The jury reached a verdict rather quickly, which suggests this may be a guilty verdict. But we shall see in a few minutes. This post will be updated as soon as the news hits.
GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 20, 2021
And in the House, QAP confirms their racism
210 House Republicans voted to censure Maxine Waters
11 House Republicans voted to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of committee assignments
White supremacy is a hell of a drug— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) April 20, 2021
[… unmutes TV …]
Yup, they’re still babbling.
[… mutes TV …]
etc.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 20, 2021
I’m gonna scream if they don’t find this fucker guilty.
re: #1 🌹UOJB!
seems to me the appropriate measured response is to expel all members who refused to certify the election results from Congress.
re: #4 Eclectic Cyborg
I’m gonna scream if they don’t find this fucker guilty.
I’m going to scream if they don’t use the phrase “We find this fucker guilty” in court.
re: #6 darthstar
I’m going to scream if they don’t use the phrase “We find this fucker guilty” in court.
It would be amusing to see a verdict like this: “We find the defendant guilty on all counts. P.S. The defense was a clown show and a complete waste of time.”
Hal Rogers is fortunate the officer did not kneel on his neck until he was compliant.
People on this cursed website have some strong opinions about what is warranted if someone disregards an officer’s order.
— Joe Sonka 😐 (@joesonka) April 20, 2021
re: #1 🌹UOJB!
And in the House, QAP confirms their racism
I wonder who the 2 Republicans were (there are 212 so-called Republicans in the House.).
re: #8 No Malarkey!
Hal Rogers is fortunate the officer did not kneel on his neck until he was compliant.
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The sheer fucking hubris…
re: #11 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of USPS, Goodyear, and Oreo
If you’re out of rolling paper, bible pages can be used as a substitute. This is why pages go missing from hotel bibles.
Drove home with bated breath. Still no verdict. Mildly frustrating, but I’m back now.
Call me when there’s one Dakota. https://t.co/wveCIrHTas
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) April 20, 2021
re: #14 Backwoods_Sleuth
Should West Virginia rejoin Virginia?
Chauvin now back in courtroom likely not to be outside again until 2034 or so. Expect prosecution to move to remand him and court to grant the motion.
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 20, 2021
.@SenTomCotton asks @staceyabrams if she regrets her role in causing MLB to withdraw the All Star Game.
Abrams: “I support anyone who will try to stop this type of bad behavior, this type of racial animus, this type of voter suppression from happening in Georgia.” pic.twitter.com/7X8R26YsB0— CSPAN (@cspan) April 20, 2021
re: #11 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of USPS, Goodyear, and Oreo
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The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
“Did I strike a nerve?!”
WATCH: Reps. Val Demings and Jim Jordan got in a screaming match during Tuesday’s House Judiciary Committee meeting. pic.twitter.com/mDtZ6QotVR— Mediaite (@Mediaite) April 20, 2021
re: #15 DesertDenizen
Should West Virginia rejoin Virginia?
When I lived in West Virginia, I thought West Virginians would’ve been better off as Virginians. Now that I’m well away from West Virginia, I’d say hell, no.
re: #16 Backwoods_Sleuth
Hoping he’s not outside till sometime well after 2034.
GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 20, 2021
The jury finds Derek Chauvin guilty of second-degree unintentional murder
— Acyn (@Acyn) April 20, 2021
re: #22 ipsos
The arc is slowly bending toward justice.
Only because there was video. If there wasn’t, we wouldn’t know the name George Floyd.
Guilty on all counts. There it is… and a huge sigh of relief.
Fucker is never getting out of prison, but we’ll need to wait for sentencing for that to be assessed.
re: #30 lawhawk
Yeah but Maxine Waters and appeal and all of that…
THEY DID IT.
re: #29 GlutenFreeJesus
Only because there was video. If there wasn’t, we wouldn’t know the name George Floyd.
Cameras and the Internet are the reason that fewer police get away with crimes. Neither are going away, so police reform is inevitable.
re: #29 GlutenFreeJesus
Only because there was video. If there wasn’t, we wouldn’t know the name George Floyd.
But there will be video going forward, too, and more and more of it.
Let us hope a dam has broken now.
YES! Put that MFer away for the rest of his F-ing life.
re: #30 lawhawk
Guilty on all counts. There it is… and a huge sigh of relief.
Fucker is never getting out of prison, but we’ll need to wait for sentencing for that to be assessed.
I haven’t felt anxiety in a long time thanks to my antidepressant, but I felt it as they started reading the verdict.
re: #29 GlutenFreeJesus
Only because there was video. If there wasn’t, we wouldn’t know the name George Floyd.
