Comments by "Matt Foley" (@mattfoley6082) on "" video.

  1. Yes, I would agree that the defense is trying to use a few seconds of video to distract from the other 8-plus minutes of Chauvin's knee on the neck.
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  2. Yes, I would agree that after Floyd was motionless and silent after Chauvin's knee had been on Floyd's neck for over 8 minutes he appeared to move his knee off for a few seconds.
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  3.  @markiased6848  Yup. Prosecution needs to stress that a few seconds of knee not on neck does not refute 8+ minutes of knee on neck.
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  4. I agree. Defense is trying to use a few seconds of video to distract from the other 9 minutes of Chauvin's knee on his neck. Also--and this is key--prosecution needs to point out that the video shows the knee off the neck AFTER Floyd was dead.
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  5.  @lindawhitney6134  I just watched the raw badgecam video again. Closely. I noticed: Chauvin's knee is clearly on Floyd's neck. Floyd repeatedly says he can't breathe. Floyd says a knee is in his neck. Twice. Floyd says his face is gone and his face is torn up bad and look at my face. (Obviously from knee on his neck!) Floyd says tell his kids he loves them. Floyd says I'm dead. Twice. Floyd says My neck...I'm through. Floyd says my neck hurts. Bystander says cop's knee is on Floyd's neck. Floyd goes silent but keeps moving then slowly stops moving. Cops say "he's breathing" then within seconds video shows Floyd stop breathing. Cops continue to pin Floyd. Bystanders tell them to check for pulse. Cop checks for pulse and says he couldn't find one. Cops kept Floyd pinned for about 3 minutes after he stopped breathing and after finding no pulse. Bystander said Chauvin's knee was on Floyd's neck. To review, we have video, we have witnesses, and we have Floyd himself saying the knee was on his neck. Of course the defense will try to cast doubt. But the video and audio doesn't lie.
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  6. Yes, I would agree that for a few seconds OUT OF NINE MINUTES Chauvin's knee appears to be on the shoulder blade and not the neck.
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  7.  @markiased6848  But it is unreasonable to use a few seconds of video to doubt the other 9 minutes of knee on neck.
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  8. Exactly. By the time Chauvin moved his knee off the damage was done.
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