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FuckCCP89 saysThe judge should declare a mistrial and move the whole circus elsewhere and start over from scratch. VT would be the best location, imo.
Mistrials don't get a do-over. That would violate the double-jeopardy clause.
Judge Peter Cahill blasted Rep.Maxine Waters (D-CA) on Monday for her remarks Saturday that there should be unrest if the jury fails to convict Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
Cahill was responding to a motion by Chauvin’s defense lawyer, Eric Nelson, to declare a mistrial after closing arguments because of Waters’s comments. He denied the motion, but agreed that Waters’s remarks were so egregious that they created grounds for possible appeal if Chauvin is convicted of murder or manslaughter.
“I’ll give you that Congresswoman Waters may have given you something on appeal that may result in this whole trial being overturned,” he said, later adding:
I’m aware of the media reports, I’m aware that Congresswoman Waters was talking specifically about this trial, and about the unacceptability of anything less than a murder conviction, talked about being confrontational — but you can submit the press articles about that. This goes back to what I’ve been saying from the beginning. I wish elected officials would stop talking about this case, especially in a manner that is disrespectful to the rule of law,, and to the judicial branch and our function. I think if they want to give their opinions, they should do so in a respectful, and in a manner that is respectful to the Constitution, to respect the co-equal branch of government. Their failure to do so, I think, is abhorrent, but I don’t think it has prejudiced this, with additional material that would prejudice this jury. … A congresswoman’s opinion really doesn’t matter a whole lot.
Nelson complained that the jury had not been sequestered until Monday’s conclusion of arguments, and had been exposed to vociferous opinions about the trial. There was a controversy about the fact that one juror lived in nearby Brooklyn Center, where Waters had joined protests over another recent police-involved shooting, and where riots had also broken out.
Cahill was responding to a motion by Chauvin’s defense lawyer, Eric Nelson, to declare a mistrial after closing arguments because of Waters’s comments. He denied the motion, but agreed that Waters’s remarks were so egregious that they created grounds for possible appeal if Chauvin is convicted of murder or manslaughter.
The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted down a resolution that would have censured Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.).
The party-line vote saw 216 Democrats reject the resolution and 210 Republicans back it. Two members from each party did not vote.
Waters traveled to a Minneapolis suburb over the weekend and urged demonstrators to be “more confrontational” if former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin were not convicted on charges in the death of George Floyd.
“We’re looking for a guilty verdict,” she also said.
Judicial Watch Files House Ethics Complaint against Maxine Waters over Incitement and Jury Intimidation
The guilty verdict didn’t calm the streets. It didn’t even calm the politicians. The President of the United States says that “this can be a moment of significant change.” Kamala Harris, whose parents are immigrants, intones that this won’t “heal the pain that existed for generations.” Barack and Michelle Obama want “true justice,” which requires “that we come to terms with the fact that Black Americans are treated differently, every day.” (I don’t think they mean affirmative action.) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says the verdict wasn’t justice and doesn’t want people to think the system works. Empty-headed celebrities demand that more be done.
My fav: "Burn the whole city down!"
HunterTits saysMy fav: "Burn the whole city down!"
"That will show them!"
(Isn't it exactly what they did with Detroit?)
From Amren piece from HunterTits, above.
If Chauvin was guilty, it only shows America is a deeply racist place.
If Chauvin was not guilty, it only shows America is a deeply racist place.
Now that the trial is over, we can all read what the correct police procedure is to restrain a built 6' 6" 223lb drugged out perp who is resisting arrest.Misc says
Anyone got a copy of the Minneapolis police's procedure manual?
What if the arresting officer is 5' 9"?
What if the arresting officer is 5' 9"?
Nooo!
We're not a deeply racist nation. Our government is deeply racist. Understand your government is not the nation.
“We’re looking for a guilty verdict,” Waters said. “And we’re looking to see if all of the talk that took place and has been taking place after they saw what happened to George Floyd, if nothing does not happen, then we know that we’ve got to not only stay in the street, but we’ve got to fight for justice,” she said.
But a conviction for manslaughter would not be enough, Waters said. The guilty verdict had to be for murder — which, she added, ought to have been first-degree murder.
Waters said that Democrats would pass a police reform bill over the objections of “the right wing, the racists.” She had harsh words for Republicans, whom she blamed for the Capitol riot on January 6:
SEE: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/04/17/maxine-waters-derek-chauvin-must-be-guilty-guilty-guilty-or-we-take-to-the-streets/
She's NOT looking for justice; she NOT looking for the rule of law. She wants political points and POWER. The Dems have a double standard they wouldn't tolerate on the right.