Since we know there are quite a few number of people killed by cops each year, how many times has a white cop been tried for killing a white person? I seriously don’t know.
Seeing that asshole frogmarched from the courtroom in handcuffs, to sit in Oak Park Heights awaiting sentencing… YES. This is what justice feels like. Also some schadenfreude, probably.
Now that the verdict is in. Time to head south to my home away from home.
bbiw.
re: #30 lawhawk
Guilty on all counts. There it is… and a huge sigh of relief.
Fucker is never getting out of prison, but we’ll need to wait for sentencing for that to be assessed.
Not likely, he is only in his 40s and the average stay in prison for 2nd degree murder in Minnesota is 12.5 years. Unless he gets consecutive sentences he will be out before 60.
Justice is served. A murdering cop is held accountable.
Very happy and relieved.
Guilty on all 3 counts. Thank goodness.
Excellent! Three strikes and you are most definitely into General Population!
Good job by the prosecution separating Chauvin the cop from Chauvin the murderer.
Bail revoked, remanded, sentencing in eight weeks
re: #29 GlutenFreeJesus
Only because there was video. If there wasn’t, we wouldn’t know the name George Floyd.
Too true, but videos of policing aren’t going to go away.
Plus I think the Rodney King jury would at least have hung on murder 2 in this case, so there may be a small amount of progress in the juries.
re: #41 danarchy
Not likely, he is only in his 40s and the average stay in prison for 2nd degree murder in Minnesota is 12.5 years. Unless he gets consecutive sentences he will be out before 60.
The maximum sentence for 2nd degree is 40 years, and the lesser charges would probably be served concurrently. Plus time off for good behavior and time served, even in the worst case he’s going to live to see the light of day.
re: #19 Backwoods_Sleuth
Note how Gym Jordan loves to shoot his mouth off at a black woman.
I wish that Val Demings would have gotten a hold of him and beat the crap out of him.
re: #48 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
The maximum sentence for 2nd degree is 40 years, and the lesser charges would probably be served consecutively. Plus time off for good behavior and time served, even in the worst case he’s going to live to see the light of day.
If he survives prison.
State moves to revoke bail and place Chauvin in custody. Judge grants motion. Chauvin is handcuffed and led out. #DerekChauvinTrial #georgefloyd
— Brian Bakst (@Stowydad) April 20, 2021
*whew*
When I had heard they were waiting for 90 minutes to anounce the verdict , I had feared they had acquitted him or even had a hung jury and the city was putting police into place, to put down any justifiable emotionally charged protests that would have occurred.
I’m glad I was wrong.
I had to correct my #48; concurrently, not consecutively.
re: #49 🌹UOJB!
Note how Gym Jordan loves to shoot his mouth off at a black woman.
I wish that Val Demings would have gotten a hold of him and beat the crap out of him.
I’d be very surprised if Jordan isn’t capable of brutal violence against women. He’s a liar and a pedophile-enabler, but he’s not physically weak.
BREAKING:
Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all three charges leveled against him—Second Degree Murder, Third Degree Murder, and Second Degree Manslaughter
Biden’s “prayers” were answered. Maxine Waters got her way.
Will it be enough to keep America from burning?— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) April 20, 2021
Right Wing Twitter Triggered.
re: #55 DodgerFan1988
Many racists on twitter right now are not even pretending to feign not being racists.
re: #55 DodgerFan1988
Right Wing Twitter Triggered.
Of course it will. Do you have a hard time understanding the concept of justice, and why injustice leads to riots?
A bad cop is off the streets for good. Decent people are celebrating, and you’re seeking negative attention because you’re broken.— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) April 20, 2021
from downstairs
re: #24 lawhawk
smarter than me explains why they arent the same:
Quite a few Republicans, both officeholders and pundits, wondered why Waters’ words were ok, but Donald Trump’s remarks to the crowd on Jan. 6 were not. These folks are either ignorant or dishonest, because the legal distinction is crystal clear. Beyond Trump’s words being considerably more direct and inflammatory, the key is that such egging on is only illegal, and is not covered by the First Amendment, if it encourages imminent lawless action. So, for example, “There’s Bob standing over there. You should shoot him,” is illegal. “Someone should shoot Bob sometime,” on the other hand, is ok. This was established in Brandenburg v. Ohio.
GOP treasonweasels refused to hold Trump accountable for openly inciting violence before and during 1/6 insurrection, but want to hold Rep. Waters accountable for wanting justice in Chauvin case.
One thing is not like the other.
GOP can’t be trusted with power. Ever.— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) April 20, 2021
re: #19 Backwoods_Sleuth
Kick them out if they interrupt again. Stop coddling big adults.
re: #55 DodgerFan1988
Right Wing Twitter Triggered.
