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A statement from Floyd's family at this point would probably be helpful, asking for peaceful protest and not to sully this cause with grabbing merchandise and dancing off with it.
A statement from Floyd's family at this point would probably be helpful, asking for peaceful protest and not to sully this cause with grabbing merchandise and dancing off with it.
A statement from Floyd's family at this point would probably be helpful, asking for peaceful protest and not to sully this cause with grabbing merchandise and dancing off with it.
Chauvin should have gotten off when Floyd became unresponsive. That's it. There's more than enough reason to establish that Floyd's bad heart, Covid-19 and taking Fentanyl and Meth were the leading causes of his death. But there's room to say that perhaps without Chauvin kneeling, Floyd would have lived. So I'm 70/30 because if the jury convicts him on manslaughter, I can at least see how they got there.
It makes very little difference at this point. The news media, the politicians and the rioters have tainted this trial beyond all possible expectation of legitimacy. If the jury rules "not guilty on all charges" then he'll go free and Minneapolis will get the hellscape they repeatedly voted for. If they find him guilty on even one charge, the case will be appealed and there's a very good chance that the higher courts cut Chauvin loose over this ludicrous display.
What do you think is in Judge Cahill's head? Is he with your 70/30 or 100 not guilty with me?
this quick verdict makes me think he'll be found guilty on all charges. The discussion among the jurors was probably something like "do you want your house getting burned down" "no do you?" "no, so let's just find him guilty on all charges and get back to our lives".
From my seat on the outside of all this it may look like the coward's way out, but i am not in their shoes so i am not going to judge. It's not my house or my life on the line.
Any juror that says "not guilty", will have to go around for years, if not forever, in fear of their life. Their home will be attacked, possibly fired from their job, denied employment for others, life ruined, if not ended. Not just them either, their family, friends, will either suffer the same fate, or will have to discontinue associating with the juror.
Rodney King asked if we all just can't get along at the end of the big riots, from what I understand. I don't think anyone knew proactively that the riots were going to happen.
And yes, I think if Floyd's family came out with a heartfelt plea for passionate protest with no burning and theft, I think that will make a difference to people who feel passionately angry but won't make a difference with those who just want electronics.
And there ARE a lot of people who are angry and hurt. But don't want a new TV.
Considering what the media referred to as peaceful protests last summer it would be easy to see how any plea for peaceful protests by the Floyd family could be misinterpreted as a call for rioting.
I wouldn’t knowing that if they ratted me out they’d be going to prison so I would boldly do what I want
Me too, but when I watch sports debate shows, they often have a black sports analyst and a white sports analyst, and when they discuss something about racism the white guy often says something like "I'm going to defer to you, because I'm not in a position to understand what its like to be black" etc.
So I'm just concerned that in a jury room, white jury members may just blindly agree with whatever black jury members say....
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