I actually watched the trial the other day when they called the expert use of force witness and one of the teachers of the Minnesota academy on the prosecutors side. All very generic, trying to make it seem that Chauvin should’ve known.
On cross however, the teacher admitted that they only trained cadets and it was unlikely Chauvin was trained on their newfangled policy, he also admitted the policy was not grounded in real situations. On cross it went something like this: So in your diagram you say to listen to the people surrounding the scene and take all that information in at once, because they are holding cameras, is that person holding a camera? No, he seems to be holding that persons arm? Does he seem to be holding that person back? That is what it looks like. Is it reasonable to conclude that thuis person is there not just to film the scene? That is correct. So they have to take that into account as well, that the crowd may be there to harm the police officer. That is correct.
Then you see the prosecution get testy with their own witness. Then the defense calls back the prosecutions witness to testify on their behalf. You saw the prosecutor just sink into the deepest hole. If your expert witness is so bad, that the defense asks to testify for them, you have a problem.
Then a bunch of pictures, does it look like the knee is on the shoulder blades towards the police cruiser. Yes. Does it look like the knee is on the back and the shoulder blades towards the police car. Yes. Does it look like the knee is on Mr. Floyd’s neck. No. Have you ever held a suspect down like this: yes. Is this a common way: Yes. Did they die: no. That’s how you train police officers to deal in these situations: yes.
Then the EMT: you said he died of asphyxia: yes. Can that be caused by a drug overdose: yes. Fentanyl: yes. methamphetamines: yes. Both: yes. Does Mr. Floyd appear to be able to speak here: yes. Can you tell me what Mr. Floyd appears to say in this video to the EMT right before he was loaded in the ambulance. I can’t make it out. Does it sound like “I ate too much drugs”. Yes.