From Charlie Kirk
> Will it be enough to keep America from burning?
Anyone who would burn America right now, is probably one of Charlie Kirk’s fellow travellers.
re: #55 DodgerFan1988
Alas Charlie, that won’t happen until you and all of your logistical support (and emotional succor) brigade of the January 6th coup attempt are arrested and tried.
Laura Loomer is predictably outraged that Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murdering George Floyd. pic.twitter.com/OZugWYiHqR
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) April 20, 2021
Llre: #55 DodgerFan1988
Right Wing Twitter Triggered.
Fucking Charlie Kirk, someone should put a knee on his fat neck and see what he says. He’s never seen an incidence of police brutality he won’t defend because he’s a racist weasel bootlick.
On a completely different note: I was researching one of my former co-workers, a secretary. I know when she died (month, year), but she’s not in the SS Death Index (searched multiple sites.) Found her obit… but again, no death record in any online service.
Odd, that is.
Things fall through the crack all the time, even in this computerized day.
re: #55 DodgerFan1988
Yes. Only because his cold blooded murder of Floyd was videotaped. Thank God for that young lady who videotaped the murder. Otherwise, the thugs would have walked away scot-free.
re: #58 Dangerman
oh, and it didnt take long
The House rejected a Republican attempt to censure Rep. Maxine Waters for calling on protesters to “get more active” and “get more confrontational” if a jury votes to acquit former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd, the Washington Post reports.
re: #36 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
YES! Put that MFer away for the rest of his F-ing life.
Which won’t be long, unless they put him in protective custody from day one.
re: #68 sagehen
Which won’t be long, unless they put him in protective custody from day one.
I think the other inmates should just remind him that he’s entirely in here because of his own actions.
re: #68 sagehen
Which won’t be long, unless they put him in protective custody from day one.
Which is what they did when they initially arrested him, he was stuck in solitary at the state’s supermax prison for his own protection.
Lots of honking and chanting and now music 🎵 in downtown Minneapolis. More and more vehicles seem to be arriving. pic.twitter.com/u5ze7mBkoW
— Jon Collins (@JonSCollins) April 20, 2021
Trump’s former aides say he whiffed on vaccination legacy
none of them will go on record
re: #57 Punish Domestic Terrorists
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re: #62 teleskiguy
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Morbidly hilarious that she would be using “personal responsibility” and “actions have consequences” as some kind of criticism of the verdict.
Well, poker night on Thursday with those 15 cops is gonna be interesting.
re: #75 Ace Rothstein
Well, poker night on Thursday with those 15 cops is gonna be interesting.
Take their fucking money and walk away slowly.
re: #76 I Would Prefer Not To
Take their fucking money and walk away slowly.
It’s not hard to do. They’re total fish.
Whoever successfully deprogrammed Joe Walsh needs to take a bow and then massively scale up the project. https://t.co/J1nlxuGNkc
— Jay Bookman (@jaysbookman) April 19, 2021
Former Philadelphia Police Commissioner and former DC Police Chief Charles Ramsey says of the effects of the Chauvin ruling on police: “This doesn’t hurt them. It supports them.”
— Brianna Keilar (@brikeilarcnn) April 20, 2021
re: #80 Patricia Kayden
Now try convincing them of that.
re: #80 Patricia Kayden
I remember Chief Ramsey when he was DC’s Chief. Always seemed like a decent man. And I agree with his take.
Justice. pic.twitter.com/QtLryAMvwm
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) April 20, 2021
re: #42 Egregious Philbin
Justice is served. A murdering cop is held accountable.
Very happy and relieved.
I am extremely, extremely surprised. Still wondering what they might pull on appeal or sentencing, but incredibly surprised.
— Deb Butler (@DebButlerHD18) April 20, 2021
re: #84 Renaissance_Man
I am extremely, extremely surprised. Still wondering what they might pull on appeal or sentencing, but incredibly surprised.
I would expect sentencing to be right around average. They’ll undoubtedly try to offset the viciousness of his crimes with the fact that he was a police officer (even if he was a shitty one who had been reported, but never disciplined, numerous times). Appeals will definitely be interesting, and I’m sure Congresswoman Waters will be brought up, and that’s what I’m most anxious about, as a non-legal expert.
Guidelines are in the 12.5 year range before aggravating factors considered. Remember Chauvin waived his right to jury determination of those so that judge will decide https://t.co/PzW0QPwawb
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 20, 2021
Exactly. There’s nothing to “celebrate”
A guilty verdict today only avoids one injustice today. It does not address the other injustices of today, yesterday, and tomorrow.
