Lawyers for the state of Minnesota are showing the over nine-minute long tape, shot by a bystander, that shows Floyd being arrested.
Before showing the tape, lawyer Jerry Blackwell says that jurors will hear Floyd say that he cannot breath 27 times.
He says that the tape proves that Chauvin was “engaging in behaviour that was imminently dangerous… without regard for its impact on the body of George Floyd”.
“You will hear his final words, when he says, ‘I can’t breath’,” says Blackwell.
He continues that “use of force evaluations change moment by moment”. What is necessary one minute, may not be necessary the next, he says, adding that a medical expert will later testify that Chauvin was employing lethal force on Floyd.
Blackwell also says the chief of Minneapolis police “will not mince any words” when he later testifies that Chauvin violated their arrest policy.
“We are going to prove to you that Chauvin’s conduct was a substantial cause in George Floyd’s death,” he tells the jury.
“This case is not about split second decision making,” he adds.
Source:Fiilafmonline/BBC
