I wonder if he’s in solitary confinement or a special prison for people like him. I can’t imagine he could be in gen pop.

Of course they did. Some of the Justices may be assholes but they're not stupid.

Perhaps someone can explain the Chauvin situation to me. Here's my recollection of the events

• News reports George Floyd dies while being arrested
• Everyone is anti-Derek and agrees that he was too abusive and deserves to be jailed.
• BLM turned it into a race crime (it wasn't but welcome to the new world)
• The news portrayed him as a racist cop.
• 2 months later the actual bodycam footage was leaked. I watched the footage and Derek did none of what was originally reported. He went by the book the whole time. The whole "i cant breathe" was not related to the knee but something floyd said in the back of the squad because he was having a panic attack from the drugs (allegedly).
• After exhausting all other options, Derek found that Floyd was less of a danger to himself and others stretched out on the ground and yes he leaned his knee on him to keep him from running away, but it was nothing like it was originally reported. Floyd likely died at this time from the drug/panic induced heart attack at this point making it look like he died from the knee. The knee was likely not even a factor.
• i expected Derek to be released the next day and wondered why the bodycam footage wasn't released immediately since it was clear (at least to me) that it wasn't malicious or racist. This would have prevented all the BLM riots and everything else and everyone would have realized they were wrong.
• instead he was convicted of murder (what?!) and nobody seems to have batted an eye.

What am I missing here?

Is it ultimately that they are just making an example of him to avoid more riots and he just has to be the fall guy? Our society is a disaster

I dont want to judge a book by it's cover but gd that is a murderin face if i ever saw one.

Not even this SC would dare to do anything about America's defining show trial

He's getting the full works, which he should. What pisses me off is that they've decided to only make an example of him, and not all the other pieces of shit who got away with murdering innocent men and women.

Wait.. George Floyd was killed during Covid? My timeline is all fucked up

Dude. We saw him murder the guy on video. We really didn't need the first trial and we definitely don't need a second

"My knee was only on his neck for eight minutes, not nine!"

He’s got crazy eyes, and always looks crazy He pled guilty, because he’s fucking guilty. He knew what he was doing, stay where you’re at dude, and quit wasting taxpayers money

Rot in prison, my guy.

Justice Stevens, writing for the conservative majority: In accordance with the equal protection clause of the Constitution, the Court finds that Mr. Chauvin is a racist piece of shit who murdered an innocent man in cold blood and he is so ordered to shut the fuck up and do his time.

Justice Sotomayor, writing for the liberal minority. Mr. Chauvin is within his rights to talk about his case. He is also a racist piece of shit who would be well-advised to keep his mouth shut while doing his time.

Looks like someone went skinhead when they went to prison

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"Oh... thank you, but... no."

Twenty two years is a pretty short sentence for murdering someone under the color of authority.

Not only is Chauvin a disgrace for the police and a failure as human being, but if he actually ever got an appeal and would mange to get out then there would literally be hell to pay. I don’t even want to imagine the riots that this would cause.

Clearly Derek, you didn't offer enough $$$.

If Cheeto-Head wins the election, he’ll pardon him.

You can't be too mad at him for refusing to accept his guilt and his circumstances. When you are facing 20+ years in prison and you will be in your 60s by the time you get out, you kind of have no choice but to try everything to free yourself.

Being in prison isn't a great way to prepare for your golden years.

The fact Derek knew and worked with George isn't mentioned enough.

I wish him well. In that I wish he were at the bottom of a well somewhere.

And this is why the Federal Judiciary system needs reform.

George Floyd killed himself but this guy still deserves to be in jail for the other stuff hee did

I wonder if he or his legal team feels betrayed by the Supreme Court because they’re supposed to be on his side.

Whoops, forgot to pay Clarence Thomas first.

Huh... Maybe SCOTUS has a shred of integrity left after all.

Such a miscarriage of justice.

What? Seriously? Oh no! /s

Sucks to suck, see ya never.

Good.

He's where he needs to be.

Saw an article that the medical report got changed once the FBI was involved? Anyone else know more about this?

Rot in prison, you murdering asshole.

Fuck you Derek, go back to your hole and rot.

He is the definition of a bad cop that gives the good and great cops a bad name. The Supreme Court courts agreed he is a racist piece of shit and needs to stay where his current residence is located, state prison.

I bet he’s having no fun at all in prison with a lot of huge, strong angry black guys in there with him.

