CHAOS on the horizon: Derek Chauvin will appeal his sentence in court



On May 25, 2020, George Floyd Jr. was arrested by Minnapolis law enforcement after using a counterfeit bill to purchase cigarettes at a local convenience store. White cop Derek Chauvin was convicted of second-degree murder and other charges in Floyd's death after he pinned him to the ground, kneeling on his neck for several minutes.

There are many who refuse to accept Chauvin’s charges as a reflection of what actually happened.

Chauvin certainly doesn't agree with his conviction and plans to appeal his sentence at the Supreme Court after being denied a hearing in the Minnesota Supreme Court.

“[Chauvin’s] attorney said that they are going to raise the issue of whether [he] was denied a fair trial due to pretrial publicity and potential violence had he been acquitted,” Sara Gonzales reports.

Further, Judge Peter Cahill “wrote in a memorandum that Chauvin’s sentence,” which was 22.5 years in prison, “was harsher than the state’s guidelines of 10-15 years.”

Blake Kresses, Kaden Lopez, and Gabe Victal of “The KGB Show” join Sara to discuss the situation.

Kresses welcomes the appeal, as he’s certain Floyd “died of a fentanyl overdose.”

“George Floyd was shouting ‘I can’t breathe’ while he was still sitting in his car,” and “there were no verifiable physical ailments that led to his death,” according to the autopsy, he tells Sara.

While Kresses does agree that the cop violated some civil rights, “the idea that Chauvin murdered George Floyd is out of the question,” he says.

Lopez agrees, claiming “Chauvin should not be in prison,“ although he probably needs “a different job.”

“[Chauvin] did not get a fair trial” because “everyone was scared that … they were going to have their houses burned down by BLM,” Victal adds.

While all on the panel agree that Chauvin should not be convicted of murder, they acknowledge that his acquittal will almost certainly mean “violence like we’ve never seen before.”

“What sort of calamity is going to be caused if and when this occurs?” Kresses asks.

Chauvin’s appeal “just happens to be coming around the corner of an election year, where BLM is most prominent typically,” Lopez adds.

Could it be that this is all part of the left’s plan?

Will there be a “BLM part two”?


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Black community lashes out at CNN's Van Jones over Derek Chauvin comments



Members of the black community lashed out at CNN contributor Van Jones for expressing some sympathy for the mother of Derek Chauvin, who was sentenced for the murder of George Floyd on Friday.

"CNN gets on my f***ing nerves pulling Van Jones out every time there is some black s**t going on. Get this n***a off tv," one critic replied.

Jones' immediate reaction was that the 22-and-a-half-years prison sentence for Chauvin was very disappointing.

"What this man did, it should have been the maximum of the maximum. And this is disappointing. I don't think it's gonna cause outrage, but it's a punch in the guy. This guy's life is worth more than 15 years," Jones said.

Most of the ire aimed at Jones was over comments he reportedly made in sympathy for Chauvin's mother, who spoke at the hearing for her son's sentencing.

"Dear @VanJones68 You feel sorry for Derek Chauvin's mother? That wench's son murdered a man in front of the whole world. She didn't even have the decency to apologize for her son. Do you feel sorry for George's daughter? Brothers? or just Chauvin's mom?" one detractor said.

Dear @VanJones68 You feel sorry for Derek Chauvin’s mother? That wench’s son murdered a man in front of the whole w… https://t.co/FUMiyYYwH0

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"Van Jones, the last black man in America. According to CNN," Roxane Gay joked.

"They always get Van Jones to talk about black folks s**t. Dat mfer ain't been black since he was a child," another detractor tweeted.

"I'm so sick of saying this. Van Jones doesn't speak for the black community," another critic said.

"She showed no respect to the Floyd's family. Her son is alive, yeah he's gonna due time, like criminals do. But she can see, hear his voice, read his words. Floyd's daughter will never hear her fathers voice, feel his love or hugs, read a card from her father," another Jones critic said.

Chauvin could face additional sentencing on federal charges that he violated the rights of a 14-year-old black teenager in 2017 when he used similar arrest techniques as the ones he used on George Floyd.

Here's Van Jones' reaction to the Chauvin sentencing:

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George Floyd's brother utters three forbidden words after sentencing of Derek Chauvin



Philonase Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, uttered a forbidden three-word phrase Friday after the sentencing of Derek Chauvin, the former officer who killed his brother.

Floyd was addressing the media after Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison. He listed many other names of victims touted by the "Black Lives Matter" movement before saying that "all lives matter."

"I just want to reiterate: not just black lives matter, all lives matter!" he exclaimed.

"We need to stand up and fight! Can't get comfortable, because when you get comfortable, people forget about you!" he added.

Video of the comment went viral on social media very soon afterward.

George Floyd's brother Philonise:"I just want to reiterate: not just black lives matter, all lives matter." https://t.co/BVZX1xchP6

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"Your skin color should not define who you are. It should never be a weapon," Floyd said later in his speech.

The phrase "all lives matter" has been pronounced by the left as a forbidden utterance because it is seen as a rebuke to the "Black Lives Matter" movement. In April 2019, then-presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg apologized for using the phrase and vowed to never say it again. In January of the same year, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was similarly rebuked online for using the forbidden phrase.

A jury in April found Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. The death of George Floyd inspired protests and rioting across the country after video of Chauvin with his knee on Floyd's back went viral online.

Philonase Floyd had previously spoken the phrase when he testified before members of the House Judiciary Committee earlier in June.

"Anyone with a heart, they know that that's wrong. You don't do that to a human being. You don't do that to an animal," Floyd said at the time.

"All lives matter," he added. "Black lives matter."

Here's the video of the full comments by Philonase:

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BREAKING: Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years for murder of George Floyd; Chauvin issues cryptic public message to Floyd family



Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison in connection with the 2020 murder of George Floyd. Judge Peter A. Cahill issued the sentencing Friday.

A jury found Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in April.

Prosecutors initially requested a 30-year sentence following the guilty verdict, but Chauvin's attorney asked for only probation and time served.

In remarks delivered directly to Floyd's family, Chauvin said during the Friday afternoon hearing that he wanted to give his "condolences" to the Floyd family, but announced that he could not elaborate on the sentiment or state any further information.

"Due to some additional legal matters at hand, I'm not able to give a full formal statement at this time," said Chauvin, who is also facing federal civil rights charges in connection with Floyd's 2020 death. "But, very briefly, I want to give my condolences to the Floyd family. There's going to be some other information in the future that would be of interest, and I hope things will give you some peace of mind."

Bridgett Floyd, who George Floyd's sister and founder of the George Floyd Memorial Foundation, spoke out on the development just moments after the judge handed the sentencing down.

"The sentence handed down today to the Minneapolis police officer who killed my brother George Floyd shows that matters of police brutality are finally being taken seriously," the statement said according to CNN. "However, we have a long way to go and many changes to make before black and brown people finally feel like they are being treated fairly and humanely by law enforcement in this country."

The statement continued, "Our focus at the George Floyd Memorial Foundation will now move to building support to ensure that the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act becomes law and brings with it the hope for the substantive change that we need so desperately in this country."

This is a breaking story and will be updated as events warrant.

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