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<blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 4816352" data-attributes="member: 63706">So, are you saying that Floyd was a victim of addiction? I&#039;m not out to villify Floyd. He did what he did. I would much rather have read a story about a former drug addict and criminal who turned it all around and did something to have a positive impact on the world than to see the situation unfolding as it has. I also have no interest in putting Chauvin, or cops in general, up on a pedestal. I think the circumstances make the murder charges basically non-starters, and the DA pursued those charges purely for political purposes. Chauvin offered to plead guilty to manslaughter charges with twice the normal sentence for the charge. That either means he felt he couldn&#039;t get a fair trial, and was trying to avoid a death sentence, or he did feel that he was culpable in Floyd&#039;s death. If it&#039;s the latter, and he gets off due to mistrial, then there is no one to blame but the prosecution. The defense simply has to do the best they can to get the best outcome for their client.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zubenelgenubi, post: 4816352, member: 63706"] So, are you saying that Floyd was a victim of addiction? I'm not out to villify Floyd. He did what he did. I would much rather have read a story about a former drug addict and criminal who turned it all around and did something to have a positive impact on the world than to see the situation unfolding as it has. I also have no interest in putting Chauvin, or cops in general, up on a pedestal. I think the circumstances make the murder charges basically non-starters, and the DA pursued those charges purely for political purposes. Chauvin offered to plead guilty to manslaughter charges with twice the normal sentence for the charge. That either means he felt he couldn't get a fair trial, and was trying to avoid a death sentence, or he did feel that he was culpable in Floyd's death. If it's the latter, and he gets off due to mistrial, then there is no one to blame but the prosecution. The defense simply has to do the best they can to get the best outcome for their client. [/QUOTE]

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