Monday’s testimony kicked off with Dr. Bradford Wankhede Langenfield, the emergency physician at Hennepin County Medical Center who pronounced George Floyd dead. Dr. Langenfield testified that when Mr. Floyd arrived at the hospital, the paramedics advised him that they had been trying to resuscitate Mr. Floyd for approximately 30 minutes. His team then worked onContinue reading “Justice for George – Derek Chauvin Trial, Day 6”
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Justice for George – Derek Chauvin Trial, Day 5
Day 5 of the Derek Chauvin trial was a short day, and brought the testimony of 2 high-ranking officers from the Minneapolis police department. The first witness of the day was Sgt. Jon Edwards, who was called, by Sgt. Pleoger, to Cup Foods crime scene after being notified of a possible “critical incident” to secureContinue reading “Justice for George – Derek Chauvin Trial, Day 5”
Justice for George – Derek Chauvin Trial, Day 4
It was another intensely emotional day in the trial of Derek Chauvin. First to take the stand was Courteney Ross, Floyd’s girlfriend at the time of his death. Ross began sobbing almost immediately as she took the stand, and remained tearful throughout the majority of her testimony. Ross described how she met Floyd in AugustContinue reading “Justice for George – Derek Chauvin Trial, Day 4”
Justice for George – Derek Chauvin Trial, Day 3
Day 3 of testimony in the Derek Chauvin trial brought some of the most damning testimony against the defendant so far, in the form of officer bodycam footage. For the first time, we get to see what events led up to George Floyd being restrained, face down on the pavement, by Chauvin. Prosecutors showed theContinue reading “Justice for George – Derek Chauvin Trial, Day 3”
Justice for George – Derek Chauvin Trial, Day 2
Day 2 of state testimony had some of the most emotional and contentious exchanges we’ve seen so far. First to take the stand was again Donald Williams, under cross-examination. The tense exchange involved Eric Nelson challenging Williams’ knowledge of chokeholds, and having him recount his emotions at the time. The intent seemed to be toContinue reading “Justice for George – Derek Chauvin Trial, Day 2”
Justice for George – Derek Chauvin Trial, Day 1
Today marks day 1 of the trial of Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the death of 46-year-old George Floyd. Chauvin has plead not guilty to all charges. I want to preface with some opinion statements, before I break down what happened in court today.Continue reading “Justice for George – Derek Chauvin Trial, Day 1”
The Dangers Of Believing Everything You Read On The Internet, part 752:
So, I’ve seen this gem shared a few times, and I absolutely could not let this pass by without addressing it. Posts like this, that have almost no factual value, are a major part of the political divide in this country. The blind faith that so many people put in memes on the internet, especiallyContinue reading “The Dangers Of Believing Everything You Read On The Internet, part 752:”
S1, Sipisode 8: Top 5 Favorite 80’s and 90’s Heartthrobs
On this sipisode, Jenn and I sat down to relive our teen years and our first loves. A countdown of our most beloved heartthrobs from the 80’s and 90’s. Including 2 decades made it a little tough. But, Jenn and I are the same age, so we were pretty confident we’d have AT LEAST 2Continue reading “S1, Sipisode 8: Top 5 Favorite 80’s and 90’s Heartthrobs”
Sipisode 7: Top 5 Best Picture Oscar Winners
On this sipisode, Matthew and I discuss our top 5 favorite best picture Oscar winners. With the pandemic, we know our Oscar experience this year, if we get one, will be different. So we are celebrating the movies that made us fall in love with movies
Sipisode 6: Top 5 Favorite How I Met Your Mother Holiday Episodes
On this sipisode, I’m joined again by my friend Kasey Box, and in keeping with the holiday theme, we count down our top 5 favorite holiday episodes of How I Met Your Mother. It’s gonna be legen…wait for it…dary!
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