We need to get to a point where a guilty verdict for a police officer like Derek Chauvin is a foregone conclusion, not a pleasant surprise.— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) April 20, 2021
Jubilant crowd is spilling into the streets around the courthouse where jury convicted Derek Chauvin on all counts. @MPRnews pic.twitter.com/hzoSdRbcaN
— Tim Nelson (@timnelson_mpr) April 20, 2021
re: #89 Patricia Kayden
Exactly. There’s nothing to “celebrate”
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Yes, we need to get there. But until a lot of things change, it’s one battle at a time.
ben haz a sad
And we all know he would never have said this had the reverse verdict been reached https://t.co/3qD0SuktR4
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) April 20, 2021
re: #90 dat_said
If that crowd was in Florida, they’d be plowed over by cars…
Good day. Skied at Breckenridge this morning, they got a foot of snow overnight. They’re winding down operations so almost 2/3 of the mountain is closed, made for some long lift lines. Still, made some heady powder turns and got some good face shots under a brilliant blue sky.
re: #92 Backwoods_Sleuth
ben haz a sad
Yes, Ben of the Corn, because if the reverse verdict had been reached, that would be a miscarriage of justice. Derek Chauvin is not Kim Potter.
re: #64 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
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re: #83 teleskiguy
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Justice. pic.twitter.com/QtLryAMvwm
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) April 20, 2021
when Judge Jeanine is the voice of reason … https://t.co/aebljUeFSD
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 20, 2021
re: #89 Patricia Kayden
I think it is worth celebrating that a cop murderer in the US was actually found guilty of his crime, since that is still a depressingly rare thing.
From a broader point of view, it is true that much work needs to be done to make it routine rather than depressingly rare for criminals in positions of power (like cops who commit crimes) to face justice.
Best part of this day was watching Chauvin’s eyes go wide when he was told bail was revoked and he put his hands behind his back to get cuffed…no handshake to his asshole lawyer (I know, defense lawyers are just doing their job too).
re: #92 Backwoods_Sleuth
ben haz a sad
Ben’s such a disgusting cretin. Again like Charlie Kirk, maybe a knee on his neck might change his opinions on rationalizing police violence against citizens. He’s a little authoritarian prick who repeatedly shows he’s not worth his JD.
re: #100 darthstar
Best part of this day was watching Chauvin’s eyes go wide when he was told bail was revoked and he put his hands behind his back to get cuffed…no handshake to his asshole lawyer (I know, defense lawyers are just doing their job too).
Derek Chauvin as the judge read the verdict: pic.twitter.com/V3pkr3PiYo
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) April 20, 2021
The fact that we was found guilty of all counts and is going to spend hard time in prison—he’s a former cop, it’s never going to be easy for him—is a major victory.
also, Ben Shapiro, is a stupid, racist, POS.
— lindsay🦩⚯͛ ⎊ (@spookylindsay) April 20, 2021
re: #103 Backwoods_Sleuth
That’s a lovely picture. I want one of Trump in similar circumstances.
re: #96 HRH Stanley Sea
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re: #103 Backwoods_Sleuth
That is the look of a man who had no idea he would be spending the next 10-15 years of his life in a maximum-security hellhole.
re: #110 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
That is the look of a man who had no idea he would be spending the next 10-15 years of his life in a maximum-security hellhole.
Disagree, when he agreed to let the judge decide on aggravating factors instead of the jury he had already decided he was going down.
I have answered all of your prayers.
Guilty times 3.— The Great Flying Spaghetti Monster (@SpaghettiGreat) April 20, 2021
Now they need to take him for a Nickel Ride to the Big House.
re: #111 danarchy
Disagree, when he agreed to let the judge decide on aggravating factors instead of the jury he had already decided he was going down.
I’m kinda torn on his mentality, and I’m sure at some point someone will ask him and we’ll know for sure. On the one hand, he’s arrogant enough that I think he could’ve believed he would get off. On the other hand, the state made a great case, and literally everybody (except for the assholes) was rooting against him. He had to know he was the bad guy and was unlikely to be viewed favorably by a jury of mixed race and gender.
re: #38 Belafon
Since we know there are quite a few number of people killed by cops each year, how many times has a white cop been tried for killing a white person? I seriously don’t know.
They don’t get convicted either, to wit, the murder of Daniel Shaver by a Mesa PD cop in 2016.
I’m sure they are.
I hope Tou Thao, Thomas Lane, and Alex Kueng are shitting their pants right now pic.twitter.com/zuy42fyBZ9
— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) April 20, 2021
Judge Peter Cahill reads guilty verdict in trial of Derek Chauvin, the former policeman who has been convicted of murdering George Floyd https://t.co/0BXNKYyACT pic.twitter.com/RlBcatsY1A
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) April 20, 2021
re: #115 mmmirele
They don’t get convicted either, to wit, the murder of Daniel Shaver by a Mesa PD cop in 2016.
