eruditely 5 things about the #ChauvinTrial
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) April 1, 2021
1. George Floyd is not on trial.
2. Nothing he did justifies Derek Chauvin sitting on his neck for 9 minutes, 29 seconds.
3. His death was not caused by drugs or poor health.
4. Nor was it caused by eyewitnesses.
5. Film the police. pic.twitter.com/CUJbuMpcxf
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Cops wouldn’t let an off-duty firefighter save George Floyd, a witness testifies https://t.co/cx8DeV0xPM
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) March 30, 2021
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WATCH: “Totally distressed.” Genevieve Hansen, an off-duty firefighter, takes the stand in the #DerekChauvinTrial.
— Court TV (@CourtTV) March 30, 2021
Hansen becomes emotional telling the jury how she felt when she wanted to render medical help to #GeorgeFloyd and could not.
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Three teenagers and a 9-year-old girl who witnessed Derek Chauvin put George Floyd in a knee chokehold last May as the unarmed Black man cried out that he could not breathe were forced to relive the traumatic details of that day as they testified today.https://t.co/FBIq2noyd3
— Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) March 31, 2021
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It shouldn’t be so difficult to hold police officers accountable for blatant misconduct. Especially when it’s on video for millions to see.
— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) March 31, 2021
We need to end qualified immunity.
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“I Felt the Need to Call the Police on the Police”: Witnesses Describe Seeing George Floyd’s Murder https://t.co/u0OxNAA41W via @democracynow
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) March 31, 2021
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Minneapolis Police Lt. Richard Zimmerman just testified that the force Derek Chauvin used on George Floyd was “totally unnecessary” and “uncalled for.”
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) April 2, 2021
He said, “Putting your knee on the neck for that amount of time is just uncalled for.”
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We are NOT “angry Black men”! Donald Williams’ feelings are VALID & he had the the right to express the pain he felt while viewing the unjust terror George Floyd experienced under the knee of Derek Chauvin! pic.twitter.com/QuSkKGL2pB
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) April 3, 2021
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2 paramedics who testified at Derek Chauvin’s trial say that #GeorgeFloyd did not appear to be breathing when they arrived.
— AJ+ (@ajplus) April 1, 2021
Floyd was still handcuffed. One said Chauvin was still on top of Floyd when they arrived, and no medical help was being provided: “I thought he was dead.” pic.twitter.com/sFBKQNz14v
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“The crowd really shouldn’t have an effect on your actions.” Lt. Zimmerman blows another gigantic hole in the Chauvin defense team’s case, this time destroying the racist “angry mob” scenario.
— Eugene Robinson (@Eugene_Robinson) April 2, 2021
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Liked on YouTube: Supervisor Buries Derek Chauvin During Trial https://t.co/xXVMFYpErR
— Clarkthesith (@wayminit) April 3, 2021
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“When I see that look Chauvin gave the onlookers, I see more than heartlessness. I see arrogance and superiority. . .I see Chauvin demonstrating that he, not Floyd, got to decide whether Floyd was allowed to breathe.”
— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) April 3, 2021
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