Jury selection begins in George Floyd murder trial

The streets around the Minneapolis courthouse where former police officer Derek Chauvin is being tried in the death of George Floyd were calm as jury selection began. Jamie Yuccas has more.

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[motosotarc]

It’s terrible when someone dies of a Fentanyl Overdose

[totalmage]

This is going to be a total waste of time.

[pd]

wish i could find a plywood stock to invest in. The upstanding people of Minneapolis will destroy the city regardless the outcome.

[kirkmalone]

Yikes, you guys just want to start another pointless summer riot huh?

[luntershaptopfukinov]

Let’s hurry this up, my TV is getting old and time to loot a new flat screen.

[Yorker]

Can we please stop bringing up Michael Brown? That police shooting was 100% justified, anybody who suggests differently is beyond delusional at this point.

[luntershaptopfukinov]

He’s facing a jury of his peers..
sharkeesha, Latoya, lataneesja, Tyrone, Darnell, Jamal.tyreesha, Dishawn ... etc.

[OaklandRaiders]

Everyone wants that George Floyd money LOL

[chrisbean]

Why is this highly anticipated. This has been talked about all year.

[paulrollings]

Makes me wished I was American and eligible for a jury member. Imagine the trial will be intense.

[josephmannix]

It's your fault there is violence you wanted your guy to win the ellection and he did now grow up and stop praising criminals and acting like victims

[positronicreflex.]

So hes encountered police multiple times. What were you doing wrong then?

[Luke]

Did anyone read or listen to the transcript of what actually happened?

[SeethingEchos]

Didn't the dude's autopsy come out he died of a heart attack brought on by drugs...? No..? Why do we care about a felon so much?

[drewbrown]

yeah, when you put in a young man's head that cops are bad what do you expect. I hear gunshots yeah that's probably the local gang that you would rather want than cops. It's a cultural thing, not a rave thing.

[dedboi]

The living black man compared himself to a dead black man also my original comment disappeared lol. Wonder why?

[CrisEX]

It’s okay the cops will stop the rioters. Ohhhh wait they defunded the police 😂

[Matt-mhud]

Good luck getting a conviction; lots of wrong and complicated actions from both the police and Floyd that led to the ending we all know. That and simply don't do heavy amounts of life-altering/ending drugs either.

[packgoes]

He will NOT get a fair trial! AND he did NOTHING wrong!

[TheBerylknight]

I hope his lawyer argues for a Change of Venue to the moon, or possibly Mars.