2020 summer of discontent

[Kane]

I told him he would be touched one way or another - that he would know some victims.

Sad. RIP space.

[micfranklin]

[John Galt]

When I read the second degree murder statute, it requires it either be with intent to kill, during a drive by shooting, while committing a different felony offense, or while inflicting harm on a person when the victim is under an order of protection from the perpetrator.

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.19

Perhaps he is to be charged with another felony offense? I'm sure the defense can argue he's long been a total dick to people with restraining them like that and they didn't die before in order to put doubt on intent. Which leaves while committing another felony offense but I don't know what that would be.

In fact I think we need to carve out a special law regarding police. they should have extra scrutiny, not less, because they are expected to know the law and apply it

they are just going to overcharge him with both 2nd and 3rd degree charges, which I don't really like that they have that option (since they can basically just charge you with literally everything, and find what sticks), but whatever.

[exploited]

I'm not sure what "order of protection" is, but is it possible that him being in their custody has a role?

Reviewing the legislation, that doesn't look to be the case. So it must be another felony.

[Winchester]

The new second-degree murder charge says that he killed Floyd "without intent" in the course of committing assault in the third degree, according to an amended complaint.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/03/us/georg ... index.html

2019 Minnesota Statutes

609.223 ASSAULT IN THE THIRD DEGREE.
§Subdivision 1.Substantial bodily harm. Whoever assaults another and inflicts substantial bodily harm may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.223

So sounds like they are saying he was assaulting Floyd and inflicting substantial bodily harm and then Floyd died on him.

[Kane]

I feel like that won't fly because they can claim it was a method of restraint - an unapproved method of restraint by guidelines issued by the police department but a method of restraint nonetheless.

Any lawyers wanna chime in?

[Kane]

[John Galt]

George Floyd tests postive for coronavirus. He died of a heart attack, which was brought on by a cop pinning his f**k neck. Coronavirus was probably a complication but one that all officers should be well aware exists because of the entire country being shut down

[Saz]

[Kane]