Reasonable Doubt

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12 4 5 years ago

I've kind of lost my faith in the judicial system after they gave in to the mob and convicted Derek Chauvin, with plenty of reasonable doubt to set him free.

The legal system is as political, biased and arbitrary as any other part of our lives. There is no justice, only luck.

leobg2• 5 years ago

Reasonable doubt? I’m surprised. I watched part of the proceedings and it actually restored my faith in the legal system. Not because of the outcome, but because of the process. Interesting how different people’s perceptions can be. Would you mind explaining your points if doubt?

sayonaraman2• 5 years ago

I watched most of it, the coroner report and testimony alone should have been sufficient as reasonable doubt, not to mention police training materials and witness testimony which showed Chauvin did exactly as instructed per standard procedure, not to mention aggressive crowd including a former MMA fighter threatening the officers and diverting their attention during arrest, not to mention Floyd's prior history of high BP and heart problems, and earlier arrest where he ended up in hospital under the same circumstances, not to mention the lethal dose of fentanyl combined with meth in his system, not to mention prosecution not able to procure any evidence of Floyd dying from neck restraint besides speculation and emotional speeches.

Chauvin's lawyer did a decent job, but it was a travesty of justice with politicians demanding "the right verdict" or else cities will burn and aggressive mobs outside intimidating the jury, not to mention an actual BLM activist on the jury. It was a 'banana republic' style trial.

Reasonable Doubt

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