GUILTY MN - George Floyd, 46, died, Minneapolis, 25 May 2020 #18 - Chauvin Closing & Deliberations #1

[Chelly]

A bit underwhelming.....awkward.

I always like to read your opinions @Weki. Are you disappointed with Schleicher's closing?

 

[missy1974]

A bit underwhelming.....awkward.

I'm a bit disappointed. I think we will see a much better rebuttal from Blackwell later.

 

[Bravo]

For me when closing it is much more about what is said than how it is said.

 

[RANCH]

I'm a bit disappointed. I think we will see a much better rebuttal from Blackwell later.

I'm not sure why he brought up the witness saying to GF "you can't win." That suggests that the witness felt that GF was fighting and resisting the police. JMO

 

[tlcya]

outlining all the ways GF was compliant with the directives of LEOs.

 

[GarAndTeed]

almost as big as Ofc Lane- YES!

 

[RANCH]

GF also didn't want to be put into a cage at the jail.

 

[Blondiexoxo]

Schleicher is hammering this home I am SO glad he is doing closing.

What on earth is Chauvin writing?!

 

[bluebird69]

almost as big as Ofc Lane- YES!

Thought lane was the same height as him, not that that makes any difference

 

[Chelly]

almost as big as Ofc Lane- YES!

Right, Atty Schleicher made a good point there.

 

[GarAndTeed]

Thought lane was the same height as him, not that that makes any difference

Lane is 6'7"

 

[Weki]

I always like to read your opinions @Weki. Are you disappointed with Schleicher's closing?

Thank you! I was disappointed by how he started. His cadence is a bit off to me. But he’s gotten better now. Maybe he was just warming up. I like the Clint Rucker type of closing - more conversational, folksy, indignant, but also sharp - did you watch the Tex McIver trial!?

 

[Tom_Servo]

I'm not getting a warm fuzzy by this closing argument but Chauvin is so unlikable it doesn't matter. If jurors are like most people I interact with online their decision is already made. Nothing in closing is going to change it.

 

[RANCH]

Claustrophobia is now a get out of jail free card. JMO

 

[SBops]

Claustrophobia is now a get out of jail free card. JMO

He did not get out of jail. He is dead.

 

[JerseyGirl]

SS: George Floyd is not on trial here. You've heard some things about George Floyd, that he struggled with drug addiction, that he was being investigated for allegedly passing a fake $20 bill…But he is not on trial. He didn't get a trial when he was alive.

https://twitter.com/anavilastra/status/1384158459717767178?s=21

Schleicher: You listen to the videos, throughout the videos you can hear the sound of those handcuffs ratcheting tighter and tighter. Mr Floyd is trying to explain to the police that his wrists hurt. Him, impervious to pain. Please.

Schleicher: George Floyd is a big guy, and you can see here, I mean he's almost as big as Officer Lane. He's a big guy. He's a big person, the back of the squad car is not.

 

[Algo214]

"9 minutes 29 seconds", "assault", "reasonable officer", "believe your eyes"
This closing has been good.

 

[Shaddow]

Claustrophobia is now a get out of jail free card. JMO

He's DEAD.
Claustrophobia is real. It can be debilitating.

 

[RANCH]

He did not get out of jail. He is dead.

No he never made it there.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Schleicher: People have emotions, people have things happen to them. The police train for this. They recognize this. You don't get to meet the police on your best day very often.

Schleicher: Recognizing persons in crisis, you remember Chief Arradondo took the stand, he testified that they have 4000 calls for service for persons in crisis, every single year. This is nothing new.

https://twitter.com/anavilastra/status/1384160324908060672?s=21

State played Derek Chauvin’s BWC video

Schleicher: Where is this critical thinking model go...where you take in information, you assess the information, you reassess the information, you consider what, what's the goal, what's the plan. You're there for a $20 counterfeiting charge.