This is what happens when emotions take over and judgement falls to the wayside!
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| Were the Court TV legal analysts bigger hacks than me for thinking the prosecution was trying to lose on purpose? |
Keep in mind that this particular person has made numerous attempts to demand that he was impartial and listening to both sides. Yet after the first day of a trial where the analysts on Court TV actually had a discussion on whether or not the prosecution was "throwing the case on purpose" and where almost every legal observer suggested a very bad day for the State... Roger loses his cool and demands all of the cops will be "convicted felons".
So was this "convicted felons" argument based on any reasonable evidence presented?
Was it the dispatcher who stated on the witness stand that she never saw any actual excessive force, but did see signs of a mighty struggle? Was it the witness who claimed that she didn't remember when she moved to Minnesota, much less what happened on that day? Was it the angry bouncer with a low grade MMA background who suggested (without any police training) that Officer Chauvin was using trained techniques to tighten the choke hold with his knee, or was it when the angry bouncer suggested that blaming Floyd and drugs was what "America does"?
Because other than that, the prosecution offered nothing that we already didn't know. Opening statements are not proof of fact and are not a determination of guilt or innocence. None of the witness held any real compelling testimony (unless you take Donald "Dwill" Williams at face value that as a bouncer he has a medical understanding of how the esophagus or trachea work).
Perhaps the prosecution has better witnesses to come. But perhaps it doesn't matter if enough Rogers sit on the jury and are willing to take out their own anger on four police officers who put their lives on the line for our safety, and throw them under the pass to make themselves feel better. Either way, nobody will trust Roger to be providing us with any "objective" feedback on this case. His mind was made up a long time ago.
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Your fixation on me is very amusing. When confronted with Thecoldheartedtruth, you lash out, in a manner that you strongly call out on the front page of your blog.
During the discussion about the hearing yesterday, I made it clear that, I had not made up my mind his innocence or guilt.
The defendant has the Constitutional right of being innocent until proven guilty by a jury of his peers.
Based upon the laws and evidence presented by both sides, I don't know if he is guilty or innocent.
I can separate my feelings from my objective perspective.
Burden of proof.
All of the charges against Chauvin require the prosecution to prove the former police officer’s culpability beyond a reasonable doubt.
The number of charges helps the prosecutors, as it raises the chances of getting a conviction.
Chauvin’s third-degree murder charge is somewhat unique, as Minnesota is one of a few states in the country to have such a charge.
The standard of proof for third-degree murder is less than it is for second-degree murder, but it still carries a hefty maximum sentence of 25 years.
For Chauvin to be convicted by the jury of murder in the third degree, the prosecution would need to prove that Chauvin acted without the intent to kill Floyd but in a “eminently dangerous” way “evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life.”
Securing a second-degree murder conviction is a more strenuous task.
Second-degree murder in Minnesota can be classified as either intentional or unintentional; Chauvin’s second-degree charge is the latter.
Prosecutors would need to prove without a reasonable doubt that Chauvin killed Floyd unintentionally while kneeling on his neck. As part of this, they would need to show that Chauvin had intent to commit aggravated assault and battery against Floyd.
For the manslaughter charge to stick, the prosecution will need to prove that Chauvin “consciously” acted in a manner that had the chance of causing “death or great bodily harm” to Floyd.
"consciously" is not a difficult point to make to the jurors. He has 19 years of experience in law enforcement.
A "depraved mind" is a high task to prove.
I'm restraining myself from commenting on your mind.
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/545464-derek-chauvin-trial-day-one-five-things-to-know
Blogger Roger Amick said...
During the discussion about the hearing yesterday, I made it clear that, I had not made up my mind his innocence or guilt.
LIAR.
On the day it happened you had Chauvin convicted of murder.
THWAP!!!
Sad how little the GOP cares for lives of black people.....!!!!!
And this opinion about a favored governor who may be a front runner in 2024.....she is the cream of the crop of stupid!!!!!
inion by
Michael Gerson
Columnist
March 29, 2021 at 6:20 p.m. EDT
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It is the sign of a sickness deeper than covid-19 that the defiance of public health guidance has become a political selling point in the Republican Party.
