Honestly it really does feel like an intentional murder.
The way he kept the knee after finding no pulse.
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Derek Chauvin violated Minneapolis Police Department rules and its ethics code on respecting the “sanctity of life” during the deadly arrest of George Floyd last May, the city’s police chief testified at the former officer’s murder trial on Monday. -snip
As expected the Rightiest are flipping out over it. Good.
How does one "prove" to be a racist? Must they say "I am a racist person" or have a swastika tattoo? Do they have to own a Klan robe? What is the bare minimum people would accept?
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Why did people here try and defend Chauvin, either openly or via weasel tactics?
Today: "Police expert witness, Jody Stiger, a sergeant in the Los Angeles Police Department and a former Marine, testifying for the prosecution, said Derek Chauvin used 'excessive force' on George Floyd when he arrested him on May 25, 2020." -snip
Also today: "Minneapolis police medical support coordinator Nicole Mackenzie described how police officers have a number of obligations to render first aid and try to resuscitate a person who’s stopped breathing, none of which Chauvin did despite his training. Next week she'll testify for the defense." -snip
__________________ Your Lord knows very well what is in your heart. Your soul suffices this day as a reckoner against you. I need no witnesses. You do not listen to your soul, but listen instead to your anger and your rage.
Floyd was a big dude, sure, but nobody's gonna convince me it was "necessary" to dogpile him (even though he was handcuffed) and choke him to death, ffs.
Folks defended Chauvin by assassinating the character of the deceased. Their contributions to many arguments around the BLM protests being that Floyd was perceived as a criminal and thus inherently deserved what he got.