Key points of day 11 into the trial of Derek Chauvin
Here are key moments to the final day of witness testimony for the Prosecutions behalf into whether Derek Chauvin is guilty of the murder of George Floyd.
These are the notes and key moments of day eleven (11) of Mr. Chauvin’s trial. All points are strictly based on witness testimony & evidence presented by the prosecution and does not reflect any personal bias that I may or may not have.
The Prosecution requested to present new witnesses to testify which would be Police officers and their opinions on the situation. The Judge has denied the Prosecution's request due to there being already too many police testimonies submitted as opinions and the Judge does not see any point in interviewing more police experts who have had no involvement with this situation and would just be presenting their opinions on the matter.
Doctor Rish is a Cardiologist who is testifying on his opinion to the cause of death of George Floyd.
Dr. Rish Agrees that George Floyd had a heart disease that could be deemed a fatal one.
Dr. Rish testified that frequent use of Methamphetamines can cause the heart disease that George Floyd had.
George Floyds Brother testified on his relationship with George Floyd. There was no cross examination by the defense.
Professor Seth is a Professor in criminal law & police law. The professor testified that he has been paid $25,000 to testify on this trial and has spent about 130 hours examining the case.
The Professor testifies that the police were unreasonable. All of this witness's testimony is purely demonstrable on what he thinks the police conduct should have been.
Upon George Floyds request to be taken out of the police car & police taking him out , He said “Thank You”. Professor testifies that George Floyd thanking the officers for taking him out of the vehicle means he didn't present a threat of harm despite the video clearly showing him kicking to officers when he's on the ground.
Professor testifies that George Floyd was cooperative with the officers.
Professor testifies that only two (2) officers should have been handling floyd. Since Floyd was not violent it was not necessary to have a 2 police unit arrive.
Professor testifies that Derek Chauvin was “Unreasonable”.
Professor admits to being an Opinion Writer for “The Washington Post” & having written over 30 Op-Eds about events that led to the death of George Floyd.
Professor testifies he has not observed that Mr. Floyd was kicking when he was prone on the ground despite seeing the video footage.
Professor testifies that at the time Floyd was prone , he doesn't recall hearing the police officer acknowledge that Floyd was kicking.
Professor testifies that the officers at the scene did communicate to Derek Chauvin that “He’s still breathing” when George Floyd lost consciousness
The Prosecution has become visibly frustrated with the Professors testimony.
Tomorrow April 13th , The defense will begin with calling in their own witnesses with expectations that Next Monday, the trial will conclude and the Jury will make their deliberation as to if Derek Chauvin is guilty or innocent.
My Opinion: The prosecution has concluded presenting their case. Judging by the evidence they provided & testimonies , I formed the opinion that the prosecution has an incredibly weak argument to prove Derek Chauvin is responsible for the death of George Floyd. Many of the Prosecutions witness testimonies actually ended up helping the defense. The video evidence also further proves my opinion to be accurate. Many of the witnesses were simply people with law or medical experience , providing their opinions on the matter. Many witnesses have had no direct involvement with this situation.
Important that you are presenting this, since most establishment coverage seems to suggest prosecution is doing very well, which could lead to many people only exposed to that coverage being surprised at potential verdict they weren't ready for.
Imagine being Chauvin, having to listen to all these armchair policemen for days on end...
I just can't decide whether it'd help him or not if he testified himself. Possibly not, seeing as the prosecution case is weak AF as it is, and him speaking out would possibly just derange the (what I imagine is) already fragile-minded jury.