

[@GyzmoThaAngelofDeath]

@@joshuapark1749 Shut up. We know the truth.

[@mr.blonde66milkyway66]

@@joshuapark1749" racist remarks" (?) He overdosed on FENTANYL. You are not a doctor, I am not a doctor....but a doctor at the Medical Examiners Office determined that George died of a FENTANYL overdose.

[@MrVjjorge]

@@mr.blonde66milkyway66 no it was Homicide not an overdose ... keep up

[@Chris-hm4sn]

If this guy is a choke hold expert then I am the Easter bunny

[@dmartinezguitarart]

sure thing there MMA champ!

[@somedude1324]

Why you leave poo in my Easter basket?

[@Chris-hm4sn]

@@somedude1324 wasn't me

[@Individual_Lives_Matter]

I did mma for 11 years. Not a choke. Carotid and larynx are on the front of the neck. Floyd was prone. You can’t compress the carotid or the larynx with the knee from above. So many people have demonstrated this obvious physical fact. You don’t need to be an MMA expert.

[@ryanmedic789]

Well Mr. Bunny any MMA fighter can do choke hold. I was shown at work how to break a person's trachea, it's quite easy.

[@dmnla]

8:50 when you just got GOT by a smarter man and don't even realize it😅😅😅😅

[@user-ik4br3nk2w]

agreed, he didn't even catch the point the dumb fuhk 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤪

[@rubenluna4073]

LMAO logic, a thing of beauty!

[@LordRothschild666]

He is fantastic

[@deantitley438]

Yea..

[@zach9373]

He just got Full Nelsoned. Lmao at how he sits and wraps his mind about what just happened in that conversation. Tweaking his head.

[@fcm2790]

Saint pope Floyd claimed je couldnt get in the patrol car cause he was claustrophobic... but he was in his car with others doing drugs and not claustrophobic.. 😂😂

[@noregerts8174]

THE KEY TO LIFE: SELF-RESPONSIBILITY !! Learn this and you'll live to a very very old age and a have good life.

[@HoldenNY22]

nogEGERTS= What do you mean? Do you mean that George Floyd should have taken responsibiity for his life= For being on Drugs, for taking Drugs when he thought the Cops might discover drugs on him or are you referring to Derek Chauvan?

[@noregerts8174]

@@HoldenNY22 I am referring to both. Floyd was a bad human being who held a knife to a pregnant woman's stomach while him and his buddies robbed her, which is why he was on prison for his 5th time for a 7 year term. He also swallowed a handful of fentanyl before they pulled him out of the car while he was resisting. His actions put him in that situation that went bad. But I also believe the cop should be punished for his actions as well. There was no reason to kneel on a person for 10 minutes, especially when you have numerous cops around you, and you're not alone waiting for help to arrive. Considering the entire situation between both parties, I believe a 10 years in prison would be a fair sentence. No more, no less. There's a lot of facts and information that CNN and MSNBC has left out over this.

[@mariafernandacalderon7415]

This is not how the law works are you stupid?

[@HoldenNY22]

@@noregerts8174 I agree with you. I think you are just speaking common Sense.

[@noregerts8174]

@@mariafernandacalderon7415 you know the people who think like you?..... criminals. That's EXACTLY how the law works, when you make, as you say 'stupid' choices in life, bad things can happen. Ask yourself, what brought all this on? If you sell drugs, and someone shoots you, it's not their fault you got shot over selling drugs, it started with you and your choices in life. Again.... self-responsibility! Try it sometime. Stupid.

[@jackal1776]

We can all agree on one thing... if he hadn’t been a waste of skin criminal he wouldn’t have been in a choke hold in the first place!

[@eileenkelly8749]

I don't believe he was being 'chocked'..... because, he was able to speak and breathe!!!

[@ZombieCartmanYT]

He didn't like being asked about having a conversation as he was being choked out, because he knows that isn't possible.

[@hadtocheathimtobeathim6549]

And he was completely confused by that simple question.

[@allks88]

I don't understand why you all talk so much and don't listen, the man Cleary explained different chokes and he said the officer was using a blood choke so you CAN actually be choking in this manner and talk. YOU all are to worried about insulting others in the comments or this man and his MMA record or his credentials and cracking jokes, but if it was your loved one who is dead would it be humurous?? I applaud him for standing on his principles that day and having the courage to speak up when he saw something that bothered his soul. Something I many of you keyboard warrior COWARDS can't and won't do.. If you read my comment and are offended by it, then PLEASE know, it was meant for you!!

[@maphyous228]

You can’t blood choke somebody with just one knee. You have to block both arteries that run along opposite sides of the neck. In order to apply enough pressure to collapse one of these arteries. You would have to have something solid on the opposite side of the neck that would prevent neck movement and flexing. Sorry, your heroin addict brother died eating heroin.

[@ZombieCartmanYT]

@@allks88 I was trained to use blood chokes in the Marines sir. When applied a blood choke will render someone unconscious in 5-10 seconds. Another 5 seconds of applied pressure after they pass out and they die. That means a proper blood choke can kill you in 15 seconds. Not 9 minutes. Floyd died from the drugs. Sorry for your loss. Good luck with your riots.

[@allks88]

@@ZombieCartmanYT obviously you didn't learn Respect in the military or how to conduct yourself as a man otherwise you wouldn't be talking about or making light of rioting or the loss of a fellow American citizens life or talking about sorry for my loss. I do not know Mr. Floyd and I'm not related to Mr. Floyd other than the same level as you a brother of the human race. I sure hope you no longer serve this country with that type of attitude that you have. Disgraceful.. So do better!!!

[@marybeach3726]

He was yelling ..I can't breathe long before officers got him down!!!

[@eileenkelly8749]

yes and he was told to take a seat in back of vehicle and they would roll down the window and turn on air conditioning! and the family got multi millions and riots where people were severely injured and even died and damaged property galore. This makes me SICK! p.s. did anyone ever find out who was making fake money?

[@tonylvez]

So when someone is telling you they can’t breathe and panicking the solution of course is to keep them handcuffed on the ground and press your knee into their neck with full body weight and leverage. That will for sure allow them to breathe and calm down right genius

[@Loveistheanswer8]

@@tonylvez I’m So serious smh, these people don’t have common sense that’s facts!

[@garyjones1464]

Your an absolute idiot. I pray for you.

[@garyjones1464]

@@eileenkelly8749 and death is the sentence right? Money makes this all better huh? Your a complete moron.

[@dontewashington3250]

08:52 When you’re the prosecution’s expert choke witness and you realize that you just said a person can’t talk while being choked and you begin to involuntarily fidget and twitch.

