Believe what you saw. Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd.
Watching that video is a gut punch, one that should lead a reasonable person to conclude that the force Chauvin used was unreasonable, excessive, and disproportionate to the situation.
By Joan Vennochi Globe Columnist,Updated April 19, 2021, 5:48 p.m.
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In this image taken from courtroom video, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin listens as his attorney, Eric Nelson, gives his closing defense argument Monday at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd.Associated Press
Believe what you saw. âThis wasnât policing. This was murder,â prosecutor Steve Schleicher told jurors during closing arguments in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd.