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@teresawicks9859 Well, I did go back and watch Brandon Mitchell's interviews. He is well spoken. He's made quite the circuit. I don't even pretend to know what it's like to have the life experiences of a Black man in America today! When I responded to your earlier comment, I had only seen two of his interviews. One with Gayle King on CBS This Morning and in that one, YOU are correct, he did NOT include himself when stating it might have an effect on some juror's opinion. But in the 2nd interview I watched on Good Morning America, he DID say people were curious and "it definitely did" make a difference. I knew I heard it somewhere. The one thing that bothered me about that interview was that he said George Floyd's " legacy was cemented in history." I disagree! GF did nothing honorable to create a legacy. His death caused a much needed conversation, but he wasn't some kind of saint. Because I looked it up, I decided to watch a couple more interviews. In the one he did for TODAY, he stated that there was curiosity for what DC had to say, but him not testifying did not change their verdict and he didn't know if it would've helped him if he did. I agree with him when he said he was waiting for the defense to have that "aww-ha moment" that explained what was going on. I was too and it never came! What bothered me in this interview is that he said he felt he had a "duty to represent his community" in this jury process. That leads me to strongly believe that he came into it feeling like he had to stand up for GF because he was a Black man. Right or wrong, that makes him a biased juror from the get-go in my opinion. Finally, I found an extended interview to KARE 11 that lasted 27 minutes. Again, he stated in this one that it made no difference to his vote of guilty that Chauvin didn't testify. However, he called Floyd a "martyr" and a "legend" which is absolutely absurd!!!! He obviously does not know the correct usage of those terms because GF did not die defending his beliefs. A legend CAN be someone famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed. So is that his legacy?
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After viewing Officer's Alexander Keung and Thomas Lane's body cam footage, I do not believe either of them are guilty of aiding and abetting Officer Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. They were new cops taking lead from an experienced veteran of the MPD. This reminds me of my favorite movie of all time, A Few Good Men, where two marines were aquitted after causing the death of a fellow marine while executing an order given by a superior officer, but yet their conduct did result in them being dishonorably discharged for not standing up for what they felt was right. In the case of Derek Chauvin, I do not think the other officers felt it was their call to make at the time and pretty much were following the orders of a senior officer to leave George Floyd where he was until the ambulance arrived. These officers lost their careers for not standing up for what was right, but just like in the movie, they should not be convicted of a crime. I do, however, question why Officer Keung did not persist once he found no pulse in George Floyd to put him in a recovery position or perform CPR. Was his respect for a FTO (Field Training Officer) so great that he did not feel like he was able to question Officer Chauvin's actions?
Another point of contention to consider in further prosecution involving this case is the actions of the 9-year veteran, Officer Tou Thao, who positioned himself between bystanders and fellow officers to protect the scene. He was wrong in baiting the bystanders by responding to their pleas with "This is why you don't do drugs kids!", but did he aid and abet Officer Chauvin? In a police interview after the fact, when asked why he did not intervene he stated that it was not his job to do so. He felt his only responsibility was to secure the scene and protect the responding officers from heavy traffic and a growing, angry crowd. I am really torn on this one.
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