[@maaaahike]

He said of course not you aren’t talking during a fight

[@chrisk6668]

I think it was voluntary. Really stupid tho to act like that. It was such a simple question. He answered it and should've left it at that instead of putting on some weird show for the people watching.

[@dontewashington3250]

@@maaaahike in other words, he has never been physically able to talk while being choked (which contradicts his “expert” testimony) or that he has never tried (which indicates a lack of personal knowledge regarding the ability to carry a conversation while being choked).

[@flipnasty2296]

@@maaaahike not the same thing... ive had full conversations during fights

[@MRSOFFICER2012]

He wasn’t in a choke hold

[@Vanfran2]

You can't talk in a choke hold, not as clearly as Floyd did

[@acelinomckinzie1956]

It wasn’t a chokehold, it was simply a grown man kneeling on someones neck. Regardless of what you call this position the man was still dead.

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

@@acelinomckinzie1956 The point is he was not choked. Floyd never had his airway compressed. Of course he died, the issue is what the cause was.

[@360Roko]

@@acelinomckinzie1956 He ended up dead because he clogged himself full of drugs.

[@acelinomckinzie1956]

@@360Roko 🤦 If a preschooler got kicked by their teacher and died and they had a preexisting heart condition, you’re not going to say that the toddler died from cardiovascular disease. It’s just ridiculous. He happened to OD and die“coincidentally” when a man was kneeling on his neck.

[@360Roko]

@@acelinomckinzie1956 Those two situations aren't even close, to being close, to being close to comparable. You're an idiot who's making a martyr out of a drug abusing degenerate and you're demonizing a normal working man just because he's white.

[@karlosthejackel69]

He’s literally wearing a BLM T-shirt under the shirt.

[@misterg4059]

Ok MAGA

[@siksika4603]

@@misterg4059 STFU

[@billyjohn9192]

Perhaps that was why he was murdered.

[@coldhands2802]

@@billyjohn9192 . Yeah cause that totally happens lmao. It's not the blm ppl doing the killing and rioting. My eyes are lying.

[@imanilee9606]

@@coldhands2802 nah it's white people doing it

[@alpal482]

MMA fighter 1 “Do you mind awfully stopping now I’m unable to draw breath” MMA fighter 2 “ Of course old chum, and may I compliment you on your perfect pronunciation”

[@JoseMolina-jz9hh]

“Hear you loud and clear, amigo. Oh- I’m also tapping here, in your arm, do you see it, or feel it?”

[@rydude6723]

MMA chokes are focused on the carotid artery, sides of the neck, like how Chauvin's knee was pinned on Floyd's carotid artery. It's not restricting the airway, it's restricting the oxygen in the blood from traveling to the brain. You also may notice that the fighters don't hold their chokes for 9 minutes, because they know how deadly blocking oxygen to the carotid artery is.

[@martingibbons7070]

@@rydude6723 If as you say Chauvins knee was pinning Floyd as MMA fighters do Floyd would have passed out in under 30 seconds and dead in 2 minutes. Sorry about letting the facts blind your prejudice.

[@rydude6723]

@@martingibbons7070 If you are putting someone in a choke, your body is constantly working to neutralize your opponent into not being able to fight the choke. As long as Floyd fought, he could maneuver his neck to relieve pressure on the carotid artery, until he didn't have the energy to fight anymore. Trust me, the facts are going to be tough to swallow if you support Chauvin.

[@rydude6723]

@Bob Well thats the difference. In MMA, two people are fighting for their life, fighting to kill one another, and no one has ever died from a rear naked choke.

[@peterbrooks3561]

So this MMA fighter felt threatened by the presence of Officer Tao? All 5′ 9″ and 165lbs of him? Really?

[@kelainefes]

Well, officers have guns.

[@joshuapark1749]

The MMA fighter didn't want to get shot and killed. Common sense.

[@peterbrooks3561]

@@joshuapark1749 In that case he shouldn't be walking up on the Officer. He should be more afraid of his neighbors, there are more black people shot in a day (including children) by other black people than are shot by Cops in a year. More white people are shot by Cops than any other color/race.

[@Hethalean]

At the end, he seemed so confused why he was asked about holding conversations, and that being all the defense wanted.

[@Modoomify]

@@frontsquats if u had actually listened he said he doesnt talk to an opponent, if u actually watch any fights the fighters are too busy trying to get out of a choke to be worried about talking

[@spoodermun1722]

@@Modoomify That's why he asked if he's "able" to talk, and not "do you" talk when being rendered unconscious in a fight.

[@mjx7368]

If they let this ex cop guy go free get read for riot 2021

[@urstillaklown0843]

How can you say "I can't breathe" 27+ times, yet still have strength and breath to struggle and continuously speak and yell

[@angelvalle9963]

You cant.

[@urstillaklown0843]

@@briandaclac9721 if he had been pressing on his neck that hard for nine minutes, and adding in the fentanyl factor, his breathing and heart rate must of been racing I'm willing to bet he would've been dead in less time. Also he was able to move his head freely proving he was not pressing down as hard as they claim. Inadequate training by the P.D

[@jewelsbajapanty3303]

he was speaking out of his ears😂

[@jewelsbajapanty3303]

I cant breathe.. the cop then stop talking😂😂😂

[@GGGmod1]

@@briandaclac9721 Dude what? The neck artery did not allow air to flow? Arteries carry blood my dude

[@davefights7518]

He was a lot better then the EMT that may have blown the case for the state. Bad job with her

[@princetimon6733]

The Proscutor should have prep all their witnesses prior to trial. With the EMT, should have been multiple times 😅

[@eltoro9446]

It goes a long way to have a sympathetic witness. This guy blew it too by being argumentative and his body language and facial expressions... gosh he jacked it up so bad.

[@HannahBirzes]

That was a terrible 27 minutes of my life watching that. Just complete leftist liberal ideology: feelings over facts.

[@michaellovett8773]

The defense asked way more than one question. Why edit them out?

[@shanustheanus]

I'm glad you asked rather than assume something untoward. You'd be surprised how many people don't do that and go down some crazy conspiracy rabbitholes. So, there was no video editing, as its a live feed, as you can see, no crazy camera cuts or continuity errors or any of that. So all of this is indeed live and not edited. There is a long section of this video where the audio feed was muted however, but this wasn't when the defense was making a case or probing with questions relevant to the case. It was simply for what the court call a "sidebar". This means a slight break from the trial that's intended solely as a private discussion with the judge, but indeed holds no relevance to the case. In most instances its an opportunity for the judge to explain to someone who may be unfamiliar with courtroom decorum on matters like how they should be presenting their accounts or even a suggestion of how best to proceed the trial. And as with all broadcasted court proceedings it is a legal requirement of any participating networks to not broadcast a sidebar, as its a private conversation and again, holds no relevance to the trial. I hope that clears it up for you :)

[@michaellovett8773]

@@shanustheanus I saw the entire questioning of this witness. The defense asked the witness questions for at least an additional 12 minutes. Why was this not shown by editing out that questioning?