Consider the case of South Dakota Gov. Kristi L. Noem. Speaking last month to the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference, she stirred some presidential buzz for her proud resistance to basic virus control measures even at the height of the pandemic. “Now let me be clear, covid didn’t crush the economy, government crushed the economy,” Noem told the conference. “South Dakota is the only state in America that never ordered a single business or church to close. We never instituted a shelter in place order. We never mandated that people wear masks.”
Noem continued: “We have to show people how arbitrary these restrictions are, and the coercion, the force and the anti-liberty steps that government takes to enforce them.”
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Now let me be clear. South Dakota has the second-highest case rate and the eighth-highest covid death rate in the country. In that sparsely populated state, the disease has taken the lives of nearly 2,000 people. And Noem’s defiant inaction has made that number higher than it should have been. What level of hubris, extremism or insanity does it take to crow about one of the worst covid records in the nation? Noem might as well be campaigning for higher office in a hearse.
An interesting tid bit from the Post......seems the impeccable records kept by the Japanese again show that the earth is warming!!!!
By
Jason Samenow
March 29, 2021 at 6:21 p.m. EDT
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Amid an exceptionally warm March in Japan, the cherry blossoms in Kyoto peaked Friday, the earliest in more than 1,200 years of records. The record bloom fits into a long-term pattern toward earlier spring flowering, a compelling indicator of climate change, experts say.
The March 26, 2021, peak bloom date surpassed the previous record holder of March 27, 1409, nearly a century before Christopher Columbus sailed to America. The long-term record dates back to A.D. 812, about 12 years after Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
“The Kyoto Cherry Blossom record is incredibly valuable for climate change research because of its length and the strong sensitivity of flowering to springtime temperatures (warmer springs = earlier flowering, typically),” Benjamin Cook, a research scientist at Columbia University who specializes in reconstructing climate data from the past, said in an email.
to followup on VERY lo iq's posts
Governor JB Pritzker
https://twitter.com/JordanSchachtel/status/1376704778336624641
With case numbers on the rise, we have to keep taking safety precautions until enough of us are vaccinated:
Heavy check mark Wear your mask
Heavy check mark Keep your distance
Heavy check mark Avoid poorly ventilated spaces
It's how we can help save lives and end this pandemic.
Jordan Schachtel
I enjoy when a 360 lb governor instructs me how to be healthy.
Maybe "passports" should be restricted for the obese
They're a real health hazard
And burn a lot of extra fuel contributing to global warming
Good to see the science denier acting like a spoiled child being sent to the corner!!!!!! The mask is not for your own well being, but the well being of EVERYONE SURROUNDING YOU!!!!! Until you get through your thick skull that wearing a mask is not a political issue with this country turn the corner and get done with trumps flu!!!!!!! So sad you are just selfish and stupid.....the motto of the new GOP!!!!
Have you looked at all the graphs of actual data comparing mask states to no mask states ?
You know actual data.
Rather than blabbering like an idiot.
You talk like Kamala laughs
But to help you out they show no benefit, and none has ever been proven. It makes sense to stay home if you are sick. Wear a mask if you are sick and have to venture out. But don't shutdown society and cause the harm that Fraudci and his non-scientific positions have caused. Being a scientist doesn't give you the authority to dictate what is "science", when it is not.
Catturd ™
https://twitter.com/catturd2/status/1376654416502272004
When a Democrat says ... “This is not about politics.” ... believe me ... it’s about politics.
Breaking911
VIDEO: https://mobile.twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1376872106143707139
NYPD: “On 3/29/21 at approx 11:40 AM, in front of 360 W 43 St in Manhattan, the suspect punched and kicked a 65-year-old woman while making anti-Asian statements.”
What's also disturbing is the shopkeeper who at the end of the video callously looks out at victim and closes door.
Very disturbing by the perp and the people in store.
Breaking911
https://mobile.twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1376872200049983497
PHOTOS OF SUSPECTED ATTACKER
Must be white supremacist wearing blackface !!!
Must be white supremacist wearing blackface !!!
The donk governor of VA?
