A man holds up a sign on Portland Avenue in honor of George Floyd/Chris Juhn Credit: Photo by Chris Juhn

If a violent, abusive husband killed his wife the same way Chauvin killed Floydโ€”putting his knee on his wifeโ€™s neck for over nine minutes and someone filmed it, his trial would simply be a formality, him being convicted would be a slam dunk. And if she had drugs in her system, there would be no credibility given to use such a defense, that the drugs somehow caused her death.

So why then is this Chauvin killing Floyd case so up in the air? Why is there all this concern about Chauvin getting a โ€œfairโ€ trial? If a man is filmed murdering his wife is anyone going to be concerned about whether or not he gets a โ€œfairโ€ trial?

Frank Erickson, Minneapolis