[@shanustheanus]

@@michaellovett8773 you've lost me now Michael. Do you mean why did they choose to show this clip of the trial and not the whole thing? I mean, it's still going on now isn't it? That would be a really long video.

[@MrNikeGolf1]

The video of Floyd shows him saying he can’t breath long before the officers put him on the ground.

[@pauliewalnuts4079]

He started saying it as soon as he realized he was being put in the car.

[@ellebelle4094]

@@pauliewalnuts4079 Didn't he say it before being put in the car, or trying to be put in the car?

[@pauliewalnuts4079]

@@ellebelle4094 I mean to say he started saying it as soon as he knew he was about to be arrested and put in jail.

[@ellebelle4094]

@@pauliewalnuts4079 Got it :)

[@OfficialDJTasawennateken]

@@pauliewalnuts4079wrong he started saying it way before the cops were even touching him

[@midg6etsox475]

Better get ready because the city is gonna burn 🔥

[@curly1167]

Yup

[@curly1167]

The witnesses are as fake as can be. Emotions were involved with the witnesses.

[@karlosthejackel69]

Inevitably

[@cjford2217]

Not much left to burn. Any business dumb enough to rebuild, and any insurer stupid enough to provide coverage to those who did.... deserve to go bankrupt. It's like setting up a lemonade stand on the front lines in WW1.

[@misterg4059]

Ok MAGA

[@chriskeel3096]

defense should have went one step further and asked him how many fights in his mma career were against someone under the effects of fentanyl. mma is NOT the same set of circumstances as a law enforcement situation. mma is irrelevent in this case. also, couldnt they have found a more reputable mma fighter to speak on choke holds and loss of conscience? maybe an actual doctor, because loss of conscience and the causes has an actual science associated with it

[@csmith8503]

For the prosecution it's all emotions and theater because the facts and science are against them.

[@jonathanjaynes.]

I agree but defense still did good

[@maxwaters1461]

This witness was there

[@yoshit9819]

He tried to bring out tears. That's all they have. Emotion

[@ruthxie2464]

That's not emotion. It is manipulation

[@reubenmorris487]

They saw more than what the rest of the world (and yourself included) saw.

[@yoshit9819]

@@reubenmorris487 believe me. I've seen a lot. More than most people would care to see.

[@pankakotakismegalomavropou3355]

The feels, man

[@timberman1045]

Don't commit crimes, don't use drugs ,and don't resist. pretty simple

[@evestayplace3705]

Simple test can be done here... Have 3 officers restrain Derek with the same method used on George, for the same amount of time. If Derek survives then the restraint is not the problem... If he can speak through out the exercise then he is not being asphyxiated Spoiler: I have already done this with real cuffs on, for 15 min just to prove that it does not kill you! Its not comfortable, down right unpleasant, but not fatal on its own.

[@masterblaster6131]

No need for your simple test. Autopsy already done. Fentanyl and Meth overdose. No asphyxiation. Girlfriend already testified he had ODed previously on same drugs bought from dude in the care with Floyd.

[@DeliCaines]

@@masterblaster6131 why do you people want to defend this police brutality??

[@AB-xq1kn]

@@DeliCaines If he died of an overdose, and the officers action was not a cause of his death, the officer deserves nothing more than retraining.

[@masterblaster6131]

@@AB-xq1kn Retraining for what? Floyd did die of an overdose so why should Chauvin be punished at all? He did nothing wrong.

[@masterblaster6131]

@@DeliCaines Why are YOU people unable to live up to the standards set by MY people?

[@sinistar426]

How does one repeat the phrase "i cant breath" over and over in the video without "breathing"? How does one sit behind the wheel of a Mercedes when officers arrive resisting to come out of said vehicle without being "claustrophobic" and yet cant sit in the back of a squad car without being "claustrophobic"?

[@DickToles]

How do you yell at the top of your lungs while being choked to death?

[@kipo1456]

Slowly choked to death over nine and a half minutes.

[@DickToles]

@@kipo1456 I don't think that you realize you're proving the "choked" to death part wrong by saying it was over 9 minutes. Sounds like it wasn't really the "choke" that killed him.

[@kipo1456]

@@DickToles How do you figure that? If you deprive a human being of most of the air and blood supply they need over an extended time, eventually they will die. It would have happened faster if those had been completely cut off, but the end result is that George Floyd is just as dead. If you don't believe me, have yourself handcuffed, get down on the pavement and have a good friend kneel on your back and neck for ten minutes.

[@DickToles]

@@kipo1456 so they were so deviant they calculated to deprive him of air and blood supply for 9 minutes? again, most of his air? you cant yell if you have no air. i wont do that bc i dont resist and/or take a lethal dose of drugs. go look up his 2019 arrest video.

[@peterbrooks3561]

@@kipo1456 There is video and audio evidence of Floyd saying he couldn't breathe when the officers first arrived and throughout the incident. Excited delirium? The fact that the officer had his knee on him for more that 9 minutes demonstrates that he was not harming him, otherwise he would have died sooner. Also the Paramedics were able to check his pulse without the officer moving. A BLM supporter re-enacted the knee on the neck with a white toddler. The child was unharmed.

[@Christian_Prepper]

8:52 *HA! LIAR! He's deliberately lying about having a conversation while getting choked out OR he's lying about his experience, either way he's a liar because anyone that has been choked out knows there is no way to have a conversation much less talk/speak. That's the purpose of "Tapping out".* *His micro expressions following his answer is "no" head shakes & is inconsistent with his answer because subconsciously he knows he's lying.*

[@padgit8r486]

Defense attorney, “so you got angrier and angrier.” Witness, “No, I got professional and professional.” Prosecutor, “why did you get angrier and angrier.” Witness, “Because nobody listened to me [when I called them bitches].”

[@feeshtacos]

I've had the knee on my neck a few times ... It doesn't choke ... But it does hurt the jaw and ear ...

[@bluegrassrules9967]

As long as the "suspect" is strugglin', movin' around on the ground, he will be restrained by whatever force is necessary. I don't believe that much pressure was on Floyd's neck...just looked that way. Floyd was High on drugs, out of his mind, scared 'cause he got caught, cryin' for Momma (WTH). Sorry, folks, no sympathy here!

[@codyramos3200]

@@bluegrassrules9967 autopsy found no evidence of strangulation but it did find plenty of drugs .

[@guyi7388]

@@bluegrassrules9967 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@joshuarivera5750]

If your jaw and ear hurts then it’s not on your neck How is there pain everywhere but where the knee is?

