Power Line's John Hinderaker, who lives in Minnesota, frets over the looming trial of the cops accused of murdering George Floyd.
[PowerLine] Derek Chauvin goes on trial for murder in the death of George Floyd on March 8. His trial has been separated from that of the other three officers who have been charged; theirs will begin in August. Chauvin is the principal defendant. Of the four policemen involved, two were on something like their fourth day on the job. The third was a tiny guy, also not very experienced. Chauvin was the only officer on the scene who had the experience and the strength to deal with an oversized career criminal who was hopped up on drugs, and he took the lead.
The city of Minneapolis awaits Chauvin’s trial anxiously. A local left-wing outlet reports:
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