Chauvin Verdict: The Fix Was In
Evidence didn’t convict former cop Derek Chauvin of two counts of “murder” in the death of lifetime criminal and drug addict George Floyd. Nor did evidence show that the hated cop committed manslaughter with a “depraved mind.”
What did convict him were fear, trial by social media, and a biased jury. Chauvin never stood a chance of receiving a fair trial; he was doomed the second Floyd’s heart stopped beating on May 25 last year. Very likely, the three fellow cops involved in Floyd’s death, Thomas Lane, J.A. Kueng, and Tou Thao, are doomed as well.
The guilty verdict — something like jury nullification in reverse — sends a message to cops everywhere: When a black criminal resists arrest, you best let him go. If he is harmed or dies, you too will risk the wrath of the mob and trial by social media.
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