[@david-468]

@@joshuarivera5750 because a knee is relatively soft compared to concrete that’s why

[@MAGaBAMA_84]

I am not a doctor but I have undergone training in many different fields as an iron worker and safety coordinator. Anyone who has been trained as a safety coordinator in any type of construction outfit knows that the human body retain up to 8 minutes of oxygen as a natural default safety mechanism. The officer was on Mr Floyd's neck for a little better than 9 minutes and most of this time Mr Floyd was talking.. we all know that if you're talking that means you're getting oxygen so if you deduct the time from the last time Mr Floyd spoke or gasped to the time the officer got off him and EMTs took over you would see there's plenty of time to save Mr Floyd or resuscitate him via defibrillator or CPR. This has to be something other than death by strangulation. What the officer was doing was wrong but he did not murder this man and does not deserve a murder charge. Nor does the Floyd family deserve a predetermined $27 million... That's ridiculous!!! Out of everybody white ,black, red, purple, green, what makes this man so much more important than everybody else that has lost their life either through accident, or murder by police officer?? The man's casket was gold-plated for crying out loud this is ridiculous and it is a joke!!!

[@tommyjones8147]

Ridiculous is having the American Flag Draped on the gold coffin like he was a hero who died by his life style!

[@MAGaBAMA_84]

Yeah it's a disgrace! AmerIca watched the mess and AmerIca was silently pissed off, but was either sensored or was afraid to talk about how "we" truly felt about the shenanigans that took place... Everybody knew they going to exploit the hell out of this and that's what they did... All that did was enabled these terrorist groups called ANTIFA and BLM and allowed them to burn cities to the ground, and innocent people, innocent children were killed... there were no repercussions for their actions "over a man's overdose" ... It is truly disgusting all of this over CRACKHEAD...

[@loralieisa]

Please stick to iron work and stop embarrassing yourself. Your entire comment is ridiculous.

[@TheSonsOfSimon]

All of the prosecutor’s witnesses give emotional responses that clearly reveal the bias in their testimony. Yes, their experiences may have been upsetting. However, if new, verifiable data gets them so upset, what good is their testimony?

[@nerys71]

pretty hard not to be biased after watching that even occur. impossible I would say. when you watch a sick sociopath do something like that. you can't be unbiased.

[@christopherjamessimmons3781]

So true

[@TheSonsOfSimon]

@@nerys71 not true. The truth is more important. Knowing that, we have to set aside our emotions.

[@dougp5044]

This guy is just contradicting his answers first he's say Floyd couldn't speak then he was saying the Police weren't listening to Floyd.

[@stephenkolman5727]

They witnessed a felon who overdosed.

[@the_batmayne7854]

donald trump doesn't agree with you

[@ASR84_FX]

Your next!

[@stephenkolman5727]

@Tyrone Jackson amen

[@stephenkolman5727]

@@ASR84_FX Bring it anonymous internet troll.

[@aaliyahrasheed9647]

If you overdose you can still live if lifesaving medical attention like cpr is giving to you, which was the responsibility of the officer upon seeing George non responsive. He was reminded to check the pulse multiple times, and did not check the pulse. If he did, he still did not help George Floyd live.

[@davidmann2988]

If he wasn’t committing a crime, If he didn’t lie to police, If he wasn’t on illegal drugs, If he didn’t resist arrest..... How much of this was the police officers fault really?

[@otb17166]

Literally all of it. are you saying that it's perfectly justifiable to kill a person during an arrest just because they're high? How many intoxicated people try to fight cops and only end up in drunk tank overnight?.... the man used a fake $20 bill, he didn't he didn't kidnap a child, it's not even clear if it was intentional. They put him in the back of the car, at that point the threat is over, they chose to pull him out and throw him to the ground. you cannot argue that it was justified.

[@imaplant2868]

@@otb17166 He asked to be put on the ground.

[@otb17166]

@@imaplant2868 did he ask to be kneeled on as well?.....i don't think he did. They were nice enough to put him on the ground like he asked but they werent nice enough to get off him after begging for 5 minutes? if he was so much of a threat then they should've never taken him out of the back whether he ask or not.

[@rdf6278]

"Objection, your honour, he is clearly building up to something" "over ruled, that is not a real objection."

[@Wolverine21088]

I’ll quote Liar Liar.... “I OBJECT”! “On what grounds”? “Because it’s devastating to my case”!

[@Brian-wg9wk]

Prosecutor: Sir, are you an idiot? Witness: That's correct

[@jleight9544]

I needed that laugh

[@chrisk6668]

It's going to come down to the fact that he was claiming he couldn't breathe while working to escape the patrol car and the drugs in his system. If he didn't use the 'I can't breathe' line during his escape attempt they might actually have listened to him and made adjustments on the ground. No matter what tho this guy is going to walk.

[@johnnytorres277]

"escape attempt"? LOL . HE was in handcuffs. How far do you think someones going to escape for with their hands behind their backs in handcuffs?

[@Lerequindemort]

@@johnnytorres277 a rational person you mean?

[@dalindr]

How hard is it to realize someone is unconscious? The cop holding his legs said it like 4 mins in. He said "maybe we should roll him to his side" and "i think he's passing out" while Floyd's body was convulsing. But Chauvin decided to keep his knee there for another 4 mins. End result he died under his knee while the other cops had already let go. Undeniably 3rd degree murder aka involuntary manslaughter...

[@chrisk6668]

@@dalindr maybe, maybe not but the drugs in his system will be enough reasonable doubt for any jury. That's all I'm saying. There is no way to convince a jury beyond a reasonable doubt.

[@chrisk6668]

@@johnnytorres277 he slid through the cop car while claiming he couldn't breathe. It's in the body cam video. Obviously they weren't going to believe him a second time. This and the drugs in his system will equal a not guilty verdict. I'm not emotional about it and think they could've handled it better but looking at it objectively it's pretty obvious he will walk.

[@Nofilter1976]

He was like wtf, that guy just asked me one question and made me rethink my entire life. I don't want to sell you deathsticks, I want to go home and rethink my life.

[@aguilacec]

😅😅 funny way to put it but truth

[@michaellovett8773]

Actually they edited out defense getting the witness angry when asking him why he got angry at the seen. The prosecutor established this fact.

[@rileyfair5]

Lmfao the face you have when you got caught with your pants down.

[@abilyn-si3yo]

That attorney KO the witness like jake paul vs nate hhaha

[@soulreavergirl1]

using drugs and resisting arrest are never good combinations.

