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Steelrolled

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12. I was a little skeptical when I heard all four were charged.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2020, 10:11 AM

Jul 2020

It seemed unlikely they would have a strong case for all of them. I suspected it was more based on public pressure then evidence, and the prosecutors figured they would sort it out later.

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1 officer charged in George Floyd death seeks case dismissal [View all] Omaha Steve Jul 2020 OP

Sounds like he REALLY doesn't want to testify against his fellow officers ck4829 Jul 2020 #1

He did seem to be the only officer who tried to do something to stop Chauvin ansible Jul 2020 #2

And if he's the one who'd only been a rookie for two weeks, it seems like he has less culpability pnwmom Jul 2020 #3

Let him roll on his fellow Nazis, Codeine Jul 2020 #4

He should stand with the others and give his side of it. forgotmylogin Jul 2020 #5

Except that a trial is different than a simple test. Igel Jul 2020 #7

Does he know right from wrong? atreides1 Jul 2020 #6

Does he know that a knee on someone's neck for nine minutes rocktivity Jul 2020 #8

He asked his superior multiple times if they should turn Floyd on his side. pnwmom Jul 2020 #9

I want to hear the prosecutor's case on the defendants before deciding they should be let go JonLP24 Jul 2020 #10

I didn't say anyone should be let go. But we could all see Chauvin with his knee on the guy's neck pnwmom Jul 2020 #11

I was a little skeptical when I heard all four were charged. Steelrolled Jul 2020 #12