Minnesota also convicted a Black cop of killing a white woman, Justine Diamond, in 2016.
Fox guest says Gutfeld is off his meds and he loses his shit.
“Excuse me? Excuse me? What did he say?” — Gutfeld had a meltdown when a Fox News guest called him out on his comments pic.twitter.com/H7FAgCIcdn
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 20, 2021
re: #116 Patricia Kayden
I’m sure they are.
Oh, are they also getting charged? I thought they were let off the hook.
re: #120 darthstar
Oh, are they also getting charged? I thought they were let off the hook.
No, they were brought up on lesser charges - accessory charges, I think.
So far even Gateway pundit is just carrying it as straight news, the only commentary is the exclamation point after the headline. I will not link it.
More right-wing reactions to the news that Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murdering George Floyd. pic.twitter.com/LQW7N5kPGb
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) April 20, 2021
White supremacy is a huge problem in this country.
Darnella Frazier was just a 17-year-old taking her 9-year-old cousin out for snacks when she stopped and filmed Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd’s neck.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021
re: #121 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
No, they were brought up on lesser charges - accessory charges, I think.
Take the plea deal, take the plea deal, take the plea deal.
re: #39 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
Seeing that asshole frogmarched from the courtroom in handcuffs, to sit in Oak Park Heights awaiting sentencing… YES. This is what justice feels like. Also some schadenfreude, probably.
He looked so blindsided. He couldn’t believe it. That was so wonderful to watch.
re: #126 darthstar
Take the plea deal, take the plea deal, take the plea deal.
And unlike TFG, this attorney general won’t block it.
re: #116 Patricia Kayden
I’m sure they are.
They’re on the phone with their lawyers saying “maybe it’s time we consider that plea bargain…”
Yeah, pretty tone deaf on Madam Speaker’s part.
1) MURDER VICTIMS ARE NOT MARTYRS @SpeakerPelosi
2) YOU’RE NOT SACRIFICING YOUR LIFE WHEN YOUR LIFE IS TAKEN FROM YOU
3) THIS AIN’T NO BBQ COOKOUT KUMBAYAH SITUATION WE WOULDN’T HAVE TO FIGHT IF THERE WASN’T A MURDER IN THE FIRST PLACE. IF THE SYSTEMS WEREN’T MESSED UP https://t.co/druOqON6mK— Raven the Science Maven (@ravenscimaven) April 20, 2021
re: #127 stpaulbear
He looked so blindsided. He couldn’t believe it. That was so wonderful to watch.
This is one of those “I remember where I was when” moments, and that video of a wide-eyed and masked Chauvin being cuffed and led away by the Hennepin County deputy will stick with me for life.
re: #127 stpaulbear
White privilege is a hell of a drug. He actually thought he would be found not guilty despite a whole video of him kneeling on a human being’s neck for 9 minutes. If I was caught on tape doing that to one of my dogs, I’d be dragged to jail by my hair. Please!!
re: #128 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
And unlike TFG, this attorney general won’t block it.
I wonder what Barr’s reasons were for nixing the Chauvin plea deal (to plead guilty to 3rd degree murder, IIRC).
They must have been malicious.
re: #130 teleskiguy
Yes, that is a face plant. There had best be some real damage control for that turd by Pelosi.
Between this and the news that one of the lead Oathkeepers is cooperating with the FBI it’s been a pretty good day for justice in America.
One bad apple gone
As spring brings a white surprise
Clean out the barrel
Today, a jury did the right thing. But true justice requires much more. Michelle and I send our prayers to the Floyd family, and we stand with all those who are committed to guaranteeing every American the full measure of justice that George and so many others have been denied. pic.twitter.com/mihZQHqACV
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 20, 2021
re: #133 EPR-radar
I wonder what Barr’s reasons were for nixing the Chauvin plea deal (to plead guilty to 3rd degree murder, IIRC).
They must have been malicious.
Given the way the rabid right wing has been discussing this trial, they expected him to fight that he was “just following proper procedure,” and they aimed to make the argument that convicting him would have a deleterious effect on the ability of police to do their dangerous job.
re: #130 teleskiguy
Yeah, George was murdered. That would be like thanking President Lincoln for sacrificing his life. Quite inaccurate and a little insensitive.
re: #130 teleskiguy
Yeah, pretty tone deaf on Madam Speaker’s part.
