Police use-of-force expert: Derek Chauvin’s kneeling is not trained restraint tactic

Anderson Cooper 360

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🗓️ 7 April 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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A Minneapolis Police use-of-force training instructor testified that Derek Chauvin’s kneeling on George Floyd’s neck is not a trained restraint tactic. Meanwhile, the defense zeroed in on a theory that bystanders distracted the former Minneapolis Police officer. Jose Baez is a criminal defense attorney and successfully represented Casey Anthony when she was on trial for first-degree murder of her 2-year-old daughter. He joins AC360 to discuss the defense’s argument. Plus, the New York Times’ Maggie Haberman is reporting that Rep. Matt Gaetz privately asked the White House for blanket pre-emptive pardons for himself and unidentified congressional allies during President Trump’s final days in office. The Florida Republican is being investigated by the DOJ for allegations that he broke federal sex trafficking and prostitution laws. Haberman tells Anderson Cooper White House officials thought it was bizarre and “knocked it down pretty quicky.” Airtime: April 6, 2021 Guests: Jose Baez Preet Bharara To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good evening, a head tonight of Rare Revealing and sometimes surprising look at how the
0:04.2	Derek Chauvin trial is being seen by people watching at Cup Foods.
0:08.1	That's the corner store outside which George Floyd died with Chauvin's knee on his neck.
0:13.5	First the trial itself, more expert testimony on the use of that knee today, and though
0:17.6	there were inconsistencies at times, the overall thrust of pure damaging to the defense.
0:23.0	Some of it even came out under cross examination with Chauvin's own instructor telling Defense
0:27.1	Council, quote, we tell officers to stay away from the neck when possible.
0:31.3	Details now from CNN's Josh Campbell.
0:35.5	One by one veteran members of the Minneapolis Police Department took the stand.
0:40.4	Each part of the department's training force.
0:42.7	Today's testimony added to the chorus of police department witnesses, including the chief,
0:47.9	who have said Derek Chauvin's use of a knee on George Floyd's neck was not part of their
0:52.6	training.
0:53.6	It would be appropriate and within training to hold a subject in that prone, restrained
0:58.2	position with a knee on the neck and a knee on the back for an extended period of time
1:03.4	after the subject has stopped offering any resistance.
1:06.5	No sir.
1:08.8	Or has lost their pulse.
1:10.9	No sir.
1:11.9	If you don't have a pulse on a person, you'll immediately start CPR.
1:16.6	But the defense pushed back with this image.
1:19.2	This is a specific kind of photograph that demonstrates the placement of a knee as it
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