Protestors marched in the streets of Brooklyn Center, Minn., after the family of 20-year-old Daunte Wright says he was shot by police at a traffic stop. Minnesota Gov. Tim Waltz tweeted that he and his wife are “praying for Daunte Wright’s family as our state mourns another life of a Black man taken by law enforcement.” LX 23 hours ago
“People are tired” of seeing police violence, attorney Michael Starr Hopkins says as Derek Chauvin’s trial in George Floyd’s death continues, after Daunte Wright was killed in a Minnesota police shooting that sparked protests. “No one should be getting a death penalty in the streets of America,” Starr Hopkins added.
Barry Brodd, a former cop and use-of-force expert, testified for Derek Chauvin s defense on Tuesday
Brodd said in his view Chauvin did not use deadly force against George Floyd
He said Chauvin s holding Floyd on the pavement, face down, for nine minutes and 29 seconds was not a use of force but a control technique
It doesn t hurt, Brodd said of the restraint. It s safe for the officer, safe for the suspect
But on cross examination Brodd conceded that the restraint could in fact hurt and constitute use of force
However he argued that Floyd was clearly non-compliant because a compliant person would have both their hands in the small of their back and be resting comfortably
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AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER, Associated Press
April 12, 2021
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1of8In this image from video, defendant, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, listens as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides Friday, April 9, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool)APShow MoreShow Less
2of8FILE-In this image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson questions Dr. Lindsey Thomas, a forensic pathologist, now retired, as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides Friday, April 9, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. Like any defense attorney, Eric Nelson has a broader strategy as he questions witnesses at Derek