Andy Ngô
VIDEO: https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1376665873495244802
NYPD is asking the public to help identify a black male who was recorded repeatedly punching & choking an Asian victim. The victim became unconscious. The attack occurred on the J Train at Kosciuszko Street Station. DM @NYPDTips
or call 800-577-TIPS.
But just wait until a white attacker is found that fits the narrative...
Scientific American
https://twitter.com/johncardillo/status/1376861948654968837
"By inaccurately portraying the medical findings from the autopsy of George Floyd, the legal system and media emboldened white supremacy, all under the cloak of authoritative scientific rhetoric."
John Cardillo
Literally quoting from the autopsy report = “inaccurately portraying”
"Scientific" American
sigh
You know actual data.
BWAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! The data reflects slowing of the infection rate//// Ever wonder why they wear masks in surgical environments??????? I guess it is just to annoy idiots like you!!!!!
Chauvin’s knee remained even after Floyd became unresponsive. Floyd was ultimately pronounced dead at an area hospital at the age of 46.
From day one of the covid-19 virus infection started, Thecoldheartedtruth said it was a Democratic hoax and again that masking is a Democratic hoax and they were not effective, based upon an Excel spreadsheet by a partisan hack.
The failure to take this virus seriously is precisely what got us into this mess in the first place. Over half a million Americans are dead. And a fourth wave may getting started by people who refuse to wear a mask, because the former ridiculed reporters in his press conferences.
The second day of the trial starts soon and again, the evidence is the only thing that matters.
Literally quoting from the autopsy report = “inaccurately portraying”
"Scientific" American
sigh
The good news is that once a respected publication like Scientific American decides to "get woke" they've beclowned themselves and openly admitted that they no longer wish to be taken seriously.
Kinda like the charge that Junkie Floyd was murdered. He's a scumbag who overdosed. Period. Full stop. Claims to the contrary are bullshit, as is BLM itself. A domestic terror org in the midst of one of the greatest shakedowns in recent memory. A shakedown so fucking obvious, one needs to be an imbecile like the alky to fall for it.
In their opening statements, both the defense and the prosecution laid out an abundance of cold data and promised a dissection of it in the days ahead.
President Biden slammed both feet on the brakes of the US Economy.
President Biden slammed both feet on the brakes of the US Economy.
There are those who think 0linsky's running the show. They could be right.
Either way, between the covid $$$ and the green nude eel $3TRILLION, only an imbecile or a Cloward-Piven devotee' like 0linsky could think that pile-driving our economy when we desperately need it to thrive could be a good idea.
That's alky-stupid.
I see roger has basically conceded he was wrong when he stated "The defense might have proved lack of intent." He was wrong.
Now he states "the failure to take this virus seriously is precisely what got us into this mess in the first place." Actually what got us into this mess is a bit more complicated. It starts with China. And includes a heavy dose of Democrats playing politics with science. The only fact roger has is that 500,000 Americans have died. But nothing else he speculates has been scientifically tied to cause, except perhaps the criminal behavior of governors in dealing with nursing homes.
I sure wouldn't want him on any jury.
"That's alky-stupid" RRB
Yes , it is as stupid as Alky & Jamie cheering for higher taxes on.mom and pop stores and small family farms.
That little Wendy's girl @ the white house confirmed higher taxes on married couples are coming.
I sure wouldn't want him on any jury.
I think the mentally ill and criminally insane are flushed out of any potential jury pools.
Donald Williams, a former wrestler who said he was trained in mixed martial arts including chokeholds, is testifying now.
He was disturbed by the chokehold and called 911.
James I just got a friend request from your name. You might have been hacked. Check out your account and change your password.
I understand why African Americans are disturbed by the actions of police officers. I have several friends who have been stopped for driving while black in white neighborhoods.
It's not as common any more. But it will probably never go away.
The defense attorney tried to discredit Williams because he's not a medical expert. But I thought it backfired because he responded with his experience in chickhods very strongly.
Blogger Roger Amick said...
The defense attorney tried to discredit Williams because he's not a medical expert. But I thought it backfired because he responded with his experience in chickhods very strongly.
Chickholds Bubba and Cuomo would be far better experts
THWAP! THWAP!!
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