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I Believe I Witnessed a Murder: Bystander Who Saw George Floyds Death Tears Up Listening to 911 CallBy Rudy TakalaMar 30th, 2021, 12:18 pm
Jurors at the murder trial for George Floyds accused killer, former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, heard on Tuesday from a witness who said he called 911 after Floyds death because he believed he witnessed a murder.
I was very lost at the moment, the witness, Donald Williams, told jurors in Minneapolis. And I was very nervous and not knowing what to do.
At some point, did you make a 911 call? an attorney asked Williams. That is correct, Williams replied. I did call the police on the police because I believe I witnessed a murder.
It was the second day jurors heard from Williams, a 33-year-old former MMA fighter. In testimony on Monday, he compared Chauvins hold on Floyd to a kill choke move, and said he looked Chauvin dead in the eye as Floyd was dying.
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'I Believe I Witnessed a Murder': Bystander Who Saw George Floyd's Death Tears Up Listening to 911.. (Original Post)
DonViejo
Mar 2021
OP
How many were pleading for their lives for minutes. I don't know how anyone can look past that.
CentralMass
Mar 2021
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Blue Owl
(50,360 posts)1. Derek Chauvin: MURDERER
Life in prison would be letting him off easy...
Rustyeye77
(2,736 posts)2. That's because he did witness a murder.
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)3. I liked how after the defense kept asking him about MMA fighters
regaining consciousness and beginning to fight, the prosecution came back and asked "and how many of those MMA fighter were in handcuffs?"
brush
(53,776 posts)4. And how many were held in a choke hold for 8 minutes and 46 seconds? None.
The refs rush in and stop the match in MMA when a fighter passes out from a choke hold BECAUSE HE CAN DIED IF IT CONTINUES.
Such a ridiculous argument as it plays right into the state's hands. Choke holds can kill you.
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)5. How many were pleading for their lives for minutes. I don't know how anyone can look past that.