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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
Follow RT on Expert pulmonologist Martin Tobin has cast doubt on claims by Derek Chauvin s lawyers that George Floyd was already in respiratory distress when the former Minneapolis cop began deploying the controversial restraint.
Floyd died
“from a low level of oxygen,” Tobin pronounced during expert testimony on Thursday, as the hearings against ex-officer Chauvin entered their ninth day. Tobin explained that there was “
damage to his brain as you can see,” adding that this triggered a type of arrhythmia that caused the victim’s heart to stop.
The prosecution has called expert witness, Dr. Martin Tobin, a prominent pulmonologist who wrote a textbook considered “the Bible on mechanical ventilation.” All this just to prove to the jury that Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd. pic.twitter.com/F4w6mb8feD Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) April 8, 2021
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Police Chief Medaria Arradondo testified Monday, at the start of the trial s second week
Mr Arradondo fired Chauvin and three other officers the day after Mr Floyd s death on May 25 last year
He said Floyd s tragic death was not due to a lack of training , adding: Chauvin knew what he was doing
Experts had already said it is unprecedented to see a police chief testify against one of their officers
Dr. Bradford Langenfeld, the medic who pronounced Floyd dead, also gave evidence Monday
The chair set aside for a member of Chauvin’s family has been removed from Hennepin County District Courthouse; there has been nobody to support Chauvin as he sits by his attorney’s side