[@yosefmac3786]

You’re clearly a white person behind a black picture

[@johnt540]

i agree but did you see the original autopsy report check out his medical issues he had ....Natural diseases .Arteriosclerotic heart disease, multifocal, severe .Hypertensive heart disease .Cardiomegaly (540 g) with mild biventricular dilatation .Clinical history of hypertension .Left pelvic tumor .. and here is what they found in a tox screen ...Blood drug and novel psychoactive substances screens: 1.Fentanyl 11 ng/mL 2.Norfentanyl 5.6 ng/mL 3.4-ANPP 0.65 ng/mL 4.Methamphetamine 19 ng/mL 5.11-Hydroxy Delta-9 THC 1. 2 ng/mL; Delta-9 Carboxy THC 42 ng/mL; Delta-9 THC 2.9 ng/mL 6.Cotinine positive 7.Caffeine positive and to let you know they use 10 to 20 ng of fentanyl for anesthesia so he was a dead man walking the instant they pulled him out the car

[@johnt540]

also mild biventricular dilatation is what they call end stage heart disease meaning he was on borrowed time so this cop did nothing wrong the report even listed that there was no damage to the throat or carotid artery or the esophagus he couldnt breath cause his heart was not pumping enough blood to his body

[@soulreavergirl1]

@@johnt540 Drugs and previous health conditions do not mix well with resisting arrest. Not a good combo

[@doubletap10mm]

I can’t stand watching these witnesses false reactions.

[@davidbann8388]

Oh my God I can't stand watching these fake tears either

[@artfull334]

Stop hating

[@juanaboynkin1196]

Defense played him like a cheap drum. Somebody that can't breathe can't talk.

[@caldonnox]

@@dexter726 Floyd started saying he could not breathe when placed in the patrol car before he fought/struggled himself out and continued to yell prior to any holds. Is that the kind of pulmonary issues that would limit him to a few words you're referencing?

[@caldonnox]

@@dexter726 It is true and the video us out there, educate yourself. Seems to me you are not trying to actually follow the case but are just cherry picking things that support the outcome you've already decided upon.

[@josephblankenship591]

@@dexter726 kinda funny seeing a lawyer speak with conjecture, i.e. speculation about the commenter he is exchanging dialogue with. Lots of video show the very events he is talking about, which you want to dismiss as irrelevant details. It's like watching 12 angry men in real life. Not trying to argue, just more of an interesting observation.

[@nancyheck918]

@@caldonnox yes exactly he was in the car throwing a fit and saying that .that's why the officers got him out again. The officers also asked him if he was on something and he says no no no he wasn't.

[@josephblankenship591]

@@dexter726 the truth of what happened should be the way it is, sadly, acceptance of that truth is hard for one side or the other to deal with.

[@johnyhefner]

This ignorant guy should not have interfered with the arrest. He was a continuous threat and distraction to the officers.

[@billyjohn9192]

I don't get why or how people can stick up for the murderers especially when you see it right in front of your eyes. I have never seen any case like this where the police took responsibility they are the real didndonuffins. This guy was happy and smiling one minute and then the first thing he thought once he came into contact with the police is that they were going to kill him something that came to pass---I guess maybe he wasn't all that ignorant after all.

[@johnyhefner]

@@billyjohn9192 like the dozens of innocent people murdered in the illegal BLM and Antifa terrorism of this past year. George Floyd killed him self.

[@billyjohn9192]

@@johnyhefner No the police killed George, the witnesses knew that and most people who watched the video know that. As for BLM and ANTIFA well I guess they do have something to fight for when people like you can find it easy to stand up for the police in situations like this. Do you think this doesn't happen to white people? Because it does and all the time. The police should not have a free pass to do whatever they want. that is what America was founded on, stamping out tyranny. What did you think about the guy pleading for his life crawling on all fours that got shot by the police or the seven year old girl sleeping on the couch with her grandma or the bedridden 94 year old grandma who was tased? What is your excuse for them or the thousands of other cases? Bad police don't need good people to stand up for them they need to find a different job.

[@davidbann8388]

@@billyjohn9192 I don't get how people can hear that the coroner said that the man died of a drug overdose and not take that and understand that the man died of a drug overdose

[@billyjohn9192]

@@davidbann8388 You are right people should go by what the coroner said and he NEVER said George died of a drug overdose he said he died of asphyxiation.

[@FookU2b]

The way this judge handles questions to and answers from witnesses is the weirdest thing I've ever seen in my life. This whole trial is a circus and a show. Str8 up sham.

[@Jack-oz4bf]

Right there's something fishy here also they know there's going to be riots either way so why broadcast this. Why put this on TV or the internet, I think its to inflame the destruction of America from the inside.

[@Leo-jt5pq]

I'm not sure how much time you have dealt with court, but the Judge is doing his job. There are no "feelings" or "what ifs" allowed. Which is all the witness was doing. To be put on the list as a "expert", then they tried to direct him to give facts when he can o ly give personal experiences. Aka, the prosecution was being dirty in attempt to have their particular narrative pushed. Hope this helps/makes sense.

[@Leo-jt5pq]

@@Jack-oz4bf So you suggest no transparency? Yea, bc that goes well lol.

[@MegaMech]

I don't really want to watch the actual video. However, for those that have, is it possible the officer _looked_ like he had his knee pushing on his neck but in actuality it was floating over and not pressing down?

[@irocss85]

There is a pic(taken from this court proceeding) shows chauvins knee on his back between neck and shoulder blades. But we don't know what exact instant in time that frame was. Our was it there the whole time? The other one on the ground, both feet on the ground. Floyd was moving his head all around most of the time. Even picked it up and turned in the other direction. Not possible with much weight on the neck.

[@JoseMolina-jz9hh]

Coroner reports no signs of asphyxiation. Even in the autopsy and after removing his skin and looking into muscle tissue there was no bruising or fractures. I thought so too. But seems it was accidental that overdose in conjunction with elevated heart rate and prior heart issues. Maybe his motive was to not go to jail... while holding drugs. He swallowed it. May 2019 video shows the same move when Floyd was stopped he tried to swallow pills before shouting don’t kill me, but not listening to police not to swallow anything. Looks like it caught up to him here.

[@MegaMech]

@Eros Hermes 154 lbs? No way. I am the skinniest weakest man on earth and I am 150. Floyd looked buff.

[@chriscanzanese5063]

Just end the trial and let him go. This is a complete disaster for the prosecution. Embarrassment for Minneapolis, the State of Minnesota, and the United States of America. Violent criminal died of an overdose. That’s what happened.

[@pixelart59]

Everyone KNOWS that! Both left and right. But that doesn't align with the narrative they want which is.. America is racist and should be destroyed and remoulded to the left's ideology of a fantasy island.

[@slavatoin8273]

Is he a witness and providing expert testimony?

[@dwightschuette8960]

This is the exact opposite of an OJ case. Trying to find an innocent man guilty instead of of guilty man guilty.