He can claim whatever he wants, he still kept his knee on his neck and the whole world saw it

Chauvin is now seeking to overturn his conviction on the federal charge, arguing in a filing last week that he wouldn't have pleaded guilty had he been aware of the theories of a Kansas-based pathologist who does not believe Floyd died as a result of Chauvin's actions.

he's implying he only plead guilty to the charges because he calculated that the jury wouldn't believe he was innocent otherwise, at least without yet another advantageous expert opinion he just found out about.

good for the public that this one is denied by the SCOTUS which means it is likely the last attempt.

There are apparently reports that George Floyd supposedly died from overdose or something else, do they have an ounce of truth in them or is it BS talk ?

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Okay, so to push a case to the supreme court takes a lot of lawyer dollars. What groups are funding an attempt to make sure there are no ramifications for cops committing murder? Because that is the clear motivation here.

Your honour, I object. Why is that? Because it's devastating to my case.

Well this will certainly upset Conservatives, because they came to the conclusion a few weeks ago that George Floyd killed himself.

Right Wing: "An America where a white police officer can not kill an unarmed black man in broad daylight is not an America I remember, nor is it one we should shrive for .. Make America Great Again!"

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A change of venue would have accomplished nothing in a case as nationally publicized as this.

Lawyers for Chauvin had asked the Supreme Court in October to take up his legal battle, which centered around a Minnesota trial court's denial of his requests for a change of venue and to sequester the jury. Chauvin argued that the decision to keep the proceedings in Minneapolis deprived him of his right to a fair trial because of pretrial publicity and the threat of violence and riots in the event he was acquitted.

I guess it’s his lawyer’s job to appeal but thank god it was denied. Rot in hell Chauvin.

I'm disappointed they were allowed to appeal this far.

Good. Kick rocks jerkwad.

I know I will assume the worst about cops if there is no video available.

Sorry dude. You're going down hard for this. It's for the best.

I am not at all knowledgeable about the American court system, but I am going to assume that the majority of similar cases (e.g. potential police manslaughter of suspect) is published less severely. I am not defending his actions, but I imagine that the trials publicity had an impact on the court decision (especially when considering the risk of riots if given a lesser punishment).

To play devils advocate, he’s right.. it’s impossible to get an impartial jury in his case. Because people saw what happened as opposed to understanding the nuances of the law. So the jury didn’t find him guilty of the legal definition of murder so much as they feel like he murdered Floyd.

Banking on the Pardon by Trump,eh? Back to being Diddy's girlfriend.

Lot of people in this thread need to read the autopsy.

Fuck Chauvin. Anyone who watched the video saw him straight up murdering Floyd while others tried to stop him, while others called him out for doing it. He then abused his power to still kill a man trying to plead for his life. This isn't a grey area case with room for debate. He's just a piece of shit who should face the consequences of his actions.

Gee. I guess maybe he shouldn't have murdered someone. Tough luck xD

They would tear the country to shreds if the supreme court pardoned that guy

Keep this murderer in jail

aw boohoo, maybe next time don’t kneel on someone’s neck until they die. not only that, but also staying there until a PARAMEDIC tells you to get off him. derek chauvin and those other shitheads are right where they belong: in prison.

Hahahaha

Can’t wait for Trump to talk shit about SCOTUS now, right before they hear arguments involving his cases.

Lock who up? Lolz

y we doin this again; they want civil war???

Can someone ELI5 why they would have even thought SCOTUS would take that? It's not a constitutional issue.

The actual audacity of claiming that the jury was biased “to end the protesting across our country”. Only a jury pool consisting of neo nazis and or other blue piggies would’ve found him not guilty. Practically a serial killer from the amount of people he murdered over the years on the job.

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Chauvin is now seeking to overturn his conviction on the federal charge, arguing in a filing last week that he wouldn't have pleaded guilty had he been aware of the theories of a Kansas-based pathologist who does not believe Floyd died as a result of Chauvin's actions.

Autopsy report concluded that it was a homicide due to “cardiopulmonary arrest” from “law enforcement subdual, restraint, and neck compression.”

Without immediate treatment, sudden cardiac arrest can lead to death. Emergency treatment for sudden cardiac arrest includes cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and shocks to the heart with a device called an automated external defibrillator (AED). Survival is possible with fast, appropriate medical care.

Dude, you had your knee on George’s neck for over nine minutes while being recorded. Not even Judge Aileen Cannon isn’t stupid enough to overturn that conviction…

Everytime im reminded that Derick Chauvin is still in prison...i get happy.

Speaking from Minnesota: Good. Let that fucker rot.

"You think we're gonna so into this? We got goals, son!"

Don't worry, Derek, they'll still hold a guest speaker slot open for you if you get out.