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The Magistrate

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3. It Does Not Work Like That, Sir

Reply to cayugafalls (Reply #2)

Fri May 29, 2020, 03:14 PM

May 2020

If a person's action so aggravates a medical condition that death results, that person is held liable for the consequences. Under this charge, the crime is that the officer did not care a rat's ass whether there might be fatal consequences to what he was doing. There were fatal consequences, and his actions caused them.

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Read the complaint charging ex-Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin with murder of George Floyd [View all] Mike 03 May 2020 OP

"Evincing depraved mind" is part of the murder charge. Sounds right to me. n/t blitzen May 2020 #1

They set it up so that the out will be his health caused his death. cayugafalls May 2020 #2

It Does Not Work Like That, Sir The Magistrate May 2020 #3

Thank you! nt USALiberal May 2020 #4

That would be great. I hope it happens. cayugafalls May 2020 #7

Exactly. The "depraved indifference" element means The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #10

There's a saying in the law that you take your victim as you find him. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #8

Which is why officers are trained to try and calm detainees down. cayugafalls May 2020 #11

I realize it's not a popular opinion, but Freeman will have a hard time convicting anyone based on sop May 2020 #5

Oh boy,the sucker walks. Wellstone ruled May 2020 #6

But where did the excitable delirium come from? The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #9

One of the four arresting officers mentioned "excitable delirium" as they were restraining Floyd. sop May 2020 #12

These cops would be "on the hook" in a civil action, a criminal action would be more difficult. sop May 2020 #13