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[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 100 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That murderous pig really wants to not face the punishment for murdering people.

[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 43 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't blame him for not wanting to be in prison, prison sounds like it sucks ass.

That said he needs to face his consequences and try to rehabilitate himself after smothering a dude to death while his coworkers watched and prevented citizens from stopping him.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 68 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol ok he obviously can't be rehabilitated if he can't even admit he killed floyd

[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I don't disagree

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

He should have thought about that before murdering someone while in a position of authority.

[–] MuhammadJesusGaySex@lemmy.world 75 points 1 year ago (30 children)

I have looked at gore and just the most horrible things mankind has to offer since I was a kid. I’ve watched taliban executions. I’ve watched cartel videos and yes I’ve seen funky town.

Nothing, and I mean nothing fills me with rage like having to remember that I saw a video of George Floyd die while begging for his god damn mother. Even as I’m typing this I’m so angry that I am literally in tears. That racist piece of shit doesn’t even know that prison is the safest place for him.

I’m not a believer in the death penalty, because there is too much room for error. But I saw what that man did. There’s no mistake that he murdered a man in cold blood because he had to show everyone that he was in charge. If ever a man should have received the death penalty it’s Derek Chauvin.

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

because he had to show everyone that he was in charge

That's exactly it. Darnella Frazier challenged him, simply by being there with a camera. The implication of the camera was "what you're doing is wrong, and I intend to expose you". Chauvin responded to that challenge. His actions essentially said "I decide what's right and what's wrong. I'm going to kill this man in front of you, to show you that I can. I'm going to get away with it. If you try to stop me, I'll kill you too."

That's why he stayed on Floyd's neck for two whole minutes after Floyd went limp. It was about showing everyone that he is in charge, that people die when they don't do what he wants. George Floyd was Chauvin's 4th murder, he had every reason to believe he'd get away with this one too and before we all saw the video he went straight to the playbook that helped him get away with the other three. Without Frazier's video, Floyd would have been exactly what Chauvin said he was: a counterfeiter who died of an overdose while in custody. Before Floyd, Chauvin had pistol whipped a domestic violence suspect and then claimed that suspect reached for his gun, had shot another suspect after witnesses said that suspect had dropped his gun and put his hands in the air, and beat an unarmed 14 year old boy across the back of the head with a mag lite so badly that boy required stitches. He liked to make money off duty acting as a bouncer and the club owners that hired him said he did things like pepper spray the entire crowd in response to a fight breaking out.

Derek Chauvin is a monster who only knows violence. If he ever gets out of prison, he will kill again. Killing is what he does.

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[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’ve seen the video. He enjoyed that shit. Smug motherfucker.

[–] FriendBesto@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Did you watch the whole 30min.+ one?

[–] be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social 30 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I get angry all over again every time this fucker's name comes up.

Remember the disbelief in the first few days? Look how fucking many are defending this killer's house!

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

He says Dr. William Schaetzel, of Topeka, Kansas, told him that he believes Floyd died not from asphyxia from Chauvin’s actions, but from complications of a rare tumor called a paraganglioma that can cause a fatal surge of adrenaline. The pathologist did not examine Floyd’s body but reviewed autopsy reports.

Chauvin further alleges that Schaetzel reached out to his trial attorney, Eric Nelson, in 2021, as well as the judge and prosecution in his state-court murder trial, but that Nelson never told him about the pathologist or his ideas. He also alleges that Nelson failed to challenge the constitutionality of the federal charge.

But Chauvin claims in his motion that no jury would have convicted him if it had heard the pathologist’s evidence

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 43 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So he didn't die from asphyxiation from a knee on his neck he died from adrenaline from a knee on his neck

[–] itsJoelle@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I'm not a law person, but I think this strategy sounds like the attorney is trying to argue the murderer had no clue of this health condition, and therefore he was neglagent -- but not intending to kill.

My two cents after reading. Bold move, we'll see if it works.

[–] FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

but from complications of a rare tumor called a paraganglioma that can cause a fatal surge of adrenaline.

And this fatal adrenaline surge wouldn't have happened if mr. murderer hadn't knelt on Mr. Floyd's neck. Or has he already forgotten the circumstances? Keep blaming the victim there dumbass.

I wouldn't even legitimize this bullshit pseudoscience theory by rebutting it.

[–] PoliticalAgitator@lemm.ee 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That checks out. After all, it's impossible to have a racist, far-right doctor so he must be telling the truth and definitely not trying to help a follow racist get away with the summary execution of a minority.

[–] be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was expecting a link to a story about Doctor Oz.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Don't forget about Dr. Phil

[–] Cyberflunk@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

How has this human escaped retribution?

[–] PepeLivesMatter 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What do you mean, he is in jail, isn't he? Probably high security in case someone desires to shank him.

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[–] Ho_Chi_Chungus@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Rotting in prison is too good for that bastard. Let him rot in hell instead

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[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How many second chances does this shitstain get?

[–] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

One. After that, it's third, then fourth, then...

[–] UnapologeticAnarchist@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] seathru@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

Nay. Only good for fertilizer.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Only if you want mad sow disease.

[–] UnapologeticAnarchist@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was under the impression those diseases were spread by consuming brain tissue so these long pigs should be totally safe...

[–] DrRatso@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

You can get a variant of it by eating meat of the afflicted cow.

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