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Major points made for prosecution by the most sr MPD officer & others as trial ends for the week. They testified that #Chauvin's knee on #Floyd's neck constituted force that was excessive, unnecessary, unwarranted & wrong. A dramatic, powerful end of 1st week of testimony. — PolitiTweet.org

MPD Lt. Richard Zimmerman says that when a police officer handcuffs a person “he’s your responsibility, his safety… https://t.co/A8zWfCyqBK

Posted April 2, 2021 Hibernated

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4. police also trained to get suspect out of prone position as soon as possible and sit him up or on his side 5. Cross made no relevant points to counter the excess 6. Redirect ended with witness saying crowd was no threat & there was no reason for #Chauvin's knee for 9 minutes — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 2, 2021 Hibernated

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Click below to join this terrific conversation with @mehdirhasan, @Victorshi2020 and me! — PolitiTweet.org

I talked about my career, how and why I became a journalist, and my style of journalism, as well as the crazy Trump… https://t.co/83ewf0B9Ii

Posted April 3, 2021 Hibernated