And there you have it, a bunch of posters who clearly didn't pay much attention to the trial, or don't care whether they're right or wrong. Some of them
still think Chauvin was on Floyd's neck for nine minutes?
An astute observer would have noticed the following:
-The judge was quite generous to the prosecution, although I'm sure the "convict" crowd would say otherwise.
-The prosecution has not been consistent about their hypothesis of how Floyd died. They initially claimed it was a blood choke, and later claimed that the compression prevented Floyd from breathing. For those who are ignorant of basic anatomy, those are two different things, and the former was absurd on its face.
-The jury still may convict anyway, thanks to pre-existing bias, not to mention terroristic threats of violence if they don't convict.
-The prosecution did a good job... except when they didn't, such as all those times when their own witnesses humiliated them.
As for Chauvin not testifying, it crossed my mind that perhaps he should, but I could see how it is risky, as one can't be sure how the jury would view his testimony or how the prosecution might spin it.