bk613,
“He was saying this before he was pinned to the ground, its on the video.”
– Therefore ?
“All this for a fake 20 dollar bill
Misleading. It started because of a fake 20 and escalated to this due to his erratic (quite possibly drug induced) behavior (no, erratic behavior shouldn’t end up with the person dead). ”
– That is exactly what I meant.
“IMO, having watched all of the testimony (it’s all on YouTube) the only charge that has merit is 2nd degree manslaughter”.
– We agree again.
I have learnt from past trials ( OJ for example) and from a very experienced lawyer that watching a trial is completely worthless in terms of deciding guilt. Watching a video of the crime is similarly worthless.
The jury has a very limited and narrow view of the trial. They are the only ones who have any power.