By now almost the entire United States is aware of this trial and its outcome. However, the vast majority of them have no accurate perspective of what really happened on the street or in the courtroom.
The purpose of this article is to present a different perspective of what happened on the street in this case, how the elements of evidence relate to the outcome, and what was presented in court. The prosecution in the courtroom at times was hard to identify as their statements lead the viewer to think they were part of the defense.?! (Strange behavior for a prosecutor — sharing emotional, non-fact based testimony.)
If you were to watch the first video (image below), you would learn a great deal about this case and the relevant forensic evidence that was available to both the prosecution and defense. But based on the kabuki show that was presented on TV called a trial, very little if any of the real evidence was argued in court. Instead, statements were made by the prosecutor regarding the emotional responses bystanders had — which have little relevance to a jury during deliberation (technically).
Summary
I will attempt to summarize the video in a brief fashion for the reader (who is often in a hurry). The video has two parts — the first part is 13 mins. of video evidence gathering; and second is forensic analysis of that video and the events that occurred and the connections between those things observed.
However, it is strongly suggested that you watch the entire 24 minute video of which the first 13 minutes is evidence gathering, and the rest is relevance of the phases and analysis of same.
Note that the officers when they first address the store clerk regarding the nature of the call for service, the clerk indicates that the suspect possibly counterfeited at $20 bill — a felony.
The officers then approached the suspect in his vehicle in a professional manner until he refused to follow orders. At this point, for their safety, the officers became more forceful verbally to motivate the suspect to follow their commands — to which Floyd did not comply.
Most of the video then showed repeated attempts to restrain a 6 foot, 7 inch ‘giant’ (a name that Floyd was referred to by friends). (See: George Floyd Described As A ‘Gentle Giant’ By Friends).
I don’t know about you, but if I’m involved in a physical altercation with someone that size with an estimated weight of 240 lbs.+, I would be concerned for my safety. Especially if you believed he has an extensive criminal background and is strung out on pain killing drugs (which increase his strength several times). Floyd’s size and background is pointed out here to help the reader understand the gravity of the situation (in the minds of the officers). Also of import, it also relates to the motivation behind polices’ behavior.
Note that the officers kept trying to get Floyd into a position of weakness so that he could be successfully restrained from attacking them or escaping their custody. At one point Floyd states that he had been ‘hooping’. Hooping is street slang for putting illegal drugs inside the rectum to get a very fast and intense high through absorption in the anal cavity.
Most of the statements Floyd made while resisting the officers were to an extent, irrational and were intended to manipulate the scene and the officers. Several of those statements were conflicting with what he said previously during the process. e.g., He claimed to be claustrophobic and couldn’t handle being in a car. When in fact, he was first encountered in his own car relaxed and/or not stressed.
Once they get him part way into their police vehicle, Floyd starts yelling and claiming he can’t breath. Yet at this point his neck and chest areas were not being constricted causing him a loss of breath. In all probability he was reacting to the drugs he placed in his anal cavity.
They finally take him back out of the car and place him on the ground in the prone position when he begins to struggle and fight the officers again. This exertion along with being on his stomach could cause a reduced amount of air flow to Floyd. Officer Chauvin at this point had his knee on the suspect’s neck. However, if you watch the video closely you’ll see Floyd raise his head and Chauvin raising his knee in unison with Floyd’s head and neck. The implication being, Floyd was not receiving undue pressure to his throat.
In my opinion the key tactical error was Chauvin keeping his knee on Floyd’s neck with or without pressure. As they say today, if nothing else, the optics were not good. Also, it would have been better to place Floyd in a recumbent position (fetal position on his side) to allow him breath easier.
Soon after, Floyd passes out and ultimately died at the hospital. The fact that he was a drug addict for years, that he had ‘hooped’ 300% more toxic drug than was needed to kill him, that he had 90% blockage in his arteries, already had a heart condition, and was in poor physical condition, should be substantially relevant to the cause of his death — potentially eliminating intent to kill Floyd.
Note: Occasionally firemen attend fire drills (training) which is very physically stressful. It is not an uncommon occurrence for a younger (25-50 year old) fireman to attend such training, leave the training field, and then die hours later at home from a heart attack. An example of this phenomena is the death of officer Brian Sicknick at the Washington, DC House of Representatives riot. He was originally said to have died as a result of a blow to the head. However forensics did not corroborate that was the case. Later they determined he died of a stroke.
