I've been thinking the same thing - It'll be hard to prove the requirements for 2nd degree. 3rd degree is a slam dunk as is the manslaughter charge. As for the others - I think in normal circumstances , it would be extremely difficult to convict them. It's highly doubtful they believed Floyd's life was in danger .... or they wouldn't risk their own asses with inaction. Seems an easy case to defend under normal circumstances but I can't see a jury letting them off in this case. Gonna be interesting to watch this play out.
While this can be good but i feel this is just a band-aid to deescalate the real problem. It needs to start at the top of the food chain and work your way down. Many of our solutions, never address the primary issue that lead to this scenario. As i mention before, Racism starts from a Leader. Not saying the leader is a racist but he/she can "Turn your head" during events, which is just as bad as being part of it. Anyway my thoughts...Sad shame in 5-8 months, people will go back to the normal ways because our leaders are still in the same position who will be focused on fighting a new invisible enemy. This tells you how much internal conflict and selfishness is ingrained into our government. Example, what did we learn from Rodney King and i bet many people of power who was part of that event, is still there.
Chauvin is a scumbag, but, yes, Lane, you should have done something along those lines. At the bare minimum, you should have let the first responder in the crowd check Floyd’s pulse. Being a rookie is no excuse for not doing what’s right and saving a man’s life.
need to see what happened in the police vehicle and why they took him out of it...maybe it supports 2nd degree murder Yes Lane, u should’ve pushed him off. It’s too bad the police culture is that u sthu and go along with your fellow thug if he’s committing an injustice.
https://theweek.com/speedreads/9184...ice-unions-union-leaders-dont-want-talk-about discussing the following: https://publicintegrity.org/inequal...ests-grow-big-labor-sides-with-police-unions/
“He was doing what he thought was right,” Gray said of Lane. “He did not stand by and watch. He was holding the legs because a guy was resisting at first,” Gray said. “Now, when he’s holding his legs, he says to Chauvin, ‘Well, should we roll him over because he says he can’t breathe?’ Chauvin says, ‘No,’” Gray said. “He’s extremely sorry,” Gray said. “He’s sorry the man died, but he doesn’t believe that he had, that he was the cause of the death. He was not the cause. I think he feels good about that, that he was the one that asked to roll him over. He was the one who went in the ambulance."
