In the Grace Millane murder trial, the jury convicted because after enough time with his hands around her neck, preventing her from breathing, she did indeed stop breathing, but he didn’t remove his hands, so of course she died.
It’s the same thing. Too much time elapsed after Floyd stopped resisting, and then stopped moving, and yet the knee stayed. It stayed on his neck until he died.
However, I will not be in the least bit surprised if justice isn’t served.
My perception very much is - the US is a lawless society. People carry guns and use them willy nilly. Police routinely get away with murder.
From what my kids see of the US in the news - it’s akin to what I used to see growing up, in countries like Northern Ireland, Beirut.
I am being somewhat provocative.
But my point is - the US is not the idyllic, promised land of my youth. It doubt it ever actually was, but these days it absolutely is not. It’s no longer somewhere people look to for any kind of leadership - but certainly not for moral ideals on things like ‘justice’ and ‘democracy’.
If Chavin walks free, America’s standing and respect from the world will continue to plummet.