Not trial news, but I wanted to share, and I think this is the best place for it: https://twitter.com/amaditalks/status/1380238176971849729
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Sciency take on the “drug-crazed Negro” defense being employed here.
The claim that drugs killed George Floyd relies on a racist trope - Vox
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I wouldn’t normally link to this site, but it’s good to see that even the National Review can see how murderous the treatment of George Floyd was.
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Chauvin’s attorney Eric Nelson moved for a mistrial, objecting, among other things, to Waters’s statements, which he argued had the effect of “threatening and intimidating the jury. ” He added that the “pervasive” media coverage that the trial has received also could have influenced the 12 jurors — and two alternates — who will decide whether Chauvin is guilty of Floyd’s death.
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Nothing yet, but here is the live feed via PBS…
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Well, that was quick. Chauvin verdict to be read within the next 90 minutes. Fast jury decisions like this are usually good news for the People. Fingers fucking crossed.
ETA: Less than 24 hours. No questions for the judge. No requests to review evidence. My prediction is Chauvin is toast.
ETA2:
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I can’t watch.
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Yeah, ditto. I’m in “silently screaming” mode.
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my gut says it’s way too soon for a hung jury. my prediction after closing arguments was either second degree manslaughter or a hung jury. i tend to think that the lowest count will be the winner but as fast as they came to a verdict makes me hopeful, not optimistic but hopeful, that he may be convicted of a higher count.
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I would imagine with a high level of certainty that he knew it didn’t have a chance of hell of actually working, but it’s the kind of thing that they basically have to try just to say they did. IOW, typical lawyer bullshit.
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still waiting 
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Listening to my local NPR station, now. I think they just said it’s supposed to be between 4:30 and 5, but I don’t know if that’s EST or Central time.
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That’s Eastern Time, because it was supposed to be 3:30-4:00pm Central Time.
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So say we all indeed.
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40 years. Consequences!
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Derp… they are reading them now, going through the jurors… guilty on all counts…
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The BARE MINIMUM required, but as long as this is merely the base and we build from here, I’ll take it.
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