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Well. I had a very different impression. The „mob“ was a couple of citizens, mostly young women, who stood back at the sidewalk. The „MMA fighter“ was a very conciencious, polite person. There was not a single instance of the officers being threatened. There was video footage corroborating all of this.

Multiple witnesses testified that Floyd continued to plea that he cannot breathe. The witnesses said they all - as bystanders - were concerned for Floyd‘s life.

And I think Chauvin‘s lawyer did a horrible job. He came across as smug. He went on endless tangents, tiring out witnesses and jurors.

But that‘s not why Chauvin is going to jail. And neither are the protests. Someone died at the hands of police officers because his breathing had been constricted through the use of force. The victim had verbalized that he couldn‘t breathe, and it had also been evident to bystanders.

I can say that I never want to be in the position in which Floyd found himself. He was made into a pure object of police force. He was not being heard, not with his own voice, and not even with other people standing next to him speaking on his behalf. In my view, it would be a banana republic if the courts would uphold such behavior on the part of government force.