[@mrthirdparty4861]

How is Derek innocent?

[@moreranch9654]

@@mrthirdparty4861 how is he not? Have you followed any of this case? Or just listened to the activists?

[@kelainefes]

@@mrthirdparty4861 He has been charged with both 2nd and 3rd degree murder, 2nd is just not gonna happen, 3rd might happen but most likely won't, manslaughter is the most likely charge that he will be found guilty of.

[@huko4266]

Still waiting for my OJ check in the mail.

[@mr.blonde66milkyway66]

@@mrthirdparty4861 how is he guilty of the overdose on fentanyl?

[@boneeatingsilicate580]

Eric Nelson shredding the case..face it if Floyd wasn't druggin and ho'in 24/7 he'd still be here

[@chillwillfromtheville]

Crazy. I didn’t see drugs or hoes kneeling on his neck. My internet connection must’ve been lagging or something, idk.

[@boneeatingsilicate580]

@@chillwillfromtheville well, you know those cheap providers in 'thems peoples' neighborhoods

[@MaTTMuRDAisBoSS]

Come on man respect. I feel the same way but he’s a human

[@LambofGodKnock]

He’s wearing a Black Lives Matter t-shirt under his shirt

[@HeresKMW]

That shouldn't be allowed

[@angelodomingo2818]

BLM IS A Marxist organization they don't care about black lives and they don't really care about George Floyd what happened to him just gave them an opportunity to flex and they took it and look what happened

[@misterg4059]

Okay MAGA

[@pauljohnson5190]

@@misterg4059 Could you give me a MAGA as well please Mister G? Thanks.

[@misterg4059]

@@pauljohnson5190 did you storm the capitol on January 6th? I won't tell anyone if you did LOL

[@tammybarnes2541]

The only reason they have teenagers or kids testify I'd for emotions. There's nothing they can ad to it. They saw what others saw then the people around them gave them the narrative. You know makes ya sad and and scared of police. Such crap. I'd ask them are ya scared to walk around after dark in the hood

[@kevinhower7579]

If you can scream "I can't breath" you're breathing.

[@billyjohn9192]

Are you kidding? You do know there can be different levels of impairment when you are being manhandled by three men. His airway didn't have to be plugged at all for him not to be able to breathe, a man sitting on your chest can impede breathing just as easily as a man choking you. You would still be able to breathe but not very well and not for long.

[@ant3372]

@@billyjohn9192 he was screaming “I can’t breath” the moment he was placed under arrest, and part of his impaired breathing was due to his drug overdose.!

[@billyjohn9192]

@@ant3372 ALL of the witnesses saw a murder. I think most of the people who saw the video know it was murder. Doesn't it get hard having to make excuses for the police all the time? I know can be a hard job but this situation could have been easily handled by people who had a little more patience and were trained to de-escalate these situations instead of being trained that if people don't listen you MAKE them listen at any cost. Not to mention these are human beings the police are dealing with not just disposable things. I personally don't know how someone could treat another person like that. He was smiling and happy before his interaction with the police, he would have been fine if not for them.

[@ant3372]

@@billyjohn9192 I am m not arguing what happened was right, what happened is awful, but I don’t think there is a systemic issue with cops in America. The stats don’t back that claim. Law enforcement have the hardest job in America, damned if they do, damned if they don’t. It will be hard to prove murder and there is a lot of evidence that will prove it was not murder. If you watch the FULL video, not just CNNs edited version you will see the cops were more than patient with this man. Also if you ever served in the military or in law enforcement you will be faced with situations that can be life threatening and I am willing to bet 99.99% of the time you will pick your life of another’s. This man didn’t deserve to die but he’s not some hero and the media needs to stop acting like he was.

[@billyjohn9192]

@F.B.I The same could be said for you. But I'd bet I'm more on point than you.

[@teddy5004]

I've said from the beginning there is a certain irony of a man SAYING he cant breathe... Anyone who's been choked before knows you cant speak... As all.... You can barely push enough air out of your longs for a silent wheeze...

[@dylancoleman1921]

To say “I can’t breathe” can only be a lie

[@flowforever9084]

@@dylancoleman1921 .....its not a lie. Your air is being restricted is what they mean you fool.

[@eko4749]

Unless its a blood choke youre correct. However I dont think you can effectively blood choke someone with your knee like that

[@teddy5004]

@@eko4749 That is correct. To begin with if it was a blood choke youd still be able to breathe perfectly fine eliminating the whole "I cant breathe" thing.... I've seen people litterally sit around blood choking eachother having a full blown conversation and the dude randomly just drops and passes out within a few seconds of slurring his words.... A blood choke involves precise pressure. If you use a large item like your knee you're just pushing the vein not actually pinching it. To blood choke you need something like your fingers which can pierce deep enough into the skin to actually pinch the vessel... And besides... Your arteries are in the front/side of your neck... Not the back... Floyd was on his stomach.. From that angle youd have to snap his neck before you will reach his arteries.

[@teddy5004]

@@flowforever9084 In a situation like this, his own bodies reaction is what's causing the restricted airway. Similar to how you become worked up and suddenly gasp for air because your body forgot how to breathe. This is the drug induced hypoxia the doctor who pronounced him dead spoke of. He was so worked up from the arrest and cracked out by the drugs that his body litterally forgot how to breathe and shut itself down. It's similar to dying from shock, the classic bus stopping 1 inch from hitting you and you pass out dead from the mere fact your body thought it was going to die. In an attempt to save yourself your body goes into a complete hibernation, however it rarely has the ability to jump itself back up... But sometimes you can find examples, like stories of dead men waking up 5+ minutes later...

[@angelvalle9963]

He believes he was witnessing a murder? More like a overdose .

[@benitojuarez999]

nope...

[@rickydavis2749]

The witnesses are trying way to hard. Not one part of their testimony can't be challenged by the defense. It's going to be hard for a murder conviction. Emotions aside, acquittal or hung jury.

[@LanaW123]

I have been watching since beginning. Watch the fire fighter ( white woman in uniform) who was screaming there to check his pulse....and at the end Eric Nelson asked if he may refresh her memory by letting her read her own notes...where she said that floyd seemed to be a " small " man ....under 3 cops..... Eric Nelson was brilliant.

[@billyjohn9192]

It would be easy for me, I know murder when I see it I can't be side tracked with lame excuses.

[@andrewshepherd5249]

@@billyjohn9192 obviously not. You can't even keep yourself from breaking the law

[@kmarshall131]

of course the restraint was justified, just look at the damn badge cam. jesus christ wtf is wrong with people. if this dude was like this after breaking into their familys house or assaulting a family member and the cop DID NOT restrain him......what do you think theyd be saying??? damn cops didnt restrain him he was acting so erratic and crazy....the hypocrisy of our society is mind numbing and sickening. everyone twists a story to project their narrative instead of using simple common sense.

