"I tried to give him a second chance of life..." because he was a human being!

[MoonRiver]

This was said by paramedic Smith, who was first to examine Floyd. Damn, if only the police there had some of Smith's compassion!

[Siwsan]

1. He was an interesting witness to watch.

Sometimes I felt that he seemed a bit annoyed by or impatient with the questioning. But he also seemed to catch himself and do a re-set so maybe it's just a personality quirk. He was certainly direct and to the point.

[Iggo]

2. Sucks to wish the police were the good guys, huh.

[mobeau69]

3. This is going to boil down to one unknown: Is there at least

one racist bigot on the jury that will hold out?

[FakeNoose]

4. Yes but even a racist bigot can understand the definition of murder

Am I right?

[mobeau69]

5. Doesn't matter. We've seen this movie before.

[abqtommy]

6. Compassion isn't a Fascist Thing, just in case anybody wasn't clear on that.

[TheRealNorth]

7. Thats my fear too

I still can't figure out how one jury acquits one officer for killing Philando Castille while another convicts another officer for killing Justine Damond.

[Midnightwalk]

8. At the very end the defense attorney got shot down

He tried to muddy the waters by noting that an EMT took over the chest compressions. Tried to make not helping Mr Floyd before EMTs arrived a qualification issue.

Smith replied with something like any able bodied person can administer chest compressions. It was made clear that the second EMT taking over was just a natural working with a colleague thing.

[Ilsa]

11. I heard that too. Hell, young teens get CPR courses

so they can babysit. I would think every first responder can do compressions.

[soldierant]

9. Not exactly a matter of compassion.

Smith pointed out that George Floyd was a human being.

Bigots don't, can't and will not see "the other" as human.

[BobTheSubgenius]

10. Has anyone explained this fact of biology to Chauvin?

If so, it was either ignored, or was too late.