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Re: Trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 3:48 pm
by VlaSoul
dude's gonna get aquitted or spend less than a year in jail and be let out early on good behaviour even after he inevitably joins a neo nazi white skinhead gang in the pen, I'm strawberry floating calling it
Re: Trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 3:52 pm
by Jenuall
Caught a snippet of this just now, why are they talking about MMA?
Re: Trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 3:53 pm
by Victor Mildew
Jenuall wrote:Caught a snippet of this just now, why are they talking about MMA?
Remember, if he watches the MMA, he must be OK!
Re: Trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 3:55 pm
by Memento Mori
Jenuall wrote:Caught a snippet of this just now, why are they talking about MMA?
MMA fighters choke each other by the neck all the time and don't kill anyone! Why isn't my client allowed to kneel on a handcuffed man's neck for nine minutes?
Re: Trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 3:59 pm
by Tomous
Jenuall wrote:Caught a snippet of this just now, why are they talking about MMA?
One of the witnesses is an MMA fighter so that is the context for the utterly bizarre line of questioning going on.
Re: Trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 4:05 pm
by Tomous
The MMA guy Donald Williams is pretty much single handily making the case against Derek Chauvin. The defence are absolutely flapping as a result and making noise.
They literally have an expert on choke holds who witnessed the murder saying yep that was a choke hold.
Re: Trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 4:09 pm
by Prototype
Williams looking at Chauvin as he agrees he called the cops those things.
Re: Trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 4:43 pm
by Memento Mori
Judge says they're not going to name the next witness or show her on camera because of her age. Prosecutor immediately forgets and uses her name repeatedly.
Re: Trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 4:44 pm
by Drumstick
Memento Mori wrote:Judge says they're not going to name the next witness or show her on camera because of her age. Prosecutor immediately forgets and uses her name repeatedly.
Did nobody reprimand him after the first time?
Re: Trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 4:44 pm
by Memento Mori
Drumstick wrote:Memento Mori wrote:Judge says they're not going to name the next witness or show her on camera because of her age. Prosecutor immediately forgets and uses her name repeatedly.
Did nobody reprimand him after the first time?
Not that I heard.
Re: Trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 4:52 pm
by Jenuall
Re: Trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:28 pm
by Drumstick
Prosecutor, referring to a paramedic: "the ambulance person"
Re: Trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:33 pm
by Prototype
These State witnesses have been very, very well briefed.
Re: Trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:35 pm
by Tomous
Still can't get my head round how we're all just watching this live. It must surely deter witnesses from giving evidence in high profile controversial cases like this.
Re: Trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:40 pm
by Prototype
Tomous wrote:Still can't get my head round how we're all just watching this live. It must surely deter witnesses from giving evidence in high profile controversial cases like this.
Whilst cases aren't broadcast live in the UK, this is no different than journalists reporting on witness accounts.
Re: Trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:42 pm
by Tomous
Prototype wrote:Tomous wrote:Still can't get my head round how we're all just watching this live. It must surely deter witnesses from giving evidence in high profile controversial cases like this.
Whilst cases aren't broadcast live in the UK, this is no different than journalists reporting on witness accounts.
I think its extremely different. A journalist reporting on an account at the end of the day is going to get much less attention than video clips instantly going viral as they happen. Twitter is a flood of clips from the trial right now. The potential reach isn't comparable.
Re: Trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:44 pm
by Tomous
Also, re the witness name, it must either be fake or first names are okay because Sky literally have it displayed on the ticker at the bottom of the screen.
Re: Trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:46 pm
by Drumstick
BBC said she could only be identified by her first name because she's still in school... But her first name is very uncommon (never heard of anyone going by that name) so I don't think it's going to leave any mystery.
Re: Trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:49 pm
by Drumstick
Does the jury need to be unanimous to get a guilty verdict?
Re: Trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:57 pm
by Prototype
Drumstick wrote:Does the jury need to be unanimous to get a guilty verdict?
Yep, afaik.
