Quote Originally Posted by Taichiliberal View Post
So if he was in prime health, Chauvin's actions would have had no effect?
Yeah, the defense tried to base their case on that premise....they were logically and factually proven wrong in a court of law...whether you like it, accept it or not.
Just because they lost their case does not then prove the prosecution's case. In every very fact the officer's actions would have had no effect on someone holding their breath until they were dead. It was purely because floyd was on dope that he was able to pull it off. Where the defense failed is that they failed to present a case at all if simply this was their case.
Quote Originally Posted by Taichiliberal View Post
So if he was in prime health, Chauvin's actions would have had no effect?
Yeah, the defense tried to base their case on that premise....
Now the question begs. How is it reasonable to believe the defense presented a viable case when in fact they had not. Not as far as a jury would concern itself anyway. The legalese might support this as a defense but a jury can just say, fk you, that's some stupid sht.
If it's truly the fact of the matter that the two hadnt colluded to defraud the city through a dope related suicide then id say this case was handled as a railroading and the lawers assfked their client. If it is the fact of the matter that the two colluded to defraud the city with a dope related suicide and the legalese legitimizes this as a valid defense, then id also say this was a railroading.
Interesting.