Nancy, I love you, but no. Just no. You probably should’ve let Ilhan Omar speak on behalf of the House Dems.
re: #116 Patricia Kayden
I’m sure they are.
A judge ruled Tuesday that the City of Buffalo must reinstate the pension of Cariol Horne, a Black police officer it fired after she stopped a white colleague’s chokehold on a handcuffed man in 2006.
In his ruling, New York state Supreme Court Judge Dennis Ward cited the deaths of George Floyd and Eric Garner, two Black men killed in police custody, to show why it was right for Horne to act.
“The Floyd case as well as another notable case in New York, concerning Eric Garner, both involved multiple officers who either did nothing or actually assisted the officer applying the physical force, even while the individual was crying out that he ‘could not breathe,’” Ward wrote.
Horne responded to a call to help her colleague, Gregory Kwiatkowski, during an arrest. When she arrived, she found the arrestee, a Black man, already in handcuffs and saying he couldn’t breathe as Kwiatkowski put him in a chokehold, according to court records. She forcibly removed Kwiatkowski and stopped the chokehold, records say.
Horne was reassigned following the incident and ultimately fired in 2008, a year short of the 20 years of service needed to receive a full pension.
re: #138 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
Given the way the rabid right wing has been discussing this trial, they expected him to fight that he was “just following proper procedure,” and they aimed to make the argument that convicting him would have a deleterious effect on the ability of police to do their dangerous job.
I had always thought of Barr as a supremely corrupt GOP apparatchik rather than a true believer in GOP nonsense. Perhaps that is mistaken.
re: #142 EPR-radar
I had always thought of Barr as a supremely corrupt GOP apparatchik rather than a true believer in GOP nonsense. Perhaps that is mistaken.
Oh, he is supremely corrupt, as they all are. However, Trump didn’t have a habit of hiring people who weren’t personally loyal to him - especially toward the latter end of his reign of terror. Barr is an authoritarian, no doubt, and if there’s one thing I think he might take a stand for, it’d be the right of the police to do whatever the fuck they want.
re: #122 Thanos
So far even Gateway pundit is just carrying it as straight news, the only commentary is the exclamation point after the headline. I will not link it.
i dont know what made me peek at redstate.com
they think chauvin is some kind of saint - almost literally
of course the fix was in
stupid jurors
maxine waters rigged the whole thing
it was all george floyd’s fault
every cop should quit
reversed on appeal (the same day trump is sworn in )
etc etc
re: #92 Backwoods_Sleuth
ben haz a sad
Yes, if the bad cop had gotten away with killing a person only the very worst people in America would say justice has been served. It’s amazing that anyone mistakes attention-seeking Ben Shapiro for a smart person.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) April 20, 2021
Black friends FB post: “I almost want to watch Fox News tonight.”
re: #143 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
Oh, he is supremely corrupt, as they all are. However, Trump didn’t have a habit of hiring people who weren’t personally loyal to him - especially toward the latter end of his reign of terror. Barr is an authoritarian, no doubt, and if there’s one thing I think he might take a stand for, it’d be the right of the police to do whatever the fuck they want.
Yes, that rings true.
At least some Capitol Police officers are furious about this.
“The Department is already overworked and hypervigilant for actual threats. Morale cannot get any worse,” one fumed to me. “This sort of behavior from a member or their staff is reprehensible.”— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) April 20, 2021
I’m hanging the flag out tomorrow. (The sun is setting up here, or I’d do it now.) We’ve got a long way to go, but this proves that we’re moving in the right direction.
re: #123 teleskiguy
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White supremacy is a huge problem in this country.
White supremacy *is* white privilege, isn’t it.
Justice has been served.
#ChauvinGuilty #FloydTrial pic.twitter.com/TPzUZI5Eu6— Arch (Jewish Space Laser Supervisor) (@Arch_LGF) April 20, 2021
re: #144 Dangerman
🤷🏽♀️ Let them stay mad. I don’t care. I hope this is a real change in America. Guilty verdicts for murderous cops shouldn’t be such a shocker. They should be the norm.
re: #144 Dangerman
RedState used to cater to the few dozen people in the US hard right that were capable of communicating in complete sentences without bigoted slurs.
Then they went Trumpist.
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison on Chauvin’s conviction: “The work of our generation is to put unaccountable law enforcement behind us … One conviction, even one like this one, can create powerful openings to shed old practices and reset relationships.” pic.twitter.com/AfEt3KZpE5
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 20, 2021
re: #64 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
On a completely different note: I was researching one of my former co-workers, a secretary. I know when she died (month, year), but she’s not in the SS Death Index (searched multiple sites.) Found her obit… but again, no death record in any online service.
Odd, that is.
