Derek Chauvin used force against arrestees 6 other times. The jury in the George Floyd case won't he

[demmiblue]

Derek Chauvin used force against arrestees 6 other times. The jury in the George Floyd case won't hear about them.

Seventeen complaints filed with Minneapolis police about Derek Chauvin. Six times in which prosecutors say Chauvin used force against arrestees. George Floyd's 2007 arrest for aggravated robbery.

The jury considering murder and manslaughter charges against Chauvin won't hear about any of them. And their verdict may be influenced as much by what they don't know as what they do.

Chauvin, a white former Minneapolis police officer, is accused of killing Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, by pressing his knee into Floyd's neck as he lay handcuffed on the ground.

In the run-up to the trial, both sides sought to introduce evidence about Chauvin and Floyd's past actions. Prosecutors wanted to introduce eight incidents for Chauvin. Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill allowed two of them.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/04/01/derek-chauvin-trial-past-violence-force-arrestee-george-floyd/7020506002/

[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. They will learn of this if this racist asshole testifies

[Raine]

2. Too risky for him to testify. I would love to see him ripped to shreds

on the stand by the prosecution but he wouldn't have the guts to get up there.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. This racist coward will not dare testify

[uponit7771]

3. This makes no sense, the 6 other restraints are relevant

[Ms. Toad]

8. In general,

The rules of evidence prohibit "once a thief, always a thief" evidence.

[uponit7771]

10. Got it

[TomSlick]

5. Instead of retyping, please see my earlier post in another thread.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=2722618

[Ms. Toad]

7. Latest Breaking News and General Discussion are different forums.

It's pretty typical to post the same item in both forums.

[TomSlick]

9. I wasn't complaining. I just didn't want to repost my reply.

[Ms. Toad]

11. Gotcha! n/t

[greenjar_01]

6. It's prejudicial

This isn't even a hard decision.

[Deminpenn]

12. Exactly

Each case is decided on its own merits. Served on a jury for a case that was declared a mistrial because one law enforcement officer inadvertently said during his testimony that the defendent had a previous arrest and we jurors heard it.