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Here's another proof I found on a Locals board you might find interesting on why jury got easily manipulated. One of the jurors in this interview mentions "Christensen: The still picture from the video, where his hand is in his pocket, kind of got to me. Almost like he was thinking, "This is my job, don’t tell me what to do," and he was not going to listen to what anybody had to say because he was in charge. That bothered me a little bit."

This actually NEVER even happened. Exhibit 17:

https://cdn.locals.com/images/posts/originals/393864/393864_btiq3vjs1x6fk4x.jpeg

His hand is NOT in his pocket. He's wearing gloves and therefore the black gloves on the black pants gave the appearance that Chauvin's hand was in his pocket to someone who didn't look closely. But his hand was never in his pocket.

So, why am I pointing this out? Because this "event" that never happened affected this Juror so significantly that she was able to construct in her own mind all kinds of judgments about what Chauvin was supposedly thinking, what was his attitude, and even a short dialogue of what he might have wanted to say, ("Don't tell me what to do..." ). And this Juror based this on something that not only never happened, but something that even a very cursory review of the video makes clear that it never happened. But she never even noticed, and apparently, no one ever corrected her.

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/george-floyd/derek-chauvin-trial-alternate-juror-lisa-christensen/89-97b74eb1-c875-4ed5-93ad-5c72620b9f18

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So you think the guy was innocent?

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That’s irrelevant. Point it there was no fair trial and the jury clearly was politicized and emotionally manipulated.

If I were on the jury, I would say guilty of manslaughter but definitely not all 3. Jury giving him guilty on all 3 is another reason this was a bullshit trial. Other charges don’t even make any sense in this case. And if I gave Chauvin guilty, I would give more guilty to his drug dealer in the car who asked him to swallow drugs and pass the fake bill, the crowd which was being hostile enough for EMS to not feel safe on operating on Floyd.

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Well why don't you contribute to his appeal ...

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Looks like you are here to make snarky remarks instead of have a productive discussion. Remember- one day the pendulum will swing.

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Well, why don't you?

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