Derek Chauvin Guilty of Murdering George Floyd

Derek Chauvin the former Minneapolis officer who pressed his knee on George Floyd’s neck for more than 9 minutes during his fatal arrest on May 25, 2020 has been found guilty of 2nd-degree murder. If you want to stay up to date on viral stories like these, please hit that subscribe button below.

The jury delivered the verdict after more than 10 hours of deliberation. The maximum penalty for 2nd-degree unintentional murder is 40 years in prison. Sentencing will happen in 8 weeks. Chauvin’s bail was revoked and he was placed into custody.

The jury found Chauvin guilty of 3rd-degree murder and 2nd-degree manslaughter, but the 2nd degree takes precedence since it was the highest charge.

The decision came after the jury heard from 38 prosecution witnesses, including the Minneapolis Police Chief and use-of-force experts who criticized Chauvin. Medical experts explained Floyd died from more than 9 minutes of pressure from Chauvin’s knee.

The defense called 7 witnesses, but Chauvin did not take the stand himself as he invoked his 5th Amendment right.

Chauvin was the first of the officers involved in Floyd’s arrest to stand trial for the incident. He was charged with killing Floyd less than a week after video of him pressing his knee into Floyd’s neck went viral, and caused nationwide protests and riots.

Chauvin’s main defense in the case was that Floyd allegedly died from drugs and a heart condition and not from the Chauvin’s actions. Chauvin’s lawyers claimed Floyd “put drugs in his mouth” to conceal them when confronted by cops, and the drugs made his heart condition worse and caused his death.

Prosecutors insisted drug use was nonsense, and Floyd was killed by Chauvin’s knee, which he held to Floyd’s neck as he struggled to breathe for more than 9 minutes.

Several witnesses supported the prosecution’s theory, including Police Chief Medaria Arradondo, who took the stand to testify Chauvin’s actions “absolutely” violated police policy.

Chauvin, however, defended his actions at the time by telling a witness he and the other cops had to stay on top of Floyd to control him because he’s a “sizable guy” and because he was “probably on something.”

Derek Chauvin Guilty of Murdering George FloydDuring the trial, a couple paramedics testified Floyd’s heart had already stopped by the time they arrived on scene. The ER doctor who pronounced Floyd dead at the hospital testified he believed oxygen deficiency was “one of the more likely” causes of his death.

Floyd’s family already got a measure of justice when the City of Minneapolis settled a wrongful death lawsuit, agreeing to pay the family $27 million.

What do you think of the Chauvin Trial verdict? Sound off in the comments below and don’t forget to subscribe by hitting my face on the right hand side.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

TikToker alleges Strata Property Management bullying her over Pride Flag

Image
TikToker alleges that   Strata property management   in Victoria, British Columbia will fine her $200 a week if she leaves her Pride flag up. If you want to stay up to date on viral content like this be sure to hit that subscribe button below. TikToker @missymama4 alleges that her property manager will fine her if she leaves the LGBTQ+ flag in her window because a neighbour complained. The flag is displayed inside her house, in what is literally a bedroom. To quote Pierre Trudeau has said, “There’s no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation.” The TikToker actually owns the house but it’s a part of the “Strata Housing Community.” Missy mama clarifies that the rules of the community does to include anything about flags. Although you may be thinking they control what window coverings someone can have, but missy mama was quick to point out a neighbour with teal green curtains. I say get a second one and hang it up on the other side so it’s rainbow curtains. Or start a go...
Read more

BUSTED! Amber Heard’s BRUISE KIT found in picture of Johnny Depp passed ...

Image
Johnny Depp is getting support from what some might think is an unlikely group, but maybe not -- an org protecting women and children. The group, Mission NGO, is Italian-based, and fronted by former Miss Italy Valeria Altobelli. She expressed "compassion" for Johnny in the wake of his trial with ex-wife Amber Heard. Altobelli said, "In deep respect of the victims of domestic s that we have to affirm for intellectual honesty are, generally, WOMEN, we feel to express, as women, as mothers, as free thinkers, our compassion for Johnny Depp in this bad page of his personal history." NGO is not alone ... public sentiment seems to be clearly on Johnny's side, which by clearly means lots of people -- maybe most -- don't believe Amber's claims of   at the hands of Johnny. As we reported, the only uncontested incident of   was at the hands of Amber -- she admitted it on an audiotape that the jury heard. Testimony is expected to wrap next week, and it's likely ...
Read more

NEW FOOTAGE! Amber Heard CAUGHT in WORST LIE YET | Johnny Depp Trial

Image
Amber in a never-before-seen deposition from 2016, was caught in an obvious lie to cover her own tracks, or should, I say, skids? Please don’t forget to subscribe.   Here she is pretending that her Teacup Yorkies are larger than they actually are because she knew at this point the size of the grumpy left on the bed could never come from such a tiny toy dog.   She described her dog as “Yorkies” to make them seem like the 7 pound larger breed, but they were teacup Yorkies, which are notably smaller weighing in at 2 to 4 pounds.   Notice how the size of her dogs kept getting bigger as she described them, cause she knew she was caught in a lie. She eventually landed on the idea that her dogs were the size of bricks, similar to a 90s television. She essentially described a pouf ottoman, which prompted numerous memes.   After the incident, she went on a trip to a Coachella where she’s seen having a blast after apparently just been brutalized by Johnny. Johnny’s personal se...
Read more