Derek Chauvin trial megathread (SENTENCED TO 22.5 YEARS IN PRISON)

[BudgieForce]

Prepare for this whole country to burn down.

There wasn't much unrest after the Breonna Taylor trial so I'm not convinced there will riots after this one. It certainly helps that Biden won't be fanning any flames.

[BudgieForce]

Yes, I think he'll go to trial. I don't believe he'll be found guilty of murder, though. Charging him with murder was always a pretty bold move, most likely done to calm the rioting. The manslaughter charge I do think he will be found guilty of, but there's no guarantee.

They dropped the manslaughter charge against him I believe.

They did? Well that's a big mistake, then.

I don't think they did. He still faces second degree murder and second degree manslaughter charges according to this USAtoday article I read this morning.

[BudgieForce]

Yes, I think he'll go to trial. I don't believe he'll be found guilty of murder, though. Charging him with murder was always a pretty bold move, most likely done to calm the rioting. The manslaughter charge I do think he will be found guilty of, but there's no guarantee.

They dropped the manslaughter charge against him I believe.

They did? Well that's a big mistake, then.

I don't think they did. He still faces second degree murder and second degree manslaughter charges according to this USAtoday article I read this morning.

I read this article.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/22/us/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-charge-dropped/index.html

That article is from October.

USAtodayLink

Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter. Prosecutors contend Floyd, 46, was killed by Chauvin's knee, compressed against Floyd’s neck for more than 9 minutes while he was handcuffed and pinned to the pavement last May.