Why Derek Chauvin May Get Off His Murder Charge
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It's been interesting to watch society gradually come around to considering it a joke to think OJ might not be guilty. At the time, the virtuous folk were toeing the line about reasonable doubt. I remember it well because it was my first encounter with blatant intellectual dishonesty in service of being on the virtuous side of a cultural discussion.
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@Mik said in Why Derek Chauvin May Get Off His Murder Charge:
8.5 minutes with a man's knee on his neck, while he is stating he can't breathe. Sorry, not buying it.
To be clear, I'm not defending the actions by Chauvin. However, I'm sure suspects yell "I can't breathe" all the time. It also wasn't 8.5 minutes on his windpipe, as you can see Floyd talking, moving his neck around. Again, not defending Chauvin, but it also wasn't like he was straight up choking the air from Floyd for 8 minutes. The number of other factors (blood/heart issues, multiple drugs in his system, etc) also play a factor.
All that being said, I think the clearest and most criminal part of what Chauvin did was remaining on Floyd's neck for 1-2 minutes after it was clear Floyd had passed out. Even if Chauvin thought it was because of drugs, he should've still immediately checked for a pulse (etc).
