When someone had massive amounts of a drug cocktail that is well known to stop your heart and your breathing, it's asinine to suggest that isn't a reasonable doubt worthy of a not-guilty verdict.
I agree 100% that individuals are responsible, but that's not my argument. My argument is that we know how the OTHER side argues, and we have to be more circumspect not to feed them, and we KNOW that's what they are doing, as seen above, so we have no excuse to not be aware. Excusing other forum members for not having situational awareness doesn't help. This isn't a real life gunfight with bullets, but that kind of blindness and lack of SA kills and assuming we are all buddies here, we need to encourage actions and perspective to keep the whole team alive.
Karma paid him back, not the cop... no one is suggesting anyone should "pay back" past wrongs.
1. There are prescription drugs and medical conditions that can make a person just as confused or aggressive. Not buying that, and the officers weren't omniscient about the drugs.
The jury disagreed, and I would've as well. If he had OD'd, and died later, it is what it is.
That ignores the video and the bystanders legitimately questioning what was happening. If the officer had taken his knee off and acted a bit more humanely the opinions of him that have swept the country wouldn't be causing harm.
Since the jury wasn't sequestered the entire time, I think their verdicts were definitely swayed by the protestors. Chauvin was tried by more than a jury of 12. Basically, mob justice. That's why they threw the book at him. I suspect there would have been reprisals against the jury members if found not guilty or guilty of manslaughter 2 only.
No, but I'll listen to what his superiors said, that he use improper techniques, and if his lack of judgment resulted in the death, then he is at least guilty of manslaughter.