Things fall through the crack all the time, even in this computerized day.
How long ago was her death? The SSDI has a three year delay before a death is posted.
re: #155 Backwoods_Sleuth
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“I would not call today’s verdict, justice, however, because justice implies true restoration. But it is accountability, which is the first step towards justice.” — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison
We’ve got a *LONG* way to go to achieve “a more perfect Union.” https://t.co/YutPXzcewi
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) April 20, 2021
re: #153 Patricia Kayden
🤷🏽♀️ Let them stay mad. I don’t care. I hope this is a real change in America. Guilty verdicts for murderous cops shouldn’t be such a shocker. They should be the norm.
its more than just ‘mad’
they live in some fantasy land
they are delusional and the things they write are just plain stupid
Minneapolis report on the George Floyd incident from last year. Yeah…holy fuck.
Seriously, read it again knowing what we know: pic.twitter.com/XqPWCpoxeQ
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) April 20, 2021
re: #158 teleskiguy
Because of this verdict? Black peoples have been facing hostile violence from cops forever.
re: #34 Punish Domestic Terrorists
Cameras and the Internet are the reason that fewer police get away with crimes. Neither are going away, so police reform is inevitable.
I literally, 30 minutes ago, watched one of Clemson’s finest blow through a stop sign in my neighborhood. I really wished I was filming something at the time because I would ove to have emailed the chief and said, “this is a really bad look, especially to someone who recently did a 4 point 240 buck fine for not quite having my wheels stopped for what deputy doright decided was the requisite amount of time.”
Trying to organize my calendar. Are we doing unity and healing now or rioting and looting?
— Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) April 20, 2021
Fuck off, Dave Rubin!
re: #52 aatharuv
*whew*
When I had heard they were waiting for 90 minutes to anounce the verdict , I had feared they had acquitted him or even had a hung jury and the city was putting police into place, to put down any justifiable emotionally charged protests that would have occurred.
I’m glad I was wrong.
There was no doubt when they came in after 12 hours that it was going to be a guilty verdict. If it were a hung jury, there would have been a couple of times where the judge would have told them to try to work it out. If it were a hung jury, they would have spent a week deliberating. 12 hours means they knew he was guilty and they just wanted to get one more free lunch out of the state.
Imagine if Fuckface Von Clownstick still had a Twitter account right now.
good grief
Official statement of the Minneapolis police union (emphasis mine) pic.twitter.com/4Nk9eqvcvY
— Zack Beauchamp (@zackbeauchamp) April 20, 2021
re: #160 darthstar
As I understand it, the important video in this trial was taken by a bystander. If so, then what was up with the police body cameras?
This is a really stupid tweet I saw today. https://t.co/GHwS7NfMj6
— Edwin (@EdMix13) April 20, 2021
re: #169 EPR-radar
As I understand it, the important video in this trial was taken by a bystander. If so, then what was up with the police body cameras?
The body cams for his accomplices didn’t show much because they weren’t focused on him. As for his own body camera, it probably didn’t have the best view of the man under his knee, though the audio probably could’ve been used.
Edit: Corrected downthread. Leaving struck out for posterity.
President Biden and Vice President Harris speak to the Floyd family after Derek Chauvin verdictpic.twitter.com/vAjJzVEe1r
— chris evans (@chris_notcapn) April 20, 2021
re: #87 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
I would expect sentencing to be right around average. They’ll undoubtedly try to offset the viciousness of his crimes with the fact that he was a police officer (even if he was a shitty one who had been reported, but never disciplined, numerous times). Appeals will definitely be interesting, and I’m sure Congresswoman Waters will be brought up, and that’s what I’m most anxious about, as a non-legal expert.
“No evidence the jury was swayed by the coments of Maxine Waters or anyone else. Appeal denied.” Next.
re: #87 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
I would expect sentencing to be right around average. They’ll undoubtedly try to offset the viciousness of his crimes with the fact that he was a police officer (even if he was a shitty one who had been reported, but never disciplined, numerous times). Appeals will definitely be interesting, and I’m sure Congresswoman Waters will be brought up, and that’s what I’m most anxious about, as a non-legal expert.
The pre-sentencing report would be interesting reading.
re: #169 EPR-radar
As I understand it, the important video in this trial was taken by a bystander. If so, then what was up with the police body cameras?
They were all there and used extensively. Also traffic cameras directly overhead. The bystander video is what went viral and started everything off.
Evidently you were soundly asleep at the synagogue whenever they got to the “Thou shalt not kill” part in the Yitro parsha.
Because, you know, murder is bad.
כמו תמיד, אתה תירוץ מחורבן של יהודי.
