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Old 03-18-2024, 10:33 AM   #63
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Chauvin had no chance. After the riots the judge and jury feared repercussions if they found him innocent. A later autopsy proved he did not die of asphyxiation ....Even the Minneapolis police chief threw him to the wolves when he testified that the knee maneuver was not part of police training when, in fact, it was. True that Chauvin was a tough cop but he was tough on white people as well. Absolutely nothing racial as the press played it up. So now a dedicated police officer is in prison fearing for his life every day for just doing his job.
Thank you for your sober assessment, Sam. Unfortunately, the biased media went with the obvious narrative, facts be damned. It's too bad. Everyone abandoned him, his superiors, his colleagues and even his wife.
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