Dr Andrew Baker

1 . This is not a BLM trial. It's a trial about whether a policeman acted unlawfully.

2. Opinion is not evidence. To date there has been little factual evidence to support an unlawful act proven beyond resonable doubt. Ultimately the jury will decide.

3. Far too much emotion being displayed, and little reason. Compounded by the mainstream media and vested interests.

It appears that people from other countries who agree that the officer is guilty must have been standing next to George on the ground and the police beside him, if not then those people being opprobrious from a distance should cease perporting to be judgemental.  

If the cop had not knelt on his neck for 9 minutes, would he have died?

Racially motivated murder

Remember the OJ case, if the outcome of this trial is the same, I hate to think what will happen.

"Prosecutors had said Mr. Floyd died of asphyxia, appearing to divert from the ruling of the county medical examiner who performed an autopsy on Mr. Floyd and said that he had died of “cardiopulmonary arrest.” That term, prosecutors have said, is applicable to any death because it simply means that a person’s heart and lungs have stopped.

Eric J. Nelson, Mr. Chauvin’s lawyer, had suggested that Mr. Floyd’s death was caused in part by his underlying heart disease and the fentanyl and methamphetamine that were found in his system. In response to questions from Mr. Nelson, Dr. Wankhede Langenfeld agreed that many different things — including taking fentanyl and methamphetamine — could cause a death that would still be considered asphyxiation."

New York Times

I certainly hope that justice gets done in regards to the policeman who only carried out his duties

I was under the impression that is someone put pressure on the side of your neck it would stop the blood flow to your head and result in unconciousness; not necessarily stop you breathing.

The decision to convict or acquit Mr Chauvin of murder, or the lesser charge of manslaughter, now lies with 12 jurors — six white people and six people who are black or multiracial………….

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-20/george-floyd-derek-chauvin-trial-evidence-jury-deliberation/100080954

He looks defiant, he'll probably be in protective custody but getting to him eventually is likely.

IMO it was 1st-degree murder -- this policeman had his knee on Floyd's neck for over 9 mins -- he could have stopped and was pleaded with but CHOOSE to continue -- it was outright MURDER

Dr. David Fowler is a retired forensic pathologist and former chief medical examiner of the state of Maryland.

Now that the trial is over, the American medical community has turned on Dr. Fowler after being alarmed by his testimonies during the four-week legal process.

Dr. David Fowler, a retired forensic pathologist and former chief medical examiner of the state of Maryland, was put on the witness stand as a medical expert by Chauvin’s defence lawyer, Eric Nelson.

In court he said Mr Floyd’s death was caused by underlying health conditions and illegal drugs — conclusions that contradicted those of medical experts introduced by the prosecution.

Washington, D.C.’s former chief medical examiner Dr. Roger Mitchell Jr., wrote an open letter calling for investigations into Dr. Fowler’s medical license, as well as a review of the Maryland medical examiner’s office under Dr. Fowler’s leadership. At least 458 physicians across the USA have signed the letter.