[@1bkres]

This world baffles me. So easy 4 MSM to manipulate their thoughts

[@angelodomingo2818]

@@1bkres it's population opinion control

[@jessewilford3160]

In the situation he was panicking and his heart failed. Because he was on Fentanyl. He was talking the whole time not being choked out.

[@michaelleigh859]

and meth

[@michaelleigh859]

@@HighCountry81 Are you going to give CPR to someone that's high and tested positive for co-vid?

[@christopherchristofonovich3131]

@@HighCountry81 The police nee3d more mental training for situations more than anything. Like the navy seal should never think on emotion

[@jamesdukes4401]

George Floyd ran his mouth from the beginning of the engagement until the moment he died. He couldn't shut up.

[@billyjohn9192]

Yeah, but that is a reason to slow things down and bring in a mental health professional not to escalate things as fast as you can because you don't feel respected.

[@hectordominguez9617]

But you should!!!!!

[@billyjohn9192]

@Dakota Duree So what you're to scared of a black man so just shoot 'em all? The police need to understand killing a person should be the last thing on your list and de-escalation the first. You could tell he was only resisting because these cops scared the crap out of him---rightly so it turns out. Police act like the most important thing is that they be shown respect, I'm here to tell you it's not peoples lives are far more important than these officers bruised egos.

[@billyjohn9192]

@Jesse Hansen There was an EMT there and they wouldn't let her work on him. The man was out while they still sat on him for 5 extra minutes. How scared are these guys of a man who is passed out?

[@middlefinger1565]

@@billyjohn9192 Bottom line! This was NOT an act of racism...and you cannot prove it was. You're just drunk on CNN & BLM's fool aid. Only one white officer was involved. The other three were Asian-American, Latino and biracial (B/W.)

[@The495marauder]

He’s rendered unconscious verbally and don’t even realize it

[@roryschultz3788]

@@HighCountry81 Dude, the one side of his neck was pressed on but you have stop blood supply from both sides of the neck. There are 2 main arteries to the brain and numerous smaller veins that still feed blood and oxygen to the brain. You would have to suppress all of them to starve the brain.

[@roryschultz3788]

@@HighCountry81 I agree in part. The delayed medical was not the issue in the beginning of this trial. For there to have been enough pressure due to compression on the street side then his whole neck would have to be lying completely flat against it and that is not possible due to his shoulders preventing it. If his neck had become compressed by both the knee and street then his neck would have to be broken to manage that. Even if Floyd was laying face down, sideways or face up the shoulders prevent that. Another example: When you look at TV commercials that advertise pillows because ppl complain about how the neck can never align enough for comfort. That is why some pillows were made with a curve in it so that it lies in enough prone position for comfort. Now for the Police Officer rendering aid. In theory yes but legally he is not obligated to personally render the aid, he is obligated to obtain the aid. His part is negligence due to a moral issue. That I do agree he is guilty of. He is guilty of Negligence. When you face people everyday who are career criminals of whom most would kill you in a second and your every day life is always at risk then Police officers become jaded and cynical. This happens to soldiers too. You go listen to WW2 or Vietnam soldiers and they can attest to what it is like when you are faced with death every day and how it affects your own humanity. You become jaded or desensitized. That is one of the problems with the youth today who eat sleep and breathe playing Grand Theft Auto or the ton of other simulations of killing. They become jaded also but in a different form. Youth become desensitized.....when they kill someone in real life there is no respawning.

[@roryschultz3788]

@@HighCountry81 That has not been proven. The original ME report was changed from undetermined cause of death to homicide after pressure from the community. Even what was released to the public is not conclusive either. Go read Prince's toxicology report..see if they sound similar to you

[@roryschultz3788]

@@HighCountry81 Exactly You need to see the UNEDITED version shown in foreign news then you will see what really happened Here is a comment I made to another guy just a moment ago....I am copy and pasting it so you can read it. HERE: First of all, what you guys are seeing here on the media is totally edited. Go to the foreign sites and see the real FULL videos unedited! What you are seeing are versions that have been altered to slant the view to appear like the officers are guilty. You don't see the version where he Floyd is fighting the officers, kicking one in the face several times and when he is on the road he did that on his own. He forced his way out of the squad car, dropping down to the road kicking the officers the whole time ( That is called resisting arrest ) Before the officers were ever wrestling with him he was screaming he couldn't breathe and he had a phobia of being in cars. Which made no sense since he had been driving! When he dropped to the road he was not face down he was on his side, then on his back kicking one officer in the face. Did you see any of that???? Then he was on his side again rolling back and forth from his side to his back then to his side again kicking and screaming he could not breathe and momma! Then the officer Derek placed his knee to his neck because his hands were trying to assist the other officers in stopping his kicking! Onlookers came along after this part and started filming from the sidewalk from their POV. Their POV completely alters what really happened. Officer Derek never had enough pressure to his neck to sever his breathing. He only had enough pressure to stop him from rolling over again to his back and keep kicking! That is the part you are not being allowed to see!!!! Try rolling over when your head or neck can not move. It is very difficult. That is what Officer Derek was trying to do was stop Floyd from rolling over back and forth from his side to his back. You can not control a suspect if they are on their back facing you. It makes it ten times harder to deal with. The people with their cameras came onto the scene after he had been rolling around kicking the officers. Their POV gives a false idea of what was happening because they could not see it because the car blocked the view.

[@roryschultz3788]

@@HighCountry81 Someone is blocking all my comments

[@tuttuts560]

The way the msm/ BLM/ lefties treated this incidence have made it difficult to be a witness as a black and also as white and it's gonna be even tougher for the judge. These 3 groups are only out there for just one verdict. Any other outcome is gonna be mad

[@preztruman-tv9zi]

Din’t know why your natrowmindedness made this a BLM/Leftie issue. That $27 million could’ve accomplished a lot, but for the idiocy of an incompetent (at best) or bitter Chauvin. The jury will likely have to consider Floyd’s hyperventilating response to the back seat and history of drug use and settle on manslaughter. I’ll give on the fact Chauvin remarked GF was probably on something. The callousness Chauvin showed by the length of time spent on Floyd’s neck is why I’d struggle between murder & manslaughter. The problem I’m having with current GOP is they have no interest in facts - just Party. After Sydney Powell’s acknowledging, “No reasonable person,” would’ve believed her claims of voter fraud, the GOP should’ve said, “We get it. We were being manipulated, etc” Not one Dem ive spoken to re Cuomo believes he should remain Governor. At the same time, GOP Election Cmtees that honored the vote were targeted by their own and families were threatened. Good luck with that has your moral floor.

