George Floyd (III): Defending Child Shooters Edition

**Melena** · 2021-07-27 15:26

Isn't the new testament just a PR rebranding anyways from the genocidal wrath of the old testament?

**6souls** · 2021-09-02 09:50

Originally Posted by Roranora

the cops who killed Elijah McClain and Breonna Taylor aren't facing charges yet

https://news.yahoo.com/colorado-cops...191311451.html
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/new...mcclains-death

The three officers and two paramedics involved in Elijah McClain's death have been charged with 32 counts.

The indictments were returned last Thursday by a grand jury empaneled by Weiser. They included counts of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide, as well as counts of second-degree assault and others related to the violent confrontation that resulted in the death of McClain, who was 23.

On the night two years ago when he was killed, McClain had been stopped by three officers who thought he was acting strangely. A massage therapist who sometimes played violin to animals at a local shelter, McClain was walking home from a convenience store when the fatal encounter took place.

The officers pinned him to the ground, restricting his breathing. When paramedics arrived, they injected McClain with ketamine instead of offering him assistance, although it is clear from body camera footage that he was in distress.

Paramedics justified their actions by arguing that McClain had been suffering from “excited delirium,” a much-disputed diagnosis that some say is used to justify the use of force, in particular against Black male suspects. The two paramedics face assault charges related to their use of ketamine on McClain, Weiser said on Wednesday.

One of the five indicted first responders, Jason Rosenblatt, was subsequently fired from the Aurora Police Department, which has long faced scrutiny for its treatment of Black people.

Other officers had staged what they appeared to think was a humorous re-creation of McClain’s killing on the sidewalk where he died. Rosenblatt was forwarded a photo of that re-creation. “Ha ha,” he responded in a text message.

**Roranora** · 2021-09-02 09:54

let's get that local DA on some charges too, god damn it's some awful shit to let slide

it's also very rare for paramedics to face charges from a call and yet warranted here

**6souls** · 2021-09-03 13:09

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/0...wright-killing

A First Degree Manslaughter charge has been added to the case against Kim Potter, the Brooklyn Center, MN training officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright.

The new charge alleges Potter “committed first-degree manslaughter by recklessly handling a firearm” in shooting Wright, 20, during a traffic stop in the Minneapolis suburb, Ellison’s office said in a statement.

The amended complaint says Potter had completed two trainings related to Taser use within the six months prior to the shooting. In both cases, the officer had signed paperwork, acknowledging she read and understood warnings that confusing a Taser with a handgun could result in death and to follow department training.

**6souls** · 2021-09-03 13:22

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/0...in-floyd-death

The defense and prosecution have flipped their stances on broadcasting the trial of the other three officers charged in the death of George Floyd. The defense had originally requested that the trial be livestreamed, but since the end of the Chauvin trial, they have found it challenging to acquire expert witnesses who are willing to testify on camera. They also claim that their defendants will be tried on camera without "due process." The prosecution, after the success of the Chauvin trial, found it fair and acceptable to stream court proceedings.

**6souls** · 2021-09-14 08:27

https://twitter.com/MPRnews/status/1...699468290?s=20

**6souls** · 2021-09-24 15:30

Looks like that tax evasion didn't help in the end

https://twitter.com/esmemurphy/statu...666321920?s=20

**6souls** · 2021-09-26 15:08

Originally Posted by 6souls

Looks like that tax evasion didn't help in the end

https://twitter.com/esmemurphy/statu...666321920?s=20

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/...d-e4e154c713eb

His attorney Eric Nelson had dropped him. This means he has no one who can file appeals on his behalf.