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One charge dropped in George Floyd case

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The 3rd degree murder charge against Chauvin (the officer who put his knee on Floyd's neck) has been dropped.
 
I don't even know what'll happen if this guy isn't charged with a crime.
 
Here's a little more detail directly from the original source article.

From my read (for what it's worth), it appears the judge's ruling may possibly have strengthened the prosecution's case, by ruling that the Chuavin's actions were not directed at anyone else - but rather directed specifically at Floyd.

Cahill's ruling states the jury should decide if the state of Minnesota has proven the guilt of the former officers, writing in his summary that the state has met the burden of probable cause in the charges against Thao, Lane and Kueng.

The exception was the third-degree murder charge against Chauvin. Cahill wrote the charge can "be sustained only in situations in which the defendant's actions were 'eminently dangerous to other persons' and were not specifically directed at the particular person whose death occurred." But the evidence presented by the state does not show that Chauvin's actions were "eminently dangerous" to anyone but Floyd, the ruling says.

CNN senior legal analyst Laura Coates explained the third-degree murder charge was "odd" to begin with, saying it "wouldn't have stuck."

"Third-degree in Minnesota is meant to be someone firing a gun into a crowd with no specific target or driving down the wrong side of the road," Coates said. "You mean to harm or know that you could harm someone, but you don't have a particular person in mind or a personal vendetta."
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Source: CNN
 
swing_voter said:
I don't even know what'll happen if this guy isn't charged with a crime.
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Agreed. Though the case wont' be decided until after the election, so hopefully there may be the possibility of federal oversight under a new administration.
 
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