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Facts in Chauvin Case Differ from Media Narrative

Discussion in 'News & Current Events' started by Aaron, Apr 11, 2021.

  1. Aaron

    Aaron Member
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    Facts Emerging from the Derek Chauvin Trial Show a Different Picture than the One Portrayed by Media

    Writer Paul Craig Roberts has been reporting the facts (not the spin) regarding the Derek Chauvin trial from Minneapolis. Unfortunately, the visual “evidence” was constantly hyped all over the media. What people thought they saw was not the explanation…… It will take a heroic jury to find Chauvin innocent.

    (The excerpts below were written by Paul Craig Roberts from Anastasia Katz’s detailed report on Derek Chauvin’s Trial through Day 5. You can read the entire 11,600 word report here: The Derek Chauvin Trial – Coverage to Tenth Day )

    “Under cross-examination, defense lawyer Eric Nelson asked if drug use could cause hypoxia, and the doctor said it could. Mr. Nelson inquired about Floyd’s high carbon dioxide levels, and whether that could be caused by Fentanyl. Dr. Langenfeld said that it could; the “primary reason” Fentanyl is so dangerous is that is depresses the lungs. A high carbon dioxide level causes shortness of breath, even without stress. The doctor also said that Fentanyl causes sleepiness, and Mr. Nelson said in his Opening Statement that he would produce a witness to testify that Floyd was very sleepy before the police showed up.”…

    …Mr. Nelson showed the lieutenant a photo of a paramedic checking George Floyd’s carotid pulse by feeling the side of Floyd’s neck while Officer Chauvin still had his knee on him. “In your experience, would you be able to touch the carotid artery if the knee was on the carotid artery?” Lt. Mercil replied, “No, sir.”

    The defense then showed a screenshot from one of the officers’ body cameras, that showed Officer Chauvin holding Floyd down. Lt. Mercil agreed that Officer Chauvin’s shin appeared to be across Floyd’s shoulder blade, not on his neck. There were two other screenshots with different time stamps that also showed Officer Chauvin’s shin across Floyd’s shoulder blade.

    When he looked at a fourth photo that showed Officer Chauvin’s knee, the lieutenant said this seemed to be a “hold,” not a neck restraint. He conceded that it’s possible he had to hold someone down for 10 minutes in his own police career, and that he had held people down while waiting for Emergency Medical Services. He has trained officers to do this…

    …“In cross examination, Eric Nelson asked an intriguing question: Was Chief Arradondo familiar with “Camera Perspective Bias.” The chief said he was not. Camera Perspective Bias refers to the fact that the point of view from which you see an event can change your opinion of it.

    Two videos were shown in court, both separately and side-by-side. The side-by-side version matched the timing of the two videos, so you could see the same event from two points of view. One video was taken by 17-year-old Darnella Frazier with her phone and the other was video from Officer J. Alexander Kueng’s body camera. From Darnella Frazier’s perspective, it looks like Officer Chauvin had his knee on George Floyd’s neck — but Police Chief Arradondo agreed that from the perspective of Officer Kueng’s body cam, Officer Chauvin’s knee was on Floyd’s shoulder blade. Up until that moment, the chief said he thought the knee had been on Floyd’s neck.”
     
  2. Scott Downey

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    Many in this country are anti-police, anti authority, and also want to go along with the mob for many reasons, including FEAR of retaliation.
    The name of the jurors will become known to the BLM and Antifa mobs, etc...They acquit the police, their heads are on the chopping block of some black and some white mob rule, payback. And the burning, looting, rioting of BLM mobs, those people have already said the cities will burn if Chauvin is acquitted.
    This is as much a fake show trial as were all those communist purge show trials of Stalin's days. Meaning the outcome is already known.
     
  3. canadyjd

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    From what I saw, the video stopped for a still photo at certain points near the end as the EMS arrived. The officers body cam was not as clear as the other photo.

    At that time period, both angles showed the officer’s knee had shifted slightly off the back of the neck to be on the upper back, near the neck.

    Mr. Floyd had already been unconscious, unresponsive and without a discernible pulse for more than 2:30 seconds when the defense made the comparison.

    It was not particularly compelling to me, but the best they could do to produce reasonable doubt.

    peace to you
     
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