Live: MPD lieutenant in charge of use-of-force training says Chauvin s knee on Floyd s was not authorized
Lt. Johnny Mercil said a knee on a person s neck is not a trained neck restraint, and would not be authorized once the person is handcuffed and under control. Author: Emily Haavik, Diane Sandberg (KARE11) Published: 6:04 AM EDT April 6, 2021 Updated: 12:08 PM EDT April 6, 2021
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Sgt. Ker Yang, head of MPD s crisis intervention training, describes critical decision making model
Live: Witness testimony continues in Derek Chauvin trial
Lt. Johnny Mercil said he does not believe Derek Chauvin s actions were authorized, but acknowledged on cross-examination that he may have been drawing on training. Author: Emily Haavik, Diane Sandberg (KARE11) Published: 6:04 AM EDT April 6, 2021 Updated: 2:24 PM EDT April 6, 2021
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Sgt. Ker Yang, head of MPD s crisis intervention training, describes critical decision making model
Testimony in Derek Chauvin s trial will resume at 9:15, but first, at 8:30, there is a hearing regarding the witness Morries Hall, who was in the car with George Floyd when approached by officers. 4/6/21 thread Lou Raguse (@LouRaguse) April 6, 2021
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Judge Peter Cahill abruptly adjourned court early Tuesday, after a private sidebar with the attorneys. He told the jury they will resume at about 9:15 a.m. Wednesday.
The day s proceedings ended in the middle of the prosecution s direct examination of expert witness LAPD Sgt. Jody Stiger.
Now the prosecution is going through the body camera videos and scrutinizing each part with Stiger.
If you have to begin a sentence with, “I know this is gonna sound crazy, but …,” that means you know you shouldn’t share it but you’re going to anyway. And it’s definitely going to sound … crazy.
Cher received both praise and backlash from commentators who said she was acting like a quintessential “white savior.” Days earlier, she said in another tweet: “Feel so unbelievably sad for the brave ppl who stood their ground to bear witness, & chronicle the murder of George Floyd for all the world to see. These were Americans who didn’t/couldn’t walk from a fellow human being having his last breath … Crushed out of his body.”