During the second half of the video (11 mins. in) George Parry, the Chief of the Brutality and Misconduct unit (5 years) presents his analysis of the forensic evidence. His obvious professional analysis presents compelling reason to believe that George Floyd did not die as a direct result of the police’s actions, but of his poor decision making and actions. Not to mention his poor physical condition.
Again, please watch the video, it’s worth it if you have any interest in the facts of this case.
George Floyd at the age of 16 — Property claim in Judge Judy’s court
At the age of 16 George Floyd carjacked a woman’s car, fled from the scene, became a suspect in a pursuit, crashed the victim’s car, and was sentenced to five years ‘probation’.
During his testimony in court he admitted to committing the crime, but didn’t believe he was responsible for the damage to the victim’s car. When Judge Judy asked why not, he said: “It wasn’t my fault”. When asked why not again, he said: “Because it was the police’s fault for chasing him”.
At the age of 16, and being raised in a low income area, this is somewhat understandable if he had irresponsible parents. But, based on his father’s look of disgust and shame in the video, I doubt he intended to raise his son to be a criminal his entire life.
Once again, evil turns out to be good. And the police who are supposed to be good are made to look evil. If you’re religious at all this should strike a loud cord with you..?
Deliberation
Given the average murder case vs. a lesser gravity crime, deliberation is a bit more difficult because sentencing typically leads to greater prison sentences. Potentially the defendant may be facing life in prison or the death penalty. Consequently, juries are a bit slower to convict, often taking days to come to a consensus.
However, this jury only took “10 hours”! Not on one count of manslaughter or murder, but three! Yes, 12 people managed to concur that the defendant is “beyond a reasonable doubt” guilty of murder and manslaughter — in ten hours! Wow!
One must think that threatening jurists by making their home locations and phone numbers available to the public could have an influence on those citizens in the jury box. Not to mention Maxine Waters making a blatant threat that if Chauvin isn’t found guilty of murder the public should riot and destroy property — starting with the jury’s!?
Undoubtedly this case will see the appellate court and there might be a different outcome later. In the meantime, the family of George Floyd has been awarded $27M! Yes, a convicted felon who has spent years in prison for armed robbery and other crimes, and who is a known drug addict, has been raised to the level of sainthood — a martyr who ‘gave’ his life to save social justice (per Nancy Pelosi).
Ah, but it gets even better! Now that it has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt that “all police are brutal killers, dishonest liars, and cheats”, they must all be punished. Enter the ‘George Floyd Justice in Policing Act‘. This legalistic work of artistic design is intended to address all police in the entire nation — at the federal level.
But not to worry, it only contains nine small(?) changes to policing.
- Ban no-knock warrants
- End “qualified immunity”
- Make it easier to prosecute police officers
- Prohibit racial, religious and discriminatory profiling by law enforcement
- Require local and state police agencies to use existing federal funds to ensure the use of body cameras *
- Create a national police misconduct registry**
- Use federal grants to help communities establish commissions to enact police reforms
- Address police militarization by limiting their military-grade equipment
- Enhance “pattern and practice” investigations of police departments by granting the Justice Department subpoena power
And about those little stars ( * ). Note item 5: An obvious camel nose ploy to insure the police do what you ask or they’ll pull your funds. And item 6: A registry to prevent police officers who are fired or pushed out for bad performance from being hired by any other agency “for life“.
Conclusion
This is some scary action. In every takeover where communism was the new order of the day, regular police were pushed aside to allow the ‘party’ to do whatever they wanted. Typically they had their ‘brown shirts’ (Hitler), bolsheviks (Lenin), or any other quasi secret police arm (Stalin, Mao) to enforce whatever their mission was at the time — usually a takeover.
If your goal is to create enough chaos to take over a society, you can’t have a quasi military force (police) to get in your way. If it is still there when you’re ready to make your move, they must be neutered and made ineffective. We’re seeing the beginning of that action now. Hopefully the majority of the American public will see through this tactic and others like it that are being used today..?
The enemy are here folks. The enemy is “us”. We keep allowing government to make changes that are not good for us. And because we’re asleep, apathetic, doubters, corrupt, or those already turned to the Marxist/communist agenda, we will continue on this path until we’re all learning Russian or Chinese.
Remember, “We surround them”. You, can make a difference. If nothing else, vote intelligently — be informed! Preferably with the truth.