P.S. facts don’t care about your feelings.— Arch (Jewish Space Laser Supervisor) (@Arch_LGF) April 20, 2021
The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act has passed the House but could still be filibustered by Republicans in Senate. Not a single House Republican voted for it
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) April 20, 2021
I really hope the money Twitter makes from allowing the absolute sewage foam-ring scum of the human species to pollute their platform everyday is worth it. pic.twitter.com/7ahhbOEftz
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) April 20, 2021
This is Gretel. She’s an adventure sausage. Has been hiking twice a week for her entire life. She had a back injury a few years ago, but with the help of @Trupanion, she returned to the mountains with her little sister, Summit, in no time. 14/10 #partner pic.twitter.com/bhaXbDhrBf
— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) April 20, 2021
this is their album cover pic.twitter.com/7YhccpaNVc
— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) April 20, 2021
re: #127 stpaulbear
He looked so blindsided. He couldn’t believe it. That was so wonderful to watch.
I don’t think he was blindsided. But knowing what is coming, and having it come, are two different processes.
I love how Joe is always having Kamala there for important shit.
This is something I never thought would happen. At 435 PM today a message went out from PPA HQ. The message was to come back to HQ ASAP. I got there in about 10 minutes and when I finished my paperwork they offered us an opportunity to go home via Liberal Leave (in short it is using any time vacation or compensate). That is why I am here now.
Also heading to the Washington governor’s desk is a bill requiring police to intervene if they see a fellow officer using, or attempting to use, excessive force; measure was introduced in #waleg in response to the death of George Floyd: https://t.co/0n1TPxVrw3
— Rachel La Corte (@RachelAPOly) April 20, 2021
re: #184 PhillyPretzel
Glad you could join us.
re: #179 Backwoods_Sleuth
Manchin and Sinema will kill it first.
re: #186 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
I am happy to be here. I think a lot of folks were allowed to leave early from many places.
re: #102 🌹UOJB!
Yeah because the motherfathers at Fox want a race war.
I want one as well.
But…
But…
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I didn’t say whose side I wanted to fight for, did I?
It’s not whom you’d think.
(Andy Ngô will be VERY surprised…)
re: #188 PhillyPretzel
I am happy to be here. I think a lot of folks were allowed to leave early from many places.
Undoubtedly so. I can imagine that part of the reason the downtown crowd assembled so quickly and so large is that many businesses downtown were either already closed, or started getting their employees out the door as soon as news broke that a verdict was on its way down.
Frazier was out walking her 9-year-old cousin, who was also took the stand at the trial. She too young to be shown on video, replied, “I was sad and kinda mad…It felt like he was stopping his breathing, and it was kind of like hurting him.”https://t.co/xWOVWmuulz
— Nathan McDermott (@natemcdermott) April 20, 2021
re: #191 jaunte
gofundme.com for Darnella Frazier.
Darnella Frazier demonstrated courage and perseverance in filming what she knew was wrong. This verdict does not happen without her. Thank you Darnella; you have changed our country forever.
— Pete Souza (@PeteSouza) April 20, 2021
re: #181 Backwoods_Sleuth
Look how you put wieners up! It’s like a little early B’day present. <3
The three associates of Derek Chauvin will have their trial:
REMINDER: The remaining officers (Lane, Thao, and Kueng) charged in the death of George Floyd, will be tried together on August 23.
— Katie S. Phang (@KatiePhang) April 20, 2021
Clean up your mess Kevin, sit this one out. https://t.co/eLrRr0BUo8
— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) April 20, 2021
re: #189 Sherlock Hound
Remember what happened the last time a bunch if white fascists decided to take over the world by violence?
Also, random thought. I wonder if Francis Fukiyama feels like a right twit for writing The End Of History And The Last Man?
re: #194 Dangerman
Marx did not say “religion is the opiate of the masses”
“Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people”
People, not masses, but there’s not much difference. Except it spoils the “witty” remark.
re: #197 Backwoods_Sleuth
Jeffries should join Slayer Pete and Psaki Bomb as the newest superhero team. His words are choice, clean, and immensely satisfying.
re: #182 steve_davis
I don’t think he was blindsided. But knowing what is coming, and having it come, are two different processes.
If he had walled himself off in the American Right Wing online wacko-verse, as is typical with a lot of American white men, he is indeed blindsided.
If this is the case the fact that his worldview is not in line with about 95% of the globe comes as a true shock I’m sure.
Still going through the amazingly deep catalog of bad horror movies on Amazon Prime, discovered “Hosts,” and hey now. Still trying to decide if it was so bad it’s good or just bad, really bad. Some unexpected but very graphic gore. It’s a trip.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 21, 2021
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