No surprise Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all counts. I think Chauvin is a dumb shit that should have been fired long before he met habitual felon and doper George Floyd. I don’t think the facts or the law support the conviction, but the conviction was a foregone conclusion. It sucks to be him. As far as I’m concerned five assholes got in a fight and one of them died.
Here is the Fox News Report:
https://www.foxnews.com/us/derek-chauvin-trial-verdict-jury-guilty
Call me cynical. I know that Maxine Waters and Nancy Pelosi are both attention whores. They present themselves as being incredibly stupid. They are, within limits. However their cynicism and utter corruption far outweigh their stupidity. In other words there is a method to their madness. The Chauvin trial judge stated that Waters’ remarks could result in a mistrial. Here are the judge’s remarks as reported by Legal Insurrection blog.
What if causing a mistrial was her intent? The State put on a highly emotional argument. The MSM has been singing the chorus all along. Following the law was a secondary concern. What if the Prosecution knows they are likely to lose on appeal? How would it play if the prosecution team was exposed as being incompetent and liars? Can’t have that. I know, I know…. let’s trot out Maxine Waters. It’s the old misdirection play. Maximus in “Gladiator” had better odds.
In the American system of justice, the jury decides the facts and the judge decides the law. If a ham sandwich poisons a restaurant patron resulting in death, a District Attorney may be able to secure an indictment. A sufficiently emotional and stupid jury find the sandwich guilty of murder. But in the end, an appellate review will overturn the verdict. Under the law, a ham sandwich cannot form the requisite intent to commit murder. Since intent is an element of the offense the conviction can not stand.
Aw you are just being paranoid. I have pointed this out before. Find a recent Supreme Court decision. Read the MSM report of the decision. Now find the description of the same decision as reported by legal blogs such as Legal Insurrection or the Volokh Conspiracy. The description and conclusions as reported by the MSM typically bear no resemblance to the take of legal professionals.
The MSM knows that most people can’t be bothered nor would they understand some of the nuances of the court decision. Truth be told the MSM doesn’t understand the nuances either. But MSM ignorance is tempered by arrogance and cynicism. The chance that they will be called to task regarding their misinformation are slim and none. Remember, the goal of the MSM is to sell tampons and toilet paper. Unbiased reporting isn’t anywhere near the top ten reasons for news coverage.
The problem with playing fast and loose with the law, as the prosecution did with Chauvin is that an appellate court may come along and cause the railroad to jump the tracks. As insurance, along comes Maxine. Dedicated champion of civil rights, and longtime member of Congress. She was only exercising her right to free speech. The record is set. When an appellate court over turns any portion of the verdict it won’t be because the prosecutors, over reached, or misapplied the law. It will be because the defense relied on a legal technicality. That is blaming a respected Congress critter for exercising her freedom of speech. Legal technicalities are bad. Except when those technicalities overturn rightly deserved death sentences.
The only downside to burning down Minnesota is that a portion of those liberal assholes will end up in Texas. I say build the wall, at the Red River!
