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Yeh I hope the defence lawyers who have:-
- attempted to paint George Floyd as no good scum who deserved to die (which is irrelevant to the case)
- claimed that George Floyd was going to die one day anyways, so it doesn't matter that he died then
get a fair trial and not by media
I've read what the defence attorneys put forward. It's horrible, but I'm not surprised because they are defence attorneys.
Regardless of all that. I hope the guy gets a fair trial because everyone deserves a fair trial. Based on what I've read, it seems like murder to me. But I'm not an expert so I'll leave it up to the courts.
But my point is that there may be some fear based influence on the trial. Jurors and the courts will generally fear reprisal in this kind of situation. So if it's borderline and they're not sure if he's guilty or innocent, they may lean on the side of guilt. The courts aren't meant to work that way. If there's reasonable doubt then they are meant to lean on the side of innocence.