...charges against the other three cops in the murder of George Floyd and best of all, an increase in charges against his murder, Chauvin to 2nd degree murder.
...charges against the other three cops in the murder of George Floyd and best of all, an increase in charges against his murder, Chauvin to 2nd degree murder.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
Every juror on that case(s) will have a personal stake in the game and surely have in his/her mind that a verdict contrary to mob wishes threatens them personally, their family, their home and community. The proof is all around them.
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“You can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out.” — Too fundamental to have an attribution
Not good enough. He should be charged with capital murder.
The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible - Arthur C. Clarke
I don't know about the law where he was murdered, but there is no such thing as "premeditated" in Texas. All you have to do is commit murder during the commission of another felony and you qualify for capital murder. He meets that standard. I don't think he would be convicted but it is a good start for a plea bargain. Start high and work your way down until something sticks.
The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible - Arthur C. Clarke