[@thefishylife6823]

@@preztruman-tv9zi all the prosecution has to prove is that chauvin CONTRIBUTED to floyd's death!!!! This is a easy case , I mean how can you watch that video and say this officer didn't contribute to the death? Unless you are under the idea that a cop can legally kill you if you resist and don't comply? I'm sorry but I would bet a million dollars they find him guilty 3rd degree manslaughter!!! It's so obvious in the video Even if Im on the police side , I can't say he didn't contribute to the death of floyd

[@rosalieparker3936]

@@thefishylife6823 I agree but to me, it was first degree murder.

[@kelainefes]

@@preztruman-tv9zi To prove murder you'd have to prove he either wanted to kill GF (2nd degree) or that he was committing a crime when he kept his knee on GF's neck (3d degree). It will also need to be proven beyond reasonable doubt that the levels of Fentanyl in GF system could not have been fatal, also considering GF pre-existing heart condition. Regarding his intoxication, we don't just have the autopsy report but also messages that GF passengers have sent to other people asking to be picked up as he was too intoxicated to drive and was falling asleep, and we also have GF on video saying "I can't breathe" before he was on the ground with the officer's knee on his neck. I think that it will either be 3rd degree or manslaughter. 3rd degree, if it will be proven that he was in fact committing a crime when kneeling on GF for so long (use of excessive force), and if it is not reasonable that Fentanyl was the main cause of death. Manslaughter, if it will be proven that GF was having trouble breathing mainly due to drugs, and the officers both failed to recognize the symptoms of overdose and delayed GF from getting medical attention.

[@preztruman-tv9zi]

@@thefishylife6823 First, I believe i said “ Manslaughter”. What I “want” vs what one’s obligation as a juror can be pretty tough. I’d like to see a 40-year sentence. BUT, the jury must consider all the points the Defense will make. But Chauvin stating his assumption that Floyd’s being high IS relevant. A jurir can surmise, “Gee, Floyd’s a string guy...when you’re high, your adrenaline increases agitation.” A juror pre-disposed to give Chauvin a break can use that to argue Chauvin “assumed” Floyd would be hard to handle. Personally, the length of time Chauvin held him down is why I’d personally argue fir 2d degree murder , or, as i’d mentioned before, Manslaughter. You clearly took my post as what i want, vs what I believe jurors must weigh in the room. People i consider fair-minded, who have served on a felony juries have told me that when they believed a person guilty, they have had to weigh the EVIDENCE and not their dislike or sympathy for an accused. BTW, I’ve been on both sides of that equation, with LEO’s lying on the stand. Fortunately, I convinced my atty to put me in the stand. Later learned my testimony was the reason for my acquittal - against two lying cops and two lying vendors. Then I settled fir my legal fees. Oh, the issue? A Black busboy was called an “F’n N & Bl lazy dog,” The vendor attacked me fir asking him to chill with the racism. A double-leg takedown and two pops later he was down and i went to jail. Despite the acquittal, next time I’d take the pre-trial diversion. Even war didn’t make me feel as worried as 12 strangers (all White) with your future in their hands.

[@MUHAMMADALI-xr6vk]

This is 100 % not americans looking citiziens and i'm seeing this on tv everytime what is happening in USA 2021

[@scottrastovic3170]

Defense team: "All we need is to ask him this one question and watch his frustration level rise."

[@Leo-jt5pq]

Nope, they asked 1 question bc it just destroyed the whole testimony. They are attempting to use "the expert" in saying, if I say I can't breath then your tapping out. But he answered their question with if you can't breath you can't say it. He literally killed the "I can't breath" argument in 1 answer lol.

[@l1348]

@Leo: Also, that’s not what he said. What he said was “we don’t talk to each other, so no.” Listening comprehension my friend. Also, Chauvin is in prison now, where he belongs.

[@Leo-jt5pq]

@@l1348 LOL, what? He said much more than 1 scentence lol. Might want to go back and watch it again, bc if there wasn't chess moves being played, there be no reason for the objections and 1 question cross examination. He is for now, for protection, until his appeal.

[@lonesilverstag5649]

They are having such a hard time answering the questions because they are trying to use emotion and opinion rather than facts

[@Vietnow15]

You watched a man get killed and then have to reward him that video a ton of times. Who wouldn't get emotional?

[@Swagglewaggle]

@@Vietnow15 the point is emotions are not how you do law. You answer questions based on logic. Nobody said dont have emotions. In the court it is about facts not feelings. Stop being 1 sided

[@Vietnow15]

@@Swagglewaggle what im saying is how do you just turn off emotions? I'm not aware of this magic switch

[@sean2015]

@Vietnow15 you mean the man who had 11 ng/mL of fetanyl in his blood at autopsy? No human has ever survived half that amount. Sorry to destroy your narrative. Are you gonna call me a "rathist" now?

[@drozone3658]

None of the states witness have any respect for the law!

[@ericknutson8230]

Or in my opinion much credibility either

[@Playaflydre]

@@ericknutson8230 standing 3ft away from the scene an have no credibility??? Lol thats some superior logic right there lol

[@luvvforgxbby_]

Like if the people working for the law do 😂🤡

[@DavidSmith-dg4dg]

@@Playaflydre just because you witness something doesn't validate your credibility... lol lets says your bestfriend committed a crime and it's in your best interest to lie and help your friend would you be credible then,but but you witnessed what happened aren't you a credible source? No you're not that's just a rough example where many more circumstances could influence someones credibility don't be ignorant and put your blinders on just because of the races of the individuals

[@rosalieparker3936]

They don't have respect for lawmakers who choke an apprehended suspect who is in cuffs and has already been restrained.

[@RichUS01]

He was choked by Officer Fentanyl

[@danielbenjaminsipe]

The look of confusion on his face was amazing. lol. Can you talk while being choked out? No.

[@smashmusique]

because it seems so obvious, but the defense's point was to ask why Floyd was able to speak then..

[@Scorpionbite8]

Nelson got him with that last question.

[@angelodomingo2818]

@@shantemoore5950 facts don't care about feelings

[@dr.bunterhidenbrobruh5502]

@@shantemoore5950 that's where George is right now.

[@pop1626]

@@shantemoore5950 SHITE MOORE........ HAHAHA OOOOGAH BOOOOOGAH

[@angelodomingo2818]

@@pop1626 she gone!!! Maybe we woke her up to her feelings over facts snowflake ways...... doubt it though

[@pop1626]

@@angelodomingo2818 She's gone to buy Fentanyl from someone else cause her last dealer Over dosed on his own supply, Poor Georgie boy. Such a shame he aint gunna be selling death to no one else no more,,,